Vidyo is making a high quality and affordable video conferencing and collaboration solution software that runs on commodity hardware. VidyoRoom SE enables: rendering of content and video in Ultra HD4K-ready infrastructure as a software-only upgrade; offer 4K rendering endpoints as a software-only upgrade; and provide a fully-functional, software-only group solution with performance capabilities comparable with immersive telepresence systems
“The market is moving quickly toward greater resolution experiences, including ‘retina’ consumer devices and 4K displays,” said Ofer Shapiro, co-founder and CEO of Vidyo, Inc. “Vidyo’s uniquely adaptive software-based architecture is able to take advantage of these device enhancements and deliver ever improving user experiences through software-only upgrades.”
“With VidyoRoom SE, Vidyo has extended infrastructure advantages to the group solution endpoints, making it possible for an enterprise to outfit collaboration spaces with up to 4K solutions using off-the-shelf computing platforms and low cost USB-based peripherals. The result is incredible value for our customers who get better performance than multi-screen telepresence at a fraction of the cost and installation complexity.”
VidyoRoom SE is a software application that installs on customer-provided general purpose computers such as the Intel NUC. By enabling customers to source hardware locally and avoid costly import duties and fees, the VidyoRoom SE delivers a lower initial cost and a lower total cost of ownership for group video communications solutions globally.
With the cost of Ultra HD resolution screens continually dropping, 4K capabilities are now within reach for any size company, argues Vidyo. However, true 4K rendering has not been available to the market until now. Unlike other so-called “4K solutions,” Vidyo’s 4K capability allows native Ultra HD rendering on the local display so there is no sacrifice in detail and quality, instead of upscaling to 4k from lower resolution like legacy devices and MCUs do.
The company argues this is critical for customers that require remote participants to see fine details of shared content in a room environment such as viewing a detailed spreadsheet or project plan to engineering, research, healthcare, education, entertainment, fashion, advertising, and many other “fine collaboration” applications.
Vidyo is offering 4K as a free upgrade for VidyoRoom HD-230 and VidyoPanorama 600 systems that are on a current maintenance and support plan. 4K is also available as an option for new VidyoRoom SE customers. VidyoRoom SE and Vidyo 4K software upgrades and products will be available globally next month.
