Turner Entertainment Standardizes on Snell & Wilcox MEMPHIS

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BURBANK, Calif. — Nov. 29, 2005 — Turner Entertainment Networks has standardized on the Snell & Wilcox MEMPHIS as the mastering encoder for all content played out on its HD networks. Turner has purchased 22 MEMPHIS systems, which are being used in its Atlanta facility to provide high-quality, MPEG-2 encoding of HD content prior to playout and archiving.

Turner uses MEMPHIS to ingest HD content in a format compatible with its Pinnacle MediaStream servers and online storage infrastructure. By using the MEMPHIS variable bit rate option, Turner is able to maintain exceptionally robust and clean video pictures while optimizing the bit rate for its distribution and transmission requirements. The MEMPHIS systems installed at Turner also process CIE-708 closed captions and carry Dolby-E audio.

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