AMD Alveo MA35D SDK
The introduction of the AMD Alveo MA35D media accelerator was greeted with a great deal of praise from the industry. This page contains the announcement, which may be accessed in the event that you are not yet aware of this new development or in the event that you would just like to experience the excitement. After presenting our most recent accelerator at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show, we were able to realize the culmination of years of learning, planning, and good old-fashioned hard work with the launch of the industry’s first 5nm ASIC-based media accelerator.
This accelerator was purpose-built for interactive streaming at scale, and it was the industry’s first 5nm ASIC-based media accelerator. The National Association of Broadcasters Show takes place each year in Las Vegas, Nevada. We are excited to announce the expansion of the Alveo Media Acceleration product range in conjunction with the launch of the AMD Alveo U30. Following the conclusion of the game’s debut and the early access program, it is now time to get serious about playing the game in question.
Yes, the production release of the AMD Alveo MA35D media accelerator has finally come, and the AMD Advanced Media Acceleration (AMA) Software Development Kit 1.0 is now available for download on Github. You may have both of these pieces of software in the same download. The combined hardware and software solution is ushering in a new age of media acceleration at scale by making it possible for developers to expand their video streaming solutions in a manner that is both efficient and affordable. The following are some examples of solutions that may be scaled to meet increasing demand:
- Video collaboration
- Social streaming
- Live events
- Cloud gaming
- Watch parties
A video pipeline with enhanced video quality, ultra-low latency, high density (up to 32x 1080p60 or 64x 1080p30 streams per card), and low power consumption (1W per 1080p60) is what makes all of this possible. The highly scalable video acceleration solution that the Alveo MA35D card provides might be of use to streaming applications that are live and interactive. This approach does not lower the quality of the movie in any way.
The Alveo MA35D card offers acceleration for the entirety of the video pipeline. This comprises the processes of encoding and decoding, scaling and compositing, and using the ABR ladder.
Accelerating the Whole Video Pipeline
The 1.0 version of the Software Development Kit (SDK) includes a number of essential features, one of the most important of which is production support for video pipelines that make use of decoding, ABR ladders, and encode. SDK 1.1, which is anticipated to be published in the first quarter of 2024, is expected to include compositing and overlay features when they are finally made available.
When it comes to connecting their application with MA35D, developers have a variety of various interface options to pick from, including FFMPEG, Gstreamer, and the C API, thanks to this software development kit (SDK).
The following are some of the ways in which developer applications that make use of the H.264, H.265, and AV1 video standards will benefit from the full solution:
- Up to 4x 4kp60 (H264, H265, AV1) + 4x 4kp60 AV1 yuv420p encodes or transcodes per card.
- Options for Ultra-low latency and Normal latency modes
- Creation of high quality ABR ladders
- with the option to change encoding bitrate and standard in the ladder
- Consistent frame generation time compared to other solutions.
We are pleased to allow members of the general public access to the video streaming community since they are working to expand their interactive media offering while also attempting to reduce expenses. Both the production release of the Alveo MA35D card and version 1.0 of the AMD AMA Software Development Kit are now in the process of being made available to customers.
