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Los Alamos Labs is claiming 20% reduction in data rate required t...

Los Alamos Labs is claiming 20% reduction in data rate required to deliver same amount of DTV content, using its newly developed compression algorithm. Labs, which are run by U.S. Dept. of Energy, are billing new algorithm as “interim…

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solution” to DTV transition, since it said lower data rate could free capacity for standard-definition video to be carried on HDTV channel. Better compression could help broadcasters avoid spending “millions of dollars” on redundant transmission systems, said algorithm developer George Nickel. New algorithm is said to be outgrowth of research that Labs did on image processing for underground nuclear testing. Labs are seeking licensees for technology -- 505-667-5844.