Fraunhofer extends JPEG XS into post-production
The new joinXS suite links live IP production to recording, quality control and archiving without intermediate transcoding.
Translated from Dutch by AI
Fraunhofer IIS and easyDCP have presented joinXS, a production suite for JPEG XS in live production, post-production and archiving. The software targets workflows in which video streams pass through multiple production stages without being re-encoded.
The suite consists of software for recording and monitoring JPEG XS streams. Fraunhofer IIS is developing the technology; easyDCP is responsible for distribution and customer access. The announcement targets facilities companies, broadcasters and post-production environments that already use JPEG XS in a live IP chain or are considering a move to such an architecture.
JPEG XS is designed for visually lossless video compression with very low latency. According to the institute, the codec is intended for production connections where image quality, predictable latency and limited processing load are important. The new step is that the same data stream can also be used in later production stages.
According to Fraunhofer, the recorder can ingest, store, monitor and archive existing JPEG XS streams without re-encoding them for each stage. As a result, the developer says, image quality and metadata are retained, while additional processing and waiting time for transcoding are not required.
The software has been developed for IP environments using SMPTE ST 2110 and IPMX. The suite uses NMOS specifications IS-04 and IS-05 for device discovery and connection management. Recorded material is captured as SMPTE ST 2124-MXF with associated XML metadata. This makes the workflow familiar to facilities already working with standardised network production.
The suite’s player can play MXF files containing JPEG XS directly for monitoring, without format conversion. Fraunhofer also cites fast previews in the original or reduced resolution as a feature. The announcement says that additional tools are in development; the final scope of the product package has therefore not yet been determined.
For facilities companies, the business interest lies in the chain between live and post. When one codec, file structure and metadata set serve multiple stages, this can reduce the number of conversions and specialised intermediate servers. The benefits may depend on the extent to which recording, networking, storage and post-production support the same standards and profiles.
The launch is therefore not in itself a replacement for existing production chains. JPEG XS must be integrated with network management, storage capacity, monitoring and archive policy. The collaboration between a research institute and a specialist supplier gives the technology a concrete distribution channel, but says nothing yet about broad market adoption or total costs.
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The technical description is based on Fraunhofer IIS’s product announcement and checked against TVBEurope’s summary. Potential benefits are described conditionally and not presented as proven cost savings.
- Confirmed Fraunhofer IIS and easyDCP presented joinXS on 9 November 2026. — The date and partners are stated in Fraunhofer’s press release.
- Confirmed The suite extends JPEG XS into post-production, quality control and archiving. — These functions are mentioned in the product description.
- Confirmed joinXS uses ST 2110, IPMX and NMOS IS-04/05. — The standards are stated in Fraunhofer’s technical specification.
Editor’s note
The collaboration, functions and standards used have been confirmed by Fraunhofer IIS and the independent trade publication TVBEurope. Market acceptance, cost savings and scale of use have not yet been established.Sources
- Neue Produktions-Suite joinXS schafft durchgängige JPEG-XS-Workflows — Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS
- New joinXS production suite extends JPEG XS beyond live production — TVBEurope