CO99924ENC4K

9992-4ENC-4K-HEVC

Cobalt

High-end broadcast applications have future-proof, format-integration expectations and the Cobalt 9992-4ENC-4K-HEVC Software-Defined Broadcast Encoder is a state-of-the-art, multi-channel, broadcast-grade encoder card that keeps your workflow one step ahead of the curve. Fully supporting MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), and HEVC (H.265) formats, this industry-standard card module meets the most stringent requirements for today's broadcast applications, offering compatibility with existing openGear frames.Four independent 1080p60 input streams, or a single UHD 4Kp60 input stream are supported, with compatibility with all network protocols. The unit also offers 4:2:0 8-/10-bit decoding, upgradeable to 4:2:2 with an optional license, and multi-standard NTSC and PAL support for 480i, 480p, 576i, 720p, 1080i, 1080PsF, 1080p, and UHD 4K video. Industry-Standard Form Factor The unit is offered in the industry-standard openGear format and is compatible with existing deployed openGear frames.Video Pre-Processing and Encoding Pre-processing:Support for arbitrary down-scaling input video, extending down to 320x240Support for up-scaling input video (future release availability)Interlaced to progressive conversionProgressive to interlaced conversion (future release availability)Frame rate conversionBasic noise-reduction filter and spatial filterEnhanced pre-processing filters (future release availability)High dynamic range (HDR) support Encoding standards: MPEG-2MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)HEVC (H.265)Support for up to four independent 1080p60 encode sessions (all encode sessions must use the same standard; mixed-standard encoding is not supported)Support for UHD encoding in AVC and HEVC modes (maximum resolution: 4096x2160p60) Maximum bit rates: UHD (4K) encoding: 150 Mb/sHD encoding: 40 Mb/s (the first HD channel can be as high as 150 Mb/s)Support for 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 color spaces in all modesSupport for 8-/10-bit encoding in all modesFull control of GOP size and structureAdvanced compression controls availableAudio Encoding Encoding standards:MPEG-1 Layer IIAAC-LCHE-AAC (v1/v2)Dolby AC-3Dolby EAC-3LPCM (SMPTE-302M)Dolby AC-3/EAC-3 pass-through support (5.1-Surround encoding available for AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Dolby AC-3 and Dolby EAC-3; subject to licensing)Maximum number of channels supported (subject to licensing):MPEG-1 Layer II: 16 stereo pairs (32 audio channels)Dolby AC-3: 16 stereo pairs (32 audio channels)Dolby EAC-3:  8 stereo pairs (16 audio channels)AAC-LC:  8 stereo pairs (16 audio channels)HE-AAC (v1/v2):  8 stereo pairs (16 audio channels)Optional support for 5.1 surround sound encoding in AAC and Dolby modesOptional audio module increases the capacity to 32 stereo pairs (64 audio channels), allowing full 16-channel support for the four HD inputs, in all compression modes (future release availability)Ancillary Data Support Closed-Captioning: SMPTE-334M (EIA-608 and EIA-708 supported), Line 21 (SD sources)OP-47/SMPTE RDD-08 teletext subtitles (future release availability)AFD: SMPTE-2016, Line 20/22 WSS (SD sources)SCTE-104 to SCTE-35 conversionSMPTE-2038 generic ancillary data transport (timecode, KLV, etc.)Software Licensable Options +MP1L2-AAC: additional MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, and HE-AAC audio encoding per pair. Three AAC licenses can be combined to allow one 5.1 surround encode+ENCD-2.0: Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus stereo audio encoding license+ENCD-5.1: Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround sound audio encoding license+RIST/ARQ-ENC: RIST RTP/ARQ support (transport stream-based option; only one license needed)+SRT-ENC: SRT support (per unit)+RIST/ENCRP-ENC: RIST Encryption/authentication support (per unit; requires the +RIST/ARQ-ENC license to also be present on the encoder)+SMPTE2022: SMPTE-2022 support provides one FEC insertion per device ethernet port (transport stream-based option; only one license needed per unit)+422: Adds 4:2:2 encoding support (transport stream-based option; only one license needed