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PACIFIC 9992-ENC

HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder

9992-ENC_w_Rear2b

Product by: Cobalt Digital

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(This content is preliminary.) The Cobalt® 9992-ENC  HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder is an upgradeable broadcast-grade encoder designed to meet the most stringent requirements for today’s broadcasters. Software-defined upgradeable to add multiple channels (up to four), the highly flexible 9992-ENC is also upgradeable to add HEVC video encoding technology that provides a dramatic compression efficiency improvement over previous video compression standards, while also supporting existing MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC. The 9992-ENC is an industry standard openGear® card and provide an ideal platform for transitioning to state-of-the-art encoding capabilities.


Features

  • Future-Proof — The 9992-ENC software-defined architecture supports MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) and HEVC (H.265) with an optional license, so it can be deployed today and upgraded as your needs change.
  • Industry Standard Form-Factor — The 9992-ENC is offered in the industry-standard openGear format, and is compatible with existing deployed openGear frames.
  • High Density — The 9992-ENC can be licensed to support up to four independent 1080p60 input signals, or a single UHD 4Kp60 input signal. One openGear frame can support up to 10 cards, for a total of 40 HD or 10 UHD 4K channels.
  • Full Audio Support — The 9992-ENC supports MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, LPCM (SMPTE-302M) and Dolby AC-3/EAC-3 (optional license). Flexible “credits-based” audio processing allows flexible audio resource allocation.
  • Base Unit Features — • Support for one encode channel up to 1080p60 • Support for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) • Support for 4:2:0 8-bit/10-bit encoding • Full ancillary data support • Support for 2 stereo pairs (4 audio channels) in any combination of MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, and HE-AAC (v1/v2) modes • All network protocols (RIST and SMPTE-2022 FEC available with corresponding Options) • Remote control/monitoring via Dashboard™ software • Five year warranty

Specifications

Inputs (2) 75Ω SDI inputs each supporting 12G-SDI, 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI (2) 75Ω SDI inputs each supporting 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI Support for all standard frame rates (interlaced and progressive): 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 Optional support for SMPTE-2110 baseband video over IP inputs (Future release availability) Note: Although two 12G/3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs are present, only one input can be used at a time to route to the maximum-available single UHD encoder engine. Note: UHD encode (single UHD/HD encoder) available only on 9992-ENC license-upgraded to +4K. In UHD mode, the other three HD encoder channels are not available.
Outputs (2) DVB-ASI outputs (2) Gigabit Ethernet ports for IP output, supporting the following protocols: – UDP unicast/multicast – RTP unicast/multicast with optional SMPTE-2022 FEC – HTTP Live Streaming (local or remote server) – RTMP (limited to H.264 only) Integrated multiplexer creates MPTS over IP or over DVB-ASI Support for DVB table generation Support for PSIP table generation (Future release availability) Optional SMPTE-2110 baseband video over IP turnaround (Future release availability)
Video Pre-Processing Support for arbitrary down-scaling input video, extending down to 320×240 Support for up-scaling input video (Future release availability) Interlaced to progressive conversion Progressive to interlaced conversion (Future release availability) Frame rate conversion Basic noise reduction filter and spatial filter Enhanced pre-processing filters (Future release availability) High Dynamic Range (HDR) support (Future release availability)
Video Encoding Encoding Standards: – MPEG-2 – MPEG-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/s – HD 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 modes Support for 8-bit / 10-bit encoding in all modes Full control of GOP size and structure Advanced compression controls available
Audio Encoding Encoding Standards: – MPEG-1 Layer II – AAC-LC – HE-AAC (v1/v2) – Dolby AC-3 – Dolby EAC-3 – LPCM (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 modes Optional 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 conversion SMPTE-2038 generic ancillary data transport (timecode, KLV, etc.)

Ordering Information

9992-ENC   HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder (up to 1080p60). Single-channel; expandable to up to four channels using +AVC licenses. Per-channel HEVC upgradeable using +HEVC licenses.) Option Licenses +AVC  Additional 1080p60 encoder channel +HEVC   HEVC encoding license (per channel) +4K  4K encoder license +MP1L2-AAC  MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, and HE-AAC audio encoding license (each license adds one ‘encoded pair) +ENCD-2.0  Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus stereo audio encoding license (each license adds one ‘encoded pair) +ENCD-5.1  Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround Sound audio encoding license (each license ‘adds one encoded pair) +RIST/ARQ-ENC  RIST RTP/ARQ support (per unit) +SMPTE2022  Add SMPTE-2022 support (per unit) +422  4:2:2 encoding support license (per unit) Rear I/O Modules RM20-9992-ENC-B-HDBNC   20-Slot Frame Rear I/O Module (Standard-Width) (2) 12G/6G/3G/HD-SD-SDI Coaxial Inputs, (2) 3G/HD/SD-SDI Coaxial Inputs, (2) ASI Coaxial Outputs, (2) GigE Ethernet Media Ports, COMM/GPIO Port (All SDI coaxial connectors HD-BNC.)
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