Elecard CodecWorks: Windows and Linux versions comparison
Elecard CodecWorks is available for Windows and Linux OS.
The following table describes differences between two versions. Valid for CodecWorks versions up to 4.8.
| Supported formats and protocols | Windows | Linux |
| MPEG-2 Transport Stream | ✓ | ✓ |
| MPEG-2 Video Stream | ✓ | ✓ |
| AVC/H.264 Video Stream | ✓ | ✓ |
| HEVC/H.265 Video Stream (QuickSync only) | ✓ | ✓ |
| RTSP Input | ✓ | ✓ |
| HLS | ✓ | ✓ |
| UDP/RTP | ✓ | ✓ |
| SRT | ✓ | ✓ |
| RTMP Output | ✓ | - |
| MPEG-DASH Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| NDI | ✓ | - |
| Features | Windows | Linux |
| Adaptive streaming support over HLS/MPEG-DASH protocols | ✓ | ✓ |
| Encoding schemas configurator | ✓ | ✓ |
| Centralized control over several encoding servers via GUI and web-interface | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accelerated GPU-based encoding for highest density possible | ✓ | ✓ |
| Redundancy mode and immediate automatic changeover to a redundant source in case pre-defined errors occur (cases: input loss, CC errors, PID loss, codec change, scrambled source) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Color Bar Generator mechanism gets enabled in case pre-defined errors occur (cases: input loss, CC errors, PID loss, codec change, scrambled source) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mechanism for quick back up in N+M Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Error notifications using SNMP protocol | ✓ | ✓ |
| DRM Support: Mpeg-DASH via CAS Verimatrix 4.1/4.2 use DRM Widevine HLS via CAS Verimatrix 3.6/4.1/4.2 use DRM Verimatrix ITV | ✓ | - |