Transcoding platforms
CodecWorks

Professional platform for real-time encoding and transcoding into HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264 and MPEG-2 video supporting adaptive bitrate streaming via HLS and MPEG-DASH protocols with the best possible quality. 

Windows and Linux support.

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ANY ENCODING SCHEME AND UNCONDITIONAL RELIABILITY

ANY ENCODING SCHEME AND UNCONDITIONAL RELIABILITY

Configure unique encoding schemes fitting your requirements and use the redundancy mode for uninterrupted service

FULL-FEATURED DEMO VERSION ACCOMPANIED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

FULL-FEATURED DEMO VERSION ACCOMPANIED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

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ADAPTIVE STREAMING SUPPORT

ADAPTIVE STREAMING SUPPORT

HLS, MPEG-DASH protocols

CENTRALIZED CONTROL

CENTRALIZED CONTROL

Managing several encoding servers via GUI and web-interface

CodecWorks is available for Windows and Linux OS

 

 transcoding

Key Features

Encoding schemes configurator and centralized control over several encoding servers via GUI and web-interface

Adaptive streaming support over HLS/MPEG-DASH protocols

Accelerated GPU-based encoding for highest density possible (Intel® Quick Sync Video technology and NVIDIA graphics cards)

Redundancy mode - immediate automatic changeover to a redundant source in case pre-defined errors occur

Mechanism of responses to events occurring with an input stream using the integrated monitoring system

Distributed transcoding support using Intel® Quick Sync Video technology

Mechanism for quick back up in N+M Mode

4K HEVC distributed transcoding

SPTS monitoring functions enabling to spot CC errors

Error notifications via e-mail or using SNMP protocol

Support of MPTS streaming to DVB/ATSC modulator

Support of MPTS demultiplexing to SPTS

Support of SPTS multiplexing to MPTS

Logo overlay

Audio level correction

Audio resampling

Frame rate conversion

Deinterlacing

Denoising

Cropping

Picture resizing

Hardware transcoding on NVIDIA graphics card

Application

  • IPTV Solutions

    Head-end solution for encoding and multiplexing

  • OTT Solutions

    OTT broadcasting with adaptive bitrate video streaming via HLS and MPEG-DASH protocols

  • DVB-T/C/S head-end

    Head-end solution for encoding and multiplexing

  • Low Latency streaming

    Real-time transcoding with a minimum possible delay: 280 ms for DVB and 120 ms for IP networks

  • Live  broadcasting

    4K video input from SDI for further broadcasting via various types of networks

  • Point-To-Point Video Delivery

    Delivery of media content over IP with SDI/HDMI inputs and outputs with optimal compression and quality

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Exceptional performance

 

  • Up to 17 HD AVC on 4xE5-2680v4 platform

    (CPU encoding)

  • Up to 100 SD AVC on 4xE5-2680v4 platform

    (CPU encoding)

  • Up to 36 HD MPEG2 on 4xE5-2680v4 platform

    (CPU encoding)

  • Up to 200 SD MPEG2 on 4xE5-2680v4 platform

    (CPU encoding)

  •  

  • Up to 12 FullHD

    AVC/MPEG-2 channels

    (GPU encoding, Intel® UHD Graphics P630)

  • Up to 9 FullHD

    HEVC channels

    (GPU encoding, Intel® UHD Graphics P630)

  • Up to 32 SD

    AVC/MPEG-2 channels

    (GPU encoding, Intel® UHD Graphics P630)

  • Up to 1 channel

    4k 60 fps HEVC

    (GPU encoding, Intel® UHD Graphics P630)

Software and Hardware specifications

Input formats

  • Interfaces: 

•  Ethernet IP

•  SDI, HD-SDI

•  DVB-ASI

•  HDMI

•  Analog

•  NDI®

 

  • Streaming: 

•  MPEG-2 TS UDP/RTP/SRT

•  HLS

•  RTSP

•  SRT

•  RTMP

•  RIST

 

  • Video: 

•  HEVC/H.265

•  AVC/H.264

•  MPEG-2

•  MPEG-4.2

•  Uncompressed (RGB, YV12, YUY2)

 

  • Audio: 

•  AAC/HE-AAC v1

•  MPEG-1/2 Layer I/II/III

•  AC3 (pass-through) 

•  Analog AES/EBU

•  PCM

•  Any (pass-through)

Output formats

  • Interfaces: 

•  Ethernet IP

•  SDI, HD-SDI

•  DVB-ASI

•  HDMI

•  NDI®

 

  • Streaming: 

•  MPEG-2 TS UDP/RTP/SRT

•  HLS

•  MPEG-DASH

•  RTMP

•  SRT

•  RIST

 

  • Video: 

•  HEVC/H.265 

•  AVC/H.264 - up to 4K resolution

•  MPEG-2 - up to 8K resolution

 

  • Audio:

•  AAC

•  HE-AAC (v.1)

•  MPEG-1/2 Layer I/II

•  AC3 (pass-through)

•  Any (pass-through)

System Requirements

  • CPU encoding : 

•  CPU (Intel® from 4 gen, Xeon e7/5/3 v3 and upper, Xeon E/W/D, AMD zen gen and upper)

•  16 GB RAM (two-channels mode is required)

•  Any Graphic card

•  Windows® 10/Server 2019 (64 bit)

•  Linux (CentOS 7.9 - Ubuntu 20.04)

 

  • GPU encoding (Intel® QuickSync): 

•  CPU (Intel® from 5 gen, Xeon e3, Xeon E)

•  16 GB RAM (two-channels mode is required)

•  Intel Graphics Technology

•  Windows® 10/Server 2019 (64 bit)

•  Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)

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  • GPU encoding (NVIDIA): 

•  CPU (Intel® from 4 gen, Xeon e7/5/3 v3 and upper, Xeon E/W/D, AMD zen gen and upper)

•  16 GB RAM (two-channels mode is required)

•  NVIDIA GPU for Servers 

•  Windows® 10/Server 2019 (64 bit)

•  Ubuntu 20.04

Input/output cards

  • SDI Capture cards: 

•  AJA KONA

•  SoftLab Forward (FD722, FD788)

•  StreamLabs MH4LM

•  Other cards with DirectShow filter support

 

  • DVB Tuners: 

•  TBS6205

•  AVerMedia Nova T2

•  Digital Devices DVB T/T2/C/C2 Tuner

•  BeholdTV T8 DVB-T/C

Control

•  Managing via GUI and web-interface

•  Management and monitoring via HTTP

•  SNMP

•  Command line

•  System information monitoring

Other

•  Closed Captions EIA-608, EIA-708

•  DVB subtitles

•  Teletext subtitles

Screenshots

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