Transcoding platforms
CodecWorks

Professional platform for real-time encoding and transcoding into HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, and MPEG-2 video. Supports adaptive bitrate streaming via HLS, CMAF, and MPEG-DASH protocols, and is compatible with various Conditional Access Systems (CAS). 

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 WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

FULL-FEATURED DEMO VERSION WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

See how the product can fit your project requirements. Expert assistance by Elecard engineers is included

ADAPTIVE STREAMING SUPPORT

ADAPTIVE STREAMING SUPPORT

HLS and MPEG-DASH protocols

CENTRALIZED CONTROL

CENTRALIZED CONTROL

Managing several encoding servers via GUI and web interface

CodecWorks is available for Windows and Linux OS

 

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Key Features

Encoding schemes configuration 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 the highest density possible (Intel® Quick Sync Video technology and NVIDIA graphics cards)

Redundancy mode: immediate automatic changeover to a backup source in case of predefined errors

Automated response mechanism for input stream events using the integrated monitoring system

Integration with various CAS systems for reliable protection of content from unauthorized access

Distributed transcoding support using Intel® Quick Sync Video technology

Fast backup in N+M Mode

4K HEVC distributed transcoding

SPTS monitoring with CC error detection

Error notifications via e-mail or using SNMP protocol

Activation of the Color Bar Generator in case of absence of stream input, CC errors, or if PID loss occurs

Web page for configuring actions triggered by stream events

Web page for configuring custom presets

User notification of task-related errors, with faulty tasks placed in a separate list

Ability to set sound notifications for stream issues

Support for MPTS streaming to DVB/ATSC modulator

Support for MPTS demultiplexing to SPTS

Support for 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

    Headend solution for encoding and multiplexing

  • OTT Solutions

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

  • DVB-T/C/S headend

    Headend 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 via SDI for broadcasting over various network types

  • Point-To-Point Video Delivery

    Delivery of media content over IP with SDI/HDMI input and output ensuring optimal compression and quality

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Exceptional performance

 

  • Up to 100 SD AVC channels on AMD EPYC 7763 platform

    (CPU encoding)

  • Up to 15 HD AVC channels on AMD EPYC 7763 platform

    (CPU encoding)

  • Up to 7 Full HD HEVC channels on AMD EPYC 7763 platform

    (CPU encoding)

  • 2 HEVC 50 fps channels on AMD EPYC 7763 platform

    (CPU encoding)

  •  

  • Up to 35 SD AVC/MPEG-2 channels

    (GPU encoding, Intel® UHD Graphics P750)

  • Up to 12 Full HD AVC/MPEG-2 channels

    (GPU encoding, Intel® UHD Graphics P750)

  • Up to 6 Full HD HEVC channels

    (GPU encoding, Intel® UHD Graphics P750)

  • 2 channels, 4K HEVC, 25 fps

    (GPU encoding, Intel® UHD Graphics P750)

  •  

  • Up to 70 SD AVC channels

    (GPU encoding, NVIDIA RTX A4000)

  • Up to 30 Full HD AVC channels

    (GPU encoding, NVIDIA RTX A4000)

  • Up to 32 Full HD HEVC channels

    (GPU encoding, NVIDIA RTX A4000)

  • 2 channels, 4K HEVC, 60 fps, 10 bit

    (GPU encoding, NVIDIA RTX A4000)

Software and Hardware specifications

Input formats

  • Interfaces: 

•  Ethernet IP

•  SDI, HD-SDI

•  DVB-ASI

•  HDMI

•  NDI®

•  ST 2110

 

  • Streaming: 

•  MPEG-2 TS UDP/RTP/SRT

•  HLS

•  MPEG-DASH

•  RTSP

•  RTMP

•  RIST

 

  • Video: 

•  HEVC/H.265

•  AVC/H.264

•  MPEG-2

•  Uncompressed (RGB, YV12, YUY2)

 

  • Audio: 

•  AAC/HE-AAC v1

•  MPEG-1/2 Layer I/II/III

•  AC3 (pass-through) 

•  Analog AES/EBU

•  PCM

Output formats

  • Interfaces: 

•  Ethernet IP

•  SDI, HD-SDI

•  DVB-ASI

•  HDMI

•  NDI®

•  ST 2110

 

  • Streaming: 

•  MPEG-2 TS UDP/RTP/SRT

•  HLS, Low Latency HLS

•  MPEG-DASH, Low Latency MPEG-DASH

•  RTMP

•  RIST

•  CMAF

 

  • 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® 4th gen and newer, Xeon E7/E5/E3 v3 and higher, Xeon E/W/D, AMD Zen gen and higher)

•  16 GB RAM (dual-channel mode is required)

•  Any graphics card

•  Windows® 10/11/Server 2019 (64 bit)

•  Linux (Ubuntu 24.04)

 

  • GPU encoding (Intel® QuickSync): 

•  CPU (Intel® 5th gen and newer, Xeon E3, Xeon E)

•  16 GB RAM (dual-channel mode is required)

•  Intel Graphics Technology

•  Windows® 10/11/Server 2019 (64 bit)

•  Linux (Ubuntu 24.04)

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  • GPU encoding (NVIDIA): 

•  CPU (Intel® 4th gen and newer, Xeon E7/E5/E3 v3 and higher, Xeon E/W/D, AMD Zen gen and higher)

•  16 GB RAM (dual-channel mode is required)

•  NVIDIA GPU for Servers 

•  Windows® 10/11/Server 2019 (64 bit)

•  Linux (Ubuntu 24.04)

Input/output cards

  • SDI Capture cards: 

•  AJA KONA

•  SoftLab Forward (FD722, FD788)

•  DekTec

•  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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