Elecard CodecWorks: Windows and Linux versions comparison
Elecard CodecWorks is available for Windows and Linux OS.
The following table describes differences between two versions.
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 | ✓ | - |