Type: IP (IGMPv3-based redundancy and dual multicast redundancy), Dual source redundancy (active / active & active / passive modes), Pro-MPEG FEC support, Secure reliable Transport (SRT)
Monitoring: Packet loss statistics
Protocols: MPEG-2 TS (MPTS & SPTS), RTMP
Codec: JPEG-XS, MPEG-2, H.264, HEVC – MPEG-1 LII, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3), AAC, HEAAC v1 and v2, Dolby E (baseband input only)
Data rate: SD / HD up to 50 Mbps, UHD up to 80 Mbps
(optional hardware required)
3G / HD / SD-SDI (max 16 per server)
SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)
SMPTE ST 2110-20 uncompressed video up to UHD resolution
SMPTE ST 2110-30/31: uncompressed audio
SMPTE ST 2110-40: data (VITC/Time code, AFD/BAR, Closed captioning, OP-47 Teletext, SMPTE 2031 Teletext)
All SMPTE ST 2110 essences can be input as ST 2022-7
NMOS IS-04 and NMOS IS-05 support
Video: De-interlacing, Cropping, Letter boxing, Stretching, SD and HD Cross-scaling, 3:2 Pull down, MCTF, Deblocking filter, Spatial denoising filter, Cross Talk filter, Sharpening, Diamond filter
Audio: Automatic loudness control (A/85), Audio gain adjustment, Mute
Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue, Gamma, Temperature
Image insertion on input loss
WSS, AFD, Video index
SCTE-104, SCTE-35, IA 608 / 708 Closed Caption, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB-VBI, SCTE-27, OP47, SMPTE 2031, VITC , SMPTE 2038, ARIB B24
HEVC Main 10, HEVC Main Profile, H.264 Baseline / Main / High profile, MPEG-2
HDR: HDR10, HLG10, PQ10. Dolby Vision 8.1 & 5.0
CBR, VBR, constant video quality
From 100 kbps to 60 Mbps
Progressive: from QCIF to UHD, up to 60 fps
Interlaced: 480i, 576i, 720i and 1080i
QSV/SG1 encoding up to UHD, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-2
Channel templates creation and management
MPEG-4 / MPEG-2 AAC, AAC 5.1, HE-AAC v1 & v2, HE-AAC 5.1 1, Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3)
Up to 8 stereo pairs Radio channels
MPEG 1 LII, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) 5.1-ch or stereo, Dolby E
From 4.75 kbps to 320 kbps (from 64 to 1024 kbps for DD+)
Apple HTTP Live Streaming (Over CMAF or TS), Microsoft Smooth Streaming, DASH
Common CMAF segment delivery for HLS and DASH
Low latency chunking support for DASH
RTMP
Multiple audio streams per output for HLS, Smooth Streaming and DASH
Microsoft PlayReady DRM support for HLS / TS, Smooth Streaming and DASH
Apple Segment for HLS / TS
FairPlay support for HLS / TS and HLS / CMAF
Adobe Primetime Access support HLS / TS
Widevine, PlayReady and Marlin support in CTR mode for DASH
Widevine and PlayReady support in CBC mode for DASH
Key provisioning interface to leading CAS & DRM vendors
Support for pull scenarios in just-in-time packaging
Support publishing to local storage or to WebDAV servers
Built-in live and VOD origin server for HLS, Smooth Streaming and DASH
Custom HTTP headers management (Expiry settings, CORS headers…)
Built-in support of HTTP 1.1 Chunked Transfer Encoding for Low Latency
Interfaces to leading CDNs
Certified with Akamai MSL 4 for HLS and DASH
EIA 608/708 Closed Caption, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB Subtitles, SCTE-27, ARIB B24
Closed Captions: WebVTT for HLS, DFXP for HSS, WebVTT or SMPTE-TT for DASH
DVB-Teletext page 888: WebVTT for HLS, DFXP for HSS, WebVTT or SMPTE-TT for DASH
DVB-Subtitles: DFXP for HSS, SMPTE-TT for DASH
EBIF / EISS / AITSCTE-35 passthrough
Watermark extraction for multi-screen devices
Up to 2 IP ports, monitoring and control ports (primary and spare) through API & GUI
REST, HTTP, NTP, FTP, IGMP v2 / v3, SNMP v2 / 3c
SCTE-35 in-band / ESAM out-of-band
Triggers: Time signal, Splice-out / Splice-in, Alternate command, or manually triggered from GUI
Support both 1+1 and N+M redundancy schemes
Service synchronization on encoder and packager
MediaKind-referenced hardware IT Datacenter based on COTS servers
Intel, AMD
Type: IP (IGMPv3-based redundancy and dual multicast redundancy), Dual source redundancy (active / active & active / passive modes), Pro-MPEG FEC support, Secure reliable Transport (SRT)
Monitoring: Packet loss statistics
Protocols: MPEG-2 TS (MPTS & SPTS), RTMP
Codec: JPEG-XS, MPEG-2, H.264, HEVC – MPEG-1 LII, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3), AAC, HEAAC v1 and v2, Dolby E (baseband input only)
Data rate: SD / HD up to 50 Mbps, UHD up to 80 Mbps
(optional hardware required)
3G / HD / SD-SDI (max 16 per server)
SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)
SMPTE ST 2110-20 uncompressed video up to UHD resolution
SMPTE ST 2110-30/31: uncompressed audio
SMPTE ST 2110-40: data (VITC/Time code, AFD/BAR, Closed captioning, OP-47 Teletext, SMPTE 2031 Teletext)
All SMPTE ST 2110 essences can be input as ST 2022-7
NMOS IS-04 and NMOS IS-05 support
Video: De-interlacing, Cropping, Letter boxing, Stretching, SD and HD Cross-scaling, 3:2 Pull down, MCTF, Deblocking filter, Spatial denoising filter, Cross Talk filter, Sharpening, Diamond filter
Audio: Automatic loudness control (A/85), Audio gain adjustment, Mute
Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue, Gamma, Temperature
Image insertion on input loss
WSS, AFD, Video index
SCTE-104, SCTE-35, IA 608 / 708 Closed Caption, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB-VBI, SCTE-27, OP47, SMPTE 2031, VITC , SMPTE 2038, ARIB B24
HEVC Main 10, HEVC Main Profile, H.264 Baseline / Main / High profile, MPEG-2
HDR: HDR10, HLG10, PQ10. Dolby Vision 8.1 & 5.0
CBR, VBR, constant video quality
From 100 kbps to 60 Mbps
Progressive: from QCIF to UHD, up to 60 fps
Interlaced: 480i, 576i, 720i and 1080i
QSV/SG1 encoding up to UHD, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-2
Channel templates creation and management
MPEG-4 / MPEG-2 AAC, AAC 5.1, HE-AAC v1 & v2, HE-AAC 5.1 1, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3)
Up to 8 stereo pairs Radio channels
MPEG 1 LII, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) 5.1-ch or stereo, Dolby E
From 4.75 kbps to 320 kbps (from 64 to 1024 kbps for DD+)
Full re-multiplexing support including real-time PSI regeneration, and dynamic rules-based passthrough of descriptors
PID re-mapping
SI/PSI generation/re-generation and insertion from external source
Statistical multiplexing bit rate allocation for MediaKind software encoder
Bitrate policing
Input Content Extraction
DVB-CSA V1, V2 scrambling
AES-128 scrambling
BISS Mode 0, 1, 2
Adaptive TS / MPEG-2 TS (ALD, EBP, IDR or RAP-based signal)
SPTS over UDP
Multicast / Unicast, UDP, RTP
EIA 608/708 closed caption, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB Subtitles, SCTE-27, ARIB B24
EBIF / EISS / AITSCTE-35 passthrough
Watermark extraction for multi-screen devices
Up to 2 IP ports, monitoring and control ports (primary and spare) through API & GUI
REST, HTTP, NTP, FTP, IGMP v2 / v3, SNMP v2 / 3c
SCTE-35 in-band / ESAM out-of-band
Triggers: Time signal, Splice-out / Splice-in, Alternate command, or manually triggered from GUI
Support both 1+1 and N+M redundancy schemes
Service synchronization on encoder and multiplexer
MediaKind-referenced hardware IT Datacenter based on COTS servers
Intel, AMD
Note: These specifications are preliminary and may be refined or updated.
Type: IP (IGMPv3-based redundancy and dual multicast redundancy), Dual source redundancy (active / active & active / passive modes).
Protocols: Packet loss statistics
Codecs: Video: MPEG-2, H.264, HEVC 4:2:0; Audio: MPEG-1 LII, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3), AAC, HEAAC v1 and v2, Dolby E
Data rate: SD / HD (up to 50 Mbps)
Input resolutions: Full video resolution for 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080i25, 1080i29.97, 720p50, 720p59.97, 567i25, 480i29.97
(optional hardware required)
SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)
SMPTE ST 2110-10 with PTP synchronization
SMPTE ST 2110-20 uncompressed video up to UHD resolution
SMPTE ST 2110-21 timing as Narrow Linear
SMPTE ST 2110-30/31: uncompressed audio
SMPTE ST 2110-40: data (VITC/Time code, AFD/BAR, Closed captioning, OP-47 Teletext, SMPTE 2031 Teletext)
All SMPTE ST 2110 essences can be input as ST 2022-7
NMOS IS-04 and NMOS IS-05 support
(optional cards)
8xHD-SDI or 8x3G-SDI or 1x12G-SDI or 8xASI
Connector: BNC (F) 75 ohm
4xHD -SDI or 4x3G-SDI or 1x12G-SDI or 4xASI
Connector: BNC (F) 75 ohm
HD-SDI: SMPTE 292M; 3G-SDI: SMPTE 424M; 12G-SDI: SMPTE 2082
Embedded Audio: SMPTE 299M (HD) SDR/HDR
Signaling: SMPTE ST 425-5
External sync Genlock (black and burst)
Max. ASI input rate: 208 Mbps
ASI Packet length: 188/204 byte packets
ASI Standard: EN50083-9
(optional cards)
4 independent demodulators
Frequency range: 950MHz to 2150MHz DVB
FEC decode
LNB max. 19V
Connector: 4x F-type 75 ohm
Modulation: DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-S2X
QPSK, 8PSK, 16PSK, 32PSK, 64PSK
Packet length: 188/204 byte packets
(optional cards)
Connector: Dual SFP+ cages
10G BASE-T optical transceivers or 10Gbe SFP DAC
Connector: Dual SFP28 cages
Can support 1GbE, 10GbE or 25GbE
Can provide hardware acceleration for SMPTE ST 2110 input
4:2:2 10 bit or 4:2:0 8 bit HEVC encoding
2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50 or 59.94 frame rates
4:2:2 10 bit or 4:2:0 8 bit MPEG-4 AVC or HEVC encoding
4:2:2 or 4:2:0 8 bit MPEG-2 encoding
1080i25/29.97, 720p50/59.94, 1080p50/59.94 frame rate
4:2:0 8-bit MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC or HEVC
4:2:2 8-bit MPEG-2
480i 29.97, 576i 25
MPEG-1 Layer-II, AAC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2(1)
Dolby Digital® 2.0 / 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus® 2.0, 5.1, Dolby AC-3
Dolby E®
Dolby Digital®, Dolby Digital Plus®
Linear PCM (as SMPTE 302)
Single or multi-service MPEG Transport Stream(s)
UDP or RTP encapsulated
RTMP/RTMPS
Automated (standalone) 1+1 output synchronization with PTS alignment (either SDI or ST 2110 inputs)
SCTE-35, IA 608 / 708 Closed Caption, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB-VBI, SCTE-27, OP47, SMPTE 2031
Provided via Web browser user interface and REST API
Provided via the Mediakind MK.IO portal
RF output – SMA 50-ohm connector
RF monitoring output – SMA 50-ohm connector
10MHz Input/Output reference – SMA 50-ohm connector
Enables support for all major CAM modules
Multi-service decryption
Up to 2 CAM modules per option card
Type: DVB-S, DVB-DSNG, DVB-S2, DVB-S2X
Constellation: QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK to 32APSK2(2)
Roll-off: DVB-S/DSNG: 35% DVB-S2: 20, 25 or 35%
DVB-S2X: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35%
Symbol rate: 0.05 to 36 MSym/s(2)
L-Band frequency range: 950 MHz to 2150 MHz (1 KHz step)
L-Band output power: -35 dBm up to +5 dBm (0.1 dB step)
IF frequency range: 50 MHz to 180 MHz (1 Hz step)
IF output power: -35 dBm up to +5 dBm (0.1 dB steps)
IF monitor output power: -20dB on the RF output
Carrier ID insertion
Spectrum inversion
Test mode: PRBS, dummy PL frame, carrier ID only
Configurable option to switch off or mute output at startup
Single or multi-service MPEG Transport Stream(s)
UDP or RTP encapsulated
RTMP/RTMPS
Automated (standalone) 1+1 output synchronization with PTS alignment (either SDI or ST 2110 inputs)
IP (UDP or RTP) input and output of MPEG Transport Streams
RTP re-ordering
IGMP V3 redundancy
Input bitrate monitoring and CC error detection
SMPTE 2022-1 FEC on input and output
PID filtering and PID remapping by re-multiplexing input programs Real-time PSI regeneration
Carriage of UDP or RTP streams over the SRT protocol
SRT listener or caller mode
RIST sender mode
RIST listener mode
Zixi sender
Zixi feeder or Zixi Receiver mode
BISS v1 Mode 1 and E
BISS v2 Fixed Key and CA Mode
SRT and RIST Encryption modes (fixed key 128/256 AES)
Decryption of BISS-1/E and BISS-CA
Decryption via CAM with option card fitted
A full conditional access system to secure delivery of digital content encrypted using rotating keys that are distributed within the transport stream
Director 6
MPEG-TS over IP (SPTS), with a video buffer of 1 second minimum
Assets pre-encoded and stored locally
Triggered via advanced scheduling control options:
Signal-based, based on submitted SCTE-35 signal (with matching criteria)
Signal-based / fallback to time, SCTE-35 expected, but not present, fallback to out-of-band operations triggering
Storage of up to 90 minutes of assets in the unit
Assets and schedules fetched automatically from a central asset server
Automatic housekeeping of the asset store
Full video resolutions for 2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94
Full video resolutions for 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080i25, 1080i29.97, 720p50, 720p59.97
UHD (4k) HEVC Main/Main 10/Main 4:2:2 10 Profiles @ Level 5.1, up to 150 Mbps
UHD (4k) HEVC Main 4:2:0 up to 50 Mbps
HD HEVC Main/Main 10/Main 4:2:2 10 Profiles @ Level 5.1 1
HD MPEG-4 AVC Main/High profiles @ Level 4(2), High 4:2:2 Profile (includes 10-bit) @ Level 4.2(2)
HD MPEG-2 4:2:2 Profile(2)
HD MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC or HEVC 4:2:0 up to 25 Mbps
HDR to SDR conversion
UHD, HD JPEG-XS over TS input as per ISO 13818-1:2019
1080p50/59.4 compressed input to 1080i
UHD 4:2:0 to 720p50/59.94
HD HDR HLG or HDR PQ10 to BT.709 conversion
HDR to SDR conversion for UHD and Multiple 1080p channel support (HDR HLG, HLG with custom LUT, PQ10 or HDR10)
Max. 8 stereo pairs per service (depending on codec) for SDI output
Max. 4 stereo pairs per service (depending on codec) for ST 2110-30 output
MPEG-1 Layer-II, Dolby Digital®, Dolby Digital® Plus, MPEG-H
Audio sampling rate: 48 kHz
Phase-aligned audio supported
CEA-608 & CEA-708 Closed Captions
Time Code
Time Code
Teletext
AFD/BAR data
Dolby E®, Dolby Digital®, Dolby Digital Plus® and Linear PCM
HD MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC or HEVC 4:2:0 to HD or SD MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC or HEVC 4:2:0
SD MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC or HEVC 4:2:0 to SD MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC or HEVC 4:2:0