Video Engine 

Smart Playout Engine (without Dynamic Graphics Overlay, nor intelligent resize, nor streaming capability)

 

Seamless playback    

Yes

 

Video Outputs          

PCI Video Cards (AJA, Blackmagic-Design, Deltacast)

 

Video Outputs Modes          

YUV and ARGB (depending on the card)

 

External and Internal Keying           

Yes The video card must support external and/or internal Keying in the resolution desired

 

Scrubbing (move playout at Time position)          

Yes

 

4K capable     

Yes

 

Supported File formats        

QuickTime, MXF OP1a, Transport Stream (.ts), png, jpg, tif, tga… Check the complete list in the Tech

specs section

 

Supported codecs    

Most i-frames and long-GPO codecs (Apple ProRes®, Avid DNxHD®, AVC-Intra, XDCAM,... Check the complete list in the Tech Specs section

 

Requires QuickTime codecs installation     

No

 

Still image output    

Yes

 

Still logo overlay (png image)         

No

 

Dynamic Graphics Overlay support

No

 

Automatic Resize (automatically resize clips to fit the video output)    

Yes

 

Smart Resize (better quality with interlaced formats)     

No Standard resize applied (without deinterlacing)

 

Manual Resize (per clip user defined)        

No

 

Built-in IP Streaming (without additional card)    

No

 

Streaming WITH an additional card (input)          

Yes - Additional software required (MovieStreamer HLS)

 

Audio/Video buffering         

Yes

 

Maximum Number of outputs per Mac without Dynamic Graphics Overlay, nor intelligent resize    

4 HD (one license per output)

 

Option Needed for multiple output           

Dynamic Graphics Overlay and Smart resize not available

 

Maximum Number of outputs per Mac with Dynamic Graphics Overlay, and intelligent resize         

One full license per output

 

Frame Grab   

Yes Coming Soon !

 

Audio Destinations   

Same as video output

 

Audio Fromat

Linear PCM, MP3, AAC

 

Can play audio only files      

Yes Available Q4 2013

 

Multiple Audio Channels output

Yes

 

Audio auto-mapping (using QuickTime track languages)

No

 

Number of audio channels per video output        

Depend on the video card used

 

Remotely Controlable by Telnet     

No

 

Remotely Controlable by a REST API          

No

 

AppleScriptable        

No

 

Control Matrix Video Routers         

No

 

GPI output    

Yes (requires GPI Commander Box but doesn't require the extra software as support is built in)

 

GPI input       

Yes (requires GPI Commander Box but doesn't require the extra software as support is built in)

 

MIDI Controlable      

No

 

Secondary Events     

No

 

Integration with EAS encoders/decoders  

No

 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum System requirements (for one output)

Mac Intel, OS 10.8.4, 4GB RAM

 

Minimum System requirements (for DUAL output)          

Mac Intel, OS 10.8.4, 8GB RAM Not with Dynamic Graphics Overlay, only video playout

 

Minimum System requirements (for QUAD output)         

Mac Intel, OS 10.8.4, 16GB RAM Not with Dynamic Graphics Overlay, only video playout

 

Supported Graphics Cards   

All Graphic cards supported. If you use the Dynamic Graphics Overlay option or the Intelligent resize,

you will need a higher end graphic card

 

Monitor Required ? (DVI Monitor, Mini DisplayPort Monitor or a Switch with Active ports needs to be connected to the MacPro, XServe, Mac mini)

No monitor required for playout (Open GL not needed)

 

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