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The Cobalt® PACIFIC 9992-ENC HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder is an upgradeable broadcast-grade encoder designed to meet the most stringent requirements for today’s broadcasters. Software-defined upgradeable to add multiple channels (up to four), the highly flexible 9992-ENC is also upgradeable to add HEVC video encoding technology that provides a dramatic compression efficiency improvement over previous video compression standards, while also supporting existing MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC. The 9992-ENC is an industry standard openGear® card and provide an ideal platform for transitioning to state-of-the-art encoding capabilities.
The 9992-ENC is also available factory-configured as fully-featured 4K-ready model 9992-4ENC-4K-HEVC.
Key Features
Future-Proof — The 9992-ENC software-defined architecture supports MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) and HEVC (H.265) with an optional license, so it can be deployed today and upgraded as your needs change.
Industry Standard Form-Factor — The 9992-ENC is offered in the industry-standard openGear format, and is compatible with existing deployed openGear frames.
High Density — The 9992-ENC can be licensed to support up to four independent 1080p60 input signals, or a single UHD 4Kp60 input signal. One openGear frame can support up to 10 cards, for a total of 40 HD or 10 UHD 4K channels.
Full Audio Support — The 9992-ENC supports MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, LPCM (SMPTE-302M) and Dolby AC-3/EAC-3 (optional license). Flexible “credits-based” audio processing allows flexible audio resource allocation.
Support for one encode channel up to 1080p60
Support for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
Support for 4:2:0 8-bit/10-bit encoding
Full ancillary data support
Support for 2 stereo pairs (4 audio channels) in any combination of MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, and HE-AAC (v1/v2) modes
All network protocols (RIST and SMPTE-2022 FEC available with corresponding Options)
Remote control/monitoring via Dashboard™ software
Hot-swappable
Supports all popular formats: 480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i, 1080pSF, 1080p
Five year warranty
Specifications
Inputs
(2) 75Ω SDI inputs each supporting 12G-SDI, 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI
(2) 75Ω SDI inputs each supporting 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI
Support for all standard frame rates (interlaced and progressive):
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
Optional support for SMPTE-2110 baseband video over IP inputs (Future release availability)
Note: Although two 12G/3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs are present, only one input can be used at a time to route to the maximum-available single UHD encoder engine.
Note: UHD encode (single UHD/HD encoder) available only on 9992-ENC license-upgraded to +4K. In UHD mode, the other three HD encoder channels
are not available.
Outputs
(2) DVB-ASI outputs
(2) Gigabit Ethernet ports for IP output, supporting the following protocols:
– UDP unicast/multicast
– RTP unicast/multicast with optional SMPTE-2022 FEC
– RTMP (limited to H.264 only)
Integrated multiplexer creates MPTS over IP or over DVB-ASI
Support for DVB table generation
Support for PSIP table generation (Future release availability)
Optional SMPTE-2110 baseband video over IP turnaround (Future release availability)
Video Pre-Processing
Support for arbitrary down-scaling input video, extending down to 320×240
Support for up-scaling input video (Future release availability)
Interlaced to progressive conversion
Progressive to interlaced conversion (Future release availability)
Frame rate conversion
Basic noise reduction filter and spatial filter
Enhanced pre-processing filters (Future release availability)
High Dynamic Range (HDR) support
Video Encoding
Encoding Standards:
– MPEG-2
– MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
– HEVC (H.265)
Support for up to four independent 1080p60 encode sessions (All encode sessions must use the same standard; mixed-standard encoding is not supported.)
Support for UHD encoding in AVC and HEVC modes (Maximum resolution 4096x2160p60)
Maximum bit rates:
– UHD (4K) encoding: 150 Mb/s
– HD encoding: 40 Mb/s (The first HD channel can be as high as 150 Mb/s.)
Support for 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 color spaces in all modes
Support for 8-bit / 10-bit encoding in all modes
Full control of GOP size and structure
Advanced compression controls available
Audio Encoding
Encoding Standards:
– MPEG-1 Layer II
– AAC-LC
– HE-AAC (v1/v2)
– Dolby AC-3
– Dolby EAC-3
– LPCM (SMPTE-302M)
– Dolby AC-3/EAC-3 pass-through support
(5.1-Surround encoding available for AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Dolby AC-3 and Dolby EAC-3; subject to licensing)
Maximum number of channels supported (subject to licensing):
– MPEG-1 Layer II: 16 stereo pairs (32 audio channels)
– Dolby AC-3: 16 stereo pairs (32 audio channels)
– Dolby EAC-3: 8 stereo pairs (16 audio channels)
– AAC-LC: 8 stereo pairs (16 audio channels)
– HE-AAC (v1/v2): 8 stereo pairs (16 audio channels)
Optional support for 5.1 Surround Sound encoding, in AAC and Dolby modes
Ancillary Data Support
Closed-Captioning: SMPTE-334M (EIA-608 and EIA-708 supported), Line 21 (SD sources)
OP-47/SMPTE RDD-08 teletext subtitles (Future release availability)
AFD: SMPTE-2016, Line 20/22 WSS (SD sources)
SCTE-104 to SCTE-35 conversion
SMPTE-2038 generic ancillary data transport (timecode, KLV, etc.)
Diagrams
Block Diagram
9992-ENC Model Option/Upgrade Licensing
RM20-9992-ENC-B-HDBNC
- (2) 12G/3G/HD/SD-SDI Video In
- (2) 3G/HD/SD-SDI Video In
- (2) ASI Out BNCs
- (2) GigE Media Ports
- COMM/GPIO
(All SDI coaxial connectors HD-BNC)
Note: Mates to card in odd slot.
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