Cobalt Digital 9992-ENC HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder
The Cobalt 9992-ENC HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG2 SoftwareDefined Broadcast Encoder is an upgradeable broadcast-grade encoder designed tomeet the most stringent requirements for today’s broadcasters. Software-definedupgradeable to add multiple channels (up to four), the highly flexible 9992-ENCis also upgradeable to add HEVC video encoding technology that provides adramatic compression efficiency improvement over previous video compressionstandards, while also supporting existing MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC. The 9992-ENCis an industry standard openGearr card and provide an ideal platform fortransitioning to state-of-the-art encoding capabilities.
Key Features
- Future-Proof – The 9992-ENC software-defined architecturesupports 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 inthe industry-standard openGear format, and is compatible with existing deployedopenGear frames.
- High Density – The 9992-ENC can be licensed to support up tofour independent 1080p60 input signals, or a single UHD 4Kp60 input signal. OneopenGear frame can support up to 10 cards, for a total of 40 HD or 10 UHD 4Kchannels.
- 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 audioresource 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 combinationof MPEG-1 Layer II, AAC-LC, and HE-AAC (v1/v2) modes
- All network protocols (RIST and SMPTE-2022 FEC availablewith corresponding Options)
- Remote control/monitoring via Dashboard software
- Hot-swappable
- Supports all popular formats: 480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i,1080pSF, 1080p
- Five-year warranty
Technical Specifications
Inputs
(2) Ω SDI inputs each supporting 12G-SDI, 3G-SDI, HD-SDI andSD-SDI
(2) Ω SDI inputs each supporting 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI
Support for all standard frame rates (interlaced andprogressive)
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
Optional support for SMPTE-2110 baseband video over IPinputs (Future release availability)
Note
Although two 12G/3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs are present, only oneinput can be used at a time to route to the maximum-available single UHDencoder engine.
Note
UHD encode (single UHD/HD encoder) available only on9992-ENC license-upgraded to +4K. In UHD mode, the other three HD encoderchannels are not available.
Outputs
(2) DVB-ASI outputs
(2) Gigabit Ethernet ports for IP output, supporting thefollowing protocols: UDP unicast/multicast, RTP unicast/multicast with optionalSMPTE-2022 FEC, HTTP Live Streaming (local or remote server), RTMP (limited toH.264 only)
Integrated multiplexer creates MPTS over IP or over DVB-ASI
Support for DVB table generation
Support for PSIP table generation (Future releaseavailability)
Optional SMPTE-2110 baseband video over IP turnaround(Future release availability)
Video Pre-Processing
Support for arbitrary down-scaling input video, extendingdown to 320×240
Support for up-scaling input video (Future releaseavailability)
Interlaced to progressive conversion
Progressive to interlaced conversion (Future releaseavailability)
Frame rate conversion
Basic noise reduction filter and spatial filter
Enhanced pre-processing filters (Future releaseavailability)
High Dynamic Range (HDR) support (Future releaseavailability)
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 notsupported.)
Support for UHD encoding in AVC and HEVC modes (Maximumresolution 4096x2160p60)
Maximum bit rates
UHD (4K) encoding
150 Mb/s, HD encoding: 40 Mb/s (The first HD channel can beas 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, DolbyEAC-3, LPCM (SMPTE-302M), Dolby AC-3/EAC-3 pass-through support, (5.1-Surroundencoding 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 stereopairs (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 (16audio channels)
Optional support for 5.1 Surround Sound encoding, in AAC andDolby modes
Optional audio module
increases the capacity to 32 stereo pairs (64 audiochannels), allowing full 16-channel support for the four HD inputs, in allcompression modes (Future release availability).
Ancillary Data Support
Closed-Captioning
SMPTE-334M (EIA-608 and EIA-708 supported), Line 21 (SDsources)
OP-47/SMPTE RDD-08 teletext subtitles (Future releaseavailability)
AFD
SMPTE-2016, Line 20/22 WSS (SD sources)
SCTE-104 to SCTE-35 conversion
SMPTE-2038 generic ancillary data transport (timecode, KLV,etc.)
Item Includes
1x Cobalt Digital 9992-ENC HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG2Software Defined Broadcast Encoder
Warranty
Five-year warranty
