Supported Codecs
- Noah Chamow
Video Codecs
Cinedeck servers are extremely flexible with regards when it comes to codecs, qualities & wrappers
Below is a table comparing ZX85 3G & 12G options and RX2 with regards to supported channel counts with various resolutions & Codecs.
| Supported Input Types |
| 3G SDI, NDI, SRT | 12G SDI, NDI, SRT | 3G SDI, NDI, SRT |
| Number of Inputs |
| 4i/4o, 8i | 2i2o, 4i | 2i/o or 4i |
CODEC | WRAPPERS-RESOLUTION-OPTIONS |
| ZX85-3G | ZX85-12G | RX2 3G |
AVC- I | QT, Op1A, OpAtom, DPP |
| Y | Y | Y |
50, 100, 200 | SD/HD |
| 4i/o or 8i up to 30p | 4i/o or 8i up to 30p, 4in up to 50/60p | 2i/o to 30p |
| UHD/4K |
| 2i to 24p | 2i to 24p | n |
| HW Options |
| XAVC/AVC Expander S2 | XAVC/AVC Expander S2 | N/A |
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| 6x HD or 2 UHD up to 50/60p | 6x HD or 2 UHD up to 50/60p | n |
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| XAVC/AVC Expander S4 | XAVC/AVC Expander S4 | N/A |
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| 12x HD or 4xUHD up to 50/60p | 12x HD or 4xUHD up to 50/60p | n |
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| CPU Upgrade | CPU Upgrade | N/A |
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| UHD 2in to 30p, HD, 4in up to 50/60p | UHD 2in to 30p, HD, 4in up to 50/60p | n |
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XAVC - I | Op1A |
| Y | Y | N |
300, 480 | SD/HD |
| 4i/o or 8i up to 30p, 4in up to 50/60p | 4i/o or 8i up to 30p, 4in up to 50/60p | 2i/o to 30p |
| UHD |
| 1in to 30p | 1in to 30p | n |
| HW Options |
| XAVC/AVC Expander S2 | XAVC/AVC Expander S2 | N/A |
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| 6x HD or UHD 2in to 50/60p | 6x HD or UHD 2in to 50/60p | n |
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| XAVC/AVC Expander S4 | XAVC/AVC Expander S4 | N/A |
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| 12x HD or 4xUHD up to 50/60p | 12x HD or 4xUHD up to 50/60p | n |
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| CPU Upgrade | CPU Upgrade | n |
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| UHD 2in to 30p | UHD 2in to 30p | n |
DNxHD - all qualities | QT, Op1A, OpAtom |
| Y | Y | Y |
| SD/HD |
| 4 up to 60p | 4 up to 60p | 2i/o to 60p |
DNxHR - all qualities | QT, Op1A, OpAtom |
| Y | Y | Y |
| SD/HD |
| 4 up to 60p | 4 up to 60p | 2i/o up to 30p |
| UHD |
| 1 up to 60p, or 2 up to 30p | 1 up to 60p | 1 DNxHR LB up to 30p |
| HW Options |
| CPU Upgrade | CPU Upgrade | N/A |
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| UHD 4in up to 30p, 2in to 60p | UHD 4in up to 30p, 2in to 60p | n |
ProRes - all qualities | QT, Op1A, OpAtom |
| Y | Y | Y |
| SD/HD |
| 4 up to 60p | 4 up to 60p | 2i/o, 4in or out to 30p |
| UHD |
| 1 up to 60p or 2 up to 30p | 1 up to 60p or 2 up to 30p | n |
| HW Options |
| CPU Upgrade | CPU Upgrade | N/A |
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| UHD 4in up to 30p, 2in to 60p | UHD 4in up to 30p, 2in to 60p | n |
XDCAM50 | QT, Op1A, OpAtom |
| Y | Y | Y |
| HD |
| 8 up to 30p | 4 up to 30p | 2i/o to 30p |
H.264 | QT, Op1A, OpAtom |
| Y | Y | Y |
| SD/HD |
| 4 up to 60p | 4 up to 60p | 2 up to 30p |
| UHD |
| 1 UHD to 60p | 1 UHD to 60p | n |
| HW Options |
| 2nd GPU Option | 2nd GPU Option | N/A |
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| 2x UHD up to 60p, 8x HD up to 60p | 2x UHD up to 60p, 4x HD up to 60p | n |
JPEG2000 | QT, Op1A, AS02 |
| Y | Y | N |
| SD/HD |
| 6in to 30p, 3 up to 60p | 4 up to 30p, 3 up to 60p | n |
| UHD |
| 1 UHD to 60p | 1 UHD to 60p | n |
| HW Options |
| 2nd GPU Option | 2nd GPU Option | N/A |
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| 8 up to 30p, 6 up to 60p | 4 up to 60p | n |
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| 2 UHD up to 60p | 2 UHD up to 60p | n |
DPX | QT |
| Y | Y | N |
| SD/HD |
| 4 HD to 30p | 4 HD to 30p | n |
| HW Options |
| PCIe SSD | PCIe SSD | N/A |
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| to UHD 60p | to UHD 60p | n |
IMX - D10 | QT, Op1A, OpAtom |
| Y | Y | Y |
| SD |
| 8 up to 30p | 8 up to 30p | 2 up to 30p |
JFIF | OpAtom |
| Y | Y | Y |
| SD |
| 8 up to 30p | 8 up to 30p | 2 up to 30p |
Uncompressed | QT, OpAtom, AVI |
| Y | Y | Y |
| SD/HD |
| 4 up to 60p | 8 up to 60p | 2 up to 60p |