Cobalt Digital 9992-ENC HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder

The Cobalt 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 openGearr card and provide an ideal platform for transitioning to state-of-the-art encoding capabilities.

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

Technical Specifications

Inputs
(2) Ω SDI inputs each supporting 12G-SDI, 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI
(2) Ω 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, HTTP Live Streaming (local or remote server), 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 320x240
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 (Future release availability)
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
Optional audio module
increases the capacity to 32 stereo pairs (64 audio channels), allowing full 16-channel support for the four HD inputs, in all compression modes (Future release availability).
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.)
Item Includes
1x Cobalt Digital 9992-ENC HEVC Upgradeable AVC / MPEG2 Software Defined Broadcast Encoder
Warranty
Five-year warranty