Cobalt 9904-UDX-4K – HDR to SDR, SDR to HDR

A key building block of Nevion’s virtualization strategy, Nevion Virtuoso is a software-defined media node platform, designed to perform a variety of real-time media transport, processing, and monitoring in both LANs (e.g. facilities) and WANs (e.g. contribution). Its functionality is upgradable and configurable through software, known as media function virtualization. It is standards based and ready to be deployed rapidly in a modern NMOS and ST 2110 environment, as well as a more traditional SDI setting.

Proven

Nevion Virtuoso is the culmination of over 20 years of Nevion experience in the media and broadcasting industry, and 15 years delivering IP solutions. It is being used in applications as diverse as IP in the facilities, contribution, remote production and DTT, by broadcasters and service providers across the world, including TV2 (Norway), Plazamedia (Germany), Portugal Telecom, ALTICE (Portugal), Synterra Media (Russia), as well as large media organizations in the US and Asia.

Media functions

Nevion Virtuoso is all about the software, or Media Functions.

Since it was first launched at IBC 2016, Nevion Virtuoso has undergone regular software updates, enhancing and increasing its functionality. Nevion Virtuoso’s Media Functions now number over 50, designed to handle all of the challenges associated with IP-based, live production environments in which the distinction between local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs), used in contribution, remote production and distribution) is becoming blurred.

These Media Functions include:

• video & audio processing (embedding/de-embedding; audio routing, shuffling, delay and gain; clean switching)


• transport adaption (SDI / ST 2110 / ST 2022-6)


• protection (ST 2022-7, ST 2022-1/5)


• monitoring and switching (TS and SDI)


• encoding/decoding for SD, HD. 3G, 4K/UHD, HDR, slo-mo, HFR (High frequency rate), stereoscopic 3D and 2K/4K cinema, including JPEG 2000, JPEG XS, H.264, and TICO


• encryption (BISS-1, BISS-2, BISS-CA)

Uniquely amongst software-defined media nodes, the Nevion Virtuoso platform has been designed to allow for the provision of Media Servers (appliances) with different characteristics, such as size, number of Media Accelerators they can accommodate and level of modularity, in order to suit virtually any requirement.

Management

Centrally managing Nevion Virtuosos in the field could not be simpler – thanks to Nevion VideoIPath orchestration and SDN management software. Nevion VideoIPath can be used to set-up Media Functions on the Nevion Virtuosos (in a plan and organized way), route signals to and from Media Functions on any Nevion Virtuoso in the media network, and the appliances in the network.

Backed by expertise

Behind Virtuoso is a whole organization, with experts in all the relevant fields (broadcasting, telecoms, baseband, IP and more), ready to help plan and deliver projects, as well as provide the required training and any support needed.

• Receive video streams from a number of different units


• Multiple output streams on each channel


• HDMI out for monitoring


• Easy to configure via display and keypad


• Can be controlled via web interface over network


• Settings can be stored in profiles


• Peak programme meter (PPM) shows if audio is present


• By connecting a USB storage, Direkt router can record to files


• ISS – Intinors system for statistics, supervision and troubleshooting


• Backup settings and upgrade software via web interface or ISS


• BRT™ (Bifrost Reliable Transport)


• Web baser router panel


• VPN


• SRT

•  Easy to configure via display and keypad


• Can be controlled via web interface over network


• Peak Programme Meter (PPM) for calibration of sound level


• ISS – Intinors system for statistics, supervision and troubleshooting


• Backup settings and upgrade software via web interface or ISS


• Can receive video streams from a number of different units


• Black burst sync in


• Automatically detects whether streams are MPEG2 or H.264


• Select output format via web interface – PAL, NTSC or HD


• Automatically scales input streams into selected output format


• Test picture can be customized


• Management via IP2 (secondary network interface)


• BRT™ (Bifrost Reliable Transport)

• Intinors own receivers for SDI/NDI-out


• Intinor Direkt router to re-stream with other protocols or transcode(TCP, UDP, RTP, RTP+fec, SRT, BRT)


• CDNs for web-TV (RTMP/ RTMPS)


• Digital-TV-box for IP-TV


• PC with software VLC (TCP or SRT-pull)


• Receivers from other manufactures (MPEG-ts)

Cosmos provides software based playout engines for Broadcasters, Over The Top service providers and Broadcast Services companies.

The distributive virtualised architecture of the playout engine from Cosmos provides a fast and trusted cloud based playout solution enabling broadcasters and service providers to spin up both OTT and traditional TV channels in a few minutes thus lowering the cost of ownership.

Channels can be hosted from data  centres or from your own Master Control Room over a private or public cloud. Cosmos also gives you the ability to playout both file based and live services .

Cosmos is an open system which enables all the features of a playout engine be implemented on a service basis. Cosmos reduces the need to invest in capital infrastructure. It removes the need to find space for technical equipment and the ongoing cost of technical maintenance.

Channel owners in worldwide gain the freedom to outsource practically all the technical equipment traditionally required for broadcasting.

Cosmos virtualises the process of channel management under control from a standard enterprise computer via a firewall-protected secure internet connection. Programme playout can be automated to any required extent while always retaining the freedom to insert live content.

Cosmos offers established broadcasters and content owners the ability to introduce new programme channels at very short notice, whether a permanent additional to an existing bouquet or a supplementary programme stream covering a temporary event. It can be matched to a wide variety of deployment models, enabling consistent operation across baseband, hybrid IP, and virtualised, cloud-based networks.

Cosmos also enables independent content producers to establish television channels without the high start-up cost usually inherent in such ventures.

Cosmos delivers unsurpassed flexibility in format handling and transcoding. It supports practically any technical standard in today's fast-evolving television industry, whether for terrestrial, satellite or online viewing, live, near-live or catch-up.

Available for CPU or GPU, implementing the newJPEG-XS standardand many more features, the intoPIX FastTICO-XS SDKs provide the highest quality, lowest latency, visually lossless codec for the optimization of your application. FastTICO-XS SDKs are perfect for all professionals looking to deploy ultra-low latency, lossless encoding over their whole infrastructure and workflows.

Quality & latency

• Best-in-class visually lossless video codec , compliant with JPEG XS


• Adjustable compression ratio (on frame by frame) with constant bitrate throughput (CBR)


• From Lossless down to near-lossless / visually lossless


• Ultra-low latency capability (down to only few lines in CPU) with an optimal API


• Optimized for real-time operations

Processors (CPU / GPU)

• Highly parallelized processing in encode/decode


• x86-64 Intel / AMD CPU   (SSE 4.1, AVX2 or newer) in CPU


• Nvidia GPU (CUDA)

Image formats & frame rates

• Supports monochrome (4:0:0, Alpha) up to 16bit,


• Support 4:2:2  and 4:4:4 8/10/12 bit


• Validated up 8K UHDTV-1 (8192)


• Frame rate depends on CPU/GPU performance & SDK packages

Compression

• Compliant with JPEG XS standard & profiles


• Additional advanced features by intoPIX improving performances & quality.

Rate control

• Adjustable compression rate


• Constant (predictable) bitrate (CBR)

• Windows & Linux (32-bit/64-bit) + macOS (64 bit)

Add-ons

• Embedded Downscaler Add-On: Proxy x1 & x2 decoding (ie. decode directly HD resolution or 4K resolution from  8K XS-compressed video stream)  and reduce your CPU or GPU load. 


• FFmpeg Add-On : connect directly the intoPIX SDK to FFmpeg


• Insertion/Extraction of Color Specification box / Video Support box from JPEG-XS part 3


• SDI Mapping Add-On: enables users to map 4K/8K effciently over existing 3G/HD-SDI cables. This unique feature reformats the XS codestream to fully map the SDI active area avoiding the forbidden EAV/SAV codes, offering a 20% gain of compression/quality performances.

Cobalt’s new mini frame fills a need when space is an issue and functionality can’t be compromised. The BBG-1300-FR is a 1/3 rack width 1RU openGear® compatible frame capable of housing up to two cards.  A built-in network card is Included with the chassis allowing openGear cards to be controlled and monitored in DashBoard™.  This truly miniaturized openGear 3.0 chassis features looping reference, redundant power supplies, and support for high-power delivery (60W usable).

Using the 1RU tray mount, up to three BBG-1300-FR units can fit onto a single 1 RU — perfect for high-density installations when a 2RU frame is not feasible. The BBG-1300 can be employed in remote locations as a standalone when a full-size 2RU 22 slot openGear frame is not required. The integrated LCD buttons and control knob makes status monitoring and network setup a breeze.

Cobalt continues to upgrade its decoder series with the Company’s 9992-DEC-4K-HEVC, an award-winning software defined broadcast decoder perfect for sports, news gathering, video contribution and affiliate distribution.  The openGear® card supports MPEG-2, AVC (H.264) and HEVC (H.265), with resolution up to 4K, and a full complement of audio decoding capabilities up to 32 channels. The module features a flexible licensing structure allowing customers to manage CAPEX while allowing room for future growth as their needs change. RIST enabled, the decoder - companion to Cobalt’s 9992-ENC-4K-HEVC encoder, provides an ideal platform for transitioning to state-of-the-art decoding capabilities.

Cobalt’s new 9942-RTR series of 12G/3G/HD/SD-SDI/ASI/MADI routers provide a high-density card-based solution for openGear® with a design specifically optimized for 12G support that fits in a compact 2RU frame. Unprecedented flexibility, ease-of-use and seamless integration make the series exclusive within the platform.

In addition to standard openGear DashBoard™ support, the series offers built-in Ethernet ports for IP-based protocols such as Cobalt’s ReFLEX and SW-P-08.  The 9942-RTR also offers serial and GPIO interfaces.

The routers are available in 24x24 and 12x12.

Cobalt’s new series of distribution amplifiers distributes 12G-SDI signals within an openGear frame in response to the industry’s rising demand for 4K.  The new 9915DA-1x16-12G 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD-SDI 1x16 Reclocking Distribution Amplifier supports an input channel which is distributed to 16 DA outputs. The 9915DA-1x16-12G also offers optional SFP support for fiber input and DA outputs.

Cobalt’s 9915DA-2x16-XPT-12G is a 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD Quad-Channel Multi-Rate Reclocking DA with x4 Output Crosspoint that supports two input channels which can be crosspoint-routed up to 16 DA outputs.

The Cobalt 9915DA-4x16-XPT-12G 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD Quad-Channel Multi-Rate Reclocking DA features the same x4 Output Crosspoint but supports four input channels which can also be crosspoint-routed to up to 16 DA outputs.

The 9915DA-4x16-XPT-12G and 9915-2x16-XPT-12G both include optional SFP support to expand the signal reach beyond the limits of coaxial connections.

Producing HDR broadcasts with a mix of HDR and SDR sources has never been easier than with Cobalt’s implementation of Technicolor’s Intelligent Tone Mapping (ITM) and SL-HDR technology. With the 9904-UDX-4K processing card SDR can be turned into HDR dynamically without operator intervention. Similiarly HDR sources can be fed to SDR trucks or facilities if the production was shot in SDR.

For distribution of HDR content, Cobalt leverages Technicolor’s SL-HDR encode to create an SDR signal with metadata that can be reconstructed downstream to play the original HDR signal, or SDR depending on the capabilities of the TV or set top box. This allows for a single stream of transport to support both HDR and SDR devices. With the 9904-UDX-4K-HDR unit, the end-user can select to use Static, Dynamic, or Intelligent Dynamic HDR.

MediorNet Compact is the cost-effective and easy-to-use entry to the Riedel MediorNet world of integrated media signal distribution and processing.

The first fiber-based 21st-century stage box providing the flexibility of a true real-time media network including integrated signal processing at the cost of simple multiplexing point-to-point products. With a network bandwidth of 50 Gbit/s MediorNet Compact provides enough capacity for bi-directional transport of 12 HD-SDI signal, dozens of MADI streams or GBit-Ethernet signals and hundreds of audio channels or intercom ports – ideal for streamlining the infrastructure of any mobile, studio or live event application.

• - Cost-effective fiber signal transport for 3G/HD/SD-SDI video, audio, data & intercom


• - Synchronized real-time network for the price of multiplexing point-to-point fiber products


• - Supports any combination of network topologies


• - Flexible signal routing incl. point-to-multi-point


• - 50 Gbit/s network bandwidth (net 39 Gbit/s)


• - Fully compatible with MediorNet Modular systems


• - Integrated signal processing available at every port


• - Frame Store / Frame Synchronizer, Embedding/De- Embedding, Test Pattern Generator, Caption, Timecode Insertion

• Compact 3RU Design for rackmount and stand-alone applications


• Integrated Video, Audio and Data Router


• Slot for Option Boards


• Handles Multiple Redundant Sync References (Seamless Takeover)


• Built-in Backup Sync Reference


• Built-in VITC Generator (PAL, NTSC, NTSC-DF)


• Integrated Fiber Length and Optical Power Measurement


• Wide Range AC Power Supply Selectable Front or Rear


• 12V DC Input for Redundant Power Supply


• Temperature Monitoring and adaptive Fan Control

• Compact 3RU Design for rackmount and stand-alone applications


• Integrated Video, Audio and Data Router


• Slot for Option Boards


•  Handles Multiple Redundant Sync References (Seamless Takeover)


• Built-in Backup Sync Reference


• Built-in VITC Generator (PAL, NTSC, NTSC-DF)


• Integrated Fiber Length and Optical Power Measurement


• Wide Range AC Power Supply Selectable Front or Rear


• 12V DC Input for Redundant Power Supply


• Temperature Monitoring and adaptive Fan Control

•  Compact 3RU Design for rackmount and stand-alone applications


•  Integrated Video, Audio and Data Router


•  Slot for Option Boards


•  Handles Multiple Redundant Sync References (Seamless Takeover)


•  Built-in Backup Sync Reference


•  Built-in VITC Generator (PAL, NTSC, NTSC-DF)


•  Integrated Fiber Length and Optical Power Measurement


•  Wide Range AC Power Supply Selectable Front or Rear


•  12V DC Input for Redundant Power Supply


•  Temperature Monitoring and adaptive Fan Control


•  160 x 49 px colour OLED Display

The greenMachine HDR Evie+ (Enhanced Video Image Engine), 1 RU half 19” rackmount, is a real-time segmented frame-by-frame broadcast-quality High Dynamic Range (HDR) to Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) converter, with frame sync supporting formats up to 4K UHD (3840x2160). It is the world’s first system that uses the advanced algorithm for sectional dynamic tone mapping, which automatically analyzes different sections of an image in HDR stream and applies optimal corrections on a frame by frame basis in real-time. This unique capability is unlike any other solution today. It is the perfect real-time production tool for sports or any live broadcast event needing high-quality real-time HDR to SDR conversions. HDR EVIE+ fits best in the single native HDR workflow reducing the cost of equipment and manual operations.

The sectional dynamic tone mapping technique is applied to several spatial areas (sectors) in the image. In this type of tone mapping technique, the algorithm adjusts the signal by using several dynamic curves, one per image segment/sector. The algorithm then combines the result with global dynamic curves based on the entire image. While the dynamic curves of the different sectors are perfectly adapted to the respective image content of their segments, the global curve is perfectly adapted to the content of the entire image. Depending on the image content within these sectors, the algorithm reacts dynamically, which allows lights and shadows to be treated independently. Therefore, dark areas can be brightened, and the bright areas can be darkened without getting a flat gradation of the image. “

HDR EVIE+ provides a 1x 4K/UHD processing channel supporting down-conversion from HDR transfer characteristics to SDR through appropriate sectional dynamic tone mapping. It also supports the Wide Color Gamut (WCG) needs of broadcasters and professional AV live events requirements. HDR Evie+ package also includes HDR Static configuration for Static HDR SDR conversions, which performs static tone mapping to realize UP/Down/Cross conversions between HDR and SDR, suited best for the studios or the environments where the light conditions do not change dynamically.

How much video delay do you need?

Providing up to 800 frames of video delay, Crystal Vision's four variable video delay lines are ideal for matching any short or long delays in your IP or SDI system.

These video delays can be used with IP (ST 2022 and ST 2110 video), with SDI or with both IP and SDI at the same time for hybrid systems. This gives you the easiest possible SDI to IP upgrade, while also making them perfect for mixed SDI and IP installations as well as fully IP or fully SDI environments. They work with 31 different SDI video standards, including 1080p.

All include a framestore synchroniser and support PTP in addition to analogue references as a timing source.

The delay is adjustable in steps of frames. The amount of delay available in seconds depends on the video format.

The triple channel M-VIVID100-3 provides up to 100 frames of video delay per channel (four seconds in 1080i50).

The dual channel M-VIVID200-2 provides up to 200 frames of video delay per channel (eight seconds in 1080i50).

The dual channel M-VIVID400-2 offers up to 400 frames of video delay per channel (16 seconds in 1080i50).

The single channel M-VIVID800 provides up to 800 frames of video delay (32 seconds in 1080i50).

The M-VIVID range are software apps that run on the MARBLE-V1 media processor. A card that fits in the Vision 3 frame, MARBLE-V1 features a powerful CPU/GPU processor, six bi-directional SDI connections and four 10GbE SFP+ network interface ports and allows different apps to be installed when needs change.

Cleanit is a flexible and budget-friendly video and audio profanity delay system for live broadcasts.

Cleanit allows a live content stream to be delayed by up to 20 seconds (in HD), giving your operator time to react and prevent the broadcast of unwanted or offensive video or audio material. It's perfect at preventing expletives, obscene gestures, wardrobe malfunctions, bloopers, competitor mentions, coughing fits or technical problems from making it to air – whether regulations insist on protection of content or you want to control exactly what you broadcast.

Cleanit works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD video and with embedded audio as well as discrete AES and analogue audio and is based on Crystal Vision's Indigo range of modular products and frames.

Control is simple and intuitive – using either a computer GUI or a smart button box, with both manual and automatic control of the video and audio cover/uncover functions.

Cleanit is available in different versions to suit all requirements – whether you want the standard functionality or a more elaborate custom system designed specifically for your application. With Cleanit, you can get the perfect level of protection needed for your production.

The three standard versions of Cleanit take care of the most common applications.

Cleanit 1 allows for audio mute or shuffle to another embedded source of up to 16 audio channels of embedded audio.

Cleanit 2 is designed for those using discrete audio and allows for audio mute or shuffle of up to eight audio channels of analogue audio or 110 ohm AES.

Cleanit 3 gives the ability to freeze or black the video in addition to the audio muting or shuffling.

With Cleanit Custom, different functions can be added to the mix – such as inserting a graphic from a clipstore – with flexible customisation of the control GUIs and button box to satisfy individual requirements.