Vela’s Cinecast
®
MultiFormatHD encoding
system is a realtime, hardware based encod-
ing solution designed for a broad range of
professional applications. The Cinecast
®
MultiFormatHD solution supports High
Definition H.264 (AVC) and MPEG-2 encod-
ing at 1920x1080i and 1280x720P resolutions
at both NTSC and PAL frame rates, and
1920x1080P encoding up to 60 frames per sec-
ond. Additionally, the Cinecast
®
MultiFormatHD supports Standard
Definition H.264 (AVC) and MPEG-2 encod-
ing profiles in both NTSC and PAL, making it
one of the most flexible encoding solutions on the market.
Based on Vela’s Emmy winning hardware encoding and video processing technology, the
Cinecast
®
MultiFormatHD utilizes an SOIC (System on IC) design to eliminate the need for
a host PC and comes in a half length PCIe x 1 form factor. Designed with streaming in
mind, the Cinecast
®
MultiFormatHD produces unparalled video quality at any bitrate from
300 kbps up to 40 Mbps making full resolution (720x480) Standard Definition encoding
possible at video bitrates as low as 300 kbps with remarkable video quality and High
Definition (1920x1080i or 1280x720P) at bitrates as low as 750 kbps.
The Cinecast
®
MultiFormatHD supports HD-SDI/SD-SDI and 3G SDI inputs with
embedded audio encoding. Support for EIA 708B and 608B Closed Captioning will be
available for broadcast and cable applications as well as access to other VANC data.
The Cinecast
®
MultiFormatHD supports streaming via IP in Unicast or Multicast modes
using UDP or RTP and RTSP.
The encoding solution also incorporates an intuitive web based graphical user interface
(GUI), for quick configuration and ease of operation within a time-saving and user-friend-
ly encoding environment.
POINT-OF-INFORMATION (POI)
INTRANET UNICAST OR MULTICAST
HD/SD H.264 (AVC) AND MPEG2
HDMI AND ANALOG INPUTS
OPTIONAL ASI OUTPUT
708/608 CLOSED CAPTIONING SUPPORT
WEB BASED INTUITIVE EASY TO USE GRAPH-
ICAL USER INTERFACE
Cinecast
®
MultiFormatHD Hardware Encoder 2000-0700
Cinecast
®
MultiFormat
HD
Professional Broadcast Encoder
• Realtime encoding of HD or SD H.264 (AVC)
• Realtime encoding HD or SD MPEG-2
• PAL and NTSC television formats
• HD/SD/3G SDI Inputs
• Closed Caption support EIA-708B and 608B
• SDI Embedded audio support
• Dolby
®
Digital bitstream pass-through audio
• MPEG1 Layer 2
• AAC LC and AAC HE
• Intuitive, easy to use web based graphical user inter-
face
• File Storage output
• Optional DVB/ASI output
• IP output over UDP or RTP
• IP Unicast and Multicast support
• 1920 x 1080P @ 24/25/29.97/30/60
• 1920 x 1080I @ 25/29.97/30
• 1280 x 720P @ 50/59.94/60
• 720/704/640/544/528/352x480 @ 29.97
• 720/704/640/544/528/352x576 @ 25
ENCODE PARAMETERS
MPEG Standard
MPEG-2 HD: MP@HL up to 40 Mbps
MPEG-2 SD: MP@ML up to 15 Mbps
H.264 HD: HP@L4.1 up to 40 Mbps
H.264 SD: HP@L3.1 up to 14 Mbps
Stream Format
H.264 AVC: MP4 File format or MPEG2 Transport Stream
MPEG2: MPEG2 Transport Stream or Program Stream
GOP Structure
I, IBP, IBBBP, IP open or closed
GOP Size
Programmable up to 130 frames
Audio Mode
MPEG-1 layer 2, AAC LC, HE AAC
Audio Sampling Rate
48 kHz
System Specifications
• SOIC Design
• Half Length PCIe x 1
Audio Signal Inputs
• SDI Embedded - BNC
• Digital SPDIF - Multi IO D-Sub
• Analog - Multi IO D-Sub
Video Signal Inputs
• SD/HD/3G SDI - BNC
• HDMI
• Analog Component/Composite - Multi IO D-Sub
MPEG Outputs
• Local or Network File Storage
• DVB/ASI - BNC
• IP - RJ45
5540 Rio Vista Drive • Clearwater FL 33760 • Phone 727-507-5300 • Fax 727-507-5312
Vela, Argus, MediaAdvantage, RecordAdvantage, CineCast, CineView, and Spectrum are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vela Research LP. Dolby is a trademark of
Dolby Laboratories. Other product names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. All information con-
tained herein is accurate at time of printing and is subject to change without notice. ©2012 Vela Research LP. All rights reserved. Rev. 01-2012.
