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Broadcast

Overview

Agility supports advanced broadcast workflows beyond simple transcoding of video from an editor to a broadcast server. Advanced features include:

  • preservation of Dolby E audio tacks
  • preservation of VBI and VANC information
  • Generation of new VANC information
  • Insertion of closed caption
  • Decoding of closed caption
  • HD to SD down-conversion

Agility supports input and output integration with editing systems such as Avid and Apple FinalCut Pro, broadcast servers from Omneon, Grassvalley, Harris/Leitch and Seachange. Limited support is provided for Pinnacle servers. In addition Agility supports ingest and output of MXF files.

Features

  • Timecode
    • decode from VBI, VANC or Wrapper
    • timecode pass through
    • timecode insertion
    • timecode re-stripe
  • VANC/VBI
    • pass through
    • insertion
    • AFD control
  • Captions
    • insertion
    • extraction
    • 608/708 conversion
  • Dolby E pass through
  • Dolby E decode (via DP600)
  • 16 channel audio mixer
  • “Growing File Ingest” for MXF/IMX and Omneon IMX
  • Color space conversion: ITU-R BT.709 (HD) to/from ITU BT.601 (SD)
  • HD to SD conversion
    • aspect ration controls (center crop, letterbox, etc.)

Support for native wrappers and MXF.

Format Details

General Formats

Wrapper Codec Audio Ingest/ Output Comment
MXF MPEG2 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF MPEG2 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF MPEG2 1080i – 59.94 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF MPEG2 – 1080i – 50 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF MPEG2 – 720p – 29.97 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF MPEG2 720p – 25 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF IMX30 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF IMX40 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF IMX50 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF IMX30 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF IMX40 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF IMX50 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF DV25 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF DV50 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF DVCpro25 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF DVCpro50 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF DV25 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF DV50 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF DVCpro25 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF DVCpro50 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, 331, 332 I/O
MXF D10 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, 331 I/O
MXF D10 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, 331 I/O
MXF Xdcam – 525 8 Stereo pairs, 331 I/O
MXF Xdcam – 625 8 Stereo pairs, 331 I/O
MXF Sony Xdcam HD 4:2:2 I/O
MXF Sony Xdcam HE I
MXF HDV/EX I
MXF JPEG 2000 I
MXF DNxHD I
Wrapper Codec Audio Ingest/Output comment
QuickTime Avid Uncompressed 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime Avid ABVB 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime Avid DNxHD 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime Avid DV 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime Avid DV100 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime Avid Meridian compressed 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime Avid Meridian uncompressed 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime Avid Packed Codec 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime DV PAL 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime DV NTSC 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime DVCpro NTSC 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime DVCpro PAL 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime DV Stream 1 stereo pair I/O
QuickTime Xdcam HD 422 60i I .mov wrapper
QuickTime ProRes I
QuickTime XDCAM HD 422 I/O
QuickTime XDcam EX 35 I

Broadcast Server Formats

Wrapper Codec Audio Ingest/ Output Comment
Omneon
Omneon MPEG2 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon DV25 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon DVCpro 25 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon DVCpro 50 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon IMX30 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon IMX40 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon IMX50 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon MPEG2 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon DV25 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon DVCpro 25 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon DVCpro 50 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon IMX30 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon IMX40 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon IMX50 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon MPEG2 1080i -59.94 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon MPEG2 – 1080i – 50 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon MPEG2 – 720p – 29.97 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Omneon MPEG2 720p – 25 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Wrapper Codec Audio Ingest/ Output Comment
Leitch MPEG2 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch DV25 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch DVCpro 25 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch DVCpro 50 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch IMX30 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch IMX40 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch IMX50 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch MPEG2 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch DV25 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch DVCpro 25 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch DVCpro 50 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch IMX30 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch IMX40 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch IMX50 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch MPEG2 1080i -59.94 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch MPEG2 – 1080i – 50 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch MPEG2 – 720p – 29.97 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Leitch MPEG2 720p – 25 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Wrapper Codec Audio Ingest/ Output Comment
Pinnacle MPEG2 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, L2 I/O
Pinnacle MPEG2 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, L2 I/O
Pinnacle MPEG2 1080i -59.94 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Pinnacle MPEG2 – 1080i – 50 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Pinnacle MPEG2 – 720p – 29.97 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Pinnacle MPEG2 720p – 25 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Wrapper Codec Audio Ingest/ Output Comment
Grass Valley MPEG2 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Grass Valley MPEG2 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Grass Valley MPEG2 1080i -59.94 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O Grid with VANC
Grass Valley MPEG2 – 1080i – 50 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O Grid with VANC
Grass Valley MPEG2 – 720p – 29.97 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Grass Valley MPEG2 720p – 25 8 Stereo pairs, PCM I/O
Wrapper Codec Audio Ingest/ Output Comment
Seachange MPEG2 – 525 8 Stereo pairs, L2 I/O
Seachange MPEG2 – 625 8 Stereo pairs, L2 I/O
Seachange SAF – 525 8 Stereo pairs, L2 I/O
Seachange SAF – 625 8 Stereo pairs, L2 I/O
Seachange DVL – 525 8 Stereo pairs, L2 I/O
Seachange DVL – 625 8 Stereo pairs, L2 I/O
Wrapper Codec Audio Ingest/ Output Comment
EVS DNxHD I
EVS MPEG2 I

Post Production Formats

Wrapper Codec Audio Ingest/ Output Comment
Avid DV25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DVCpro25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DV50 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid IMX30 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid IMX40 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid IMX50 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD – 220, 1080i, 59.94, 10-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD – 220, 1080i, 59.94, 8-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD – 145,1080i, 59.94, 8-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD – 145 TR, 1080i, 59.94, 8-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD -220, 720p, 59.94, 10-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD -220, 720p, 59.94, 8-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD – 145, 720p, 59.94, 8-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD, 185, 1080i, 50, 10-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD, 185, 1080i, 50, 8-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD, 120, 1080i, 50, 8-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD, 120 TR, 1080i, 50 , 8-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD, 185, 720p, 50, 10-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD, 185, 720p, 50, 8-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DNxHD, 120, 720p, 50, 8-bit 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid Uncompressed 422 – 525 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid Uncompressed 422 – 625 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Wrapper Codec Audio Ingest/ Output Comment
Avid JFIF 2:1 – 525 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 3:1 – 525 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 10:1 – 525 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 20:1 – 525 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 2:1s – 525 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 4:1s – 525 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 15:1s – 525 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 2:1 – 625 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 3:1 – 625 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 10:1 – 625 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 20:1 – 625 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 2:1s – 625 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 4:1s – 625 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid JFIF 15:1s – 625 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DVCpro HD 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid DVCpro HD 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid HDV 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid HDV 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid QuickTime DV25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid QuickTime DV25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid QuickTime DVCpro25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid QuickTime DVCpro25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid QuickTime DVCpro50 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Avid QuickTime DVCpro50 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Apple QuickTime DV25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Apple QuickTime DV25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Apple QuickTime DVCpro25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Apple QuickTime DVCpro25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Apple QuickTime DVCpro50 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Apple QuickTime DVCpro50 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Apple QuickTime DVCpro HD 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Apple QuickTime DVCpro HD 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Apple QuickTime DVCpro HD 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Apple QuickTime DVCpro HD 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Apple QuickTime ProRes
Pinnacle Liquid (avi) DV25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Pinnacle Liquid (avi) DV25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Pinnacle Liquid (avi) DVCpro25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Pinnacle Liquid (avi) DVCpro25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Pinnacle Liquid (avi) DVCpro50 8 Stereo pairs I/O
Pinnacle Liquid (avi) DVCpro50 8 Stereo pairs I/O
DV stream (.dv) DV25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
DV stream (.dv) DV25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
DV stream (.dv) DVCpro25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
DV stream (.dv) DVCpro25 8 Stereo pairs I/O
DV stream (.dv) DVCpro50 8 Stereo pairs I/O
DV stream (.dv) DVCpro50 8 Stereo pairs I/O

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