Beam - MediaKind

Beam

Input

Baseband input

• 12G/3G/HD/SD-SDI
• SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)
• SMPTE ST 2110 with NMOS IS-04, IS-05

Output

Formats

• SPTS, MPTS

Protocols

• IP, UDP, RTP, RTMP/RTMPS, ASI

Reliable transport

• SRT, RIST, Zixi

Satellite modulation

• DVB-S, DVB-DSNG, DVB-S2, DVBS2X

Content security

Encryption

• BISS Mode 1 & E, BISS CA, Fixed key 128/256 AES

Video encoding

Video codecs

• HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2, JPEG-XS

Chroma & bit depth

• 4:2:2 10-bit / 8-bit
• 4:2:0 8-bit (10-bit UHD)

Resolutions

• 480i (SD), up to 2160p (UHD)

Framerates

• 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94

Audio encoding

Audio codecs

• MPEG-1 Layer-II, AAC, HE-AAC v1&v2(1), HE-AAC 5.1, Dolby Digital® (AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus® (E-AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1

Audio channels

• Up to 8 stereo pairs per service

Passthrough

• Linear PCM, Dolby E®, Dolby Digital®, Dolby Digital Plus®

Data rate

• From 4.75 kbps to 320 kbps (from 64 to 1024 kbps for DD+)

Metadata

Subtitles

• Passthrough and translation for EIA-608/CEA-608 and EIA-708/CEA-708 Closed Captions, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB Subtitles, SCTE-27

Monitoring & control

Cloud control

• MK.IO

Interface

• Web interface or REST API

Standard protocols

• SNMP, NTP, IGMP

1. MPEG Extended HE-AAC audio software licensed from Fraunhofer IIS.

Input

Compressed input

• IP inputs with IGMPv3-based redundancy, dual multicast redundancy
• Pro-MPEG FEC, SRT
• RTMP, MPEG-2 TS
• Satellite
• Demodulation: DVB-S, DVB-DSNG, DVB-S2, DVB-S2X

Video decoding

Video codecs

• HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2, JPEG-XS

Chroma & bit depth

• 4:2:0, 4:2:2, 10-bit / 8-bit

Transcoding

• MPEG-2/H.264/HEVC 4:2:0 to MPEG-2/H.264/HEVC 4:2:0

HD to SD downconversion

Resolutions

• 480i (SD), up to 2160p (UHD)

Framerates

• 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94

Audio decoding

Audio codecs

• MPEG-1 Layer-II, AAC, HE-AAC v1&v2(1), HE-AAC 5.1
• Dolby Digital® (AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus® (E-AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1

Audio channels

• Up to 8 stereo pairs per service

Passthrough

• Linear PCM, Dolby E®, Dolby Digital®, Dolby Digital Plus®

Compressed output

Format

• SPTS, MPTS

Reliable transport

• SRT caller/listener mode, RIST sender/listener mode, Zixi sender/receiver mode

Protocols

• IP, UDP, RTP, RTMP/RTMPS, ASI

Line rate

• Up to 25GbE

Uncompressed output

Baseband over IP

• SMPTE ST 2110 with NMOS IS-04, 05 and PTP
• SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)

SDI

• Up to 8xHD-SDI or 8x3G-SDI or 1x12G-SDI

Connector

• BNC (F) 75 ohms

Metadata

Subtitles

• Passthrough and translation for EIA 608/708 Closed Captions, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB Subtitles, SCTE-27

Content replacement

Ad insertion

• Ingested MPEG-TS stored locally (max. 90m)
• Scheduled based on SCTE-35
• Out-of-band fallback

Content security

Decryption

• BISS Mode 1 & E, BISS CA, Fixed key 128/256 AES
• Common interface
• All major CAMs supported

Monitoring & control

Cloud control

• MK.IO

Interface

• Web interface or REST API

Standard protocols

• SNMP, NTP, IGMP

1. MPEG Extended HE-AAC audio software licensed from Fraunhofer IIS.

Input

Compressed input

• IP inputs with IGMPv3-based redundancy, dual multicast redundancy
• Pro-MPEG FEC, SRT
• RTMP, MPEG-2 TS
• Baseband input
• 3G/HD/SD-SDI
• SDI over IP (SMPTE ST 2022-6)
• SMPTE ST 2110 with NMOS IS-04, IS-05

Video encoding

Video codecs

• HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2

HDR compatibility

• HDR10, HLG10, PQ10, and Dolby Vision 8.1 & 5.0

Rate control

• CBR, VBR, and CVQ

Data rate

• 100 kbps to 60 Mbps

Audio encoding

Audio codecs

• MPEG-1 Layer-II, AAC, HE-AAC v1 & v2(1), HE-AAC 5.1
• Dolby Digital® (AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus® (E-AC-3) 2.0 & 5.1

Audio channels

• Up to 8 stereo pairs per service

Passthrough

• MPEG 1 LII, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3)

Data rates

• From 4.75 kbps to 320 kbps (from 64 to 1024 kbps for DD+)

Processing

• Loudness control

Metadata and ad insertion

Subtitles

• Passthrough and translation for EIA 608/708 Closed Captions, SCTE-20, DVB Teletext, DVB Subtitles, SCTE-27, and ARIB B24

Streaming subtitles

• WebVTT for HLS, DFXP for HSS, WebVTT or SMPTE-TT for DASH

Ad insertion

• EBIF/EISS/AIT, SCTE-35 passthrough

Nielsen

• Watermark extraction for multi-screen devices

Broadcast output

Formats

• SPTS, MPTS

Protocol

• IP, ASI

Multiplexing

• Full remuxing with SI/PSI generation, HbbTV, terrestrial

Encryption

• DVB-CSA, BISS CA, AES, Director

Streaming output

Streaming

• Apple HTTP Live Streaming (over CMAF or TS), Microsoft Smooth Streaming, DASH

Low-latency chunking

• RTMP

Multi-audio

• Multiple audio streams per output for HLS, Smooth Streaming, and DASH

Content protection

• Microsoft PlayReady DRM for HLS/TS, Smooth Streaming, and DASH
• Apple Segment for HLS/TS, FairPlay for HLS/TS and HLS/CMAF
• Adobe Primetime Access
• Widevine, PlayReady, and Marlin for DASH

Content publishing

• Pull scenarios in just-in-time packaging and publishing to local storage or to WebDAV servers

CDN integration

• Interface with leading CDNs
• Certified with Akamai MSL 4 for HLS and DASH

Monitoring & control

Cloud control

• MK.IO

Interface

• Web interface or REST API

Standard protocols

• SNMP, NTP, IGMP

1. MPEG Extended HE-AAC audio software licensed from Fraunhofer IIS.