Zixi Transcoder
Provides high-quality live video transcoding capabilities to the Zixi platform.
Offers low-cost, scalable, and high-density transcoding and delivery services with sub-second latencies.
Supports H.265/HEVC and H.264/AVC video codecs, a variety of audio codecs, NDI, and webRTC workflows
Provides complete solutions for live broadcast content transcoding, packaging, and delivery
Usually ships within 24 Hours
Description
LEVERAGE ZIXI FOR LIVE VIDEO TRANSCODING AND MEDIA SERVICES
Experience flawless delivery of broadcast-quality video over both unmanaged and managed IP networks with the Zixi Transcoder. This high-density, high-quality live video transcoding solution offers low-cost, scalable transcoding and delivery with sub-second latencies. The Zixi Broadcaster provides a single solution for universal origination and distribution of adaptive live broadcast content to OTT workflows, digital MVPDs, MSOs, hotels, cinemas, and more.
- Enjoy a complete transcoding solution that includes decode, encode, packaging, and delivery to origin.
- The solution is supported by the Zixi Broadcaster’s various IP ingest and distribution formats, including low-latency HLS and DASH.
- The Zixi Transcoder supports encoding to H.265/HEVC and H.264/AVC video codecs as well as a variety of audio codecs commonly used for live broadcast and OTT workflows.
- The software also supports NDI and webRTC workflows.
- Get high-density SD to UHD transcoding with the Zixi Transcoder, available on NVIDIA GPU and on cloud providers such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure.
- For lower density applications, a CPU-only solution is available using the X264 codec.
- The Zixi Transcoder is currently available only on X86_64 platforms.
- Support for ARM platforms is coming soon.
- Manage the Zixi Transcoder easily through various options including the Zixi Broadcaster’s Web User Interface, REST API, or Zixi’s ZEN Master orchestration, management, and monitoring control plane.
- Create new live channels and spin up required streams on the fly with just a few clicks and automatic configuration details.
- Easily manage hundreds of live video streams at scale.
Inputs
Zixi, NDI, RIST, SRT, HLS, RTMP, RTP, UDP, WebRTC, and more
Outputs
Zixi, NDI, RIST, SRT, HLS, RTMP, RTP, UDP, WebRTC, and more
Captions
- ATSC 608/708 ES passthrough to Zixi TS, HLS, DASH, and RTMP
- DVB track passthrough to Zixi TS
- WebVTT generation from ATSC 708 Elementary Stream
Audio Processing
- Transcode up to 16 audio tracks
- Passthrough of all audio tracks
- PID mapping and pass-thru
- Audio Sample Rate Conversion – 44.1KHz to/from 48KHz
Audio Decode
- AAC Low Complexity, High Efficiency V1, High Efficiency V2
- ADTS and LATM encapsulation
- AC3 (Dolby Digital)
- MP2 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II)
- Opus
Audio Encode
- AAC Low Complexity, High Efficiency V1, High Efficiency V2
- E-AC-3 (Enhanced Dolby Digital)
- Opus
Video Processing
- MPTS De-multiplexing
- Passthrough
- 10-bit to 8-bit color downscaling
- Thumbnail extraction as HLS playlist
- Deinterlacing (non-telecine) on all input codecs
- Interlaced output (only with X264 S/W encoder and NDI)
- PID mapping and PID pass-thru
- Black bar insertion
- Cropping
- Smooth framerate conversion – up and down
- Image Overlay/Logo Insertion
- Copy GOP from source or generate new GOP
- GOP synchronization when generate new GOP
- Omit or keep closed captions
- I-frame synchronization of outputs with different FPS
- I-frame injection at SCTE-35 markers
- Preserve all video source color primaries
Advanced Features
- ML-based adaptive bitrate control based on network conditions
Ad Insertion
- SCTE-35 passthrough to Zixi TS
- SCTE-35 converted to CUE-OUT/CUE-IN in HLS
- SCTE-35 converted to Splice Events in DASH
- SCTE-35 converted to OnCuePoint in RTMP
- API Injection with output to SCTE-35 in Zixi TS
- API Injection with output to CUE-OUT/CUE-IN in HLS
- API Injection with output to Splice Events in DASH
- API Injection with output to OnCuePoint in RTMP
