Appear's X Platform now supports ultra-low latency HEVC encoding

Ultra-low latency HEVC encoding is now supported in workflows managed through the X Platform encoder module. Appear.

Appear's X platform, used by broadcasters, telecommunications companies and production companies for live contribution y remote production, offers the possibility of combining encapsulation formats such as MPEG TS, ST2022-6, ST2110, Zixi and SRT with a wide range of codecs and video processing functions.

Appear has updated its software for encoder modules ECx110 y ECx210 in order to significantly increase the service density when encoding in delay mode HEVC ultrabajo. La densidad por módulo se ha incrementado para soportar cuatro servicios SD / HD, o dos servicios UHD, mientras se mantiene un rendimiento de latencia de codificación / decodificación inferior a 200 ms.

Al margen de la nueva codificación HEVC, X Platform admite hasta dos canales de ultra alta definición (UHD) u ocho canales de alta definición (HD) en los modos estándar y de bajo retardo.

Modo UHD híbrido

La plataforma X también permite a sus clientes funcionar en modo UHD híbrido con 1 x UHD y 2 canales más que emiten en cualquier calidad “hasta Full HD” simultáneamente en el mismo módulo. La arquitectura de codificación de X Platform, compatible con HDR, also offers other interesting advantages, such as the ability to provide high-quality live video with a low power consumption, below 85 watts per module.

Thomas Lind, product director at Appear, highlights the importance of this update, since "the capacity and functionality offered fit the growing trend of encoding multiple services at the lowest delay point for VAR and remote production, while drastically reducing the cost of channel pricing. If necessary, the same module can be quickly switched to other encoding modes, such as OTT encoding, or converted into a decoder or transcoder," he adds, expanding on the versatility of X Platform.