Ultra Encode SDI Plus

A Flexible & Universal Streaming and Recording Encoder
  • Live streaming and recording with support for H.264, H.265, NDI® HX2 and NDI® HX3
  • Flexible choice of streaming protocols including RTMP, RTMPS, SRT, HLS and more
  • Control via web interface or optional Control Hub centralized management software

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Specification and Features

Input & Loop-throughVideo

 

  • Supports SD (ST 259)/HD (ST 292)/3Ga (ST 425)/3Gb (ST 425)/3Gb-DL(ST 425)/3Gb-DS (ST 425)/6G (ST 2081) standards
  • Typical resolution/frame rate:

     

    • 4096x2160p 23.98/24/25/29.97/30
    • 2560x1440p/2048x1080p/2048x1080i 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/47.95/48/50/59.94/60
    • 1920x1080p/1920x1080i 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/47.95/48/50/59.94/60
    • 1280x720p 25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60
    • 720×576 25p/50i (PAL SD)
    • 720×480 29.97p/59.94i (NTSC SD)
  • Color sampling: YCbCr 10-bit 4:2:2, YCbCr 10-bit 4:4:4:4, YCbCr 12-bit 4:2:2, YCbCr 12-bit 4:4:4

Audio

  • SDI embedded audio: 16-Channel, 24-bit, 192kHz sample rate
  • Audio from 3.5 mm LINE IN: 2-Channel, 24-bit, 192kHz sample rate

Encode

Video

  • Bitrate:
    • NDI® HX3: up to 62.0Mbps, down to 1.5Mbps
    • Others: up to 32.0Mbps, down to 256kpbs
  • Dual-stream encoding: main stream and sub stream
  • Main stream
    • Resolution/frame rate:
      • 4096x2160p/3840x2160p 30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
      • 2560x1440p/2048x1080p/1920x1200p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
      • 1920x1080p/1920x720p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
      • 1664x936p/1600x1200p/1600x900p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
      • 1440x1080p/1440x900p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
      • 1280x1024p/1280x960p/1280x800p/1280x720p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
      • 1024x768p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
      • 1024x576p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
      • 960x540p/800x600p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
      • 768x576p/720x576p/720x540p/720x480p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
      • 640x480p/640x360p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
      • 480x360p/480x270p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976/15/10/5
    • Native CEA–608/608 over 708 captions
  • Sub stream
    • Supports enabling/disabling sub stream
    • Resolution/frame rate:
      • 1920x1080p/1920x720p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/15/10/5
      • 1664x936p/1600x1200p/1600x900p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/15/10/5
      • 1440x1080p/1440x900p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/15/10/5
      • 1280x1024p/1280x960p/1280x800p/1280x720p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/15/10/5
      • 1024x768p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/15/10/5
      • 960x540p/800x600p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/15/10/5
      • 768x576p/720x576p/720x540p/720x480p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/15/10/5
      • 640x480p/640x360p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/15/10/5
      • 480x360p/480x270p 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/15/10/5
  • H.264/H.265 (HEVC) Codec:
    • System timecode or RP–188 standard timecode for SEI Message setting
    • H.265 (HEVC) SEI message supports carrying interlacing signal mark
    • Video aspect ratio conversion
    • Image rotation: 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°
    • Cropping
    • Output 3D video

Audio

  • Encode up to 8 audio streams
    • Up to 8 channels can be selected for mapping when SDI input carries more than 8 audio channels
    • Supports mapping between source channels and encoded audio channels
    • Contains 1 x 8-channel stream and 7 x 2-channel streams
  • Bitrate: 256/192/128/96/64/48/32/16 kbps
  • Output source embedded audio and line in through LINE OUT

Live Stream

Natively supports streaming to:

  • Twitch
  • YouTube, publishing to timeline or a new event and setting “made for kids”.
  • Facebook, enabling backup stream and publishing to timeline or a new event.
  • WOWZA over RTMP, adding token and publishing to timeline or a new event.
  • WOWZA over SRT, setting AES encryption (AES–128/192/256) and publishing to a channel or a new event.

Supports streaming protocols:

  • RTSP
  • RTMP/RTMPS
  • SRT Caller/SRT Listener
  • NDI®|HX2
  • HLS
  • TS over UDP/TS over RTP
  • TVU ISSP
  • Supports streaming to 6 destinations simultaneously, containing 1 session of RTSP/SRT Listener/HLS/ISSP (if included), or 2 NDI®|HX2 sessions (if included)
  • Supports 1 NDI® HX3 sessions exclusively
  • Supports specifying a video stream and an audio stream for each streaming session
  • Supports live stream scheduler

Record
  • Supports setting and managing recording function and tasks
  • Supports recording to local storage

     

    • Supports format and performance test
    • Automatically upload files to remote file storage platform including FTP server, Google Drive, and Dropbox
  • Supports recording to external USB storage

     

    • Supported system format: FAT32, exFAT and NTFS
  • Supports recording to network attached storage (NFS/CIFS)

     

    • Supported system format: NFS, CIFS
  • Supports loop recording and normal recording
  • Supports saving recording files in MP4, MOV or TS format
  • Supports specifying a video stream and an audio stream for each recording task
  • Supports customizing recording file name and prefix
  • Supports splitting recording files by time

     

    • MP4, MOV: up to 4 hours
    • TS: no limit
  • Supports exporting or downloading files through Web UI
  • Supports recording scheduler

Web UI
    • Access Web UI via PC and smartphone
    • View real-time device status
    • Preview encoded video
    • Set input sources
    • Customize encoding parameters
    • Manage streaming destinations, start/stop streaming, view streaming status
    • Set up to 8 overlays for each stream, including text, picture, and clock
    • Update firmware
    • Supports registering Magewell Control Hub for centralized management
    • Supports Microsoft Edge/Firefox/Chrome/Safari/Opera web browsers

APIProvides APIs for 3rd party control system

Network Connections
  • Ethernet: 1x RJ45 port, 10/100/1000 Mbps Base-T
  • IEEE 802.3af PoE
  • Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Station and AP modes supported
  • 4G/5G USB modem (not supplied)
  • USB Net

Input/Output Ports
  • 2 x SD/HD/3G BNC ports
    • 1 x Input
    • 1 x Loop-through
  • 1 x 3.5mm LINE IN
  • 1 x 3.5mm LINE OUT
  • 2 x USB Type-A

Storage
  • USB flash drive (not supplied): FAT32, NTFS, exFAT
  • NAS (not supplied): NFS/CIFS

LED Indicators
  • LEDs indicating the status of power, input signal, streaming, Ethernet and Wi-Fi connection
  • NDI tally lights (preview-green, program-red)

Power Supply and Consumption
  • DC 5V/3A
  • Max power consumption: 8.72W

Dimensions
  • 106.6mm x 106.2mm x 25mm

Accessories
  • 1 x 5V Power Adapter
  • 1 x USB Type A to Type B cable
  • 1 x Wi-Fi Antenna
  • 1 x T-bracket

Screw Mounting Hole2 x M3 threaded hole
A standard 1/4″-20 socket provided by T-bracket

Working Environment
  • Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C
  • Storage temperature: –20 to 40 deg C
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing

Accessory

Included

Power Adapter (US/EU/UK/AU/JP)x1
Part number: ACC08010
Power Adapter (KR) x1
Part number: ACC08015
USB 2.0 Type B cable x1
Part number: ACC00065

Wi-Fi Antenna x1

Part number: ACC09021

T-bracket x1
Part number: ACC02241
We recommend you always use the included accessories to avoid unnecessary damage to your device. Please note, the appearance of the power adapter may vary due to suppliers or batches. The images here are for reference only.

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