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AmberFin iCR Technical Specifications

All models are available as software systems. Please consult AmberFin for supported hardware. All models support Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.

Some models are available as SD only or SD/HD. Note iCR Format Converter and iCR Standards Converter are always SD/HD.

Some features may be options. Please check with your AmberFin representative.

SD-only Systems (iCR 2002, iCR 3002 and iCR 5002)

• Real-time Video I/O
  • SD 525/625
  • Bi-Level Genlock
• Audio I/O channels
  • AES/EBU: 2 In / 2 Out
  • Embedded: 8 In / 8 Out

SD/HD Systems
(iCR 2002, iCR 3002 and iCR 5002)

• Real-time Video I/O
  • SD 525/625
  • HD 1080 @ 60i/59.94i/50i
  • HD 1080 @ 23.98sF/24sF/25sF
  • HD 720 @ 60P/59.94P/50P
  • Bi or Tri-Level Genlock
• Audio I/O channels
  • AES/EBU: 4 In / 8 Out
  • Embedded: 16 In / 16 Out

Browse by feature(s):

• Ingest
• Playback
• Quality Control (QC)
• Transcoding
• Annotation

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Summary of iCR V5.1 Supported Ingest Formats
(iCR 3002, iCR 4002 and iCR 5002)

• MXF OP1a
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame
    • AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option)
  • MPEG-2 Long-GOP
    • Ingest through external encoder over ASI (optional)
    • AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option)
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MXF AS02
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • Uncompressed SD and HD
• MXF XDCAM (compatible with FCP and Avid)
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DVCAM
  • XDCAM HD (all formats)
• MXF P2 (compatible with FCP and Avid)
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MXF OP-Atom (compatible with Avid)
  • DNxHD 36/115/120/145/175/185/220 Mbps 8-bits
  • DNxHD 175/185/220 Mbps 10-bits
• MPEG-2 Transport Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame
    • AES, MP1L2, Dolby D (option)
  • MPEG-2 Long-GOP
    • Ingest through external encoder over ASI (optional)
    • AES, MP1L2, Dolby D (option)
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
• MPEG-2 Program Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame
    • AES, MP1L2, Dolby D (option)
  • MPEG-2 Long-GOP
    • Ingest through external encoder over ASI (optional)
    • AES, MP1L2, Dolby D (option)
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
• Elementary Streams
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame
    • WAV/BWAV, AIFF, MP1L2, Dolby D (option)
  • MPEG-2 Long-GOP
    • Ingest through external encoder over ASI (optional)
    • WAV/BWAV, AIFF, MP1L2, Dolby D (option)
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• AVI
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
  • SD/HD uncompressed 8 bits
• QuickTime MOV (FCP compatible)
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
  • SD/HD uncompressed 8-bit/10-bit

Realtime Proxies during ingest

• MPEG-1 in SS/PS
• WM9
• QT SV3/H.264

Simultaneous Ingest and Transcoding, supported ingest formats:

• MXF OP1a
• MXF XDCAM
• MXF P2
• Transport Stream
• Program Stream
• Elementary Stream

Ingest Control Modes

• GUI
  • Live Start/Stop w/ optional duration
  • Scheduled w/ In/Out TC
  • VTR Control w/ In/Out TC
  • Batch VTR Control w/ In/Out TC (for EDL support refer to AmberFin)
• RS-422
  • VTR Control and Emulation
  • VDCP control
• SOA Web Services
  • API calls for all GUI modes

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Summary of iCR V5.1 Supported Playback Formats - note some may be options, check with your AmberFin representative
(iCR 2002, iCR 3002 and iCR 5002 with SDI playback; iCR 1001 and iCR 1002 GUI review only)

• MXF OP1a
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MXF AS02
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • Uncompressed SD and HD
  • JPEG2000 (option)
• MXF XDCAM
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DVCAM
  • XDCAM HD (all formats)
• MXF P2
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MXF OP-Atom (compatible with Avid)
  • DNxHD 36/115/120/145/175/185/220 Mbps 8-bits
  • DNxHD 175/185/220 Mbps 10-bits
• MPEG-2 Transport Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
  • HDV
  • ASP/H.263/H.264/AVC (AAC)
• MPEG-2 Program Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
• Elementary Streams
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• AVI
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
  • SD/HD uncompressed 8 bits
  • Some user installed DirectShow codecs (contact AmberFin for details)
• Windows Media Video (ASF) (not iCR 1001 or iCR 1002)
  • WM9
  • VC-1
• QuickTime MOV
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
  • SD uncompressed 8-bit/10-bit
  • HD uncompressed 8-bit
  • 3G/ASP/H.263/H.264/AVC (AMR, AAC)
  • All QT codecs supported by QT Player on Windows incl. ProRes 4:2:2
  • Some user installed QT codecs (contact AmberFin for details)

Playback Control Modes

• GUI
  • Looped playback
  • Random access
  • Playback from In/Out TC
• RS-422
  • VTR Emulation
  • VDCP control
• SOA Web Service

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Summary of iCR V5.1 Supported QC Formats
(iCR 2002 and iCR 5002)

• MXF OP1a
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MXF AS02
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • Uncompressed SD and HD
• MXF XDCAM
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DVCAM
  • XDCAM HD (all formats)
• MXF P2
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MXF OP-Atom (compatible with Avid)
  • DNxHD 36/115/120/145/175/185/220 Mbps 8-bits
  • DNxHD 175/185/220 Mbps 10-bits
• MPEG-2 Transport Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
  • HDV
  • ASP/H.263/H.264/AVC (AAC)
• MPEG-2 Program Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
• Elementary Streams
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• AVI
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
  • SD/HD uncompressed 8 bits
  • Some user installed DirectShow codecs (contact AmberFin for details)
• Windows Media Video (ASF)
  • WM9
  • VC-1
• QuickTime MOV
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
  • SD uncompressed 8-bit/10-bit
  • HD uncompressed 8-bit
  • 3G/ASP/H.263/H.264/AVC (AMR, AAC)
  • All QT codecs supported by QT Player on Windows incl. ProRes 4:2:2
  • Some user installed QT codecs (contact AmberFin for details)

QC Control Modes

• GUI
• SOA Web Services
• Watch Folders

Integrated Quality Control Tools

• VTR QC during ingest (Sony Interactive Status Reporting)
• Baseband QC
  • Black Detection
  • Still Detection
  • Average Picture Level
  • Luma Overload/Underload Detection
  • Chroma Overload/Underload Detection
  • Close Caption detection
  • VITC, ANC Time Code and User ANC Detection
  • Audio Level Detectors
  • Audio Clipping
  • Audio Likeness and Phase Detection
  • Dolby E Presence and Timing Detection
• Compression QC
  • Timecode discontinuities
  • Picture Appraisal Report (PAR, MPEG-2 only)
  • Audio Level Detectors
• XML-based QC reports
• Timeline-based QC Report Annotation

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Summary of iCR V5.1 Supported Transcoding Formats
(iCR 1001, iCR 1002 and iCR 5002)

• MXF OP1a
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MXF AS02
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • Uncompressed SD and HD
  • JPEG2000 (Encode Option)
• MXF XDCAM
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DVCAM
  • XDCAM HD (all formats)
• MXF P2
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MXF OP-Atom (compatible with Avid)
  • DNxHD 36/115/120/145/175/185/220 Mbps 8-bits
  • DNxHD 175/185/220 Mbps 10-bits
• MPEG-2 Transport Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
  • HDV (transcode from only)
  • ASP/H.263/H.264/AVC (AAC) (Option)
• MPEG-2 Program Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
• Elementary Streams
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2, Dolby D (option))
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• AVI
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
  • SD/HD uncompressed 8-bit/10-bit
  • Some user installed DirectShow codecs - Transcode From only, not supported on output (contact AmberFin for details)
• Windows Media Video (ASF)
  • WM9
  • VC-1
• DV-DIF
• QuickTime MOV
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
  • SD/HD uncompressed 8-bit/10-bit
  • 3G/ASP/H.263/H.264/AVC (AMR, AAC)
  • Some QT codecs supported by QT Player on Windows
  • Some user installed QT codecs (contact AmberFin for details)

Transcoding Control Modes

• GUI
  • Automatic post-ingest transcoding
  • Manual transcoding
• SOA Web Services
• Watch Folders

File Conversion Tools which include:

• SD/HD up/down/cross conversions and SD/HD Color Space Conversion
• Market's best Interlaced to Progressive conversions, giving superior picture quality and up to a 25% saving on file size
• Speed-ups and Slowdowns of video and audio to always maintain sync
• Constant Cadence 3:2 pull-down Add/Remove as well as Frame Dropping/Doubling
• Advanced scaling and aspect ratio conversion
• Static Logo insertion with opacity support for content branding
• In-vision timecode insertion for generation of proxy formats
• VBI pass-through and ability to Add/Remove SD Analog Blanking (704 pixels)
• MXF Cutting and Splicing
  • Extract one or multiple segments of MXF files to perform partial extraction or clip segmentation
  • Splice and merge multiple clips to create new versions such as commercial extractions or insertions
• Motion Compensated SD Standards Conversion
• Flexible notifications and scripting support
• Automated distribution and load balancing of transcoding tasks on a network of iCR systems translates to shorter rendering times and optimal usage of computing resources
• Broadcast-quality pre-processing filters that improve the quality of compressed images
• Adding a watermark during Transcode, using the Civolution CompoTrack software

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Summary of iCR V5.1 Annotation Tools
(iCR 5002)

Annotation Tools

• User-Definable Annotation GUI
• XML files publishing
• Ability to call scripts to pull or push information from an existing database or MAM system