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AmberFin iCR Technical Specifications

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

All models are available as SD only or SD/HD. Note iCR 1000 is always SD/HD.

SD-only Systems (iCR 2000, iCR 3000 and iCR 5000)

• 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 2000, iCR 3000 and iCR 5000)

• 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)
• Repurposing
• Annotation

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Summary of iCR V4.0 Supported Ingest Formats
(iCR 3000 and iCR 5000)

• MXF OP1a
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame
    • AES, WAV, MP1L2
  • MPEG-2 Long-GOP
    • Ingest through external encoder over ASI (optional)
    • AES, WAV, MP1L2
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• 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)
• MPEG-2 Transport Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame
    • AES, MP1L2
  • MPEG-2 Long-GOP
    • Ingest through external encoder over ASI (optional)
    • AES, MP1L2
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
• MPEG-2 Program Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame
    • AES, MP1L2
  • MPEG-2 Long-GOP
    • Ingest through external encoder over ASI (optional)
    • AES, MP1L2
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
• Elementary Streams
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame
    • WAV/BWAV, AIFF, MP1L2
  • MPEG-2 Long-GOP
    • Ingest through external encoder over ASI (optional)
    • WAV/BWAV, AIFF, MP1L2
  • 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

Realtime Proxies during ingest

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

Ingest Control Modes

• GUI
  • Live Start/Stop w/ option to schedule
  • VTR Control w/ In/Out TC
  • Batch VTR Control w/ In/Out TC (Sony, CMX, GVG EDLs + manual lists)
• RS-422
  • VTR Control and Emulation
  • VDCP control
• SOA Web Services
  • API calls for all GUI modes

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Summary of iCR V4.0 Supported Playback Formats
(iCR 2000, iCR 3000 and iCR 5000 with SDI playback; iCR 1000 GUI review only)

• MXF OP1a
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MXF XDCAM
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DVCAM
  • XDCAM HD (all formats)
• MXF P2
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MPEG-2 Transport Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
  • HDV
  • ASP/H.263/H.264/AVC (AAC)
  • VC-1
• MPEG-2 Program Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
• Elementary Streams
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • 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 1000)
  • WM9
  • VC-1
• QuickTime MOV
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
  • SD/HD uncompressed 8 bits
  • 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 V4.0 Supported QC Formats
(iCR 2000 and iCR 5000)

• MXF OP1a
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MXF XDCAM
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DVCAM
  • XDCAM HD (all formats)
• MXF P2
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MPEG-2 Transport Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
  • HDV
  • ASP/H.263/H.264/AVC (AAC)
  • VC-1
• MPEG-2 Program Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
• Elementary Streams
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • 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/HD uncompressed 8 bits
  • 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 V4.0 Supported Repurposing Formats
(iCR 1000 and iCR 5000)

• MXF OP1a
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MXF XDCAM
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • DVCAM
  • XDCAM HD (all formats)
• MXF P2
  • DV and DVCPRO 25/50/HD(100)
• MPEG-2 Transport Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
  • HDV (repurpose from only)
  • ASP/H.263/H.264/AVC (AAC)
  • VC-1
• MPEG-2 Program Stream
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • D-10 (IMX 30/40/50)
  • XDCAM HD
• Elementary Streams
  • MPEG-2 I-Frame and Long-GOP (AES, WAV, MP1L2)
  • 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 - Repurposing From only, not supported on output (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/HD uncompressed 8 bits
  • 3G/ASP/H.263/H.264/AVC (AMR, AAC)
  • All QT codecs supported by QT Player on Windows
  • Some user installed QT codecs (contact AmberFin for details)

Repurposing Control Modes

• GUI
  • Automatic post-ingest repurposing
  • Manual repurposing
• 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
• Alchemist IP SD Standards Conversion (optional)
• Flexible notifications and scripting support
• Automated distribution and load balancing of repurposing tasks on a network of iCR systems translates to shorter rendering times and optimal usage of computing resources

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Summary of iCR V4.0 Annotation Tools
(iCR 5000)

Annotation Tools

• User-Definable Annotation GUI
• Insertion, Extraction from MXF files (DMS-1 mode only)
• XML files publishing
• Ability to call scripts to pull or push information from an existing database or MAM system