Codec and format support for VaaS/VIDINET

Applies to

Configuring workflows using Vidispine API that is dependent on codec and format support.

Problem description

When acquiring media into your media supply chain being able to decode this media is essential to harvest any technical metadata stored in the format and codec description. One of the first things you need to know is of course if your current Vidispine API and Transcoder version supports the codecs and formats you are working with.

Summary

In this article, we will list the format and codec support in the Vidispine API 4.1 + and Transcoder including decode ( read) and encode ( write ) capabilities.

prerequisites and system requirements

a verified and running installation of Vidispine API 4.1 with related transcoder and VSA - or later
basic understanding of how to configure and set up workflows with Vidispine API including Vidinet.

Table of contents

Codec and format support for Vidinet

	VIDINET
	DECODE	ENCODE
VIDEO CODECS	√	√
AVC-Intra	√	√
DNxHR	√	√
DV	√	√
DV100	√	√
H.264 10bits	√	√
H.264 8bits	√	√
IMX	√	√
JPEG2000	√	√
MPEG-2	√	√
ProRes	√	√
RED *
Theora	√	√
VC-1 (WMV)	√	√
VC-3 (DNxHD)	√	√
VP8	√	√
XDCAM HD	√	√
	√	√
	√	√
AVI	√	√
DV	√	√
MKV	√	√
MPEG-PS MPEG-TS	√	√
MXF AS-11/DPP MXFIMF/DCP	√	√
MXFOp1a	√	√
MXF OpAtom Avid MOV	√	√
MP4	√	√
OGG	√	√
P2MXF WebM XDCAMMXF	√	√
	√	√
Audio
AC-3 (consumer) AC-3	√	√
(professional) AIFF	√	√
ALAC	√	√
FLAC	√	√
HE-AAC/MP4	√	√
LC-AAC/MP4	√	√
MP2/MP3	√	√
PCM/AES	√	√
WAV,BWF WMA (consumer)	√	√
WMA (pro)	√	√
Vorbis	√	√
	√	√
BITMAP	√	√
BMP	√	√
CR2/NEF	√	√
DNG	√	√
GIF	√	√
JPG/JPEG	√	√
PNG	√	√
PNM	√	√
PSD	√	√
TIFF	√	√
	√	√
Image Sequences
ARRI *
DPX *
JPG	√	√
PNG	√	√
TGA	√	√
TIFF	√	√

(*Require advice on Server setup. Not available on cloud - also see VSA for hybrid Vidispine solution)

Additional configuration method supported

stitching media by time code information
direct convert i.e copying codec data to a new container
de -muxing and muxing of video and audio
closed and open subtitle support

Vidispine API can be used on-prem or/and in the cloud ( VaaS in Vidinet ). Unlike our on-prem installation, in Vidinet we do not use different license models for the Transcoder. You instead access Vidispine Transcoder full codec and format support only paying per source minute