AJA BRIDGE LIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE MULTI-CHANNEL VIDEO ENCODING, DECODING, STREAMING AND TRANSCODING FOR LIVE VIDEO

AJA BRIDGE LIVE is a turnkey solution built for critical streaming applications with high performance 12G-SDI video encoding/decoding, stream-based transcoding, flexible I/O, comprehensive metadata support, closed caption support and all within a compact 1RU form factor with redundant power supplies.

Designed with the ability to support both low-latency and high-quality workflows across a range of codecs, containers, and protocols, BRIDGE LIVE enables numerous use cases; multi-input live streaming to platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, or Twitch, providing high quality reference video for remote collaboration in production and post, backhauling remote live SDI video sources to the media production facility, SDI to MPEG-TS conversions for Telcos/IPTV/Cable networks, through to encoding for content distribution with ABR ladder profiles or hand-off for OTT packaging, and all supported via public internet.

Product Highlights:

• Supports encoding, decoding, or transcoding
• 1 channel of UHD up to 60p; 4 channels of 1080 60p HD
• 4 x 12G-SDI I/O, compatible with 6G/3G/1.5G-SDI
• Supports multiple destinations for each SDI input
• Supports multiple streaming codecs
• Video: H.264, H.265, MPEG-2, and JPEG 2000 (optional)
• Audio: AAC, AC3, MPEG-2, and uncompressed PCM
• Supports SRT, RTMP/S, RTP, UDP, MPEG-TS, and ABR
• Supports up to 16ch of embedded audio per I/O
• Provides a suite of powerful video processing tools
• Logo insertion, resizing, color adjustment and more…
• Support for Metadata
• Close captioning, ad insertion markers and more…
• Simultaneous Bi-Directional Encoding and Decoding
• Remote control via Web UI, REST API, or SNMP
• Redundant power
• AJA three-year warranty 

BRIDGELIVE - Specification

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**General**

**Video Formats:**

- (UltraHD) 3840x2160p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60

- (2K) 2048x1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94, 60

- (HD) 1080i 50, 59.94, 60

- (HD) 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60

- (HD) 720p 50, 59.94, 60

- (SD) 625i 50

- (SD) 525i 59.94

- YCbCr, 4:2:2, 10-bit

**Video Codec Color Component Sampling:**

- 4:2:2, 10-bit/8-bit

- 4:2:0, 10-bit/8-bit

**Video Codecs:**

- H.264 (AVC, MPEG-4)

- H.265 (HEVC)

- JPEG 2000 (VSF TR 01)

- MPEG-2

**Audio Streams/Codecs:**

- AAC

- AC3

- MPEG-2 Audio

- Uncompressed PCM (multichannel), SMPTE 302M-2007

**Metadata:**

- Closed Captioning (EIA-608/708)

- Line 21 Captions

- Metadata pass-through

- MPEG-2 ancillary packet support, SMPTE 2038

- SCTE-35, SCTE-104 (plus conversion)

- Subtitles embedded within H.264 SEI messages

- Electronic program guide (EPG) on input

**Containers and Protocols:**

- MPEG-TS

- MPTS (input only)

- RTMP/RTMPS

- RTP, UDP

- SRT (including encryption)

- VSF-TR01

**Video Processing:**

- Auto Color Component Sampling based on I/O settings

- Cropping / Padding

- Color adjustments

- Deinterlacing

- Frame rate 50% down-conversion (60p->30p, 59.94->29.97, 50p->25p)

- Frame rate up-conversion (50i->50p)

- Logo insertion

- Resizing

**Audio Processing:**

- Channel Remapping

- Gain

- Sample Rate conversion

**Synchronization:**

- Input PCR

- Global configuration (in separate transport stream)

- Local configuration (in each transport stream)

- Output PTS

- Pass-through

- Add offset to input PTS

**Performance:**

- Stream startup time maximum 5 seconds after configuration applied

- Latency 200-700ms input to output (based on codec and other parameters)

- Up to 4 simultaneous primary HD streams, plus additional output variations per stream*

- Up to 1 primary UHD stream, plus additional output variations of that stream*

*Final additional stream count per output is dependent on configuration

**Video Input Digital:**

- 12G-SDI, SMPTE-2082, 10-bit

- 6G-SDI*, SMPTE-2081, 10-bit

- 3G-SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296/424/425, 10-bit

- 1.5G-SDI, SMPTE 292M, Single Link 4:2:2 (1x BNC), 10-bit

- 270 Mbit/s SDI, SMPTE 259M-C, Single Link 4:2:2 (1x BNC), 10-bit

*UltraHD 30p supported, no HD 120p support at this time

**Video Output Digital:**

- 12G-SDI, SMPTE-2082, 10-bit

- 6G-SDI*, SMPTE-2081, 10-bit

- 3G-SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296/424, 10-bit

- 1.5G-SDI, SMPTE 292M, Single Link 4:2:2 (1x BNC), 10-bit

- 270 Mbit/s SDI, SMPTE 259M-C, Single Link 4:2:2 (1x BNC), 10-bit

*UltraHD 30p supported, no HD 120p support at this time

**Audio Input Digital:**

- 16-channel, 16 and 24-bit SDI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous per SDI connection

**Audio Output Digital:**

- 16-channel, 16 and 24-bit SDI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous per SDI connection

**Configuration and Monitoring:**

- Local “Kiosk” interface (keyboard, mouse, and monitor)

- Remote access via Browser

- REST API

**Form Factor:**

- 1RU turnkey system

- 4x full-size BNC (12G/6G/3G/1.5G-SDI compatible)

- 2x 10GigE

- Local interface via Display Port and USB

- OS custom image

- Updates and licenses via download

**Size (w x d x h):**

- 17.2” x 16" x 1.7" (436.88 x 429.26 x 43.18 mm)

**Weight:**

- 28 lb. (12.7 kg) in box

- 18 lb. (8.2 kg) server only

**Power:**

- 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz (Dual, redundant power supplies)

- 190W typical, 245W Maximum

**Environment:**

- Safe Operating Temperature: 5 to 35 C (41 to 95 F)

- Safe Storage Temperature (Power OFF): -40 to 60 C (-40 to 140 F)

- Operating Relative Humidity: 8-90% noncondensing

- Nonoperating Relative Humidity: 5-95% noncondensing