CE1

The CE1 Contribution Encoder is part of the contribution solution, which enables live events to be captured reliably, cost effectively, in the highest quality and with low transmission latency.

Components

CE1 allows configuring a feed type made of multiple processing blocks:

• An Encoder engine to perform SDI/ST2110/TS input and Video/Audio/Data output.
• A Multiplexer block to perform SI tables generation and encryption/scrambling.
• An optional Reliable Transport output to pass-through the TS as a transparent pipe using the SRT protocol.

CE1 Building blocks

Main features

The CE1 is the latest generation of contribution encoder from MediaKind, and complements the well established AVP 2000 Contribution Encoder. It provides the same high performance, low latency video compression capability, but with the additional benefits of support for the latest IP standards such as SMPTE ST 2110 and SRT, as well as BISS CA encryption to prevent unauthorized access to valuable, high quality contribution feeds.

The CE1 provides a highly flexible contribution encoding platform that can provide basic 4:2:0 8-bit HD video encoding all the way up to high quality, low latency 4:2:2 10-bit UHD, High Dynamic Range, Wide Color Gamut video encoding.

The CE1 offers a wide range of encoding engines for greater flexibility: software encoding using the CPU, QSV encoding with the on-board GPU acceleration or encoding with the accelerator card for 4:2:2 and low latency encoding.

The CE1 is based on a ruggedized X86 server platform, with four PCIE option card slots, which gives it great potential to support new standards and protocols as they are developed and adopted.