AJA BRIDGE-LIVE Specifications

BRIDGE LIVE

https://www.aja.com/products/bridge-live

$14,995 US MSRP

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

BRIDGE LIVE - Spec Sheet

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

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Closed Captioning (EIA-608/708)
Line 21 Captions
Metadata pass-through
MPEG-2 ancillary packet support, SMPTE 2038
SCTE-35, SCTE-104 (pass-through)
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

6G-SDI*, SMPTE-2081, 10-bit
3G-SDI, SMPTE-424, 10-bit

1.5G-SDI, SMPTE 292M, 10-bit
270 Mbit/s SDI, SMPTE 259M-C, 10-bit

*UltraHD 30p supported, no other SMPTE-2081 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

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

Configuration and Monitoring

Local “Kiosk” interface (keyboard, mouse and monitor)
Remote access via Browser
REST API
SNMP

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 16.9" x 1.7" (436.88 x 429.26 x 43.18 mm)

Weight

28 lb. (12.7kg) in box
18 lb. (8.2kg) 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

Video Input Digital

12G-SDI, SMPTE-2082, 10-bit
6G-SDI*, SMPTE-2081, 10-bit
3G-SDI, SMPTE-424, 10-bit

1.5G-SDI, SMPTE 292M, 10-bit
270 Mbit/s SDI, SMPTE 259M-C, 10-bit

*UltraHD 30p supported, no other SMPTE-2081 support at this time

Video Output Digital

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

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