
INGEST SERVER
FOR MXF
FILE MASTERING
THE CUTTINGEDGE SOLUTION
FOR MEDIA CAPTURING
AND ARCHIVING

INGEST SERVER
FOR MXF
FILE MASTERING
Format Agnostic - Video/IT Gateway Production - Archive Migration
OpenCubeHD/SD is the EVS MXF server
offering MXF file generation for streamlined tapeless workflows.
MXF files (SMPTE compliant) are automatically created providing maximum
interoperability in any production and
post-production environment.
OpenCubeHD/SD servers offer advanced
network connectivity. Servers can be
easily integrated into existing storage
facilities, giving you great flexibility and
the opportunity to cut back significantly
on production costs. Directly connected
to a VTR, to a Flexicart or to Live feeds
in production or post-production,
OpenCubeHD/SD efficiently ingests,
reviews and prints back to tape all of your
media in HD and SD formats.
KEY FEATURES
Mono/dual Channel SD/HD/2K (3G SDI) (Ingest & Review)
Advanced MXF files support (Op1a, Op1b, IMF, AS-02,
AS-11 DPP)
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Native multi-codec support: XDCamHD
ProRes®, AVC-Intra, Uncompressed, DNxHD
Subtitle and CC wrapping in S436M track
Files Transcoding Capabilities Faster than Real Time
(up to 4K)
, Jpeg2000,
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NEW WITH
VERSION 2.8
• XAVC Codec Support
• .SCC/.MCC Ingest & Preview
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• QuickTime DNxHD
Support
• Faster than Real Time Jpeg2000 Encoding
, AVC-Intra, DVCPRO
MXF

MAIN
CAPABILITIES
MULTIPLE HD
FORMAT ACQUISITION
STREAMLINED HD
PRODUCTION BASED
ON CENTRAL STORAGE
OpenCubeHD/SD allows you to capture
video content in different formats wrapped
with the appropriate metadata-enabled
MXF wrapper and with native P2 and
XDCAMHD support.
The server ensures the quality of the video
and also makes efficient use of the MXF
format for audio track management and
wrapping VANC/VBI information.
The system can be controlled in different
ways :
• via an intuitive GUI
• through a simple SOAP Web
Services API
• using RS422 (BVW, VDCP) interface
offering a full tape emulation in
playback and record
OpenCubeHD/SD is a turnkey solution
and a highly-effective HD gateway
between your video equipment and editing
environment. Its scalability allows you
to easily connect it to your existing IT
infrastructure, whether SAN or NAS.
Digitized media can be directly dropped
in a distant storage bin without local copy
for confidence viewing, quality control
and editing during ingest. OpenCubeHD/
SD is delivered with an edit-oriented GUI
for simple and straightforward media
manipulation : browsing, checking,
logging, ingest batching, consolidating
and repurposing.
For massive video tape ingest projects,
EVS now presents its new web-based
FlexO3 application that allows you to
flawlessly perform automation and
archive digitization with a Flexicart robot.
FlexO3 has been developed to make
ingesting as simple as possible. Each VTR
in the Flexicart can be connected to an
OpenCubeHD/SD video for a complete or
partial digitization of the tape.
The application can be easily connected
to your existing Media Asset Management
(MAM) system using SOA Protocol to
automatically retrieve useful metadata.
Stack your Flexicart with tapes,
close the door and FlexO3 takes care of
everything. Barcodes are scanned,
IDs are automatically sent to your MAM
and all information retrieved from the
MAM (TimeCode, Aspect Ratio,
Audio tracks, Description, etc) is used to
master archive migration and feed the
MXF metadata. Advanced features allow
the application to be monitored locally or
from a distance using a Web browser.
FlexO3 also offers comprehensive
Quality Check functions. Throughout the
recording process, the VTR’s “Channel
Condition” can be monitored and
displayed to the operator. The application
can also launch OpenCube XFReader for
confidence viewing of all MXF-ingested
materials. And FlexO3 offers the option
of being connected to Interra BatonTM
for newly generated MXF Files for quality
checks. All QC information can be
communicated to your MAM system once
it is connected.

TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
VIDEO I/O
SUPPORTED
FORMATS
- SDI I/O mono or dual channel [*] (upgradable in HD)
- 3G-SDI I/O autosense mono or dual channel [*]
- Dual Link HDSDI I/O
- Up to 16 embedded audio channels
- 8 XLR AES/EBU Channels
- LTC Timecode Input/Output
- Timecode Input/Output
SD:
- MXF D10 – IMX 30-40-50 Mbits/s
- MXF Mpeg2 SD
- MXF DV
- AVI Mpeg2 422P@ML
HD:
- MXF Mpeg2 4.2.2 50 Mbits (XDCamHD®)
- MXF Mpeg2 HD (up to 120 Mbits/s)
- MXF Jpeg2000 – Lossy and lossless
- MXF AS-02 (Jpeg2000)
- MXF AS-11 - DPP
- MXF AVC-Intra (Op1a & Op1b)
- MXF VC3/DNxHD
- MXF DVCPRO HD
- MXF XAVC
- IMF application 2
- Mpeg2 PS and TS
- MOV/ProRes® 422, HD, LT, Proxy, 4444
- MOV/Uncompressed
- MOV/DVCPRO
- MOV/DNxHD
- MOV/AVC-Intra
- AVI Uncompressed
- Uncompressed Raw and Still frames
(DPX, YUV, TIFF, TGA, …)
DCP (*):
- DCP 2K-4K – 2D and 3D – subtitle management
Proxy:
- H.264
- VC1
Ancillary Data:
- MXF S436M for VANC/VBI vehicule
- .SCC/.MCC support
Metadata:
- MXF DMS-1 Descriptive Metadata
- XML
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APPLICATION
HARDWARE
SYSTEM
ARCHITECTURE
- SOAP Web services API
- VDCP Control
- RS422 Control
- VTR emulation in Record & Playback mode
- Ergonomic User Interface
- Cut/Edit Timeline
- EDL import/export
- Batch capture from a VTR
- Barcode reader with database connection
- Metadata management
- Comprehensive Closed Captions, Subtitles, AFD
support
- Server Rack 3U
- Linux OS (2.6 Kernel)
- Gateway or 2 TB to 14 TB Internal Storage
- SAN/NAS connection
[*] Available as an option
XAVC, XDCamHD®,
Jpeg2000, ProRes®,
AVC-Intra, DNxHD®, etc.
To learn more about EVS go to www.evs.com
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+52 55 46 31 22 00
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+852 2914 2501
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