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Technical Specifications - CR

This section lists the technical specifications for Kraken CR.

Note

References to Kraken CR include variants of Kraken CR that provide HEVC hardware acceleration.

Encoding

Video Input:

  • Composite NTSC/PAL

  • SD-SDI SMPTE 259-M

  • HD-SDI SMPTE 292M, 274M, 296M

Transcoding

Sources:

  • IP MPEG-2, H.264 or HEVC input

  • MJPEG from L-3 Vortex

Input H.265/HEVC: 

  • Up to Level 4 (1080p30)

  • Main Profile

  • MPEG Transport Stream, SRT or RTSP

  • Up to 10Mbps

  • CBR, VBR

Output H.265/HEVC:

  • Main Profile

  • Up to Level 4 (720p30)

  • MPEG Transport Stream or SRT

  • Up to 6Mbps

  • Transport Stream Shaping, VBR

Input H.264/AVC:

  • Up to Level 4.2 (1080p60)

  • Baseline, Main, High Profile

  • MPEG Transport Stream, SRT or RTSP

  • Up to 20Mbps

  • CBR, VBR

Output H.264/AVC:

  • Baseline, Main, High Profile

  • Up to Level 4 (1080p30)

  • MPEG Transport Stream or SRT

  • Up to 10Mbps

  • Transport Stream Shaping, VBR

Input MPEG-2:

  • MainProfile@MainLevel (SD)

  • MainProfile@HighLevel (HD)

  • MPEG Transport Stream

  • Up to 20Mbps

Input Audio:

  • MPEG1 Layer 2

  • AAC 2 channel and 5.1

Output Audio:

  • AAC 2 channel

  • Audio Sync Preserved

Input Metadata:

  • KLV or CoT over serial RS-232

  • KLV or CoT over IP

  • KLV over HD-SDI

Metadata (Processing):

  • CC 608/708 pass-through

  • CoT to KLV conversion

  • CoT Relay

  • Insertion and KLV edits

  • KLV pass-through

  • SMPTE 336M compliant

  • MISB 0601 compliant

Video Processing
  • De-interlacing

  • Down Scaling

  • Aspect Ratio Preserved

  • Configurable Frame Rate

  • Optional QSV HW Acceleration

Networking
  • Single Program Transport Stream (SPTS)

  • Unicast/Multicast

  • TS over UDP

  • Session Announcement (SAP)

Management
  • Web User Interface (HTTPS)

  • REST API

  • Console UI

Appliance

Dimensions  (H x W x D)

44.45mm H x 124.968mm W x 213.868mm D
(1.75" H x 4.92" W x 8.42" D)

Weight

2.6 lbs (1.18 Kg)

Power Requirements

12-28VDC, 45W

100-240VAC external locking power supply

Temperature

Operating: 0ºC to 50ºC (32ºF to 122ºF)

Non-Operating: -40ºC to 50ºC (-40ºF to 122ºF)

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