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Specifications

•  standard feature        o  optional feature


Inputs and Encoding Channels DRC-
2100		 DRC-
2200		 DRC-
3550		 DRC-
4100		 DRC-
4200		 DRC-
6550
Video encoding channels (simultaneous inputs) 1 2 1 1 2 1
SDI inputs (3G/HD/SD; combine for dual-link HD-SDI)       2 2 2
SDI inputs (SD) 2 2 2      
Component analog video inputs (3 BNC)     1 (SD)     1 (HD/SD)
Y/C (S-Video) analog video inputs (Mini-Din)     1     1
Composite analog video inputs (BNC)     1     1
SDI embedded audio (8 stereo pairs) • • • • • •
AES/EBU stereo audio inputs (BNC)     4     4
Balanced analog audio inputs (XLR)     2     2
Unbalanced analog audio inputs (RCA)     2     2
LTC input (XLR)     •     •
DV via host system IEEE-1394 port1 • • • • • •
Video/audio connectivity

Flux Input Breakout Cable

Flux Input Breakout Box		 DRC-2100/2200/4100/4200: Direct SDI connections to board

DRC-3550/6550: Breakout cable standard; rack-mountable breakout box optional
Input Format Support DRC-
2100		 DRC-
2200		 DRC-
3550		 DRC-
4100		 DRC-
4200		 DRC-
6550
Supported input video resolutions and frame rates 480i (NTSC, 512-line capture) @ 29.97 Fps,
576i (PAL, 608-line capture) @ 25 Fps		 1080i @ 25, 29.97, 30 Fps
1080p/1080PsF @ 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30 Fps
720p @ 23.98, 24, 25, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 Fps
480i (NTSC, 512-line capture) @ 29.97 Fps,
576i (PAL, 608-line capture) @ 25 Fps

1080p @ 60, 59.94, 50 Fps2
Supported SDI video input standards SMPTE-259M (SD) SMPTE-259M (SD),
SMPTE-292M (HD),
SMPTE-372M (dual-link)2,
SMPTE-425M-A/B (3G)2
VBI capture with Closed Caption support • • • • • •
SDI ancillary data capture (608/708 Closed Captioning, time code, raw) • • • • • •
AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio pass-through (SDI inputs) • • • • • •
Hardware Specifications DRC-
2100		 DRC-
2200		 DRC-
3550		 DRC-
4100		 DRC-
4200		 DRC-
6550
PCIe form factor (height/length) Half/Half Half/Half Full/Full Half/Half Half/Half Full/Full
System interface PCIe x4 PCIe x4 PCIe x4 PCIe x4 PCIe x4 PCIe x4
Hardware Video Processing (SDI and analog inputs)
Motion adaptive de-interlacing • • • • • •
Format conversion with cadence detection (including Inverse Telecine) • • • • • •
601/709 color space conversion       • • •
Cropping, scaling • • • • • •
8-bit de-banding, dithering (random or ordered) • • • • • •
Proc amp controls, gamma correction • • • • • •
Graphic overlay • • • • • •


Stream LE software features  
Capture/encode to files from live inputs or decks (manual deck control) •
Capture/encode to files from deck with RS-422 control o
Transcode from existing media files •
Live streaming •
Archive to files during live streaming •
Easy-to-use interface with unlimited customizable, reusable encoding profiles •
Simultaneous output to multiple codecs, resolutions and bitrates •
Encoding formats (codecs and containers)

Click here for more details of standard and optional formats.

Standard: VC-1 (Microsoft Silverlight incl. IIS Smooth Streaming; Windows Media WMV), QuickTime®, AVI, RealVideo and more. (Apple ProRes import available with third-party QuickTime filters).

Optional: AVC (H.264, MPEG-4 Part 10), MPEG-2, MPEG-1, H.264 for Web (Adobe® Flash® incl. Dynamic Streaming; Microsoft IIS Smooth Streaming), On2 VP6, Dolby® Digital and Digital Plus, Dolby Pulse (AAC), JPEG2000, iPhone® H.264 with integrated segmenting, AVC-Intra (Panasonic P2), Avid DNxHD®, 3GPP, MXF, GXF, LXF, DVCPro, XDCAM HD, RED (import) and more.

Optional Stream FE software upgrade  
RS-422 deck control for batch capture and logging o
Batch Encoding (real-time capture with auto transcode) o
Video and audio processing plug-ins (graphic and video overlay, adaptive Inverse Telecine, speed changes, Closed-to-Open Captions, audio track mix-down and more) with support for third-party DirectShow and DMO plug-ins o
E-mail notifications and automated FTP distribution o
Watch Folder support and Batch Transcoding (clip lists) for media file transcoding o
Automated template-based publishing o
Integration with Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager (sold separately) o

1. Hardware-based pre-processing not available on host-based inputs
2. Upcoming software release

One year Software Maintenance and Standard Support included. Additional years (annual renewal) and premium service plans available for purchase.

More Info

Supported Formats (Standard and Optional)

Click here for a complete chart of formats for each level of software.

  • AVC/H.264
  • Microsoft Silverlight (H.264, VC-1, Windows Media WMV, live and on-demand IIS Smooth Streaming)
  • Adobe Flash (H.264 or On2 VP6, Dynamic Streaming)
  • H.264 for Apple iPhone with integrated segmenting
  • MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, 3GPP
  • XDCAM HD, DVCPro, AVC-Intra (Panasonic P2), Avid DNxHD
  • MXF, GXF, LXF, Omneon
  • JPEG2000
  • QuickTime (including Apple ProRes import)
  • AVI, Uncompressed
  • RED R3D (import)
  • Dolby Digital (AC-3) and Digital Plus, Dolby Pulse AAC, MP3, WAV
  • and more!