DubMaster enables you to ingest, segment, encode, and play SD, HD, and UHD video content, broadcasting it in multiple formats over IP and/or SDI.

Automation features, including real-time capture planning with “Set & Go,” support crash recording and batch recording, and provide instant status checks for your servers and recordings.

Specifically designed for TV channels and production sites, DubMaster integrates seamlessly with existing master control room solutions and manages various broadcasting tasks: capture and playout, TimeDelay, editing, and manual or automatic assembly of programs from your AsRuns (with automatic generation and transfers to telecommunication operators or Catch-Up TV websites).

It also supports the automatic generation and streaming of lower-resolution copies using DASH technology to create automatic proxy files.

With its parallel multi-encoding and multi-transcoding technologies, DubMaster perfectly fits into your workflow.

DubMaster is designed for broadcast firms looking to overcome traditional constraints.

Technical specifications

Channel Configurations (SDI and/or IP)
  • DubMaster 1 reconfigurable SD/HD I/O
  • DubMaster 2 reconfigurable SD/HD I/O
  • DubMaster 4 reconfigurable SD/HD I/O
  • DubMaster 8 reconfigurable SD/HD I/O
  • DubMaster 1 UHD I/O
On-board Storage Configurations
  • 6TB 240 hours @50Mb/s
  • 12TB 480 hours @50Mb/s
  • 24TB 960 hours @50Mb/s
  • 48TB 1920 hours @50Mb/s
  • 96TB 3840 hours @50Mb/s
  • Workflow with External Storage solutions (NAS, SAN …) available

Wrappers

  • MXF OP1a
  • MP4
  • MPG

HD (720p50/59.94, 1080i50/59.94, 1080psf23.98, 1080p23.98, 1080p50/59.94)

  • DVCProHD
  • XDCAM HD
  • Avid DNxHD® codec
  • Apple ProRes® 422
  • AVC-Intra Class 50/100
  • Sony XAVC Intra and Long GOP
  • MPEG-2
  • H264
  • H265 (HEVC)
  • JPEG-2000
  • DPX
  • Uncompressed

Proxy

  • MP4 H264/AAC

SD (PAL, NTSC)

  • DV25, DV50, DVCPro25, DVCPro50
  • D10 IMX 30-40-50
  • MPEG-2
  • H264
  • H265

UHD-1 (up to 60p)

  • Avid DNxHR® codec
  • Apple ProRes 422LT-422-422HQ
  • Sony XAVC 4K Intra Class 300 and 480 (CBG and VBR)

Video specifications

SD-SDI: SMPTE 259M, ITU-R601 line component, 10-bit
HD-SDI: SMPTE 292M, 10-bit
IP: DVB, SMPTE 2022-6/7, SMPTE ST2110 (ST2110-10, ST 2110-20, ST 2110-30, ST 2110-40, SMPTE ST 2110-21, SMPTE ST 2110-31)
75 Ohms BNC
ITU-R BT 601 (data and electrical)

Audio specifications

Up to 16 audio tracks
Input: 48 kHz, 16-bit, 20-bit or 24-bits digital audio PCM
Audio clock genlocked to video reference in accordance with SMPTE 272M and AES11-1997

Redundancy

Redundant power supplies
RAID1 for system drives, RAID5/6 for data drivers
Hot spares drives
Dual 1Gb Ethernet network attachment

Monitoring

SNMP

Dynamic conversions (inputs & outputs)

PAL <-> 1080i50, PAL <-> 720p50
NTSC <-> 1080i59.94, 720p59.94 <-> 1080p59.94

Aspect ratio: AFD and WSS support for aspect ratio conversion (per channel)

Compressed audio types

Any video clip with supported audio format can be played seamlessly back-to-back
Dolby-E pass-through.

Connectivity

100/1000 Base-T Ethernet ports

File transfer protocols

CIFS, FTP

Special Modes

Play While Record
CatchUp TV (Transcode While Record)
Loop Record
Graphic, Subtitles, AFD/WSS
Up to 8 simultaneous encode of the same feed

Timecode

LTC SMPTE 12M timecode

Server

Rackable unit with redundant power supply
Watchdog

Reference Genlock

Analog blackburst reference (tri-level or bi-level), SDI input as reference or free running mode.
External termination with LOOP connector
Flywheel on genlock.
Connector: BNC, 75 Ohms with loop through

Video Preview

Customizable logo or text overlay per channel
Streaming multiviewer for remote preview in a web browser

Control

AMP®
VDCP
REST API