EdgeCaster supports up to 3G SDI (1080p60) inputs which is part of SMPTE 424M. While SMPTE 424M has 3 different modes Level A (single link up to 3G), Level B (Dual link), and Level B (Dual Steam). ONLY Level A is supported on EdgeCaster over the SDI input.
Video input formats supported:
No PsF signal support.
| Resolution | Framerates (i - interlaced, p - progressive) | |||||||
| 1920x1080 | p60 | p59.94 | p50 | p30 | p29.97 | p25 | p24 | p23.98 |
| 1280x720 | p60 | p59.94 | p50 | |||||
| 720x576 | i/p50 | |||||||
| 854x480 | i/p60 | i/p49.94 | ||||||
Audio input formats supported:
Support for up to 8 channels of SDI input at 48KHz 24-bit
SDI Metadata support:
Support for CC SMPTE 334-2 608/708 (HD/4K)
Input caption data must be SMPTE-334-2 and can be 608 or 708. On output, the captions will be wrapped/packaged as 708. When the user selects SDI input and the SDI input contains closed caption data (embedded in the VANC) the encoder will include this data in the transport stream output(s).