MediaNXS provides advanced capture and playback functionality including media file transfer and DVI/VGA display for applications where video I/O is not required.

Media NXS exists to provide professional quality advanced capture, convert, control and output functionality for specific AJA and Bluefish hardware, or as standalone where video I/O is not required. MediaNXS provides a streamlined interface with a powerful feature set you can use today.

MediaNXS provides all the important capture, add, import, convert, clip trim & time line functions you need to get files on your system. Capture directly to pristine quality SDI SD/HD/2K or to compressed formats as it suits your application. Existing files can be easily imported, and converted to a range of formats upon import, greatly extending the acquisition capabilities of the system. Open an existing timeline or EDL for sequenced playback or output to file/VTR.

To create and use media sometimes you need to control external VTRs. MediaNXS uses RS-422 serial protocol for frame accurate control over compliant devices. Lay back a selected portion of the Timeline directly to the VTR. Perform single or batch pull-ins from the VTR. Save the EDL in various formats for later revision, reference, or final edit.

Features in brief:

Get Media - Capture files from signal, add files, transcode files on import.

RS-422 serial control - Control VTRs for frame accurate laybacks & pull-ins. File formats - MOV, WMV, YUV, AVI, DPX, MPEG-2, MXF, DV.

Application compatibility - Final Cut Pro®, Premiere Pro®, After Effects®, Photoshop®, Shake™, Motion™, Combustion™, Premiere Pro®.

Video standards - SD, HD, 2K. Signal analysis - Vector scope, wave form monitor, histogram.

Output - Play out to switcher or external VTR from project-specific clip lists or time line/EDL, transcode output to file type, maintain/export EDL files.

 

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MediaNXS creates standard, non-proprietary file types used by professional devices and solutions regardless of OS. MediaNXS provides support for the most important formats in common use. DPX, YUV, Cineon, MOV, AVI, WMV, MXF and DV files are supported at various levels of resolution. More formats are present in the DVC ClipRecorder DDRs, or in connection with DVC's OEM program.

MediaNXS is an ideal source file generator for video software editors. Whether you use Final Cut Pro®, Premiere Pro®, After Effects®, Photoshop®, Shake™, Motion™, Combustion™, Premiere Pro®, MediaNXS is there to provide superb quality files in a format perfectly suited to the application. Direct 4:2:2 playout from DV and MPEG-2 formats eases integration with your work flow.

MediaNXS gives you direct capture and playback of compressed and uncompressed SD, HD and 2K video standards. Broadcast quality up, down and cross-conversion is included for ease of output. All formats are supported with the same version, no software upgrade required or license update is necessary to implement a switch to HD provided your hardware is capable. Use the standard dictated by your workflow, not your cash flow.

Built into MediaNXS are a vector scope, wave form monitor (YUV/RGB) and histogram. These signal analysis and measurement devices are available in real time, with on screen signal display alongside the readout. Compare color gamut, black levels, luminance, chrominance, and view the Drastic Luma Stick!

Play clips via SDI or analog outputs. Create a time line for sequenced output. Perform frame accurate laybacks from the timeline to an external VTR. Convert clips on the time line to a production file type, or a streaming type for review or alternate delivery. The clip list and thumbs view offer a quick way to review/trim the available media, and Project-based lists allow you to customize and recall multiple settings including Time Line/EDL sequence, Clip Lists and more.

Input Functions

From File - Convert most standard video and audio file types to uncompressed files for play back and editing

Trigger Record - Record on an incoming trigger (keyboard, RS-422, contact closure)

Stop Motion - Record a series of still frames to create a stop motion animation sequence

At Time - Record a file at a particular time of day

Batch Capture - Batch capture (from external VTR) elements of an EDL and create a virtual cuts only conform

Output Functions

Time Line Edit - A simple time line edit to conform sequences real time to tape or file

Edit Decision List - A simple list based time line edit to conform sequences real time to tape or file

VTR Out - Edit the current time line to an external VTR with output EDL

To File - Create a sequence of files from the time line edits

Clip List - play or edit a clip, view information including metadata

Thumb View - play or edit a clip, view information including metadata

Setup and Display Functions

Vector Scope - I/O signal analysis with passthrough

Waveform YUV/RGB - I/O signal analysis with passthrough

Histogram - I/O signal analysis with passthrough

Legal Colors/Data Display - I/O signal analysis with passthrough

Video Standard - SD, HD (720/1080/2048), Film 2K and Vesa resolutions

Video/Audio I/O - SDI, Analog and channel selection

Up and Down Convert - From SD, HD and 2K to SD or HD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Application Compatibility and Conversion

MediaNXS™ not only provides physical I/O, it also provides transcoding between your digital intermediary software.

Direct support for Smoke/Flame, Assimilate Scratch, Nuke, Final Cut Pro, Avid editors, Premiere Pro, Digital Fusion, After Effects, Shake, Motion, Combustion and many more.

MediaNXS™ files, both compressed and uncompressed, are supported directly by these applications. This means no extra steps in moving media between your software and the real world.

MediaNXS™ Requirements and Specifications

MediaNXS™ Minimum Requirements

Windows OS,
100 megabytes available on program drive, 1280x1024 NVidia 6x00 or better (or equivalent ATI/Intel/Matrox),
1 Gigabyte RAM,
2.0 GHz processor (Quad 3.0 GHz for DVHD/MPEG2-100),
RAID storage for uncompressed (local or network storage for compressed playback).
Network connection required for SyncControl™ (optional).

MediaNXS™ Specifications

Single Channel per system supported

Video standards - (SD) 8/10 bit NTSC/525, PAL/625, single or dual link (HD) 8/10 bit 720, 1080, single or dual link (2K) 2048 (hardware-dependent)

Audio - up to 16 embedded audio (SD/HD), 8 AES/EBU audio channels (hardware-dependent)

Display - Onscreen VGA/DVI, video board output

Clip Management - (record, add, play, trim, remove/delete)

Timeline - sequenced editable signal and file output

EDL - automatic creation, fully editable, save as various EDL types

Project Files - maintain settings and custom media pools

Control External VTR - RS-422, RP-215, RP-188, LTC (SD/HD), VITC, D-VITC

Protocol - Sony serial RS-422 (VTR)

Status - Audio/Video, system, metadata, status and error reporting/display

Optional SyncControl™ for on-set recording 

Uncompressed Format Support

MOV 8/10 bit YCbCr, 4:2:0 YCbCr, 10 bit lin/log RGB

AVI 8/10 bit YCbCr

YUV/422/v210 8/10 bit YCbCr

TGA RGBA 8 bit, RGB 8 bit

TIFF RGBA 8 bit, RGB 8 bit

CIN 10 bit lin/log RGB

DPX 10 bit lin/log RGB

MXF Uncompressed

WAV 16/20/24/32 bits

AIFF 16/20/24/32 bits

 

Compressed Format Support

MOV Final Cut Pro IMX,

MOV DV25/50/100/HD

AVI DV25/50/100/HD

MXF Sony XDCAM, Avid IMX

MXF MXF XDCAM HD (read only)

MXF P2 DV25/50/100/HD

DV/DIF DV25/50/100/DVHD

HDV MPEG-2 (read only)

MPEG MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (read only)

MPEG-4/264 selected (read only)