Service Host

Version 1.0 | Published November 15, 2017 ©

Supported Codecs

The Channel Recorder supports the following containers and codecs.

PAL Codecs

MPEG-IFrame

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

MPEG2-IFrame422

720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 10-50
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: N/A
TDIR: Yes

No Audio
PCM:
- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

DVCAM

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

DV/DVCAM 4:2:0

720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 25
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: N/A
TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:
- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mov

DVCAM 4:2:0

720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 25
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: N/A
TDIR: N/A

No Audio

PCM:
- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf
Panasonic P2(OP-Atom)

DVCAM 4:2:0

720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 25
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: Yes
TDIR: Yes

No Audio

DVCPRO

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

DVCPRO 4:1:1
720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 25
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: N/A
TDIR: Yes

No Audio
PCM:
- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz;
- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz;
- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz;
- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.avi

DVCPRO 50 4:2:2
720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 50
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: N/A
TDIR: Yes

No Audio
PCM:
- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mov

DVCPRO 4:1:1
720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 25
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: N/A
TDIR: N/A

No Audio
PCM:
- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mov

DVCPRO 50 4:2:2
720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 50
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: N/A
TDIR: N/A

No Audio
PCM:
- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf (OP1a)

DVCPRO 4:1:1
720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 25
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: Yes
TDIR: Yes

PCM:
- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf (OP1a)

DVCPRO 50 4:2:2
720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 50
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: Yes
TDIR: Yes

PCM:
- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf Panasonic P2 (OP-Atom)

DVCPRO 4:1:1
720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 25
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: N/A
TDIR: Yes

No Audio

.mxf Panasonic P2 (OP-Atom)

DVCPRO 50 4:2:2
720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 50
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: N/A
TDIR: Yes

No Audio

XDCAM

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.mxf XDCAM (OP1a)

D10 (IMX) 4:2:2
720x608

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 50
Bit depth: 10
VBI: required
Timecode: required
TDIR: Yes

AES3
- 4ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

Uncompressed

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

Uncompressed YUYV 4:2:2
720x576

Alpha: No
Bitrate: 160
Bit depth: 8
VBI: N/A
Timecode: N/A
TDIR: Yes

No Audio
PCM:
- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz
- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

NTSC Codecs

MPEG IFrame

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

MPEG2-IFrame422

720x480

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 10-50

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

DVCAM

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

DV/DVCAM 4:1:1

720x480

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 25

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mov

DVCAM 4:1:1

720x480

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 25

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: N/A

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf

Panasonic P2

(OP-Atom)

DVCAM 4:1:1

720x480

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 25

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: N/A

No Audio

DVCPRO

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

DVCPRO 4:1:1

720x480

Alpha: No;

Bitrate: 25;

Bit depth: 8;

VBI: N/A;

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz;

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz;

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz;

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.avi

DVCPRO 50 4:2:2

720x480

Alpha: No;

Bitrate: 50;

Bit depth: 8;

VBI: N/A;

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mov

DVCPRO 4:1:1

720x480

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 25

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: N/A

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mov

DVCPRO 50 4:2:2

720x480

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: N/A

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf (OP1a)

DVCPRO 4:1:1

720x480

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 25

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf (OP1a)

DVCPRO 50 4:2:2

720x480

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf Panasonic P2 (OP-Atom)

DVCPRO 4:1:1

720x480

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 25

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

.mxf Panasonic P2 (OP-Atom)

DVCPRO 50 4:2:2

720x480

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

XDCAM

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.mxf XDCAM (OP1a)

D10 (IMX) 4:2:2

720x512

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50

Bit depth: 10

VBI: Required

Timecode: Required

TDIR: Yes

AES3

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

Uncompressed

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

Uncompressed YUYV 4:2:2

720x486

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 160

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

720p50 and 720p59.94 (60M) Codecs

MPEG-IFrame

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

MPEG2-IFrame422

1280x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50-300

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

DVCPRO HD

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

DVCPRO HD

1280x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mov

DVCPRO HD

960x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: N/A

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf (OP1a)

DVCPRO HD

960x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: Yes

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf

Panasonic P2 (OP-Atom)

DVCPRO HD

960x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

XDCAM HD

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.mxf XDCAM (OP1a)

XDCAM HD422,

IBP HD 4:2:2,

1280x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: N/A

PCM:

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

AVC-Intra

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.mxf (OP1a)

AVCIntra Class 50

960x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: Yes

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf (OP1a)

AVCIntra Class 100

1280x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: Yes

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf Panasonic P2 (OP-Atom)

AVCIntra Class 50

960x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

.mxf Panasonic P2 (OP-Atom)

AVCIntra Class 100

1280x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

ProRes

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.mov

I-Frame 4:2:2

1280x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100 (LT), 147, 220 (HQ)

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes, with .Ref file

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

Uncompressed

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

Uncompressed YUYV 4:2:2

1280x720

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 700

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

1080i25 and 1080i29.97 (30M) Codecs

MPEG-IFrame

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

MPEG2-IFrame422

1920x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50-300

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

DVCPRO HD

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

DVCPRO HD

1920x1080

(1080i25)

1260x1080 (1080i29.97)

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mov

DVCPRO HD

1280x1080

(1080i25)

1260x1080 (1080i29.97)

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf

Panasonic P2

(OP-Atom)

DVCPRO HD

1280x1080

(1080i25)

1260x1080 (1080i29.97)

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

.mxf (OP1a)

DVCPRO HD

1280x1080

(1080i25)

1260x1080 (1080i29.97)

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: Yes

PCM:

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

XDCAM HD 422

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.mxf (OP1a)

XDCAM HD,

IBP HD 4:2:2,

Elementary,

Program,

Transport

1920x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 25

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: Yes

PCM:

- 8 ch: 16 in 16bit; 48kHz

AVC-Intra

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.mxf (OP1a)

AVCIntra Class 50

1440x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: Yes

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf (OP1a)

AVCIntra Class 100

1920x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: Yes

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf

Panasonic P2

(OP-Atom)

AVCIntra Class 50

1440x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

.mxf

Panasonic P2

(OP-Atom)

AVCIntra Class 100

1920x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

ProRes

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.mov

I-Frame 4:2:2

1920x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100 (LT), 147, 220 (HQ)

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes, with .Ref file

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

Uncompressed

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

Uncompressed YUYV 4:2:2

1920x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 800

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

1080p50 and 1080p59.94 (60M) Codecs

AVC-Intra

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.mxf (OP1a)

AVCIntra Class 50

1440x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: Yes

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf (OP1a)

AVCIntra Class 100

1920x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: Yes

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

.mxf

Panasonic P2

(OP-Atom)

AVCIntra Class 50

1440x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

.mxf

Panasonic P2

(OP-Atom)

AVCIntra Class 100

1920x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

MPEG-IFrame

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

MPEG2-IFrame422

1920x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 50-300

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

ProRes

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.mov

I-Frame 4:2:2

1920x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 100 (LT), 147, 220 (HQ)

Bit depth: 8, 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes, with .Ref file

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

Uncompressed

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.avi

Uncompressed YUYV 4:2:2

1920x1080

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 2000

Bit depth: 8

VBI: N/A

Timecode: N/A

TDIR: Yes

No Audio

PCM:

- 2 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 4 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 8 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz

2160p50 and 2160p59.94 (60M) Codecs

XAVC

Container

Codec

Features

Audio

.mxf (OP1a)

MPEG2-IFrame422 3840x2160

Alpha: No

Bitrate: 300, 480, (VBR/CBR)

Bit depth: 10

VBI: N/A

Timecode: Yes

TDIR: N/A

PCM:

- 16 ch: 24 in 32bit; 48kHz