AJA Bridge Live 3G-8 1RU Turnkey System for Streaming and Transcoding 8 Bidirectional 3G-SDI

The BRIDGE LIVE family are the broadcast quality, low latency turnkey systems for REMI, Synchronous Multi-Channel Video Contribution, Remote Collaboration, Direct to Audience Streaming, and Multi-Bitrate/Multi-Format Delivery via a wide range of IP video standards and/or SDI. New to the BRIDGE LIVE family is the AJA 1RU Turnkey System 8 3G-SDI, a high-density HD version of BRIDGE LIVE, which supports up to 8x bi-directional 3G-SDI I/O.

BRIDGE LIVE 3G-8 was developed as a collaboration between AJA and Comprimato to deliver the performance, reliability, and ease of use necessary for critical live encode, decode, or transcode needs. Equipped with either 12G-SDI I/O or 3G-SDI I/O with the power and flexibility to enable real time, bidirectional encoding, decoding, and transcoding for critical UltraHD or HD workflows, AJA 1RU Turnkey System 8 3G-SDI is an essential part of any modern video production toolkit. A compact and robust 1RU form factor, with redundant power supplies, and a three year warranty, means peace of mind even when dealing with the most demanding applications.

Whether facilitating remote production, interviews, live event streaming, synchronous multi-camera backhaul with HDR, cloud contribution, program return, confidence monitoring, collaborative production, or ABR ladder profiles to hand off for OTT packaging, BRIDGE LIVE ensures simultaneous, secure, and reliable workflows over purpose built dedicated lines or the public internet. 

BRIDGE LIVE 3G-8 SDI Video Format

• (HD) 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
• (HD) 1080i 50, 59.94, 60
• (HD) 720p 50, 59.94, 60
• (SD) 625i 50
• (SD) 525i 59.94
• 3G-SDI, SMPTE ST 424, 10-bit
• 1.5G-SDI, SMPTE ST 292M, 10-bit
• 270 Mbit/s SDI, SMPTE ST 259M-C, 10-bit

Video Color Component Sampling

• SDI
• YCbCr, 4:2:2, 10-bit
• Transport Streams
• YCbCr, 4:2:2, 10-bit/8-bit
• YCbCr, 4:2:0, 10-bit/8-bit
• NDI
• P216, 4:2:2, 16-bit
• UYVY, 4:2:2, 8-bit

Video Codecs

• H.264 (AVC, MPEG-4)
• H.265 (HEVC)
• JPEG 2000 (VSF TR-01)
• MPEG-2
• NDI
• JPEG XS (VSF TR-07)

Audio Streams/Codecs

• AAC-LC (ADTS, LATM)
• AAC-HE (ADTS, LATM)
• AAC-HE v1 & v2 (ADTS, LATM)
• AC3
• E-AC3 (input)
• Dolby E pass-through
• MPEG-2 Audio
• NDI (uncompressed float)
• Uncompressed PCM multi-channel (SMPTE ST 302M-2007) 

Metadata

• MPEG-2 ancillary packet support (SMPTE ST 2038)
• HDR over SDI end-to-end via VPID signaling for SDR/HDR Transfer Characteristics, Colorimetry,
• and Luminance 
• Closed Captioning (EIA-608/708)
• Line 21 Captions
• Metadata pass-through
• SCTE-35, SCTE-104
• Subtitles embedded within H.264 SEI messages
• Timecode embedded within HEVC and H.264 SEI messages
• Electronic program guide (EPG) on input

Containers and Protocols

• HLS (input)
• AVC TS segments
• Fragmented MP4
• HLS (output)
• AVC TS segments
• MPEG-TS
• MPTS (input)
• RTMP
• RTMPS (output)
• RTP, UDP
• SRT (including encryption)
• VSF TR-01
• VSF TR-07

Video Processing

• Auto Color Component Sampling based on I/O settings
• Cropping / Padding
• Color adjustments
• Deinterlacing
• Frame rate 50% down-conversion (60p->30p, 59.94->29.97, 50p->25p)
• Frame rate up-conversion (50i->50p)
• Logo insertion 
• Resizing

Audio Processing

• Channel Remapping
• Gain
• Sample Rate conversion
• Up/Down-mixing (e.g. 5.1 to stereo and vice versa)

Synchronization

• Input PCR
• Global configuration (in separate transport stream)
• Local configuration (in each transport stream)
• Output PTS
• Pass-through
• Add offset to input PTS
• NTP
• Encoder Synchronous Multi-Channel Transport
• PCR
• Decoder Synchronous Multi-Channel Transport

Audio Input Digital

• 16-channel, 16 and 24-bit SDI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous per SDI
• connection

Audio Output Digital

• 16-channel, 16 and 24-bit SDI embedded audio, 48 kHz sample rate, synchronous per SDI
• connection

Configuration and Monitoring

• Local “Kiosk” interface (keyboard, mouse, and monitor)
• Remote access via Browser
• REST API
• SNMP

BRIDGE LIVE 3G-8 Form Factor

• 1RU turnkey system
• 8x Din 1.0/2.3 (3G-SDI compatible)
• 2x 10 GigE RJ-45
• Local interface via Display Port and USB
• OS custom image
• Update and license via download

Size (w x d x h)

• 17.2” x 16.9" x 1.7" (436.88 x 429.26 x 43.18 mm)

Weight

• 28 lb. (12.7kg) in box
• 18 lb. (8.2kg) server only

Power

• 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz (Dual, redundant power supplies) 
• 190W typical, 245W Maximum

Environment

• Safe Operating Temperature: 5 to 35 C (41 to 95 F) 
• Safe Storage Temperature (Power OFF): -40 to 60 C (-40 to 140 F) 
• Operating Relative Humidity: 8-90% non-condensing 
• Nonoperating Relative Humidity: 5-95% non-condensing

1RU Turnkey System for Streaming and Transcoding 8 Bidirectional 3G-SDI