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How does automatic media assets population work?
In order to achieve automatic media assets population, you'll need to use Cinegy Traffic Gateway and Cinegy Convert (either Legacy or PRO). All the media files that are going to be played out should have a unique name (Traffic ID). While composing the CS...
(outdated???) What file formats are supported for Cinegy Convert?
VIDEO FORMATS SUPPORTED AVI (supporting all locally installed codecs including alpha channel support)*, AVID DNxHD (in AVID compatible MXF), DV, DV25, DVCAM, DVCPro (DV50), DVCProHD (DV100), HDV, IMX, XDCAM SD, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, XDCAM EX, MPEG-2 (I...
How to add a new storage to Cinegy Archive so that existing watch...
In order to add new storage that should be used only when specified explicitly in watch folder settings the following steps should be performed: - register network shares that refer to the new storage in Cinegy Archive; - create a new Media Group that...
How to add to the Roll having the original audio an audio track f...
The Cinegy Archive master clip itself does not allow the replacement or addition of media tracks. Although it is possible to generate a new copy of the media with the required tracks layout. The recommended way of new master clip versions generation is ...
What lowest bitrate could be set when using the DANIEL2 codec for...
GPU offloading (hardware acceleration) is available for Daniel2 4:2:2 formats. Other formats are CPU based. Cinegy recommends using the following bitrates for Daniel2 format: - UHD p50 4:2:0 8 bit: 600 Mbit/sec - UHD p50 4:2:0 10 bit: 800 Mbit/sec -...
Can Cinegy Convert run in standalone mode (without Cinegy Archive...
Yes, Cinegy Convert 12 can run in standalone mode transcoding files according to the configured profiles. Watch folders for network shares are also supported for automatic operations. Cinegy Archive integration is a separately licensable option that is ...
What stream encodings support GPU accelerated decoding?
With the help of GPU we are able to decode H264, HEVC, and MPEG2. H264 NVidia GPU supports only 4:2:0 Chroma Format and 8 Bit Depth while HEVC NVidia GPU also supports 10 Bit Depth. The decoder(s)/encoder(s) work either on the CPU, or they are executed ...
(outdated???) What components does Cinegy Convert consist of?
Cinegy Convert includes the following components: CINEGY PROCESS COORDINATION SERVICE The new component provides a centralized storage for all resources types used in your media processing workflow and also acts as a central discovery service. CINEG...
(outdated???) What are the hardware requirements for Cinegy Conve...
The actual performance of a machine depends on the number of running simultaneous tasks, their TV formats, as well as various settings like number of encoders used, a complexity of encoding profiles, etc. Therefore, no precise hardware recommendation can ...
(outdated???) What is Cinegy Convert?
Cinegy Convert is Cinegy's server-based transcoding and batch processing service. Designed to function like a network-based print server, it can be used to perform the repetitive import, export and conversion tasks by "printing" material to predefined for...
(outdated???) Can Cinegy Convert run side by side with Cinegy Con...
Yes, Cinegy Convert can run side by side with Cinegy Convert Legacy. In order to keep compatibility with Cinegy Archive 15 without patch requirements, Cinegy Convert uses the same job drop targets structure as Cinegy Convert Legacy. So in order to separat...
(outdated???) What are the main differences between the new and l...
Cinegy Convert version 10 has the following main features: * robust and scalable architecture * increased density for tasks processing (licensing per processing agent) * integrated load balancing of tasks * automated resource balancing based on ...
What bitrate could be set when using XAVC codec for capturing UHD...
XAVC exists only in 10 bit 4:2:2 and has the fixed bitrate about 800 Mbit/sec, it can't be changed by the standard.
What OS are supported for Cinegy Convert?
Cinegy Convert software is certified to run on the 64-bit editions of the following operating systems: * Windows Server 2016 * Windows Server 2019 * Windows 10 Enterprise * Windows 10 Pro OPERATING SYSTEM RECOMMENDATION: Windows Server ...
What is the difference between Convert Agent Manager and (Desktop...
Cinegy Convert is available in several Editions that differ by the licensing model used. Cinegy Convert requires a full license to be available on the local machine either as the software license or the physical USB dongle attached. Convert Agent Manage...
What is the reason of the error ‘Category does not exist’ in Conv...
The problem is related to the broken Performance Counters settings in Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is the article describing this issue: https://thwack.solarwinds.com/thread/43987 [https://thwack.solarwinds.com/thread/43987] The problem is fixed by upda...
Why only one CPU is used when running a transcoding job in Cinegy...
This may be related to the CPU distribution caused by NUMA Group Size Optimization settings. The default value is CLUSTERED which causes Windows to create a processor group for each physical processor. When it is set to FLAT, all CPUs should be equally lo...