LIVE MULTISCREEN ENCODER/TRANSCODER

1 APPLICATIONS MULTISCREEN multi-rate adaptive delivery Over-the-Top and IPTV services, primary & second screen Hybdir linear TV services: Cable, Satellite, IPTV, OTT High performance encoding/transcoding farmsUNIQUE ADVANTAGESVIDEO QUALITY: Industry-leading quality video for HEVC, AVC and MPEG-2 Powering high-profile services worldwide (NFL, FIFA, F1, etc) Smooth Streaming, HLS, DASH AVC/HEVC with fMP4/CMAFRELIABILITY: proven uptime in 24/7 operations Individual channel failover (N+1, N+M, 1:1) Enhanced service availability, telemetry and automationVERSATILITY: Virtual playout/playlist support for Live and File inputs Native ad insertion/signaling and ID-3 injection Real-time multicamera multirate clipper for Catchup/nPVRRELATED PRODUCTS HERO 5000L LIVE encoder /TRANSCODERM ultiscreen ENCODER/TRANSCODER for Live.

2 HERO 5000C CLOUD TRANSCODERHERO virtualized software running on your hardware for Live and VoD cloud transcoding services. HERO MANAGEMENTC entralized network management MULTISCREENENCODER/TRANSCODERM edia Excel defines the adaptive bitrate, multi-device transcoding standard for MULTISCREEN video delivery. The HERO product line enables Live and File workflows in a single platform and delivers content to over 400 million MULTISCREEN subscribers worldwide. Media Excel s five 9s reliability powers the 24/7, mission critical deployments of Fortune 500 companies and global brands in Broadcast, Cable, Satellite, IPTV, Pay TV, OTT/TVE, Mobile and Government/DoD.

3 HERO LIVE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS_____* Option available in specific models Specifications subject to change without HD/SD-SDI (up to 8 ports) DVB-ASI (up to 8 ports) * Gigabit ethernet (up to 6 ports) Fibre channel interface * SMPTE 2022 6/7, 2110 *FORMATS MPEG-2 TS via DVB-ASI or RTP/UDP MPEG-2 TS FEC ProMPEG (SMPTE 2022) RTP/RTSP RTMP HLS Virtual Playout: 3GP, AVI, DNxHD, DVCPro, FLV/F4V, IMX, MFX, MJPEG, MOV, MP4,ProRes, TS, WMV, XDCAM, JPEG, PNGAUDIO/VIDEO CODECS * MPEG-2 (4:2:2, 4:2:0) MPEG-4 PCM MPEG-1 Audio Layers I, II & III AAC/AAC-HE (MPEG-2, MPEG-4) AC-3 (DD), E-AC-3 (DD+)STREAMS Apple HTTP Adaptive (HLS) Adobe RTMP Microsoft Smooth Streaming (AVC, HEVC) MPEG-DASH MPEG-2 TS CableLabs RTP/RTSP ISMA, 3 GPP, 3 GPPr6 multi-rateNETWORK ATSC, ARIB DVB-ASI DVB-S/T LTE/eMBMS * SNMP IGMP , SSMOUTPUTCODECS/FORMATS Main and Main-10 * BL/MP/HP DV recording MPEG-2 AAC/AAC-HE, & 2 Dolby E/AC3/AC3+ * MPEG-1 Audio Layers I & II 3GP2, 3 GPP (.)

4 3GP) with SAP/SDP MPEG-2 TS/PS Unicast and Multicast TS, MP4 segmentation and recording JPEG periodic thumbnail generation fMP4, CMAF for low latencyFORMATS Progressive and interlaced output 4K, 2K, 1080, 720, 540, PAL, NTSC, etc Custom resolutions down to QCIFAUXILIARY DATA Line 21, CEA 608/708 closed captions OP-47, DVB-Teletext, DVB-Subtitles WebVTT, TTML, DFXP, ISMT subtitles DVB-Teletext passthrough Multiple audio tracks/languages MIPS KLV medatata sync/async Nielsen ID3 tag conversion SCTE-35/104 ad signal conversion ID3 metadata injectionPOST-PROCESSING Adaptive/multi-rate output NTP-synced, GOP-aligned outputs Multiple audio tracks/languages output Multiple publishing points for redundancy Auto-generation/retrieval of DRM keys Network traffic shaping/smoothing Aspect ratio adaptation Streaming & recording modes WebDAV/FTP/HTTP support R-sync/reverse-proxy support CDN authentication and publishing PlayReady.

5 AES & CENC encryption DRM/CA KMS integrationAUTOMATION FEATURES Virtual playout/playlist ingestion support MP4 & TS archival/recording automation Source blocking/replacement automation nPVR/CatchUp recording automation Dynamic mosaic screen generation Customizable thumbnail extraction Customizable file naming options Ad avail generation (CableLabs ESAM) Ad replacement/blocking Ad recording/clipping Scrolling text automation Integration with SDI/ASI routersENCODING & TRANSCODING FEATURESMANAGEMENT/CONTROL Central management of Live & File flows Web-based management console SOAP/XML & REST APIs LDAP-based multi-tier user authentication Batch, secure remote firmware upgrade Configurable audio/visual alarms Service and platform level failover options N+M, N+1, 1.

6 1 redundancy options SNMP traps/alarms NMS/CMS integration hooks NIC bonding/teaming & VLAN support Task scheduler NAS integration (NFS, SAMBA)PRE-PROCESSING Automatic & manual Program selection Aspect ratio detection (AFD, V-Index, WSS) VBI black-out control Contrast/Brightness/Gamma control Error concealment logic De-blocking & noise reduction filters Content adaptive de-interlacing Frame scaling with anti-aliasing options Smoothness/Sharpness control Cropping per output Graphic overlay (4 layers with alpha color) Dynamic scrolling text Virtual playout/playlist support (file & live) Timecode burn-in EIA 608/708, OP47, DVB-Sub burn-in/OCRVIDEO Frame rates (Hz): 1 60 Rate control.

7 CBR, VBR, ABR Statistical rate control Progressive and interlaced encoding High quality frame rate conversion Low latency mode AUDIO Audio-only/radio processing option Audio gain control Re-sampling, down-mix processing Up to 32 audio tracks/languages Dynamic audio normalization Loudness managementMANAGEMENTECOSYSTEMCHASSIS MEDIA SERVERS & VIRTUAL/CLOUD Adobe Media Server - Primetime Microsoft Windows Media Server (IIS) Unified Streaming Platform (USP) Wowza Streaming Server VMWare, KVM, HyperV, Docker Amazon, Azure, Google, IBM, Fujitsu, KTCDNs/ONLINE VIDEO PLATFORMS Akamai, EdgeCast, Level 3, Limelight Networks, Velocix, Broadpeak, Zixi Youtube, Piksel, ThePlatform, Ustream, SimpleStream, Dacast, Ooyala, LiveU, iStreamPlanet, Media Monkey, Kaltura, BrightcoveFORM FACTOR 1U standard 19 wide (rack mount) (44mm) high x ( ) deep 20lb ( )POWER SUPPLY Auto-switch AC 90-264V (47- 63Hz) 600wENVIRONMENTAL Operating temp: 0 to 50 C (32 to 122 F) Storage temp: -20 to 65 C (-5 to 150 F) Humidity: 5 to 90 % Shock: 10G / 11ms in all axis Vibration.

8 / 5 to 100 Hz REDUNDANCIES Redundant SSD * Dual hot-swappable power supply Up to 6 GigE ports (teaming/bonding)DISPLAY & INTERFACE 32-character liquid crystal display (LCD) control panel (2x16) with backlightCERTIFICATIONS & COMPLIANCE FCC Class A CE/RoHS 5-compliant WEEE-compliant EN61000-6-2 EN55022/24 EN60950:2000 DRM/CAS/KMS BuyDRM, CoreTrust, Irdeto, Verimatrix Apple HLS Native AES-128 Microsoft PlayReady CENC Google Widevine CENC Vualto (Apple FairPlay etc)AD SERVICES CableLabs ESAM Compliant mDialog, YoSpace BlackArrow, FreeWheel8834 N. Capital of Texas Hwy. Suite 230, Austin, TX 78759, USA Phone + Email SUPPLY UNITSDual hot-swappable power supply MANAGEMENT2x GigE (primary/secondary)INPUT MODULE 14x SDI or ASI portsINPUT MODULE 24x SDI or ASI portsINPUT/OUTPUT4x GigE (primary/secondary)