Applications
4K60 encoding with on-board AI.
YUAN's 4K60 smart encoder combines broadcast-grade capture, AV1 compression, and on-board AI that can write analysis results into stream metadata during encoding.
- 15 µs
- YUAN-reported capture latency in the tested GPUDirect RDMA configuration
- 4K60P
- broadcast-grade capture: 4:4:4, 10-bit, VANC
- 70/100
- TOPS options on Jetson Orin NX for in-encoder AI
The challenge
Reduce manual tagging in 4K workflows.
Broadcast workflows are moving from HD to 4K while contribution networks move from 4G to 5G. The resulting H.264 and H.265 streams create large storage and conversion workloads, and footage often still requires manual tagging before editing or replay.
Edge-AI systems can now extract text and metadata from video during processing. Placing that analysis in the encoder reduces the need for a separate post-processing step.
The capture
YUAN reports 15-microsecond capture in a tested configuration.
The encoder pairs NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX with YUAN SC710 capture cards for 4:4:4 chroma subsampling, 10-bit depth, and VANC capture. YUAN reports capture latency as low as 15 microseconds with NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA in its tested configuration.
Jetson Orin NX adds AV1 compression. Bitrate and quality relative to H.265 depend on the encoder settings, source content, decoder, and measurement method.
The transport
One SDK for broadcast transport protocols.
The NexVDO SDK supports RTSP, RTMP, TS, NDI, SRT, Dante AV, and YUAN's SkyLink X ultra-low-latency protocol. This keeps capture, encoding, and transmission in one software workflow.
CBR streaming keeps network transmission rates under stable control for production broadcast use.
The analysis
Write AI analysis into stream metadata.
With 70 or 100 TOPS on board, the encoder runs AI and generative-AI algorithms during encoding. Stream Information Extraction synchronizes encoded audio with AI-generated information and writes the analysis into stream metadata.
Post-production teams can receive searchable footage with important timestamps already marked.
Pipeline
The signal chain
- 12G-SDI + HDMI in
- SC710 4:4:4 10-bit capture
- GPUDirect RDMA 15 µs
- AV1 encode on Orin NX
- In-stream AI metadata
- NDI + SRT + SkyLink X out
Hardware
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