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Sphere Technology

Software:   Client:
  • Interplay Server software (5 client licenses)
  • Additional individual licenses
System Requirements

Interplay Common Playback Services Server Hardware

  • Dual six core, 48GB RAM, 2U, RHEL 6.0 (Qualified: HP DL380G7)
  • Optional 10GigE network card
Receiver Server Hardware:
  • Avid AS3000
Back End:
  • Interplay Production 2.5 or later
  • ISIS 5000 or 7000
Client:
  • Media Composer 6.5 or later
  • NewsCutter 10.5 or later
  • Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit)
  • Mac OSX Lion and Mountain Lion
  

The Interplay Common Playback Services (ICPS) server supports the following media formats in Sphere Frame rates Supported

  • 1080i 59.94
  • 1080i 50
  • 720p 59.94
  • 720p 50
  • 30i NTSC
  • 25i PAL
  • AVC-Intra 50/100
  • DNxHD (up to 145 Mbps)
  • DV 25 (4:1:1/4:2:0)
  • DV 50
  • DVCPro-HD
  • HDV 720p
  • IMX 30/40/50
  • MPEG-2 Long GOP
  • Sony XDCAM EX
  • Sony XDCAM 17.5/35/50
  • h.263/MPEG-1 layer 2 (proxy)
  • h.264/MPEG-1 layer 2 (proxy)
     

In order to stream these formats, the ICPS server performs a real time transcode to a proxy format. Avid recommends a bandwidth of 3.5 Mbps or greater for remote playback. 5 Mbps or higher delivers the best results and lower bandwidth can result in dropped frames during the initial playback.