M2L-X

Video switching

Configuration

Input: Primary video input × 12^*1, clip player × 4, replay player × 1

Output: Program output × 3^*2

^*1When using an option license, you can select up to 24 from 48 inputs.

^*2When using an option license, you can use 33 outputs.

Composited layers

Background, KEY × 4^*, PinP × 4^*, DSK × 2

^*KEY and PinP can be composited on up to four layers.

Video effects

CUT, MIX, WIPE × 6, clip transition (CG WIPE)

Audio mixer (when [Internal] is selected on the [Audio Mixer] tab)

Configuration

Input: Embedded audio × 24 (stereo, 2-channel monaural), clip player × 4 (stereo, 2-channel monaural), replay player × 1 (stereo, 2-channel monaural), audio for commentary × 3 (stereo)

Output: Program (stereo), clean (stereo), preview (stereo)

Functions

Output level adjustment, AFV (Audio Follow Video)^*, channel muting, PFL, Input Trim, PAN/Balance, Limiter/Compressor, Filter, EQ, Delay

^*Excluding MIC 1 to MIC 3.

Streaming

Supported input formats

• Video + audio
  • Protocol: SRT/RTMP/RTMPS/NDI High Bandwidth/SonyQoS (XDCAM pocket)
  • Video codec: H.265/HEVC, H.264/AVC
  • Resolution: 1920×1080
  • Frequency/scan method: 59.94p, 50p, 59.94i (SRT only), 50i (SRT only)
  • Dynamic range/bit depth/color gamut: SDR/8 bits/BT.709, HDR(HLG)/10 bits/BT.2020 (only 4:2:0 chroma sampling is supported)
  • Buffer: 0 msec to 10000 msec (SRT), 600 msec to 10000 msec (SonyQoS)
  • Audio channels: 2 ch, 16 ch (2 ch × 8 tracks, SRT only)
  • Audio codec: AAC, PCM (SRT only)
  • Sample rate: 48000 Hz
• Audio (MIC Input)
  • Protocol: SRT
  • Buffer: 200 msec to 1000 msec
  • Channels: 2 ch
  • Codec: AAC
  • Sample rate: 48000 Hz
• Audio (external audio mixer) (option license is required in AWS version)
  • Protocol: NDI High Bandwidth
  • Channels: 16 ch
  • Sample rate: 48000 Hz

Supported output formats

• Video + audio
  • Protocol: SRT/RTMP/RTMPS/NDI High Bandwidth
  • Video codec: H.265/HEVC, H.264/AVC
  • Resolution: 1920×1080
  • Frequency/scan method: 59.94p, 50p
  • Video bit rate: 3000 kbps to 25000 kbps
  • Buffer: 0 msec to 10000 msec (SRT only)
  • Audio channels: 2 ch, 16 ch (2 ch × 8 tracks, SRT only)
  • Audio codec: AAC, PCM (SRT only)
  • Sample rate: 48000 Hz
  • Audio bit rate: 64 kbps to 384 kbps
• Audio (external audio mixer) (option license is required in AWS version)
  • Protocol: NDI High Bandwidth
  • Channels: 64 ch
  • Sample rate: 48000 Hz

Supported files

Images

• File format: RGB 24-bit (32-bit with alpha channel) JPEG or PNG format
• Image size: 1920×1080 (max)

Supported animations for transitions

• File format: RGB 24-bit (32-bit with alpha channel) series of PNG files compressed in ZIP format^*
• Image size: 1920×1080 (max) (each PNG file is the same image size)

^*A transition animation is created by displaying ZIP-compressed PNG images consecutively in numerical order.

Video

• File format: MP4^*

  ^*Fragmented MP4 is not supported.

• Video + audio
  • Video codec: H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC^*
  • Resolution: 1920×1080
  • Frequency/scan method: 59.94p, 50p
  • GOP size: 120 (max)
  • Color depth: 8 bits
  • Color space: YCbCr 4:2:0
  • Color gamut: Rec. 709
  • Audio codec: AAC
  • Sample rate: 48000 Hz
  • Number of quantization bits: 16 bits, 24 bits
  • Monaural audio, stereo audio

  ^*H.265/HEVC can be played back when recorded output files are copied using [Copy to Clip Folder].

• Maximum bit rate: 50 Mbps
• File size: 6 GB or lower

Supported graphics input

HTML5, NDI High Bandwidth (with α channel)

Output recording

Supported formats

• File format: MP4
• Video + audio
  • Video codec: H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC
  • Resolution: 1920×1080
  • Frequency/scan method: 59.94p, 50p
  • Video bit rate: 3000 kbps to 25000 kbps
  • Audio codec: AAC
  • Sample rate: 48000 Hz

Input content recording

Supported formats

• File format: MP4
• Video + audio
  • Video codec: H.264/AVC
  • Resolution: 1920×1080
  • Frequency/scan method: 59.94p, 50p
  • Video bit rate: 25000 kbps
  • Audio codec: AAC
  • Sample rate: 48000 Hz