With an expanded line of IPMX-compliant products, other Cobalt NAB Show highlights include more tools for IP multiviewer and ARIA audio monitors DISCOVER COBALT’S PLUG-AND-PLAY ST 2110 EXPERIENCE
C obalt Digital, the leading openGear initiative, is expanding its platform with numerous new IPMX- compliant solutions shown for the first time at NAB 2025. The company’s SAPPHIRE mini converters and PACIFIC encoders have both been enhanced with support for IPMX and enriched designer and manufacturer of award-winning signal processing products, and a founding partner in the with an array of new functionalities. Additionally, Cobalt’s UltraBlue IP- MV multiviewer is sporting exciting new tools, and the ARIA line now includes ARIA audio monitors. These enhancements join Cobalt’s extensive platform of products that represent the latest technological advances, including support for ST 2110. These innovations are being showcased in NAB, booth SL5123. SAPPHIRE shines bright The SAPPHIRE BBG series of mini converters deliver high-quality design, function and reliability in a small package. The units are the
and are very quiet, making them ideal for small editing or control suites. Padding out PACIFIC New for NAB 2025, PACIFIC now offers full support for ST 2110-20 (baseband) and an ST 2110-22 option for JPEG-XS video. Each of the four channels can be individually selected between SDI and ST 2110. In addition, support is included for full asynchronous operation (IPMX- compatible) or IPMX operation in the INDIGO 2110-DC-02 factory-installed option for SMPTE ST 2110. PACIFIC now offers support for up to two essences of ST 2110-30 (audio); each essence can have up to 16 channels of audio, and the product offers the ability to mix and match channels. Support for asynchronous audio and video operation has been added, as has support for ST 2110- 40 (ancillary data). There are dual SFP cages for ST 2022-7 seamless switching, supporting both 10Gbps and 25Gbps interfaces. The combination of the award- winning PACIFIC 9992-ENC with the ST 2110 input interface option
A REAL GEM Look out for Cobalt’s SAPPHIRE BBG mini converters
ideal choice for directly displaying incoming IPMX content on HDMI monitors, including content which originates from a WAN connection, or for converting HDMI to compressed or baseband IPMX streams. The converters are available in single-, dual- and quad-channel configurations, with some models able to simultaneously transmit and receive. They feature dual SFP cages with support for 10G and 25G Ethernet ports, as well as audio sample rate conversion, and the receiving units can mix and match audio channels without time base synchronisation with the video. The space-saving converters can be mounted directly behind the monitor
ON SONG Cobalt’s ARIA series now features audio monitors, which support a range of inputs
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