ELEMENTAL SERVER

GPU-accelerated video transcoding

Features

  • Broad Input Support – Decodes any type of input format through a combination of hardware and software decoders, providing the best combination of speed and flexibility. Hardware support includes MPEG-2, H.264, VC-1, RAW. 
  • Flexible Output Support – Encodes into today's most common codecs MPEG-2, VC-1 (Simple, Main and Advanced profiles) and H.264 (Baseline, Main and High profiles) including multiple formats simultaneously. Support for a wide variety of output containers including F4V, ASF, WMV, 3GP and MP4, allowing maximum workflow efficiency. 
  • Produce Multiple Outputs – Creates multiple resolution, bit rate and format outputs from a single input for a variety of end devices and platforms, including support for adaptive streaming content for Silverlight and Flash. 
  • Real-time Simultaneous Conversions – Remove file transfer and scheduling headaches from your workflow while converting more than 32 concurrent 480x270 real-time conversions or four 1920x1080 real-time conversions with a single Elemental Server. 
  • Reduce Management Overhead – Simplify queue management, prioritization and scheduling for a single unit or multiple units, including integrated multi-server load balancing. Integrate with your workflow using REST/XML APIs or use the web-based user interface to further simplify setup. 
  • Reliable Design – Deliver high reliability with a fully redundant job scheduler that can automatically fail-over between multiple Elemental Servers. 

 

Server workflow