Description

The Harmonic RD9000 multi-format professional decoder enables rapid, reliable deployment of eye-catching UHD content for contribution and primary distribution applications.

With a significant increase in UHD TV sets hitting the market, content providers and broadcasters are looking for a solution to address the needs of early adopters. Compact and reliable, the RD9000 real-time professional decoder is the answer. Designed to ensure high performance, the RD9000 delivers pristine UHD for an immersive, high-resolution experience.

Innovative Technology

RD9000 is software-based multi-format (H.265) professional decoder that is perfect for contribution and primary distribution applications. The platform’s software architecture provides content providers and broadcasters with maximum flexibility, which is paramount in today’s market.

Contribution encoding is the critical step to achieve a superior end-user experience. With its wide range of encoding tools, HEVC offers incredible compression efficiency, making live UHD delivery achievable for satellite, cable, terrestrial and fiber networks.

Single-slice UHD HEVC technology is a cornerstone of the RD9000, eliminating border compression artifacts and maximizing compression efficiency. This technology is essential to achieving superior video quality in premium contribution applications. In addition, the RD9000 supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) along with WCG (Wide Color Gamut) to ensure drastic contrast and color rendering for “wow” video experience.

Combined with Harmonic’s ViBE CP9000 HD/UHD contribution encoder, the RD9000 multi-format professional decoder offers users a pristine UHD contribution solution.

Versatile and Future-Proof

RD9000 software-based decoder featuring any-format and any-codec is the reference decoder for any contribution and primary distribution use case.

Supporting HDR and WCG via a flexible, software-based design, the RD9000 is future-proof .

RD9000 already supports SMPTE-2110 or SMPTE 2022-6 uncompressed video over IP outputs. Additionally, the RD9000 decoder supports DVB/SMPTE standards and is interoperable with professional encoders.

World-Class Service and Support

Harmonic stands behind the RD9000 professional decoder with comprehensive service and support programs, including system design, service deployment, technical support and network maintenance. World-class service plans and a global network of flexible and responsive support professionals help ensure our customers can deliver outstanding “anytime, anywhere, any-device” video experiences.

HIGHLIGHTS

•   Up to 4 x HD or 1 x UHD decoding

•   Single/multi slice UHD decoder

•   Multi-format MPEG-2/H.264/HEVC 4:2:0/4:2:2 8/10 bit

•   Two versions up to 80Mbps or up to 160Mbps

•   Compact and low-power appliance

•   SDR, HDR and WCG BT.2020

•   HDMI, 4x3G-SDI or 12G-SDI outputs

•   SMPTE 2110 Video over IP outputs

•   Down & up-conversion

•   Up to 4 x HD or 1 x UHD decoding

•   Dual AC PSU