EVS XS - 4.4. Network Transfers

Avid DNxHD® & Apple ProRes 422 at 180Hz (“NTSC
Super Motion 3x”)
Codec
Video
Bitrate
Fields
/Block
Actual
Bandwidth
Max. RT
Channels
XF2 Storage Capacity
(in hours and minutes)
250GB 500GB 750GB 1TB
Avid DNxHD® 85 Mbps 15 31.97 MB/s 6.41 2.00 4.04 6.09 8.08
Avid DNxHD® 100 Mbps 12 39.96 MB/s 5.13 1.36 3.15 4.55 6.30
Avid DNxHD®
Apple ProRes 422
145 Mbps 9 53.28 MB/s 3.85 1.12 2.26 3.41 4.52
Avid DNxHD®
Apple ProRes 422
HQ
220 Mbps 6 79.92 MB/s 2.57 0.48 1.38 2.27 3.16
4.4.4. XF2 Transfers
XF2 bandwidth for backup is 50MB/s and 32MB/s for restore.
Therefore, it can support in backup mode:
• 4.0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® 85Mbps
• 3.5 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® 100Mbps
• 3.0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps (PAL)
• 2.5 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps (NTSC)
Therefore it can support in restore mode:
• 2.8 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® 85Mbps
• 2.4 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® 100Mbps
• 2.0 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple ProRes 422 at 120Mbps (PAL)
• 1.7 real time transfers with Avid DNxHD® or Apple ProRes 422 at 145Mbps (NTSC)
4.4.5. Gigabit Ethernet Transfers
Tip
The following observations focus on steady rates; the transfer performances
with small clips will be lower as they generate a lot of starts and ends of
sessions.
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