Clip Specifications

Clip codecs, formats, switcher formats, and clip names.

The clip player supports clips in the ITU-T H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) codec in specific HD video formats.

Codecs

ITU-T H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC)
- Profile — Baseline, Constrained Baseline, Main, or High
- Version — 4.1 or lower

Clip and Video Formats

Only clip formats for 1280×720 are supported by the clip player. The clip frame rates that are supported by the clip player depend on the video format that the switcher is operating in.

Note: Other clip and video format combinations may work in some applications, but playout quality cannot be guaranteed.

Note: Due to performance restrictions, clip playback is not recommended when the switcher is operating in 1080p 59.94Hz.

Note: The clip player does not support playing clips when the switcher is operating in a pSF video format.

Table 1. Supported Switcher Video Formats and Clip Resolution and Frame Rates
Vid Format	1280×720 25FPS	1280×720 29.97FPS	1280×720 50FPS	1280×720 59.94FPS
1080p 59.94Hz
1080p 50Hz	Y		Y
1080p 29.97Hz		Y
1080p 25Hz	Y		Y
1080pSF 29.97Hz
1080pSF 25Hz
1080i 59.94Hz		Y
1080i 50Hz	Y
720p 59.94Hz				Y
720p 50Hz			Y

Clip Names

The name can contain letters, numbers, spaces, dashes, underscores, and, periods, but should not contain symbols.

Tip: A maximum of 255 clip names can be displayed.

Audio

The clip player supports playout of the first two channels of embedded audio on either the AES or HDMI™ ports. Audio cannot be embedded in the video playout and must be 24-bit at 48kHz.

The clip player audio must be assigned to the AES or HDMI™ port for audio playout.