Supported content

The following table describes the content that Elemental Live supports in SMPTE 2110 sources (inputs) and SMPTE 2110 outputs.

• For inputs, Elemental Live supports ingest of one instance of each type of stream—one video stream, zero or one audio stream, and zero or one ancillary data stream.

• For outputs, Elemental Live supports one video stream, zero or more audio streams, and zero or one ancillary data stream.

For detailed instructions for setting up a SMPTE 2110 input or output, see Ingesting SMPTE 2110 content and Configuring SMPTE 2110 outputs.

Note

Elemental Live can't ingest more than one audio stream in one SMPTE 2110 input.

Type	Direction	Details	Applicable standard
Video	Input and output	Uncompressed Resolutions – SD, HD, and 4K Scan types – Progressive and interlaced Sampling – 4:2:2 Bit format – 10-bit	SMPTE 2110-20
	Input and output	Lightly compressed with JPEG XS Resolutions – SD and HD resolution Scan types – Progressive and interlaced Sampling – 4:2:2 Bit format – 8-bit, 10-bit, 12-bit	SMPTE 2110-22
Audio	Input and output	PCM audio Uncompressed Sample rates: 44.1kHz and 48.0 kHz	SMPTE 2110-30
	Input and output	Dolby Digital (AC3) Coding modes – 1.0, 1+1, 2.0, 3.2 (with LFE)	SMPTE 2110-31
		Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) Coding modes – 1.0, 2.0, 3.2
	Output	Dolby Digital passthrough You can pass through Dolby Digital (AC3) from any input (SMPTE 2110 or another type) to a SMPTE 2110 output
Ancillary data – Captions (optional)	Input and output	EIA-608 embedded captions CEA-708 embedded captions	SMPTE 2110-40
Ancillary data – Ad avail messages (optional)	Input	SCTE 104 messages. Elemental Live will automatically convert these messages to SCTE 35 messages during ingest.	SMPTE 2110-40
	Output	SCTE 104 messages. If the source content has SCTE 35 messages, you can configure Elemental Live to convert them to SCTE 104 and include the SCTE 104 messages in the output.
Timecode	Input	The SMPTE 2110 source must be Precision Time Protocol (PTP) locked. If it isn't locked, the video, audio, and ancillary data might not get synchronized properly during processing, resulting in unsynchronized media in all the outputs in the event.	SMPTE 2110-21
	Output	You must enable PTP in Elemental Live so that the SMPTE 2110 outputs include RTP packet timestamps. This timestamp synchronizes the video, audio, and ancillary data. It ensures that the output is PTP-locked.