Spin Digital
HEVC Media Player
HEVC/H.265 software media player for
4K-UHD, 8K-UHD, and beyond video withNGA audio, enabling next-generation
applications in broadcast, immersive
media, and large screen visualization.

Product Highlights
HEVC decoding up to 16Kp60 on a single PC
Advanced renderer with SDI and GPU outputs
8K HDR with HDMI 2.1 interface
Color conversion and tone mapping
Broadcast live streaming: UDP, RTP, SRT, RIST, Zixi
Internet streaming: HLS
Next Generation Audio (NGA): MPEG-H AudioVIDEO DECODING
High-performance HEVC software decoder
Profiles: Main, Main 10, Range Extensions (HEVCv2)
Resolutions (pixels):
1920x1080 (1080p), 3840x2160 (4K), 7680x4320 (8K), 15360x8640 (16K)
Custom resolutions
Frame rates (fps): 25, 30, 50, 59.94, 60, 100, 119.88, 120
Color formats: 4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4, RGB
Bit depths: 8-bit, 10-bit, 12-bit

VIDEO RENDERING
High-performance render engine:
GPU rendering based on DirectX 12
CPU rendering for professional SDI output
Bit depths: 8-bit, 10-bit
Color spaces: BT.601, BT.709, DCI-P3, BT.2020
Transfer functions:
SDR: BT.1886 (BT.709), sRGB
HDR: HDR10 (ST2084), HLG (STD-B67)
Color conversion: color format, color space, color range, transfer function
Tone mapping: HDR to HDR/SDR
Flexible image overlays
Multi-device configurations: single large surface (tiled), clone, alternate
Rendering devices:
GPU: NVIDIA, AMD
3G-SDI: AJA Corvid 88
12G-SDI: AJA Kona 5, AJA Corvid 44 12G, Blackmagic DeckLink 8K Pro
8K and 16K playback over GPU:
8Kp60 (1 GPU): 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4, 4x DisplayPort 1.2
16Kp60 (4 GPUs): 16x DisplayPort 1.2
8K playback over 12G SDI:
8Kp60: Two-Sample Interleave (2SI) and Square Division (SQD) modes
8Kp120: 2x 8Kp60 in alternate rendering mode

AUDIO DECODING
Codecs: AAC, Opus, MPEG-H Audio
Channels: 2.0, 5.1, 7.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.4, 7.1.2, 7.1.4, 22.2, binaural

AUDIO RENDERING
Windows audio (WASAPI)
ASIO
SDI: up to 4x 16 channels

INPUT FORMATS
File: ES, MP4, TS, MKV, HLS
Live: TSoIP (UDP, RTP, SRT, RIST, Zixi), HLS

RECOMMEND SYSTEMS FOR HIGH-END PLAYBACK
8K 60 HzUse caseFormatBitratePlatform

Distribution
GPU output

8Kp60
4:2:0 10-bit

50 - 120 Mbps

CPU: Intel Core i9-10900X (10 cores),or AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (12 cores)
Memory: 16 GB (4x 4 GB, DDR4-3200) /(Ryzen, 2x 8 GB, DDR4-3200)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (HDMI 2.1),
or NVIDIA Quadro P4000 (4x HDMI 2.0)

Contribution
SDI output

8Kp60
4:2:2 10-bit

200 - 250 Mbps CPU: Intel Xeon Gold 6330N (28 cores)
Memory: 64 GB (8x 8 GB, DDR4-2667)
12G SDI: AJA Kona5, or AJA Corvid 44 12G

High fidelity

8Kp60
RGB 12-bit500 - 600 Mbps CPU: 2x Intel Xeon Silver 4316 (2x 20 cores)
Memory: 128 GB (16x 8 GB, DDR4-2667)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (HDMI 2.1),
or NVIDIA Quadro P4000 (4x HDMI 2.0)

8K 120 Hz
Use case

FormatBitratePlatform

Highframe rate

8Kp120
4:2:0 10-bit

200 - 250 Mbps CPU: 2x Intel Xeon Gold 5318N (2x 24 cores)
Memory: 128GB (16x 8GB, DDR4-2667)
12G SDI: 2x AJA Kona 5, or 2x AJA Corvid 44

16K 60 Hz
Use case

FormatBitratePlatform

Very large
screen display

16Kp60
4:2:0 10-bit400 Mbps

CPU: 2x Intel Xeon Gold 6330 (2x 28 cores)
Memory: 128GB (16x 8GB, DDR4-2933)
GPU: 4x NVIDIA Quadro P4000
Sync: NVIDIA Quadro Sync IIPACKAGEMedia player application
Product documentation

OPERATING SYSTEMS
Windows: Windows 10 64-bit:
HEVC decoding
GPU and SDI rendering
Linux: Red Hat 8, Ubuntu 20.04:
HEVC decoding
SDI rendering

Spin Digital Video Technologies GmbH | www.spin-digital.com | info@spin-digital.com | July 2022