now2ingest is a four‑channel, multi‑format broadcast recorder. Each channel captures independently — DeckLink, NDI or VTPro — at up to 4K UHD 120p with 2 to 16 audio channels. Per‑channel presets, per‑channel locks, simultaneous start.
Each of the four channels is its own complete recorder — its own source, codec, format, audio mapping, and bitrate. They look identical because the operator wants the same muscle memory, but they are absolutely independent files on disk.
now2ingest wraps the full FFmpeg encoder matrix. The list below is the real set of containers, codecs, video formats and bitrates the recorder accepts — filtered by the encoders actually present on the running machine.
The recorder exposes the actual FFmpeg matrices for both resolutions and bitrates — no static list, the options shown are exactly the options the running encoder will accept.
SD cassette standard. Only dvvideo (DV / DVCPRO) and IMX in MXF D‑10.
Avid VC‑3 master list. DNxHD bitrates: 720p 60–220 Mbps · 1080 36–440 Mbps.
4K and 120 fps not allowed for these codecs — capped at 1080p60.
Full SD → 4K UHD 120p matrix. HFR tags highlighted — high frame‑rate support.
Fixed CBR per D‑10 spec.
DV = 25, DVCPRO50 = 50.
FFmpeg‑accepted 720p DNxHD profile matrix (45 Mbps unsupported at 720p).
Full VC‑3 1080 master matrix.
Master broadcast ladder for ProRes LT → 4444 and DNxHR LB → 444.
Universal scale used by libx264, hevc_nvenc, av1_nvenc, mpeg4, mjpeg, libopenh264, vp9.
Every recorder track takes 2 to 16 discrete audio channels from the source, embeds them with the chosen audio codec and writes them as part of the same container — never a sidecar.
2 to 16 ch from the source — SDI embedded, NDI audio, VTPro stream, or analog via DeckLink.
Live audio preview from the active channel. Manual scrub to any sample to confirm the take is clean before you trust it.
Configure an auto‑split interval per channel. The recorder rolls to a new file every N minutes — so a corrupted file never costs you more than the split window.
Audio is written into the same container — no sidecar, no remux. Codecs auto‑match the container (PCM for MXF, AAC for MP4, MP2 for TS, OPUS for WebM, …).
No timecode is stamped on the file. Use for archive masters where external time is applied later.
Stamp every frame with the workstation's wall clock. Easy to match with logs and other sources.
Embedded timecode from the SDI / NDI / VTPro source — perfect for live ingest from the gallery.
Type any start timecode. Frames per second matches the chosen video format automatically.
Capture the entire channel configuration — source, codec, format, bitrate, audio mapping, split, timecode — as a named preset, then load it on any other channel in a single click. The operator sets up channel 1 once for the SDI‑ingest of the event, copies it to channels 2/3/4, and the show is configured.
Once a channel is configured for the show, lock it with a password. The channel can be armed, started and stopped, but no parameter — not the codec, not the path, not the bitrate — can be changed without the password. Prevents "I bumped the keyboard" accidents during a live show.
