Convert media formats - for web, presentation and broadcast
MediaReactor is a media file translation system targeted at the
post production professional.
MediaReactor specializes in the SD, HD and 2k to 5k file formats
post houses use every day. Common formats include MXF, OMF, DPX,
TIFF, TGA, MPG, AVI, MOV, WAV, AIFF, and plugins provide support for
other formats such as SGI-MOV, DS-GEN, HDR/YUV/RAW, Jaleo-JS and DPS.
Video, timecode, metadata and up to 8 channels of audio are
transcoded using the highest quality conversions.
Create and share media between all your digital video systems. It is
a quick and efficient way to convert your media to any required
format.
Professionally transcode your media between video servers, streaming
content servers, editing systems and workstations.
Post-Production facilities use it to do all digital transfers
between editing suites. Create streaming media for use as dailies.
Broadcasters can re-purpose content for diffusion on the Web.
MediaReactor is available fully featured or in a basic version to
which you can then add modules depending on your task requirements.
Modules are available for: Avid, Uncompressed video, Matrox, Motion
JPEG and Animation.
For updated information on the Mediareactor product range please visit our website: s3dpostproduction.co.uk
Features in brief:
Supports DPX, Cineon and all common formats
Convert between video and still formats
Repurpose content quickly
Configure templates and batch runs

|
File Type |
Format |
Read |
Write |
Notes |
|
AVI |
Video for Windows codecs installed on system |
Yes |
Yes |
DivX, xVID, MS DV, Sony DV, |
|
|
Matrox MPEG HD |
Yes |
No |
Axio |
|
|
Matrox MJPEG |
Yes |
Yes |
Legacy Digisuite |
|
|
Matrox DV & MPEG (MMES) |
Yes |
Yes |
Legacy Digiserver, LX and RT series |
|
|
Targa 2K MJPEG |
Yes |
Yes |
Legacy Pinnacle systems |
|
|
YCbCr 8 and 10 bit (4:2:0, 4:2:2 & 4:2:2:4) |
Yes |
Yes |
AJA, Bluefish and Blackmagic |
|
DPS |
MJPEG |
Yes |
No |
Leitch Reality based systems |
|
DV & DIF |
DV25 |
Yes |
No |
Native 525/625 Streams |
|
GEN |
RGB and 8bit YCbCr |
Yes |
Yes |
Avid DS - SD & HD |
|
GXF |
DV, MPEG |
Yes |
No |
Grass Valley SD & HD systems |
|
JS |
RGB and 8bit YCbCr |
Yes |
Yes |
Jaleo Editing (SGI) |
|
MXF |
IMX (D10) 30, 40 & 50 mbps |
Yes |
Yes |
Sony XDCAM, Quantel |
|
|
DV (DV25) |
Yes |
No |
Sony XDCAM |
|
|
MPEG HD |
Yes |
Yes |
Sony XDCAM HD |
|
|
IMX |
Yes |
No |
Sony eVTR |
|
MPEG 1 |
4:2:0 System Streams |
Yes |
Yes |
VideoCD & Proxy |
|
MPEG 2 |
4:2:0 Program Streams |
Yes |
Yes |
Supports SD & HD including DVD |
|
|
4:2:0 Transport Streams |
Yes |
No |
Supports SD & HD including HDV |
|
|
4:2:2 Program & Transport Streams |
Yes |
No |
Supports SD & HD |
|
MOV |
Apple or third party codecs installed on system |
Yes |
Yes |
MJPEG A & B, DV/DVCPRO, |
|
|
DV25 & DV50 |
Yes |
Yes |
Final Cut Pro |
|
|
IMX (30, 40 & 50 mbps) |
Yes |
Yes |
Final Cut Pro |
|
|
YCbCr 8 & 10bit |
Yes |
Yes |
AJA, Blackmagic, Cinewave |
|
|
AVR, JFIF, DNxHD & DV |
Yes |
Yes |
Avid Quicktime |
|
|
Media 100 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
MOV |
QuickTime Reference movie |
Yes |
No |
Avid export option |
|
MV |
MVC1, MVC2, JPEG & RGB |
Yes |
No |
SGI Quicktime |
|
OMF |
ABVB AVR codecs |
Yes |
Yes |
Legacy Avid editors |
|
|
Meridien JFIF and YCbCr (1:1) |
Yes |
Yes |
Avid MediaComposer, Symphony, |
|
|
DV25 |
Yes |
Yes |
Avid editors including XpressDv |
|
RM |
Standard profiles |
No |
Yes |
Real Video |
|
RTV |
YCbCr 8 bit |
Yes |
Yes |
NewTek Video Toaster |
|
WMV/ASF |
Version 7, 8 & 9 codecs including HD profiles |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows Media |
|
YUV |
10 & 8 bit YCbCr and RGB |
Yes |
Yes |
Uncompressed Raw Stream with header |
|
AIFF |
PCM audio |
Yes |
Yes |
Audio Interchange File Format |
|
WAV |
PCM Audio |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Wave audio |
|
MP3 |
Compressed audio |
Yes |
No |
MPEG Layer 3 audio |
|
AU |
PCM audio |
Yes |
Yes |
NeXT/Sun audio |
|
DPX |
10bit Log RGB, 10bit YCbCr, 32bit RGBA |
Yes |
Yes |
Digital Moving Picture Exchange |
|
Graphics |
JPEG, BMP, SGI, YUV, Targa, |
Yes |
Yes |
Still image sequences (Note: VPB is read only) |
Need
to create streaming media? MediaReactor is the quick and efficient
way to professionally transcode your media to a format ready for a
streaming server. Encode your content to Windows Media using our
standard profiles or custom profiles made with the Profile Editor.
Create multiple bit rate files encoded at several different bit
rates in order to optimize content delivery. MediaReactor lets you
use the latest Windows Media codecs and Windows Media encoding
supports multiple processors and HyperThreading.
To let you experience MediaReactor’s capabilities we have made this
limited version available for download. MediaReactor Free lets you
create Windows Media and RealVideo files from either QuickTime or
Video for Windows sources.
Please Note: Mediareactor Free cannot be upgraded to the Pro or
Deluxe versions.
MediaReactor Free gives you all the retail version’s features:
• Quickly browse, preview and select source material
• Frame accurate trimming of clips
• Parameter templates for ease of setup
• Scaling & De-Interlace processing
• Convert all the files in a directory or subdirectory tree
MediaReactor Free lets you create Windows Media or RealVideo
streaming media from:
• Video for Windows files (*.avi) containing media encoded with
software only compression or uncompressed RGB
• QuickTime files (*.mov) containing media encoded with software
only compression or uncompressed RGB
Available
for download here.
Want
to streamline productions throughout your entire facility? Do direct
transfers between your digital video equipment? Professionally
transcode your media between video servers, streaming content
servers, editing systems and workstations? Need only certain
specific file format translations? MediaReactor Pro, is the answer
for you!
MediaReactor Pro lets you create Windows Media or RealVideo
streaming media, QuickTime & AVI files from:
AVI: Including Matrox & Pinnacle hardware, DV & other software
codecs
Avid OMF: Including Media Composer, Symphony, Xpress & XpressDV with
support for MJPEG, DV & Uncompressed codecs
AvidDS: SD/HD
DIF & DV: Native 525/625
DPS: Leitch Reality, Velocity & MediaFile
Jaleo: SGI
MPEG1: 4:2:0 System Streams
MPEG2: 4:2:0 & 4:2:2 Program & Transport Streams up to 50Mbps
QuickTime: Including DVS, AJA, VideoPump & Pinnacle hardware,
Media100 & 844, DV, Sorenson & other software codecs
RTV: Newtek Toaster
Audio: AIFF, AU, MPEG Layer 2 & 3, WAV
Graphics: Abekas YUV (*.yuv), Iris RGB (*.sgi) JPEG (*.jpg) Bitmap
(*.bmp) MS DIB (*.dib), Paintbrush (*.pcx) PhotoShop (*.psd),
Portable Graphics Library (*.pgm, *.ppm) SGI RGB (*.rgb), Sun
Microsystems Raster (*.ras, *.sun), Tagged Image Format (*.tif)
Targa (*.icb, *.tga, *.vda), Vista (*.vst)
Available module options include:
Avid: Create media for Avid Xpress, Media Composer and Symphony
systems.
Uncompressed: Create media for workstations that use Pinnacle
Targa3000 & CineWave or Optibase VideoPump hardware and Jaleo
editing systems.
Matrox: Create media for workstations that use Matrox hardware with
support for MPEG, DV and Motion JPEG formats.
Motion JPEG: Create media for workstations and servers that use
Motion JPEG compression. Supports Pinnacle Targa2000/ReelTime/DC50,
Matrox DigiSuite & Media100.
Animation: Create still image files for use with graphics
workstations and servers. Supported formats include Abekas YUV,
Targa TGA, JPEG, SGI & Iris RGB.
Need
to streamline production throughout your facility? Do direct
transfers between your digital video equipment? Professionally
transcode your media between video servers, streaming content
servers, editing systems and workstations? Want all options
available with MediaReactor? MediaReactor Deluxe is the answer for
you! MediaReactor Deluxe lets you use any of the supported equipment
formats as the source and transcode it to streaming media and
professional video as well as professional audio formats.
Use MediaReactor to :
• Quickly browse, preview and select source media
• Frame accurately trim clips
• Convert all files in a directory or a subdirectory tree
Additional features
• Parameter templates for ease of setup
• Scaling and De-Interlace processing
• SDK which supports COM based interface
MediaReactor Deluxe Inputs:
AVI: Including Matrox & Pinnacle hardware, DV & other software
codecs
Avid OMF: Including Media Composer, Symphony, Xpress & XpressDV with
support for MJPEG, DV & Uncompressed codecs
AvidDS: SD/HD
DIF & DV: Native 525/625
DPS: Leitch Reality, Velocity & MediaFile
Jaleo: SGI
MPEG1: 4:2:0 System Streams
MPEG2: 4:2:0 & 4:2:2 Program & Transport Streams up to 50Mbps
QuickTime: Including DVS, AJA, VideoPump & Pinnacle hardware,
Media100 & 844, DV, Sorenson & other software codecs
RTV: NewTek Video Toaster
Audio: AIFF, AU, MPEG Layer 3, WAV
Graphics: Abekas YUV (*.yuv), Iris RGB (*.sgi) JPEG (*.jpg) Bitmap
(*.bmp) MS DIB (*.dib), Paintbrush (*.pcx), PhotoShop (*.psd),
Portable Graphics Library (*.pbm, *.ppm, *pnm), SGI RGB (*.rgb),Stardent
(*.avs), Sun (*.ras, *.sun), Tagged Image Format (*.tif), Targa (*.icb,
*.tga, *.vda), Vista (*.vst), X Windows (*.xbm, *.xpm)
MediaReactor Deluxe Outputs:
AVI: Including Matrox & Pinnacle hardware, DV & other software
codecs
Avid OMF: Including Media Composer, Symphony, Xpress & XpressDV with
support for MJPEG, DV & Uncompressed codecs
AvidDS: SD/HD
DPS: Leitch Reality, Velocity & MediaFile
Jaleo: SGI
QuickTime: Including DVS, AJA, VideoPump & Pinnacle hardware,
Media100 & 844, DV, Sorenson & other software codecs
RTV: Newtek Video Toaster
RealVideo: Standard Profiles (*.rm)
Windows Media Video Files: MPEG4, WM7 & WM8 codecs (*.wmv)
Audio: AIFF, AU, Microsoft Wave (*.wav), Windows Media Audio files
(*.wma)
Graphics: Abekas YUV (*.yuv), Iris RGB (*.sgi), JPEG (*.jpg), Bitmap
(*.bmp), MS DIB (*.dib), Paintbrush (*.pcx), PhotoShop (*.psd),
Portable Graphics Library (*.pgm, *.ppm), SGI RGB (*.rgb), Sun (*.ras,
*.sun), TIF (*.tif), Targa (*.icb, *.tga, *.vda), Vista (*.vst)