System Recommendations

Versatile signal monitoring

Operating Systems Support (64-bit OS Required)

Cinegy Multiviewer software is certified to run on the 64-bit editions of the following operating systems: Windows Server 2012 R2*, Windows Server 2016*, Windows Server 2019*, Windows Server 2022*, Windows 10*, Windows 11*.

Cinegy Multiviewer is tested on fully-patched versions of the supported operating systems at time of version release, and problems may be encountered if a machine is not this minimum patch level. Supported released versions are continuously tested against the recommended operating system, and incompatibilities that might be introduced by new patches will be addressed via a new Cinegy software release where appropriate.

Operating system recommendation: Windows Server 2019 is recommended for servers, Windows 10 Pro is recommended for workstations and desktops.

* Chosen SDI card compatibility with operating system should be confirmed by user.

Caution
 We recommend updating Windows OS to include the latest Microsoft updates and hotfixes.
Note
 Check the availability of the minimal recommended driver version 456.81 or newer for your particular NVIDIA card for Windows Server 2012 R2 Operating System.

Hardware Recommendations

Note
 Cinegy products work only on machines with CPU supporting minimum instruction set SSE4.1
Note
 These system recommendations use older hardware which has been previously tested. The CPU’s listed should be used as a guide to select modern equivalent options and not as direct requirements.

The recommended hardware depends on many factors, such as the stream count, video format – SD/HD, MPEG-2/H.264, bit-rate, chroma format, GOP size. The CPU load also differs depending on Cinegy Multiviewer operating mode and alerts setup.

For example, to be able to monitor up to 20 H.264 Full HD (1920x1080i) streams, Super Micro with Intel Xeon dual 8-core E5-2687W 3.1 GHz can be used. For monitoring up to 16 HD H.264 12-15 Mbit streams and having one output H.264 stream – Intel Xeon dual 8-core E5-2670 2.6 GHz is sufficient.

9 SD MPEG-2 streams and a single MPEG-2 HD output stream can run on a single Intel Xeon E3-1220 3.1 GHz 4 Gb machine.

Note
 NVIDIA GPU offloaded encoding/decoding can dramatically reduce the CPU requirements. NVIDIA Quadro P600 (for two accelerated outputs) or Quadro P2000 (for multiple accelerated outputs) are excellent choices.
Note
 After installing a dedicated graphics card, please disable the onboard graphics card (e.g. Matrox) using the Windows Device Manager > Display Adapters and selecting the "Disable device" option for that card.

A number of SDI streams can be monitored on machine with virtually any CPU when output stream encoding is offloaded to NVIDIA GPU. For example, to monitor 16 SDI HD streams and output H.264 encoded UHD stream, a machine should be equipped with NVIDIA GPU, 4 SDI cards and motherboard with corresponding number of PCI slots.

For example, to be able to monitor up to 20 H.264 Full HD (1920x1080i) streams, NVIDIA Quadro M2000 card is required. In this case virtually no requirements are applied to CPU.

Caution
 Do not choose NVIDIA "RTX" series cards if you want to use GPU encoding (NVEnc) for Interlaced TV formats! All RTX (Turing family) NVIDIA cards do not support interlace field coding mode.

For working in screen output mode NVIDIA graphics card with DirectX acceleration is recommended.

Note
 To optimize performance of your NVIDIA graphics board, it is recommended to use the "Prefer maximum performance" value for the "Power management mode" parameter in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
Caution
 Cinegy Multiviewer 22.10 supports the latest NVIDIA boards which require new NVIDIA drivers and a new SDK to be utilized. For that reason, the minimal NVIDIA driver version is 456.81. Before starting any upgrades, please make sure that the OS under which you are running Cinegy Multiviewer and a model of the NVIDIA board you are using are supported in the version of the NVIDIA driver you choose.
Note
 Please perform the process of NVIDIA drivers update only upon stopping Cinegy applications. For detailed instructions on installing NVIDIA driver, please refer to the NVIDIA Drivers installation article.
Note
 Daniel2 GPU encoding and decoding are supported by NVIDIA video boards that have CUDA Compute Capability 3.5 and higher. If the NVIDIA video board has the CUDA Compute Capability of an earlier version, then use Daniel2 CPU encoding and decoding.

Supported Input TV Formats

Note
 Cinegy Multiviewer supports live input from the RTP receiver with an audio sample rate of 44.1 or 48 kHz.
Standard Definition (SD) High Definition (HD) Ultra High Definition (UHD) Cinema (DCI)

720x576i @ 25 fps 4:3

1280x720p @ 50 fps

3840x2160 @ 25 fps

1920x1080p @ 23.98 fps

720x576i @ 25 fps 16:9

1920x1080i @ 25 fps

3840x2160 @ 29.97 fps

1920x1080p @ 24 fps

720x480i @ 29.97 fps 4:3

1920x1080p @ 25 fps

3840x2160 @ 50 fps

3840x2160p @ 23.98 fps

720x480i @ 29.97 fps 16:9

1920x1080p @ 50 fps

3840x2160 @ 59.94 fps

3840x2160p @ 24 fps

1280x720p @ 59.94 fps

7680x4320 @ 25 fps

1920x1080i @ 29.97 fps

7680x4320 @ 50 fps

1920x1080p @ 29.97 fps

7680x4320 @ 29.97 fps

1920x1080p @ 59.94 fps

7680x4320 @ 59.94 fps
Note
 Other input rasters and formats may work, but cannot be ensured.

SDI Video Card Driver Recommendations

Note
 Before performing any drivers changes or updates, it is recommended to stop processes and services which use SDI cards. Please mind that most of the cards require a reboot or even power cycle to finalize driver processing/firmware update. Make sure the applications or services autostart is disabled. Processes and services which automatically start after reboot and access card/driver may prevent this update from normal processing and finishing.

The following SDI boards are supported as inputs for Multiviewer:

DVS

Model Recommended Driver Version Recommended Firmware Version UHD Support

Atomix LT

4.3.5.18

5.4.1.5_5.2.7

+
Note
 Multichannel Blackmagic and Deltacast cards as well as AJA cards of the latest generation allow to work with channels in different TV formats on condition their frequency is consistent.
Note
 Please note that multichannel AJA cards of the old generation (specifically Corvid22, Corvid24, Kona3G) do not support work with channels in different TV formats.

Blackmagic Design

Model Minimal Supported Driver Version UHD Support

DeckLink SDI

11.1.0

-

DeckLink HD Extreme 3D

11.1.0

-

DeckLink Duo

11.1.0

-

DeckLink Quad

11.1.0

-

DeckLink Duo 2

11.1.0

-

DeckLink Quad 2

11.1.0

-

DeckLink SDI 4K**

11.1.0

+

DeckLink SDI 4K PRO

11.1.0

+

DeckLink SDI 8K PRO*

11.1.0

+

DeckLink Studio 4K**

11.1.0

+

DeckLink 4K Extreme**

11.1.0

+

DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G

11.1.0

+

DeckLink Mini Recorder

11.1.0

-

Intensity Pro 4K

11.1.0

+

Intensity Shuttle

11.1.0

-

* Supported in Single Link (1.5G - 12G), Dual Link (2x1.5G - 2x6G), Quad Link (4x3G) modes with TV formats up to UHD2160p59.94. DCI formats, TV formats above UHD2160p59.94, 64-channel audio are not yet supported in Cinegy products.

** The board does not support VANC playback or capture in UHD mode due to the board limitation.

Note
 The minimal supported Blackmagic DeckLink driver version is specified. The newer driver version could be used.
Caution
 Blackmagic Design DeckLink cards should be used with caution for critical installations 24/7 due to their high dependency on host hardware. The workflow should be carefully tested before making a decision about using these cards in production.

AJA

Caution
 Please be aware that due to OS changes, running old AJA firmware using later versions of Cinegy software may cause a known issue. In case you cannot access the correct number of inputs on the board after installing the new Cinegy software, then a firmware upgrade will be required. The relevant AJA Driver and Tools package can be downloaded here.
Model Recommended Driver Version UHD Support

Kona LHi

15.5.3

-

Kona LHe+

15.5.3

-

Kona 3G

15.5.3

+

Kona 4

15.5.3

+

Corvid

15.5.3

-

Corvid 3G

15.5.3

-

Corvid 22

15.5.3

-

Corvid 24

15.5.3

+

Corvid 44

15.5.3

+

Corvid 88

15.5.3

+
Note
 Cinegy Multiviewer 21.0 requires AJA driver version 15.x for proper work with AJA cards. If you are currently using Cinegy Capture or Cinegy Air with AJA SDI cards, we do not recommend installing Cinegy Multiviewer 21.0 on the same server with those applications due to their incompatibility with AJA driver v15.x. This is going to be addressed in the next releases of Cinegy Air and Cinegy Capture.

Deltacast

Model Recommended Driver Package UHD Support (quad-link SDI)

DELTA-hd-elp-d 44

6.05

up to p29.97

DELTA-hd-elp-d 62

6.05

up to p29.97

DELTA-hd-elp-d 80

6.05

up to p29.97

DELTA-3G-elp-d 8c

6.05

up to p59.94

DELTA-3G-elp-d 4c

6.05

up to p59.94

DELTA-3G40-hd40-elp-d

6.05

up to p59.94

DELTA-3G-elp-d 40

6.05

up to p59.94
Note
 DELTA-hd-elp boards have only passive heat sinks cooling. At least 5 mph airflow in the chassis is recommended, especially when using multiple boards.

SDI Signal Source Parameters Recommendations

The following settings are supported:

Parameters DVS/Deltacast/AJA Blackmagic Design

SDI Signal

SMPTE 292M (1.5G)
SMPTE 424M (3G)
SMPTE 425-3

SMPTE 292M (1.5G)
SMPTE 424M (3G)
SMPTE ST-2081 (6G)
SMPTE ST-2082(12G)

SDI Level

A

A

Color coding

10 bit YCbCr

10 bit YCbCr

HD formats

Single-link 1.5/3G

Single-link 1.5/3G

UHD formats

Quad-link 1.5/3G
"2SI (Two-Sample Interleave)"
*except DVS boards

Single-link 6G
Single-link 12G
Quad-link 1.5/3G
Note
 RGBA (Fill&Key) dual-link is supported as a special mode only for Cinegy Air products

Network

A separate network is recommended for broadcast video multicast data, keeping general traffic away from time-critical video traffic.

Cinegy Multiviewer in MPEG-TS output mode supports two network interfaces on RTP/UDP/SRT streaming output – primary and backup. For mission critical operations it is recommended to use up to 2 separate adapters for each stream (primary and backup).

Most Cinegy IP-based tools and applications support specific source network interface definition for each channel, player, module. For mission critical high bandwidth and bit rate multichannel operations we recommend using separate network cards and dedicated networks segments, so that multiple cards and networks could be used on each server.