DTMediaRead SDK
Overview
The DTMediaRead SDK components include the same extensive, robust file read capabilities available in our MediaReactor product line. The interface allows your application to directly read and output a wide range of industry standard broadcast and production file formats.
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Windows 7 or greater |
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macOS 13 Ventura - macOS 14 Sonoma |
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CentOS/Red Hat 7.4-7.8 |
Customers (Selected OEM/Partners)
Filmworkz: Nucoda, Phoenix
Assimilate: SCRATCH, SCRATCH Lab, SCRATCH Play
Avid: Media Composer, NewsCutter
Adobe: Premiere, Media Encoder
Video Clarity: Video Clarity software and servers
Supported Formats
Supported Read File Formats
| Extension | File Format | Codec | Read |
| 3GP | 3GP 26x | h 264, 263, 261 | MRWS videoQC |
| 4224 | 4224 | YCbCr 4:2:2:4 | MRWS videoQC |
| AIFF | Apple audio | 16/20/24/32 bit stereo pairs | MRWS videoQC |
| ARC | IFX Piranha | Audio/Video (YCbCr/RGB 8 only) | MRWS videoQC |
| ARI | ARRI | Raw 12 bit bayer | MRWS videoQC |
| Audio: BWF, 8SVX, AU, AVR, GSM, HCOM, IFF, PCM, SF, SMP, SND, VOC, WVE | Audio files | 44.1/48/96 kHz 16, 20, 24 and 32 bit | MRWS videoQC |
| AVC, AVCHD, MTS | AVC-HD | MPEG-2 camera media | MRWS videoQC |
| AVI | Windows | DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, CineForm, CineForm3D, YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD, standard codecs | MRWS videoQC |
| AVS | AVS | Video redirection (Windows only) | MRWS videoQC |
| BRAW | Blackmagic BRAW | BRAW 12 bit, 3:1, 5:1, 8:1 and 12:1 | MRWS videoQC |
| CDX | Codex | Codex raw bayer stills | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| CINE | Phantom | Phantom 10, 12 and 14 bit bayer | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| CRW | Canon | Canon camera raw stream | MRWS videoQC |
| DASH | h.264 | DASH Fragmented MP4 and Smooth Streaming | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| DNG | CinemaDNG | 10, 12 and 16 bit bayer | MRWS videoQC |
| DPX | Cineon | RGB 8, RGB 10, YCbCr 4:2:2 | MRWS videoQC |
| DPX | Cineon | 10 bit | MRWS videoQC |
| DPX | CineForm | CineForm, CineForm3D | MRWS videoQC |
| DT3D | DT3D | XML 3D redirector | MRWS videoQC |
| DV/DIF | DV/DIF | Raw DV files | MRWS videoQC |
| DVS | DVS | Uncompressed YCbCr and RGB files | MRWS videoQC |
| EXR | OpenEXR | High dynamic range float stills | MRWS videoQC |
| fhgDI, fhgDP, fhgAP | fhgDI, fhgDP, fhgAP | Weisscam digimag format | MRWS videoQC |
| FLM | FLM | Adobe FilmStrip | MRWS videoQC |
| FTIDX | Index file | HAC partial file restore for Pinnacle FT MPEG-ES I-frame only files | MRWS videoQC |
| GEN | GEN | 4:2:2 YCbCr (Avid DSHD) | MRWS videoQC |
| GV | XML/N0/T/I/A | Grass Valley disk record native (K2) | MRWS videoQC |
| GXF | GXF SMPTE 360 | MPEG-2, DV25, DV50, DVHD | MRWS videoQC |
| H264 | h.264 | 4:2:0 SD/HD up to 80 mbits/sec | MRWS videoQC |
| HDR | YUV | DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100, RGB, Uncompressed YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD | MRWS videoQC |
| HDR | YUV | YCbCr10, YCbCr16, DPX RGB, DNxHD* | MRWS videoQC |
| HDV | HDV | MPEG-2 camera files | MRWS videoQC |
| HLS | h.264 | HLS TS MultiRate | MRWS videoQC |
| IHSS | Iridas | RGB | MRWS videoQC |
| ISMV ISMA | Smooth Streaming | h.264, AAC, WMV | MRWS videoQC |
| JP2 | JPEG-2000 | Series of JPEG-2000 stills | MRWS videoQC |
| JS | Jaleo/Mistika | Sgo native 4:2:2 YCbCr | MRWS videoQC |
| KRW | Kinefinity | KineRAW Compressed Raw Stills and Stream | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| LUMA RMY BMY | LUMA RMY BMY | Uncompressed YCbCr | MRWS videoQC |
| LXF | Leitch/Harris | DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi50, AVCi100, MPEG-2, h.264 | MRWS videoQC |
| M3U8 | HLS | h264, h265, TS or MP4 | MRWS videoQC |
| MKV | MKV | Matroska audio video, VPx, h.26x | MRWS videoQC |
| MLV | Magic Lantern | Raw 14 bit bayer with PCM audio | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| MOV | QuickTime | DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, CineForm, CineForm3D, RGBA, RGB-10 (DPX), standard codecs | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| MOV | QuickTime | DNxHD/HR 36/145/220* | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| MOV | QuickTime | YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| MOV | QuickTime |
(FFMPEG) ProRes (ProRes, ProRes LT, ProRes HQ, ProRes Proxy), h264/AAC |
MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| MOV | Reference File | MOV reference file pointing at h264, ProRes, DV | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| MP1/MP2/MP3 | MP1/MP2/MP3 | MPEG audio | MRWS videoQC |
| MP4 | AVC1, h.264 | Apple h.264, h.264 AVC | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| MP4 | HEVC, h.265 | HEVC/265 | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| MP4 | XAVC-S | Sony XAVC-S HD/4K Cameras | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| MP4 | MPEG-2 | Sony/Canon camera | MRWS videoQC |
| MPEG | MPEG-1 | 4:2:0 up to 15 mbits/sec | MRWS videoQC |
| MPEG | MPEG-2 | 4:2:0/4:2:2 SD/HD up to 80 mbits/sec | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| MPEG | MPEG-4 | 4:2:0 up to 50 mbits/sec | MRWS videoQC |
| MTS, M2TS | M2TS | AVC-HD camera files | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | AMT3 | Avid Interplay/ISIS/Media Central | |
| MXF | AS-02 | AVCi, DNxHD*, DVHD | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | AS-02 | JPEG-2000, MPEG-2 | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | AS-11 DPP UK | AVCi100, IMX 50 | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Avid | DV25, DV50, DVHD, Uncompressed | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Avid | Native DNxHD 36/145/220 (licensable) | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Canon | MPEG-2 | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Digital Cinema | DCI JPEG-2000 Unencrypted, Uncompressed Audio | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | EditCam | DV25, DV50, DVHD, DNxHD (licensable) | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Grass Valley | Grass Valley iCR | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Harmonic | MPEG-2 | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | h.264/AVC | MPEG-2 | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | HDF | MPEG-2 | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | IMF | IMF JPEG-2000 YCbCr, Uncompressed Audio | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | JPEG-2000 | Grass Valley Infinity | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | MXF | JPEG-XS | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | OP1a | AmberFin, EVS, MainConcept, MOG, OpenCube, Rovi | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | OP1a/Omneon | DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100, Uncompressed | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | OP1a | YCbCr 8 bit | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | OP1b | Panasonic AVCi 4K | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Panasonic-P2 | DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100 | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Pinnacle | MPEG-2 SD/HD | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Snell & Wilcox | MPEG-2, IMX | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Sony | MPEG IMX | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Sony | XDCamHD, XDCamEX 4:2:0/4:2:2 | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Sony | HDCam SR 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Sony | F65 raw bayer | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | Sony | F5, F700 raw bayer | MRWS videoQC |
| MXF | XAVC | XAVC HD and 4K | MRWS videoQC |
| MXFIDX | Index file | HAC partial file restore for MXF | MRWS videoQC |
| OGG | OGG | OGG audio video | MRWS videoQC |
| OMF** | OMF | DV25, JPEG, Meridien, AVBV, CamCutter | MRWS videoQC |
| OMV | OMV | Uncompressed capture format | MRWS videoQC |
| QNT | Quantel | Raw uncompressed YCbCr images | MRWS videoQC |
| R3D | RED | Red camera files | MRWS videoQC |
| RAW | ML/IOI | Magic Lantern RAW, IOIndustries RAW bayer | MRWS videoQC |
| RBG | RED BLU GRN | Uncompressed RGB | MRWS videoQC |
| RMF | RMF | Canon C500 raw 10 bit bayer files | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| RTIN | RTINDEX | Real time replay of CBR and VBR records while still recording | MRWS videoQC |
| RTV | RTV | Uncompressed Video Toaster files (Windows only) | MRWS videoQC |
| SEQ | Bayer | Raw camera seq bayer files | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| SIV | Bayer | Raw camera siv bayer files | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| Stills | Series of stills | BMP, SGI, PSD, RAW, YUV10, YUV16, VSR, RAS, RAW, JP2, JPG - Series of stills (many others) | MRWS videoQC |
| STREAM | Various | Web assets on S3, http, or https storage, in the formats supported by the product licensed | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| TGA | Targa | RGB, RGBA (RLE Play Only) | MRWS videoQC |
| TIFF | TIFF | RGB, RGBA | MRWS videoQC |
| TR-01 | TS J2K | JPEG-2000, AES3 | MRWS videoQC |
| TS | TR-07 | JPEG-XS | MRWS videoQC |
| TS | Transport stream | MPEG-2, h.264, h.265/HEVC, JPEG-2000, AAC, AC-3, AES3 | MRWS videoQC |
| V210 | V210 | 4:2:2 10 bit YCbCr image sequence | MRWS videoQC |
| VC1 | VC-1 | WMV of raw wrapper | MRWS videoQC |
| VOB | VOB | Unencrypted | MRWS videoQC |
| VPB/QTL | Quantel | Quantel uncompressed YCbCr images | MRWS videoQC |
| VRW | Varicam Raw | Panasonic Varicam Raw | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe videoQC |
| WAV | Wave audio | 16/20/24/32 bit mono/stereo pairs/extensible | MRWS videoQC |
| WEBM | WEBM | Youtube format | MRWS videoQC |
| WMV/ASF | WMV/ASF | Unencrypted/DRM Free only | MRWS videoQC |
| XAVC | X-AVC HD/4K | X-AVC 264 in MXF | MRWS videoQC |
| Y4M | Y4M | YCbCr raw stream | MRWS videoQC |
| YUV | YUV | 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 YCbCr image sequence | MRWS videoQC |
| Y U V | YUV | Multi file component YCbCr files | MRWS videoQC |
*licensable formats.
To test the read capabilities of this SDK, please see videoQC.
The DTMediaRead SDK is $3,000.00 US.
Per-install seat licenses are $495.00 US.
If both the DTMediaRead and DTMediaWrite SDKs are implemented in an application, per-install seat licenses for Read/Write are $1,100.00 US.
Are you considering integrating Drastic OEM capabilities into your application? We'd love to hear what you have in mind. Please contact us with details: info@drastictech.com
DTMediaRead SDK Documentation
Version 7 DTMediaRead
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