| Stage | Function | Typical Latency | |-------|----------|-----------------| | Capture | Multi‑format (SDI/HDMI) digitization, de‑interlacing, colour‑space conversion (RGB↔YUV) | 0.5 ms | | Pre‑Processing | Scaling, cropping, HDR tone‑mapping, noise reduction | 1–2 ms | | AI Inference | On‑board NPU runs models (e.g., YOLO‑v5, OpenPose) on each frame | 2–4 ms | | Encoding | H.264, H.265, AV1, JPEG‑XS (hardware accelerators) | 2 ms (8K@60) | | Transport | SDI output, RTP/RTSP over 10 GbE, NDI, SRT | <0.5 ms | | Total End‑to‑End | ≈ 6–9 ms (depending on resolution & AI load) | |
| Metric | MIDV‑550 | Avid S6L‑8K | Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Extreme | NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin (custom board) | |--------|----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | Max Video Input | 32 × 12 G‑SDI (8 K) | 8 × 12 G‑SDI (8 K) | 8 × HDMI (4 K) | Depends on carrier board (typically ≤ 8 × HDMI) | | AI Throughput | 16 TOPS NPU (INT8) | No dedicated AI | No AI | Up to 200 TOPS (GPU) | | Latency (8K@60) | 6–9 ms | 15 ms | 30 ms | 10‑15 ms (GPU dependent) | | Modularity | Hot‑swap I/O carriers | Fixed I/O | Fixed I/O | Customizable but not hot‑swap | | Operating Temp | –20 °C to +60 °C | 0 °C to +45 °C | 0 °C to +35 °C | 0 °C to +50 °C | | Price (Base) | $12,500 | $28,000 | $2,300 | $1,500 (board only) | | Software Openness | Open‑source SDK + Linux | Proprietary (Avid) | Proprietary (Blackmagic) | Open (Linux, CUDA) |
The MIDV‑550 sits in a sweet spot where high video bandwidth, integrated AI, and industrial ruggedness converge, making it attractive for both broadcast and mission‑critical security markets. MIDV-550
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