MPEG-2

Tin Man supports several MPEG-2 encoding profiles commonly used in broadcast and professional video delivery, including XDCAM-compatible formats.

Export Codec Options

• 4:2:2 CBR Matches XDCAM 422 specifications.

  Common bitrate: 50 Mbps

• 4:2:0 VBR Matches XDCAM EX specifications.

  Common bitrate: 35 Mbps

• 4:2:0 CBR Matches XDCAM or HDV specifications.

  Common bitrates: 25 Mbps or 35 Mbps

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Bitrate Control

• Bit Rate Selectable range from 280 Mbps down to 6 Mbps, allowing for both high-bitrate mastering and bandwidth-efficient exports.

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Additional Encoding Options

• I-Frame Only When enabled, encoding uses only I-frames, resulting in Intra-frame compression (not Long GOP).

  Useful for editing workflows requiring faster seek and decode performance.