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Disguise User Guide
⚠️ If you use IP-VFC cards, we recommend updating to r29. This will also require a firmware update which you can perform using the IP-VFC firmware updater tool on the Resources page under the VFC Firmware Update tab.

IP-VFC Overview

The IP-VFC card is the next-generation of the Video Format Conversion (VFC) card. This is a patented technology that enables users to change the video output signal from their Disguise media server to a SMPTE 2110 video output.

IP-VFC back view

SMPTE 2110 was introduced in 2015 as the evolution of SDI to IP. RenderStream was launched in 2020 alongside the rx to enable our customers to scale products by distributing render power across multiple nodes and uses part of the ST-2110 specification as a mechanism for transporting data.

A key feature of the VFC format is that it enables the ability to swap inputs without having to do any external conversion, and thus keeping video latency to a minimum.

The demand for SMPTE 2110 video output has grown in the media and entertainment space, and the IP-VFC card is the next stage in Disguise’s journey to IP workflows.

Unlike regular VFC cards the IP-VFC card has four 25GbE ports to enable 4K video at 60p using YUV 4:4:4 chroma subsampling*, and a bit depth of 10-bit - all with very low latency.

Small form-factor pluggables (SFPs) feature different connections that can be used to enable a host of different outputs, such as 3G SDI or 12G SDI.

This means that video can be outputted from a Disguise media server using 12G-SDI or quad-SDI, depending on which combination of SFPs that are used.

We have also included an OLED screen on the IP-VFC, which can be used to access a quick-display menu.

View the full Product information in the Technical Specifications PDF.