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Disguise User Guide
⚠️ If you use IP-VFC cards, we recommend updating to r29.0 or later. 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 allows users to output low latency 12G SDI or ST 2110 video from their Disguise Media Server.

IP-VFC back view

A key feature of the VFC format is that it enables the ability to swap output formats 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.

An 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.

When in SDI mode video can be outputted from a Disguise media server using 12G-SDI or quad mode 3G-SDI, depending on which combination of Small Form-factor Pluggables (SFPs) that are used.

View the full Product information in the Technical Specifications PDF.