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Disguise User Guide

VX 2 Performance

Playback Performance

Section titled “Playback Performance”

Performance specifications listed here outline the maximum amount of video layers that are achievable on a single VX 2. These can fluctuate in future releases.

Benchmarks - Video Layers (Full HD)

Section titled “Benchmarks - Video Layers (Full HD)”
Video CodecContent Data Rate (MB/s)Max. Layers
HAP 3029.5460
HAPQ 3058.4338
Animation 30178.6313
NotchLC 3074.7429
CodecContent Frame RateData Rate (MB/s)Max. Layers
ProRes 42230fps
60fps		151
302		13
6
ProRes HQ30fps
60fps		232
464		7
3
ProRes 444430fps
60fps		348
696		2
1

*testing completed on r27.8 191665

Benchmarks - Video Layers (4k DCI)

Section titled “Benchmarks - Video Layers (4k DCI)”
Video CodecContent Data Rate (MB/s)Max. Layers
HAP 30125.9321
HAPQ 30249.2310
Animation 30761.273
NotchLC 30316.348
DPX Sequence, 8-bit, RGB, 307593
DPX Sequence, 8-bit, RGB, 6015181
CodecContent Frame RateData Rate (MB/s)Max. Layers
ProRes 42230fps
60fps		654
1308		10
5
ProRes HQ30fps
60fps		991
1982		3
2
ProRes 444430fps
60fps		1490
2980		2
1

NOTES

Section titled “NOTES”
  • Content is played back at 30 fps and 60 fps as outlined in the video codec above.
  • All Full HD codecs listed above have an output resolution relevant to 1920 x 1080 pixels.
  • All 4K DCI codecs listed above have an output resolution relevant to 4096 x 2160 pixels.
  • The test media server is run as an actor with its GUI disabled. The Director media server running in the session should be a Dedicated Director with no outputs assigned
  • Full overview on the video playback performance methodology used to capture the above data can be seen here

Capture Latency

Section titled “Capture Latency”

The following table provides data on how many frames of latency the VX 2 requires from capture to output:

VX 2 SDI

Section titled “VX 2 SDI”
Refresh RateNormal mode (frames)Low Latency mode (frames)Ultra-Low Latency mode (frames)
60Hz543
50Hz543
30Hz543