Content IngestionHigh-Throughput Processing5 min read

INGEST SYSTEM

Engineered for high-volume broadcast operations, Black Swan's Ingest System captures incoming live SDI/NDI/ST 2110 feeds and transcodes incoming file media into production edit formats while simultaneously creating web proxies for instant MAM indexing.

Core System Capabilities

Multi-Channel Live Ingest

Simultaneous gang-recording of up to 16 HD/4K SDI & IP streams per node.

Growing File Edit

Allows NLE editors to edit live incoming feeds while recording is in progress.

Automated QC Validation

Real-time black frame, freeze frame, audio clipping, and loudness checks.

Smart Metadata Tagging

Automatic metadata extraction from incoming camera EXIF and sidecar XML.

Engineered by Black Swan Storage & Media Team•Broadcast Ingest Systems Specialist

Published on 2026-07-20

Eliminating Ingest Bottlenecks in Production Workflows

Media ingestion is the entryway for all raw content into a broadcast facility. Bottlenecks at ingest delay post-production and live editing. Black Swan's Ingest System utilizes parallel GPU hardware pipelines to ingest, verify QC compliance, generate H.264/HEVC web proxies, and notify editors instantly.

Growing File Technology for Live Sports & Events

For live sporting events and long-form studio recordings, editors cannot wait for events to conclude. Our growing file technology streams MXF OP1a files directly to shared SAN/NAS storage, enabling Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve editors to start cutting highlights while live capture continues.

Integrated Automated Quality Control (Auto-QC)

Before media reaches edit suites, integrated file inspection verifies audio channel mapping, detects corrupted GOP structures, checks EBU R128 audio loudness, and flags out-of-gamut video signals.

Technical Specifications & Standards:

Simultaneous MXF OP1a & H.264 proxy creation
Adobe Premiere & Avid Interplay growing file support
GPU-accelerated NVENC / QuickSync transcode pipeline
Automated MD5 / SHA-256 checksum file integrity validation

Turnkey SLA & Engineering Deliverables

Every deployment includes full documentation, factory acceptance testing, and continuous operational guarantees:

Multi-channel 12G-SDI / NDI / ST 2110 scheduled & gang recording
Automated camera card (XDCAM, P2, ProRes) watch folder ingestion
Hardware-accelerated parallel mezzanine and proxy transcode engine
Automated QC checks (interlace, aspect ratio, audio dropouts)

Frequently Asked Engineering Questions

Q: Does the system support NDI and ST 2110 IP video streams?

Yes. The Ingest System natively records NDI 5 high-bandwidth streams and SMPTE ST 2110 uncompressed network video.

Q: What happens if a network connection drops during ingest?

Local NVMe buffer caching protects incoming streams against network latency bursts, automatically flushing content to central storage once reconnected.