DTMediaRead SDK
Overview
The DTMediaRead SDK components include the same extensive, robust file read capabilities available in our MediaReactor product line. The interface allows your application to directly read and output a wide range of industry standard broadcast and production file formats.
Compatibility: | ||||||
Windows 7 or greater, macOS 13 Ventura - macOS 14 Sonoma, CentOS/Red Hat 7.4-7.8 |
Customers (Selected OEM/Partners)
Filmworkz: Nucoda, Phoenix
Assimilate: SCRATCH, SCRATCH Lab, SCRATCH Play
Avid: Media Composer, NewsCutter
Adobe: Premiere, Media Encoder
Video Clarity: Video Clarity software and servers
Supported Formats
Supported Read File Formats
Extension |
File Format |
Codec |
Read |
3GP |
3GP 26x |
h 264, 263, 261 |
X |
4224 |
4224 |
YCbCr 4:2:2:4 |
X |
AIFF |
Apple audio |
16/20/24/32 bit stereo pairs |
X |
ARC |
IFX Piranha |
Audio/Video (YCbCr/RGB 8 only) |
X |
ARI |
ARRI |
Raw 12 bit bayer |
X |
Audio: BWF, 8SVX, AU, AVR, GSM, HCOM, IFF, PCM, SF, SMP, SND, VOC, WVE |
Audio files |
44.1/48/96 kHz 16, 20, 24 and 32 bit |
X |
AVC, AVCHD, MTS |
AVC-HD |
MPEG-2 camera media |
X |
AVI |
Windows |
DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, CineForm*, CineForm3D*, YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD, standard codecs |
X |
AVS |
AVS |
Video redirection (Windows only) |
X |
BRAW |
Blackmagic BRAW |
BRAW 12 bit, 3:1, 5:1, 8:1 and 12:1 |
X |
CDX |
Codex |
Codex raw bayer stills |
X |
CINE |
Phantom |
Phantom 10, 12 and 14 bit bayer |
X |
CRW |
Canon |
Canon camera raw stream |
X |
DASH |
h.264 |
DASH Fragmented MP4 and Smooth Streaming |
X |
DNG |
CinemaDNG |
10, 12 and 16 bit bayer |
X |
DPX |
Cineon |
RGB 8, RGB 10, YCbCr 4:2:2 |
X |
DPX |
Cineon |
10 bit |
X |
DPX |
CineForm |
CineForm*, CineForm3D* |
X |
DT3D |
DT3D |
XML 3D redirector |
X |
DV/DIF |
DV/DIF |
Raw DV files |
X |
DVS |
DVS |
Uncompressed YCbCr and RGB files |
X |
EXR |
OpenEXR |
High dynamic range float stills |
X |
fhgDI, fhgDP, fhgAP |
fhgDI, fhgDP, fhgAP |
Weisscam digimag format |
X |
FLM |
FLM |
Adobe FilmStrip |
X |
FLV/SWV |
FLV/SWV |
Flash/Shockwave video h.263/264 |
X |
FTIDX |
Index file |
HAC partial file restore for Pinnacle FT MPEG-ES I-frame only files |
X |
GEN |
GEN |
4:2:2 YCbCr (Avid DSHD) |
X |
GV |
XML/N0/T/I/A |
Grass Valley disk record native (K2) |
X |
GXF |
GXF SMPTE 360 |
MPEG-2, DV25, DV50, DVHD |
X |
H264 |
h.264 |
4:2:0 SD/HD up to 80 mbits/sec |
X |
HDR |
YUV |
DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100, RGB, Uncompressed YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD |
X |
HDR |
YUV |
YCbCr10, YCbCr16, DPX RGB, DNxHD* |
X |
HDV |
HDV |
MPEG-2 camera files |
X |
HLS |
h.264 |
HLS TS MultiRate |
X |
IHSS |
Iridas |
RGB |
X |
ISMV ISMA |
Smooth Streaming |
h.264, AAC, WMV |
X |
JP2 |
JPEG-2000 |
Series of JPEG-2000 stills |
X |
JS |
Jaleo/Mistika |
Sgo native 4:2:2 YCbCr |
X |
KRW |
Kinefinity |
KineRAW Compressed Raw Stills and Stream |
X |
LUMA RMY BMY |
LUMA RMY BMY |
Uncompressed YCbCr |
X |
LXF |
Leitch/Harris |
DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi50, AVCi100, MPEG-2, h.264 |
X |
M3U8 |
HLS |
h264, h265, TS or MP4 |
X |
MKV |
MKV |
Matroska audio video, VPx, h.26x |
X |
MLV |
Magic Lantern |
Raw 14 bit bayer with PCM audio |
X |
MOV |
QuickTime |
DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, CineForm*, CineForm3D*, RGBA, RGB-10 (DPX), standard codecs |
X |
MOV |
QuickTime |
DNxHD/HR 36/145/220* |
X |
MOV |
QuickTime |
YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD |
X |
MOV |
QuickTime |
(FFMPEG) ProRes (ProRes, ProRes LT, ProRes HQ, ProRes Proxy), h264/AAC |
X |
MOV |
Reference File |
MOV reference file pointing at h264, ProRes, DV |
X |
MP1/MP2/MP3 |
MP1/MP2/MP3 |
MPEG audio |
X |
MP4 |
AVC1, h.264 |
Apple h.264, h.264 AVC |
X |
MP4 |
HEVC, h.265 |
HEVC/265 |
X |
MP4 |
XAVC-S |
Sony XAVC-S HD/4K Cameras |
X |
MP4 |
MPEG-2 |
Sony/Canon camera |
X |
MPEG |
MPEG-1 |
4:2:0 up to 15 mbits/sec |
X |
MPEG |
MPEG-2 |
4:2:0/4:2:2 SD/HD up to 80 mbits/sec |
X |
MPEG |
MPEG-4 |
4:2:0 up to 50 mbits/sec |
X |
MTS, M2TS |
M2TS |
AVC-HD camera files |
X |
MXF |
AS-02 |
AVCi, DNxHD*, DVHD |
X |
MXF |
AS-02 |
JPEG-2000, MPEG-2 |
X |
MXF |
AS-11 DPP UK |
AVCi100, IMX 50 |
X |
MXF |
Avid |
DV25, DV50, DVHD, Uncompressed |
X |
MXF |
Avid |
Native DNxHD 36/145/220 (licensable) |
X |
MXF |
Canon |
MPEG-2 |
X |
MXF |
Digital Cinema |
DCI JPEG-2000 Unencrypted, Uncompressed Audio |
X |
MXF |
EditCam |
DV25, DV50, DVHD, DNxHD (licensable) |
X |
MXF |
Grass Valley |
Grass Valley iCR |
X |
MXF |
Harmonic |
MPEG-2 |
X |
MXF |
h.264/AVC |
MPEG-2 |
X |
MXF |
HDF |
MPEG-2 |
X |
MXF |
IMF |
IMF JPEG-2000 YCbCr, Uncompressed Audio |
X |
MXF |
JPEG-2000 |
Grass Valley Infinity |
X |
MXF |
MXF |
JPEG-XS |
X |
MXF |
OP1a |
AmberFin, EVS, MainConcept, MOG, OpenCube, Rovi |
X |
MXF |
OP1a/Omneon |
DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100, Uncompressed |
X |
MXF |
OP1a |
YCbCr 8 bit |
X |
MXF |
OP1b |
Panasonic AVCi 4K |
X |
MXF |
Panasonic-P2 |
DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100 |
X |
MXF |
Pinnacle |
MPEG-2 SD/HD |
X |
MXF |
Snell & Wilcox |
MPEG-2, IMX |
X |
MXF |
Sony |
MPEG IMX |
X |
MXF |
Sony |
XDCamHD, XDCamEX 4:2:0/4:2:2 |
X |
MXF |
Sony |
HDCam SR 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 |
X |
MXF |
Sony |
F65 raw bayer |
X |
MXF |
Sony |
F5, F700 raw bayer |
X |
MXF |
XAVC |
XAVC HD and 4K |
X |
MXFIDX |
Index file |
HAC partial file restore for MXF |
X |
OGG |
OGG |
OGG audio video |
X |
OMF |
OMF |
DV25, JPEG, Meridien, AVBV, CamCutter |
X |
OMV |
OMV |
Uncompressed capture format |
X |
QNT |
Quantel |
Raw uncompressed YCbCr images |
X |
R3D |
RED |
Red camera files |
X |
RAW |
ML/IOI |
Magic Lantern RAW, IOIndustries RAW bayer |
X |
RBG |
RED BLU GRN |
Uncompressed RGB |
X |
RMF |
RMF |
Canon C500 raw 10 bit bayer files |
X |
RTIN |
RTINDEX |
Real time replay of CBR and VBR records while still recording |
X |
RTV |
RTV |
Uncompressed Video Toaster files (Windows only) |
X |
SEQ |
Bayer |
Raw camera seq bayer files |
X |
SIV |
Bayer |
Raw camera siv bayer files |
X |
Stills |
Series of stills |
BMP, SGI, PSD, RAW, YUV10, YUV16, VSR, RAS, RAW, JP2, JPG - Series of stills (many others) |
X |
STREAM |
Various |
Web assets on S3, http, or https storage, in the formats supported by the product licensed |
X |
TGA |
Targa |
RGB, RGBA (RLE Play Only) |
X |
TIFF |
TIFF |
RGB, RGBA |
X |
TR-01 |
TS J2K |
JPEG-2000, AES3 |
X |
TS |
TR-07 |
JPEG-XS |
X |
TS |
Transport stream |
MPEG-2, h.264, h.265/HEVC, JPEG-2000, AAC, AC-3, AES3 |
X |
V210 |
V210 |
4:2:2 10 bit YCbCr image sequence |
X |
VC1 |
VC-1 |
WMV of raw wrapper |
X |
VOB |
VOB |
Unencrypted |
X |
VPB/QTL |
Quantel |
Quantel uncompressed YCbCr images |
X |
VRW |
Varicam Raw |
Panasonic Varicam Raw |
X |
WAV |
Wave audio |
16/20/24/32 bit mono/stereo pairs/extensible |
X |
WEBM |
WEBM |
Youtube format |
X |
WMV/ASF |
WMV/ASF |
Unencrypted/DRM Free only |
X |
XAVC |
X-AVC HD/4K |
X-AVC 264 in MXF |
X |
Y4M |
Y4M |
YCbCr raw stream |
X |
YUV |
YUV |
4:2:2 and 4:2:0 YCbCr image sequence |
X |
Y U V |
YUV |
Multi file component YCbCr files |
X |
*licensable formats.
To test the read capabilities of this SDK, please see videoQC.
The DTMediaRead SDK is $3,000.00 US.
Per-install seat licenses are $495.00 US.
If both the DTMediaRead and DTMediaWrite SDKs are implemented in an application, per-install seat licenses for Read/Write are $1,100.00 US.
Are you considering integrating Drastic OEM capabilities into your application? We'd love to hear what you have in mind. Please contact us with details: info@drastictech.com
DTMediaRead SDK Documentation
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