Cambria FTC 5.x

Installation and User Guide

January 2026

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Trademark Acknowledgements and Copyright Notices

• Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
• Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
• Confidential unpublished works. Copyright 2003–2012 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
• Names of other products mentioned in this document are registered trademarks of products used in Cambria’s software.

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Overview

Product Overview

Cambria FTC is a professional-grade transcoding solution built for today’s media workflows. It supports a wide range of broadcast, streaming, VOD, mobile, and archiving formats, making it easy to repurpose and deliver content across multiple platforms without compromising quality. With extensive format support, advanced audio/video processing, and enterprise-grade workflow management, Cambria FTC is trusted by broadcasters, streaming services, and media companies worldwide.

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Flexible Import and Export

Cambria FTC handles a wide variety of professional input and output formats, enabling fast, reliable delivery to virtually any platform.

Common Input Formats

• MXF (Sony XDCAM, Panasonic P2, OP-1a, OP-Atom)
• Apple ProRes (422 and 4444 profiles)
• Avid DNxHD/DNxHR
• QuickTime MOV
• MPEG-2 TS/PS

Common Output Formats

• H.264/AVC (x264 or NTT-AT encoder)
• HEVC/H.265 (HDR10, Dolby Vision*)
• MPEG-2 (4:2:0 and 4:2:2)
• Apple ProRes
• Avid DNxHD/DNxHR
• MXF OP-1a
• HLS, MPEG-DASH, and CMAF adaptive streaming*

*Requires optional modules (see Specifications section).

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Typical Use Cases

• Resolution changes (HD ↔ UHD, up/downscaling)
• Frame rate conversion (NTSC ↔ PAL, interlace ↔ progressive)
• Aspect ratio adjustments (pillarbox, letterbox, anamorphic)
• SDR ↔ HDR conversions (with supported modules)

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Broadcast-Grade Encoding

Cambria FTC integrates multiple best-in-class encoders to deliver exceptional quality:

• NTT-AT H.264 Encoder – Optimised for premium broadcast and OTT delivery.
• x264 – Widely adopted AVC encoder for maximum compatibility.
• HEVC/H.265 (optional) – Efficient compression for UHD and HDR streaming.
• MPEG-2 – Professional-grade encoding for broadcast workflows.

The engine is multi-threaded and cluster-ready, maximising throughput across multicore CPUs or distributed Cambria Cluster deployments.

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Advanced Video and Audio Processing

Enhance and customise content during transcoding with built-in processing features:

• Logo and title insertion
• Timecode burn-in
• Auto-crop and scaling
• Audio channel mapping, mixing, and volume adjustment
• Color correction (brightness, contrast, saturation, gamma)
• Metadata editing (track labels, properties)

Profiles let you apply filters consistently across large-scale, automated workflows.

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Workflow Management with Cambria Cluster

Cambria Cluster provides full control over your transcoding jobs:

• Monitor active, queued, completed, and failed jobs
• Re-queue or troubleshoot failed conversions with diagnostic logs
• Adjust job priority in real time
• Benchmark system performance
• Distribute workloads across multiple nodes with Cambria Cluster

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Automation and Scalability

Watch Folder Automation

The Watch Folder feature enables fully automated batch transcoding.

• Define one or more folders and assign a preset to each.
• Drop files into the folder, and Cambria FTC will automatically pick them up, transcode them, and deliver the outputs.
• Post-processing actions are supported, such as:
• Moving or copying output files to a local or network path
• Uploading to FTP/SFTP destinations
• Sending email notifications for job start, completion, or errors

This feature is ideal for high-volume workflows that require unattended operation.

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Subtitle Burn-In (Optional)

Cambria FTC can burn SMPTE Timed Text (SST) or other supported subtitle formats directly into output files during transcoding. Using Watch Folders, subtitle burn-in can be automated at scale:

• Input and subtitle files are automatically matched by filename.
• Multiple files can be transcoded and burned simultaneously.
• Ensures consistent subtitle integration across large batches of content.

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Cambria Cluster

Cambria Cluster enables scalable, distributed transcoding across multiple machines. With Cluster, you can manage numerous Cambria FTC installations under a single environment, ensuring maximum throughput and system utilisation.

Key features include:

• Centralised Management – Monitor and control all jobs from one interface.
• High Throughput – Encode many jobs simultaneously across multiple servers.
• Load Balancing – Jobs are distributed according to user-defined priority and available system resources.
• Failover Handling – If a node becomes unavailable, jobs are automatically rerouted to other active machines.

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Cambria Cluster in the Cloud

Cambria Cluster can also be deployed in a cloud or hybrid environment:

• Run Cambria FTC instances on cloud-based virtual machines (AWS, Azure, GCP, or private cloud).
• Scale capacity up or down on demand to handle peak workloads.
• Maintain the same management and monitoring workflow as on-prem deployments.
• Use Cluster to seamlessly distribute jobs across both on-premises and cloud resources.

This approach combines enterprise scalability with cloud elasticity, ensuring you can handle both steady-state and burst workloads efficiently.

Cambria FTC Specification

Supported Import Formats

Formats	Containers	Video Codecs	Audio Codecs
AVCHD	AVI	AVCI 100	AES3
AVI	F4V	AVCI 50	Dolby Digital
Avid DNxHD/DNxHR	INTERIM (Capella)	DNxHD/DNxHR	Dolby Digital Plus
Capella Intermediate	MKV	DV25	Dolby E
DVD	MOV	DVCAM (DV25)	Linear PCM
Flash Video	MP4	DVCPRO	MPEG-1 Layer 2
Generic MP4	MPEG-1 PS	DVCPRO 50	MPEG-2 AAC
Generic PS	MPEG-2 PS	DVCPRO HD	RealAudio
Generic TS	MPEG-2 TS	Grass Valley HQ	Uncompressed
HDV	MXF	H.264	Windows Media Audio
Still Images	R3D	HEVC
JPEG2000	RMVB	IEC DV25
MOV		JPEG2000
Panasonic P2		Microsoft DV
RealMedia		MPEG-1
REDCODE RAW		MPEG-2
Sony XAVC		MPEG-2 IMX
Sony XDCAM		MPEG-2 XDCAM HD
Sony XDCAM-EX		ProRes
Still Image (DPX, TIFF, TGA, BMP, JPG)		RealVideo
Windows Media		Uncompressed
		Uncompressed QT (in323 codec)
		XAVC H.264, Intra/Long GOP

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Supported Export Formats

Formats	Containers	Video Codecs	Audio Codecs
AV1	AVI	AV1	AAC
Avid AAF*	Elementary Streams	AVC-Intra*	AES3/PCM
Avid DNxHD/DNxHR*	F4V	Canopus HQ	ALS*
Canopus HQ	AVI	MXF*	DNxHD/DNxHR*
Dolby Vision*	MLV	DV	Dolby Atmos*
Elementary Streams	MOV	DVCAM	Dolby Digital
Flash Video	MP4	DVCPRO HD	Dolby Digital Plus*
Generic MP4	MPEG-1 PS	H.264	Dolby E
Generic PS	MPEG-2 PS	HEVC*	Linear PCM
Generic TS	MPEG-2 TS	HEVC (Dolby)*	MPEG
HLS*	MXF	JPEG2000	Passthrough
JPG2000	WMV	MPEG-1	PCM
Microsoft Smooth Streaming*		MPEG-2	Windows Media Audio
MKV		MPEG-2 IMX
MOV		MPEG-2 XDCAM HD*
MPEG-DASH*		Passthrough
ProRes		ProRes
Sony XAVC*		Uncompressed
Sony XDCAM*		Windows Media Video
Still Image (TIFF, TGA, BMP, JPG)		VP9
Windows Media		XDCAM DV*

*Options are available at additional cost

Note: Some files can only be imported if certain 3rd party codecs/modules are enabled.

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Importing QuickTime (MOV) Files

Cambria FTC supports QuickTime MOV containers natively, including professional codecs such as Apple ProRes (all 422 and 4444 profiles), Avid DNxHD/DNxHR, and uncompressed video.

All supported MOV codecs are processed directly by Cambria FTC without third-party dependencies.

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Importing Grass Valley HQ / HQX Files

Cambria FTC can import legacy Grass Valley HQ and HQX formats when required.

• Install the Grass Valley HQ/HQX codec package:
  https://www.edius.net/hqx.html
• Once installed, Cambria FTC can decode AVI files encoded with HQ/HQX.

Grass Valley HQ/HQX is primarily used in EDIUS editing workflows. If you are working outside of EDIUS, it is recommended to use MXF, ProRes, or DNxHD/DNxHR as interchange formats instead.

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Supported Platforms (2025)

Cambria FTC is supported on the following operating systems:

Desktop Operating Systems

• Windows 10 Pro / Enterprise (64-bit)
• Windows 11 Pro / Enterprise (64-bit)

Server Operating Systems

• Windows Server 2016 (Desktop Experience)
• Windows Server 2019 (Desktop Experience)
• Windows Server 2022 (Desktop Experience)

Important Notes

• Server Core installations are not supported. Cambria FTC requires a full desktop GUI environment.
• Legacy Windows versions (Windows 7, Windows 8.x, Windows Server 2008/2012) are no longer supported.
• For workflows requiring virtualised environments, Cambria FTC is compatible with VMware, Hyper-V, and major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), provided the virtual machines meet the system requirements.
• Please refer to the latest release notes for changes to supported operating systems.

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Importing DPX Image Sequences

Cambria FTC supports importing DPX (Digital Picture Exchange) image sequences for conversion. Because DPX is a frame-based format, an accompanying XML sidecar file is required to define sequence properties.

Steps

1. Create an XML file containing property information for the sequence and place it in the same folder as the DPX files.

Example XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<AudioVideoSource
  Type="DPX"
  FrameRateNum="24000"
  FrameRateDen="1001"
  PixAspRatioVer="1"
  PixAspRatioHor="1" />

1. Load the XML file into Cambria FTC as a source.
   The software will automatically load the DPX sequence in alphabetical order.
2. (Optional) Add audio using the Map Audio Tracks feature if you want to combine external audio with the image sequence.

Best Practices for DPX Workflows

• Consistent Naming: Ensure DPX frames use a consistent, zero-padded numbering convention (for example, frame_000001.dpx).
• High-Speed Storage: Use SSD or RAID storage for DPX sequences, as large frame-based workflows are I/O intensive.
• Color Management: Verify that the color space, gamma, and bit depth of the DPX source are correctly specified in the XML.

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Cambria FTC System Requirements (2025)

Minimum Recommended Hardware

CPU

• Intel Xeon / Core i7 or higher, or AMD equivalent
• Multi-core (8 cores or more recommended)
• AVX2 instruction set support required

Memory

• 8 GB minimum
• 32 GB or more recommended for UHD/HDR or multi-job environments

Storage

• 500 GB SSD minimum (OS + application)
• High-speed SSD or NVMe storage recommended for source/output media
• RAID or SAN/NAS storage supported for high-throughput workflows

GPU / Hardware Acceleration (optional)

• Intel Quick Sync Video (10th Gen and newer)
• NVIDIA GPU (Turing architecture or newer, driver 530+)
• NETINT VPUs (via Cambria VPU integration module)

Network

• 1 Gbps minimum
• 10 Gbps recommended for clustered or cloud-hybrid workflows

USB Port

• For hardware USB license key (dongle) if used
• Software license option available (MAC-address or cloud-based activation)

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Recommended Configurations

The following configurations are provided as guidelines for common deployment scenarios. Actual performance will vary depending on source format, output complexity, and the number of concurrent jobs.

Workflow	CPU	Memory	Storage	GPU / Accel.	Notes
HD / SDR Single-Job	8-core Intel i7 / AMD Ryzen 7	16 GB	500 GB SSD	Optional (Quick Sync / NVIDIA Turing+)	Occasional transcoding on a standalone workstation
HD / SDR Multi-Job	12–16 core Intel Xeon / AMD Ryzen 9	32 GB	1 TB SSD/NVMe	Optional GPU or VPU	2–3 concurrent HD jobs
UHD / HDR Single-Job	16-core Intel Xeon / AMD Threadripper	32 GB	1 TB NVMe + RAID	NVIDIA RTX A4000+ or NETINT VPU	Efficient for 4K HDR
UHD / HDR Multi-Job	Dual Xeon Silver/Gold or AMD EPYC (24+ cores)	64 GB+	Enterprise SSD/NVMe RAID or SAN	Multiple GPUs or VPUs	Parallel UHD jobs
Cluster Deployment	Multiple servers (24+ cores each)	64–128 GB per node	SAN/NAS (10 Gbps+)	Optional GPUs/VPUs	Managed via Cambria Cluster
Cloud / Hybrid	AWS c6i.4xlarge or higher; Azure F16s_v2; GCP C2-standard-16; OCI CM.Standard.E4.Flex; Akamai Linode 32GB	32 GB	EBS gp3 (provisioned IOPS)	N/A or GPU (g4/g5)	Elastic scaling with Cluster + CloudBurst

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Additional Notes

• GPU/VPU acceleration is optional but provides significant performance gains for H.264/HEVC, especially with UHD/HDR workloads.
• Storage throughput is often the bottleneck for image sequences (DPX/TIFF). NVMe or RAID is recommended.
• Networking: For cluster or cloud deployments, ensure 10 Gbps or higher connectivity to storage for sustained throughput.
• Scaling: Cambria Cluster enables linear scalability — adding more nodes increases job capacity with minimal overhead.

Windows System Settings

Machine Administrator for Installation:

It is required that machine administrator account be used for the Cambria software installation.

After installation, a non-administrator account can be used for normal File Convert operation. However, for Cluster it is required that the logon user has administrator privilege. Cluster service by default is logon with LOCALSYSTEM, which has administrator privilege. If it is being logon with other users, that user must be a local administrator as well. Otherwise, the Cluster may not start. To add a user to local administrator: Run lusrmgr.msc, go to Groups -> Administrators, Add that user to this group.

Service Credentials

After installation check the Capella CpServiceManager (File Convert) or CpClusterManager (Cluster) service! These services will need to have the appropriate access rights to read from and write to network file locations. Here are the instructions on how to modify ‘Capella CpServiceManager’ service credentials:

1. Open the Services panel (Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services)
2. Open Properties panel for Capella CpServiceManager
3. In the Log On tab, select “This account:”
4. Enter the full domain account and password. (ie. Yourname@company.com)
5. This domain account must have access rights to the locations
6. Restart the service as prompted

Windows Virtual Memory Setting

To prevent some memory allocation errors that can occur, we recommend changing a Windows Virtual Memory setting to allow for “System managed size”:

1. Open up to the Advanced tab in the System Properties panel (Control Panel>System and Security>System>Advanced system settings)
2. Select Settings ``under Performance
3. From the Advanced tab select Change under Virtual Memory
4. Uncheck “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives”, select “System managed size”

Cambria FTC Structure

Cambria FTC consists of several integrated components:

Cambria File Converter

The core transcoding engine, supporting a wide range of input and output formats. Handles video/audio processing such as scaling, frame rate conversion, logo insertion, metadata handling, and audio channel mapping.

Cambria Manager / Cluster

Provides monitoring and control of active, queued, completed, and failed conversions. Includes diagnostic logging, job re-queuing, priority management, and a benchmark tool for measuring system performance.

Cambria Watch Folder

Automates batch transcoding: assign presets to watch folders, drop files in, and Cambria FTC automatically processes them. Supports post-conversion tasks such as network delivery (FTP/SFTP, local copy/move) and email notifications.

Cambria FTC Installation

Run setup.exe from the Cambria FTC folder and click Install.

Click Next to begin the File Convert application installation.

Read the End-User License Agreement. If you accept the terms of the License Agreement, check the checkbox. The application will not install if you do not accept the terms of the License Agreement. Click Next.

Enter in your information, this is used when you choose to create diagnostics logs. These diagnostics logs are used for troubleshooting problems with encoding jobs.

Firewall Rules must be created for File Convert to interact with Cambria Cluster. Choose the profiles you would like to add the rules for, or consult with your network administrator if you are unsure which to select. Click Next.

Choose which installation mode you would like to proceed with. It is recommended to select the Complete option

Click Install to install the application.

File Convert will install. Once finished, click Finish and OK.

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Reinstalling Cambria FTC

It is recommended that Cambria FTC be uninstalled when updating to a new version.It is recommended that Cambria FTC is uninstalled when trying to update to the new version. The steps to uninstall are detailed in the next section, Uninstalling Cambria FTC.

To uninstall:

Start → All Programs → Capella → Cambria → Uninstall
Click Next.

Select Remove and click Next.

Click Remove.

Click OK.

Click Finish to complete the uninstallation.

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Using Cambria Software License in a Cloud Environment

Software license can be provided to use Cambria in a cloud environment. Please send us the MAC address for the machine which Cambria will be installed. It only runs on the specific MAC address, hence please notify us of a new MAC address when it is changed.

Instructions: Copy the software license to the assigned folder and start Cambria FTC.

Software license name: CapellaSoftwareLicense.lic

Assigned folder name: C:\Program Files (x86)\Capella\Cambria

Note: When Cambria FTC is uninstalled to install a newer version, the software license is not removed. If Cambria FTC does not start after installing an update, check the assigned folder to verify that the software license exists.

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Cambria FTC

Getting Started with Cambria FTC

Start → All Programs → Capella → Cambria → Cambria FTC
(or open File Convert from the desktop shortcut icon)

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Encoding Workflow

Cambria FTC transcodes files using the following workflow:

Add Source File(s)

• From the Sources tab, click Add Sources to add source files, or drag and drop files.
• In/Out point segments can be specified for the source.
• Filters can be added to alter or enhance video/audio transcoding.
• Source audio can be added, removed, and remapped.

Add Encoding Preset(s)

• From the Encoding tab, click Add or double-click the screen to add an encoding preset.
• Encoding presets specify output container and codec.
• Presets can include video/audio filters, post-task functions (FTP delivery and command line), notifications, and scripts.
• Encoding packs are groups of presets that can be exported or reimported.

Convert Job(s)

• From the Encoding tab, click Convert All Jobs to start transcoding.
• Convert should be used when converting a small number of files (1–5).
• Quick Preview allows short output generation for quality analysis.
• Queue submits jobs for background processing, managed through Cambria Manager.

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File Convert Source Tab

1. File
   Load and save project files.

2. Source Files
   List of imported source files. You can add sources by either clicking ‘Add Sources’ or through drag-and-drop from Explorer. Thumbnail of sources, audio/video properties are displayed. Refer to Cambria FTC Specification section for supported file formats.

3. Add Sources
   Add sources through a Windows File Open Dialog. Alternatively, you can add sources through drag-and-drop from Explorer.

4. Remove Sources
   Remove selected sources.

   Keyboard Shortcuts:

   • CTRL + A: Select all sources
   • CTRL + Click: Select individual sources
   • SHIFT + Click: Select range

5. Up / Down Arrow
   Change source order.

6. Auto Audio Track Mapping
   Opens up the Auto Audio Track Mapping interface. Audio tracks will be mapped if source audio configuration (number of tracks, number of channels per track) matches with a mapped audio track's source audio configuration. Create audio track mapping (.cfma) using FTC's User Interface

7. Create Presets From Source
   Analyizses the source and creates a Encoding preset that create output to the same specifications and properties as the source.

8. Stitch Sources
   Stitches all selected sources. Once checked, rightclicking on one of the sources will allow setting it as the main source. All other sources will respect the properties (resolution, frame rate etc) of the Main Source.

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Source Segments Settings

1. Preview Window
   Displays current video frame.

2. Preview Scrub Bar
   Seeking can be done by clicking on a specific location on the scrub bar, dragging the scrub bar, or clicking control button.

3. Add or Modify Segment
   The ‘In’ and ‘Out’ button can be used to set the In/Out point to the current time as indicated by the frame shown in the Preview Window. You can also specify the in and out time by typing directly into the time field. Specify and In point and Out point then you can use ‘Add Segment’ button to add it to the Segment Properties list.

4. Information
   This section provides time and timecode information about the preview position. It displays total source duration and indicates if a source is unable to seek as ‘! Cannot Seek’ Current Time: Time position of the preview

Current Timecode: Timecode position of the preview Duration: Indicates total duration of the video

5. Segment Properties
   This section is used to specify source segments that will be encoded. By default, no source segments are specified and the entire source will be encoded. By setting In/Out points and adding segment(s), you are defining which section(s) of the source will be encoded. Right-click segment property enables you to remove or change the order. When segments are added by ‘Add by Timecode’, the indicator “[TC]” will be used to differentiate these segments from the segments added by Time.

6. Add by Timecode
   Segments can be added by inputting Timecode. Specify drop frame or non drop frame. This function will only work with files that supported by File Convert for TC reading. If the file has no TC or the specific TC point is not found, the transcode will give an error.

7. Fade In / Fade Out
   Add a fade in from black at the beginning of your video and/or a fade to black at the end of the video.

8. Input Seek
   Seek by entering a Timecode or Time in the source video.

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Source Filters Setting

1. Add
   Select filter to apply.

2. Edit
   Change settings for the selected filter.

3. Remove
   Remove selected or all filters.

4. Up / Down Arrow
   Change the order of the filters.

5. Import / Export
   Save filters to preset filter files (.cflt) and import saved preset filter files (.cflt)

6. Filter List
   It displays the selected filters which will be applied for encoding

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Available Source Filters

Filter	Description
601/709 Correction	Converts between ITU-R BT 601 (typically SD) and ITU-R BT709 (typically HD) color ranges
Auto Crop	Crop letterbox or pillarbox automatically
Black Segments Remover	Remove black video frames
Closed Caption Burn-In	Closed caption burn-in
Color Bars Remover	Removes color bars from the start or end of a clip
Color Channels Remapper	Remap Y channel to alpha channel
Colors Control	Adjust video brightness, contrast, gamma value
Color Range Adjustment	Clip, shrink, expand color range
Color Space Conversion	Convert between common SDR and HDR color spaces
Crop	Manual crop
Denoiser	Image noise reduction based on frame data
DVB Subtitle Burn-In	DVB Subtitle burn-in via PID value
DVD Subtitle Burn-In	Text burn-in from IFO language tracks
Expand Width (Copy Contents + Blur)	Expand portrait frames to landscape
Face Blur Filter	Automatic face detection and blur
Interlacing Auto Adjust	Automatically detect and correct interlacing
Logo	Insert and position image overlay
Markers	SCTE35 and MPEG-2 / H.264 markers
Preroll/Postroll	Add preroll and postroll black or image frames
Property Changer	Override aspect ratio, interlacing mode, and frame rate properties
RGB to YUV Conversion	Convert RGB (BT.2020) to YUV (BT.2020)
Rotation	Rotate clip
Speed Adjustment	Change speed and correct audio pitch
SCTE35 Inject	Inject SCTE35 from ESAM XML file
SST Text Burn-In	Text burn-in from Canvass SST file (available with SST option)
Subtitle Burn-In	Text burn-in from Cavena 890, Adobe double timecode, VisTitle single timecode formats
Subtitle Inject	Inject subtitles from STL, TTML, XML, and SCC
Teletext Extractor	Extract teletext
Temporal	Image noise reduction based on temporal video data
Text Burn In	Insert text (set font type, color, style, alignment)
Thumbnail Generation	Automatic thumbnail generation
Timecode Burn In	Adjust font, color, and style of timecode burn-in
Timecode Overwrite	Set timecode overwrite mode
TS Teletext Burn-In	Transport Stream Teletext burn-in
VITC Extractor	Extract VITC
VITC Generator	Generate VITC
XML Titler	Text burn-in from user-generated XML
Audio Compressor	Reduce difference between maximum and minimum level
Audio Delay	Audio can be delayed up to 1000 seconds from video
Audio Fade	Fade audio in and out over one or all tracks
Audio Speech Extraction	AI speech-to-text extraction
Audio Normalizer	Normalize audio to peak audio sample or ITU-R BS.1770-2 loudness
Audio Remapper	Remapping, splitting, and combining of audio tracks
Audio Surround To Stereo	Convert 5.1 source audio to stereo target audio
Audio Voice Over Control Renderer	Mix down 4ch with voiceover to 2ch with voiceover
SNAP Audio Watermark	Secure Nielsen Audio Processing watermark
Volume Adjustment	Adjust audio volume

Auto Crop Filter Settings

1. Analysis Duration Select the duration between ‘Automatic’, ‘Entire’, ‘Specify’. ‘Automatic’: When source is HD file, ‘Automatic’ setting analyzes the first 15 frames. When source is SD file, ‘Automatic’ setting analyzes the first 100 frames. ‘Entire’: Analyze the entire source file and decide cropping range. ‘Specific’: Analyze the specified duration and decide cropping range.

Note: If letterbox and pillarbox are the same in an entire source, selecting ‘Automatic’ or ‘Specific’ can reduce process time.

2. Symmetrical Crop Setting By selecting ‘Use Symmetrical Letterbox Cropping’, top and bottom cropping percentage will be the same. By selecting ‘Use Symmetrical Pillarbox Cropping’, left and right cropping percentage will be the same.

3. Maximum Percentage Audio Crop Setting ‘Max Percentage Auto Crop Letterbox/Pillarbox’ and sets the maximum percentage. The file will not be cropped more than the value.

4. Edge Detection The frame height and frame width must be a multiple of 4. So after we detect sizes of the letterbox and pillarbox, we need to round the crop values to the nearest multiple of 4. By checking ‘Preserve Non-Black Content’ we will perform ensure that this rounding operation will not remove any non-black video content, which may result in leaving a few black lines.

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Audio Track Mapping

1. Add Audio Sources
   Multiple audio sources can be added.

2. Remove Source
   Selected audio sources can be removed.

3. Add Track
   Add new audio track configuration.

4. Remove Track
   Remove selected audio track configuration.

5. Edit
   Configure the channel mapping for a track

6. Load / Save
   Allows you to save and load .cfma files. These audio preset files can also be used as the configuration file for the Conditional Audio Map function for a Watch Folder.

Audio Track Mapping Example:

Source file: MOV video, 4 track (2ch) audio

Audio file: WAV

Target: HTTP video, 1 track (2ch) audio

Setup Directions:

Add source file and select ‘Map Audio Tracks’ to display original audio tracks of the source file.

Add/Remove Audio Source

Add/Remove Track

Edit Track At HTTP target setting, select 1 for ‘Number of Audio Tracks’ and 2 for ‘Number of Channels’

File Converter Encoding Tab

Note: You can export and save encode settings. Alternatively, you can click save in ‘Preset Editor’. Presets in the Encoding Presets list will not be automatically remembered.

1. Encoding Pack Displays a list of presets in the Encoding Pack. You can configure multiple presets in encoding pack. Various target files can be created from one source file. It is useful when comparing video quality in various parameters with same encode. It also allows users to create two different targets (e.g. Blue-ray format and streaming format) at the same time.

2. Encoding Pack Information Window Displays information of the selected preset. Encode, video filter and post tasks configured in the preset are shown here.

3. Add Opens up the Preset Editor to create preset and add to the Encoding Pack. Alternatively, the existing preset can be loaded.

4. Remove Removes selected preset from the Encoding Pack.

5. Edit Opens up the Preset Editor to modify the selected preset.

6. Import/Export Loads presets from a saved Encoding Pack into the current Encoding Pack. Saves all presets in the Encoding Pack to a .cep file.

7. Queue All Jobs Sends jobs to encoding queue managed by Cambria Manager. You will have to open up Cambria Manager to view or manage the jobs. The dropdown allows you to send all jobs or only selected jobs.

Note: QuickPreviews queing can be selected through the dropdown. This allows you to encode a short segment of the source based on the QuickPreview options configured in the ‘Options’ tab. QuickPreview encodes allows users to output preview file to verify encode settings and video quality.

8. Convert All Jobs Converts jobs directly in File Convert without using Cambria Manager. Jobs will be sent to the Conversion tab to monitor. The dropdown allows you to send all jobs or only selected jobs.

Note: QuickPreviews converting can be selected through the dropdown. This allows you to encode a short segment of the source based on the QuickPreview options configured in the ‘Options’ tab. QuickPreview encodes allows users to output preview file to verify encode settings and video quality

Preset Editor Summary

1. Output Folder Specifies the location of the encoded video. Click ‘Browse’ to select folder location.

2. Base Filename Specifies the name of the output file that is generated from the current preset. %sourcePath0% - base filename uses source file name %presetName% - base file name uses preset name Default setting: %sourcePath0%_%presetName%

3. Retries Change the number of times the job will retry if an error occurs during the transcode. Default setting is 2.

4. Priority Set the priority of the job created from the current preset. 1: Highest priority – 10: Lowest priority Default setting is 5.

5. Preset Name Change the name of the current preset.

6. Load/Save After the preset has been configured, ‘Save’ button can be used to save the preset settings for later use. To use default or previously saved presets, click ‘Load’ button and select the desired preset. Default saved preset can be found in: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Capella\Cambria\Encoder Presets

7. Summary Displays preset setting. ‘Encode’ – Displays the encode settings that are applied to the current preset. Settings can be changed in the ‘Encode’ tab of the preset editor. ‘Filter’ – Displays the filters that are applied to the current preset. Settings can be changed in the ‘Filter’ tab. ‘Post Task’ – Displays the post tasks that are applied to the current preset. Settings can be changed in the ‘Post Task’ tab.

8. Error Displays errors in encode parameter.

9. Encode Tab Displays the encode settings that are applied to the current preset. Settings can be changed in the ‘Encode’ tab of the preset editor.

Note: Please refer to “Preset Editor • Encode Settings” page.

10. Filter Tab Apply filters to the current preset. Available filters are logo, text burn in, denoiser, temporal, colors control, timecode burn in, timecode overwrite, audio compressor, volume adjustment.

Note: Please refer to “Preset Editor • Filter Settings” page.

11.Post Task Tab Add post tasks to the current preset.

Note: Please refer to “Preset Editor • Post Task Settings” page.

12. Notification Tab Name notification and select notification event type. Configure email notification.

13. Script Tab Edit job XML. When applying SST subtitle filter, load Perl script file and match subtitle filter with source file.

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Preset Editor Encode Settings

Encoding settings are divided into 5 basic categories.

Note: Please refer to “Parameter Details” sections below for more information regarding specific settings found in these categories.

1. Encoding Format Container : Select container format (target file format) Video : Select video codec Audio : Select audio codec

2. Video Settings Configure video settings details.

3. Audio Settings Configure audio settings details.

4. Container Format Settings Configure container format.

5. Transcoding Preferences Settings that may apply to the transcode if certain conditions are met.

Default Preset File List Cambria FTC prepares default preset files. It is recommended to load the file and use it. C:\Users\Public\Documents\Capella\CambriaCluster\Encoder Presets

Folder	Preset File
actvila
	acTVila_H264_AAC192kbps_1920x1080i_6000kbps.cen
	acTVila_H264_AAC192kbps_480i_3000kbps_ClosedGOP.cen
	acTVila_H264_AAC5_1Surround256kbps_480i_2000kbps.cen
	acTVila_H264_AAC5_1Surround384kbps_1080i_6000kbps.cen
	acTVila_H264_AAC_1080i_6000kbps.cen
	acTVila_H264_AAC_1080i_7000kbps.cen
	acTVila_H264_AAC_1080i_8000kbps.cen
	acTVila_H264_AAC_1920x1080i_6000kbps.cen
	acTVila_H264_AAC_480i_2000kbps.cen
	acTVila_H264_AAC_480i_4_3_2000kbps.cen
AdaptiveStreaming
	HLS-H264-7Bitrates.cen
	MPEG-DASH-H264_7Bitrates.cen
	SmoothStreaming-H264_7Bitrates.cen
ARIB
	ARIB4KHEVC_5994fps_CBR40Mbps_420_10bit_Defaultv4.cen
	ARIB4KHEVC_5994fps_CBR40Mbps_420_10bit_Qualityv4.cen
	ARIB4KHLGHEVC_5994fps_CBR40Mbps_420_10bit_Defaultv4.cen
	ARIB4KHLGHEVC_5994fps_CBR40Mbps_420_10bit_Qualityv4.cen
	ARIB4KPQHEVC_5994fps_CBR40Mbps_420_10bit_Defaultv4.cen
	ARIB4KPQHEVC_5994fps_CBR40Mbps_420_10bit_Qualityv4.cen
	ARIB8KHEVC_5994fps_CBR120Mbps_420_10bit_Defaultv4.cen
	ARIB8KHEVC_5994fps_CBR120Mbps_420_10bit_Qualityv4.cen
	ARIB8KHLGHEVC_5994fps_CBR120Mbps_420_10bit_Defaultv4.cen
	ARIB8KHLGHEVC_5994fps_CBR120Mbps_420_10bit_Qualityv4.cen
	ARIB8KPQHEVC_5994fps_CBR120Mbps_420_10bit_Defaultv4.cen
	ARIB8KPQHEVC_5994fps_CBR120Mbps_420_10bit_Qualityv4.cen
Blu Ray
	BluRay_ES_15000kbps.cen
Flash
	F4V_H264_AAC_480p_1000kbps.cen
MP4
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_1280x720_5994fps_3500Kbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_1280x720_5994fps_3500Kbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_1920x1080_11988fps_16Mbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_1920x1080_11988fps_16Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_1920x1080_2997fps_4Mbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_1920x1080_2997fps_4Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_1920x1080_5994fps_8Mbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_1920x1080_5994fps_8Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_3840x2160_11988fps_60Mbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_3840x2160_11988fps_60Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_3840x2160_2997fps_15Mbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_3840x2160_2997fps_15Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_3840x2160_5994fps_30Mbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_3840x2160_5994fps_30Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_720x480_2997fps_1Mbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_MP4_2passVBR_720x480_2997fps_1Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	iPod_H264_AAC_480p_1000kbps.cen
MXF
	AS10_CNN_HD_2012.cen
	AS10_HIGH_HD_2014.cen
	AS10_JVC_HD_25_CBR_2012.cen
	AS10_NRK_HD_2012.cen
	XDCAM_HD420_1080i_HQ.cen
	XDCAM_HD420_720p_HQ.cen
	XDCAM_HD422_1080i_50Mbps.cen
	XDCAM_HD422_720p_50Mbps.cen
	XDCAM_HD420_1080i_HQ.cen
Program Stream
	Adobe_Encore_MPEG2-PS_480i_4000kbps.cen
	Adobe_Encore_MPEG2-PS_480i_6000kbps.cen
	Adobe_Encore_MPEG2-PS_480i_8000kbps.cen
	CANVASs_MPEG1-PS_NTSC_240p_1150kbps.cen
	CANVASs_MPEG1-PS_PAL_240p_1150kbps.cen
QuickTime
	MOV_DVCPROHD_1080i.cen
	MOV_DVCPROHD_720p.cen
Transport Stream
	H264_AAC_1080i_10000kbps.cen
	H264_AAC_1080i_9000kbps.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_1280x720_5994fps_3500Kbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_1280x720_5994fps_3500Kbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_1920x1080_2997fps_4Mbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_1920x1080_2997fps_4Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_3840x2160_11988fps_60Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_3840x2160_2997fps_15Mbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_3840x2160_2997fps_15Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_3840x2160_5994fps_30Mbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_3840x2160_5994fps_30Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_720x480_2997fps_1Mbps_420_8bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_720x480_2997fps_1Mbps_420_8bit_Quality.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_7680x4320_5994fps_100Mbps_420_10bit_Default.cen
	HEVCv4_TS_7680x4320_5994fps_100Mbps_420_10bit_Quality.cen
WMV
	WM_WMV3_480p_1Mbps.cen
	WM_WVC1_1080_24p_45Mbps.cen

Parameter Details – Transcoding Preferences

Setting	Function
On Transcoding Failure	Set transfer options for failed jobs: Keep Output Files, Delete Output Files, Move Output Files, Copy Source Files
Audio Track Handling	Fail, skip, or create silence if track does not exist
Sync Mode – Start of Stream	Discard or preserve audio that starts before video
Sync Mode – End of Stream	End-of-stream synchronization handling
Dolby E Decode	Decode (if licensed) or do not decode
Pulldown Preference	Allows users to selected which pulldown method is applied, if pulldown is used. Options include 2:3:2:3 or 2:3:3:2.
Frame Rate Conversion Mode	Blend Frames: Smooths motion by blending frames. Nearest Frame: Sharper but may appear less fluid. Auto: Cambria FTC selects the optimal method based on source/target frame rates and interlacing..
Motion Compensation Strength	Dynamic or Static (100 is smoothest)
Source Speed Adjustment	Allows speed adjustment (e.g., 24 ↔ 25 fps conversions)rather than dropping/duplicating frames. Preserves motion quality but changes duration
Downscale Mode	Allows speed adjustment (e.g., 24 ↔ 25 fps conversions)rather than dropping/duplicating frames. Preserves motion quality but changes duration.
Auto 601/709 Correction	By default, this setting is disabled. When enabled with the “Based on source/target frame size” option, Cambria FTC automatically applies 601↔709 color conversion filters during HD↔SD transcodes to maintain correct color mapping between standard and high-definition sources
Deinterlacer Mode	Options include: Best Quality (motionadaptive) or Faster (single field/frame per pair).
VBI Preservation	Preserve VBI if present in target or never preserve

Preset Editor • Filter Settings

1. Add Select filter to add.

2. Edit Opens to edit selected filter.

3. Remove Remove selected or all filters.

4. Filter Order When more than 2 filters are selected, change order of selected filters.

5. Import / Export Filter setting can be exported and saved to file or imported saved setting (.cflt).

6. Filter List Displays filters to be applied.

Available Target Filters

Filter	Description
Colors Control	Adjust video brightness, contrast, gamma value
Color Range Adjustment	Clip, shrink, expand color range
601/709 Correction	Converts between ITU-R BT 601 (typically SD) and ITU-R BT 709 (typically HD) color ranges
Denoiser	Image noise reduction based on frame data
Temporal	Image noise reduction based on temporal video data
Logo	Insert and position image overlay
Text Burn In	Insert text (set font type, color style, alignment)
XML Titler	Text burn-in from user-generated XML
DVD Subtitle Burn In	Text burn-in from IFO language tracks
Subtitle Burn In	Text burn-in from Cavena 890, Adobe double timecode, VisTitle single timecode formats
SST Text Burn In	Text burn-in from Canvass SST file (available with SST option)
Timecode Burn In	Adjust font, color, style of timecode burn-in
Timecode Overwrite	Set timecode overwrite mode
DVD Markers	Set DVD markers for use with DVD authoring software
Volume Adjustment	Adjust audio volume
Audio Compressor	Reduce difference between maximum and minimum level
Audio Delay	Audio can be delayed up to 1000 seconds from video

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Preset Editor – Post Task Settings

1. Use Upload
   Check the box to upload a video after it has completed being encoded. Checking this box will allow the user to specify a location in which an encoded file will be transferred to. For example, a video file can be uploaded to FTP after it is complete.

2. Post Conversion Task
   Set a task after an encode is complete. A post conversion task can run a executable (command line command) after an encode completes. Settings can be changed with the “Settings” button. Set the amount of time before the task is cancelled. If the job does not complete within the time specified here the post conversion task will be terminated.

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Preset Editor – Notification

1. Name
   Name of the notification email.

2. Notification Event Type

   • ‘On Transcoding Non-Source Error’ sends an email when source import error occurs.
   • ‘On Transcoding Source error’ sends an email when source file error occurs.

3. Destination Email Address
   Sets an email address where a notification gets send to.

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Preset Editor – Scriptable Workflow

1. Use Script Checkbox
   Enable or disable script usage.

2. Timeout (ms)
   Timeout for system response of script execution.

3. Script Type
   Currently only Perl scripts are supported.

4. Script Content
   Area where script can be added. You can modify the script directly in the window.

5. Load / Save
   Load a script file to Script Content window (.pl or .txt). Save Script Content to a txt file.

Scripting Support

Cambria FTC supports Perl and Python scripting to dynamically adjust job parameters before transcoding begins. This feature allows advanced automation and conditional processing, giving fine control over how jobs are executed.

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What Scripts Can Do

Typical use cases include:

• Inspect source properties (codec, resolution, frame rate) and automatically adjust encoding parameters
• Reject jobs if certain conditions are detected (for example, unsupported frame rate or missing HDR metadata)
• Programmatically set in/out points for trimming or segmentation
• Automate subtitle burn-in or time-based overlays via Watch Folders
• Optimise encoding profiles based on resolution or HDR/SDR status

How Scripts Work

1. At the start of a job, Cambria FTC analyses the source file.

2. The source metadata (video/audio tracks, frame rate, resolution, etc.) is injected into the job XML.

3. The script executes, reading the Input XML and writing a new Output XML.

4. The job runs using the settings defined in the Output XML.

Temporary files are created during this process (script, input XML, output XML) and are automatically deleted unless debugging is enabled.

Example Augmented XML (Source Section)

<Source Location="\\storage\media\MP4\juno_6ch.mp4" Name="Src1">
  <VideoTrackInfo
    Format="H.264 Video"
    FrameMode="Progressive"
    FrameRateNum="30000"
    FrameRateDen="1001"
    Width="640"
    Height="480"
    PixelAspectRatioHor="4"
    PixelAspectRatioVer="3" />
  <AudioTrackInfo
    Format="AAC Audio"
    NbChannels="6"
    SampleRate="48000"
    BitsPerSample="16" />
</Source>

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Sample Scripts

The installation includes sample scripts that can be used directly or customised.

Default location:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Capella\CambriaCluster\Scripts

Name	Description	Category
AdaptiveBitrateLadderBasedOnVideoComplexity.py	Adjusts the adaptive bitrate ladder dynamically based on the complexity value of the source video.	Bitrate Control
AddPreroll_Postroll.py	Stitches the source file with a pre-roll file and/or a post-roll file.	Preroll/Postroll
AddPreroll_Postroll_WithFilterSupport.py	Similar to AddPreroll_Postroll, with added support for applying filters during stitching.	Preroll/Postroll
AddPreroll_Postroll_WithFilterSupportForMainSource.py	Stitches the source file with a pre-roll and/or post-roll file, with filter support applied specifically to the main source.	Preroll/Postroll
Create5MinuteSegment.py	Sets an In point at 0 and an Out point at 5 minutes to create a 5-minute segment.	Segmentation
FailIfNotHD.py	Fails the job if the source resolution is below 1280×720.	Fail Conditions
FailIfPAL.py	Fails the job if the source frame rate is not 25 or 50 (PAL standards).	Fail Conditions
MapAdditionalAudio.py	Maps audio files from the Watch Folder’s group of files as additional source audio tracks.	Audio Mapping
ModifyBitrateBasedOnSourceResolution.py	Sets the bitrate to 5000 kbps for HD sources, or 2000 kbps for SD sources.	Bitrate Control
MultiTargetBitrateLadderBasedOnVideoComplexity.py	Generates a multi-target bitrate ladder dynamically based on the source video complexity.	Bitrate Control
PassthroughAudioIfAC3.py	Sets audio to passthrough if the source contains AC3 audio.	Audio Mapping
ReplaceOutputFilenameSpaces.py	Replaces spaces in the output filename with safe characters.	File Handling
SameAsSource_VideoBitrate.py	Uses “same as source” for the video bitrate setting.	Bitrate Control
Segmenter.py	Adds in/out segments throughout the source video.	Segmentation
SetInOutAtPercentage.py	Sets an In point at a certain percentage of the source, and an Out point one second later.	Segmentation
SetInTimecodeTo_01_00_00_00.py	Sets an In point at timecode 01:00:00:00.	Segmentation
SkipAdaptiveStreamingLayersBasedOnSourceResolution.py	Removes adaptive streaming layers (DASH/HLS) for which the video height exceeds the source height.	Adaptive Streaming
UseHalfSourceFrameRateIfMoreThan30fps.py	Sets the output to half the frame rate if the source frame rate is greater than 30 fps.	Frame Rate Control
watchFolderStitchSources.py	Stitches multiple sources together from a Watch Folder.	Stitching

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Debugging Scripts

By default, Script Transform files are deleted automatically.

To debug:

1. Queue a job with a script.
2. In Cambria Manager, right-click → Diagnostics → Extract Job XML. This creates JobData.xml.
3. Run manually from Command Prompt:

cd "C:\Program Files\Capella\Cambria"
CpJobExec.exe --xml JobData.xml --s 1

The --s 1 option disables automatic deletion of script files.

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Script File Locations

Temporary script files are stored in:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Capella\Cambria\Scripts_Tmp\

• Input XML – src_xxxxx.xml
• Output XML – tgt_xxxxx.xml
• Perl Script – script_xxxxx.pl

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Testing Workflow

1. Edit the script_xxxxx.pl file in the temporary folder.
2. Run manually:

cd "C:\Program Files\Capella\Cambria\Perl\bin"
perl.exe script_xxxxx.pl src_xxxxx.xml newtgt_xxxxx.xml

Inspect newtgt_xxxxx.xml to confirm expected changes.

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Notes

• Scripts are executed before decoding; they cannot adjust mid-transcode behaviour.

• Perl is the supported language (Python/PowerShell are not).

• For bulk automation, use Watch Folders or Cambria Cluster with scripts for maximum flexibility.

• For further information on Scriptable workflows, please refer to our documentation: https://documents.capellasystems.net/docs/Cambria_FTC/Tutorials/Scriptable_Workflow/

FTC Conversion Tab

1. Conversion List Displays a list of the jobs that have been triggered by ‘Convert All Jobs’ or ‘Convert Selected Jobs’ (Button). Select a job and right-click for the following action.

Pause : Pauses the selected job

Stop : Cancels the selected job

Reconvert Job : Reconverts the selected job

Remove : Removes the selected job

Move Up Arrow : Move the selected job higher in the queue

Move Down Arrow : Move the selected job lower in the queue

Diagnostics : Extract job XML

2. Move Up / Move Down Move the selected job higher or lower in the queue.

3. Open Output Folder Browse to the output folder in Explorer.

4. Preview Displays a live preview of the source frame decode during the encoding process.

5. Overall Progress Shows the progress of all jobs in the Conversion List.

Green : Jobs are running

Yellow : Jobs are paused

Red : Jobs have failed

Purple : Jobs have been canceled or failed

6. Job Information Displays a live preview of the source frame decode, job progress, job error if any during the encoding process.

FTC Options Tab

1. Output Filename Conflict Resolution Choose the method used to resolve naming conflicts during file creation.

‘Overwrite existing file’ – If a file in the output folder contains the same name of the current encode, the file will be overwritten by the new encode. Warning! The old file will be overwritten if this option is selected.

‘Append number to create unique filename’ – If a file in the output folder contains the same filename as the current encode, the new encode will add a number at the end of the filename. This will preserve the original file and allow user to create a separate video.

‘Fail to create file’ – The job will throw an error. Encode jobs will not start and no output will be created.

2. QuickPreview Options Enable users to output preview file to verify encode settings and video quality. Select ‘Queue All QuickPreviews’ or ‘Queue Selected QuickPreviews’ to output preview files to a specified folder.

3. Offset Sets in point to create preview file

4. Output Folder Select location from preset or alternate location.

5. Analysis Duration ‘Full’ – Entire file will be analyzed. ‘Partial’ – First two minutes will be analyzed.

6. Split and Stitch Options Set the duration of each segment and set the temporary file location

Cambria Manager

How to Start Cambria Manager

1. File Clean up jobs, Database management or Exit the application.

2. Recent Activity Green : Jobs are running

Yellow : Jobs are paused

Red : Jobs have failed

Purple : Jobs have been canceled or failed

3. Preview Window Displays preview of selected job. When encoding job is selected, it displays preview at regular intervals.

4. Jobs Tab Lists all jobs and their status

5. Watch Folder Tab Note: Please refer to “Cambria Manager • Watch Folder” section.

1. Job Management Settings ‘Number of Simultaneous Transcode Jobs’ – Sets the number of jobs that can be run concurrently. Transcode jobs are actions queued from File Convert or Capture.

‘Number of Simultaneous Management Jobs’ – Sets the number of jobs management jobs that can be run concurrently. Management jobs are actions such as retrievals / deliveries and cleanup performed by the Watch Folder.

‘Job Stall Timeout’ – Allows for increasing the timeout duration to avoid failure caused by slow network speed or job progress.

2. Watch Folder Settings ‘Sender name’ – Specify the name displayed by automated Email services. Automated Emails are sent if set by a Watch Folder trigger.

‘Sender e-mail address’ – The Email address used to send automatic E-mails.

‘Email (SMTP) server’ – SMTP server is required for automated E-mail services. Specify SMTP server here. Each Email services contains a different E-mail server. For example, Gmail's SMTP server is smtp.gmail.com.

‘Username’ – The username that is used for the Email service.

‘Password’ – The password used for the Email service.

‘Port#’ – Set the port number that is used by the Email service. The port number is different for different E-mail services. SSL is required if Gmail is used. The port number is 587 for Gmail.

Note: Use the ‘Send Test’ to verify your configuration and send test email.

3. Cluster Settings ‘Output filename conflict resolution’ – Choose the method used to resolve naming conflicts during file creation. This applied to Watch Folder jobs only.

‘Overwrite existing file’ – If a file in the output folder contains the same name of the current encode, the file will be overwritten by the new encode. Warning! The old file will be overwritten if this option is selected.

‘Append number to create unique filename’ – If a file in the output folder contains the same filename as the current encode, the new encode will add a number at the end of the filename. This will preserve the original file and allow user to create a separate video.

‘Fail to create file’ – The job will throw an error. Encode jobs will not start and no output will be created.

4. Auto Shutdown Setting ‘Auto shutdown computer’ – Allows you to automatically shut down the machine Cambria FTC 5 Installation And User Guide after the specified wait time if no transcoding jobs are running on the machine

Cambria Manager • Diagnostics

Diagnostic mode allows jobs to be run with a more detailed logging. Select error job and right-click to select Diagnostics and run ‘Requeue with Diagnostics’. Re-run the job and error occurs, log file can be checked. Default log location is: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Capella\Cambria\Logs\Diagnostics

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Watch Folder Service Credentials (Network Location Access)

Watch Folder Summary (Basic Workflow)

1. Setup Watch Folder

Watch Folder Configuration

• From the Cambria Manager Watch Folder tab, click Add to launch the Watch Folder configuration dialog box.
• A Watch Folder can be placed on a network location other than local storage by configuring FTP and network settings.

Source Acceptance

• Open the Source Acceptance tab. Adjust the polling time to check whether the source file is completely available before processing.

Actions

• from the Actions tab, select Add Simple Action. Choose Encoding to target preset and configure the desired encoding preset.
• Uploading to FTP after encoding can be configured using the Post Task feature in the Encode Preset settings.

Click OK to add the Watch Folder to the Watch Folder List.

2. Add Sources to Watch Folder

• Copying short cut works to run jobs.
• Jobs can be monitored in Job Manager tab in Cambria Manager.

**Add source files to the Watch Folder.

3. Cleanup

Configure cleanup settings.

• Select Watch Folder to cleanup and configure cleanup settings (send email, move source, delete source).

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Watch Floder Service Credentials (Network Location Acess)

The services will need to have the appropriate access rights to read from and write to network file locations. Here are the instructions on how to modify ‘Capella CpServiceManager’ service credentials.

1. Open the Services panel (Control Panel – Administrative Tools – Services) Open Properties panel for Capella CpServiceManager

2. In the Log On tab, select “This account:”

3. Enter the full domain account and password (i.e. Yourname.company.com)

4. This domain account must have access rights to the locations

5. Restart the service as prompted

Watch Folder Tab

1. Watch Folder List Displays saved Watch Folder configurations. This window will display the status, name description and Watch Folder path of all Watch Folders.

2. Watch Folder Information Window Displays details of the selected Watch Folder. All configured settings will show up here.

3. Display Watch Folder Displays details of all or selected Watch Folder. All configured settings will show up here.

4. Add / Remove Opens the Watch Folder Configuration window to add a new Watch Folder to the list. Removes the selected Watch Folder from the Watch Folder list.

5. Edit Allows modifications of the selected Watch Folder.

6. Activate / Deactivate Activates the selected Watch Folder. Marking a Watch Folder active will allow the actions configured in the Watch Folder to perform. Deactivate turns the Watch Folder off. Actions configured in the deactivated Watch Folder will not work.

7. Reprocess Restarts all jobs and actions of the Watch Folder. Previous actions will be performed again.

8. Import / Export Loads a Watch Folder that have been saved previously. Saves the Watch Folder so it can be loaded at another time.

Watch Folder Configuration

1. Folder to watch Enter or browse for a location for the Watch Folder.

2. Subfolders to watch Select subfolders to watch.

3. Name Enter the name of the current Watch Folder.

4. Description Enter the description of the current Watch Folder.

5. Summary Displays the current settings of the Watch Folder from the retrievals, source acceptance, actions and cleanup tab.

6. Job Priority Select job priority of the current Watch Folder. Note: Urgent jobs will be escalated to run immediately and will have the majority of the machines resources dedicated to completing the job.

7. Cleanup Set the time before files in the Watch Folder are deleted. Note: Please refer to “Cleanup” section.

8. Encoding Add a basic action to the Watch Folder. Available simple actions include encoding to target preset, send Emails, copy sources, move sources or deleting sources. Note: Please refer to “Actions” section.

9. Source Acceptance The timer set in this option will not start until the upload is complete and the file size has not changed. Note: Please refer to “Source Acceptance” section.

10. Retrievals Configure type of retrievals for the current Watch Folder. Available retrievals are FTP and Network retrievals.

11. Save/Load Saves the current Watch Folder settings for later use. Loads a previous Watch Folder configuration.

12. Activate this Watch Folder Check to enable the Watch Folder after accepting configuration settings.

13. Retrieval Add Network location to retrieve files

1. Retrieval List Displays the type of retrievals that are configured for the current Watch Folder. Available retrievals are FTP and Network retrievals.

2. Add FTP Use to set up a FTP location to retrieve files.

3. Add Network Use to set up a Network location to retrieve files.

4. Remove Remove the selected FTP or network retrieval.

5. Edit Change the settings for the selected retrieval.

1. Server Enter the FTP location in which files will be retrieved.

2. Username Enter the username to log into the FTP server specified in the Server field.

3. Password Enter the password to log into the FTP server specified in the Server field.

4. Port# Enter port number used by the FTP server.

5. Retries Number of times the action will perform if there is an error during the retrieval.

6. Connection Test Test if the server, username, password and port number are valid.

7. Triggered Actions Displays the triggers configured for FTP retrievals. Click Add to include additional actions.

8. Add Add new trigger actions.

9. Remove Remove the selected trigger.

10. Edit Opens the configuration window for the selected trigger.

11. ▲▼ Move the selected trigger up/down on the Triggered Actions list.

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FTP Retrieval • Add Triggered Action

1. Trigger Add a condition for the FTP retrieval Watch Folder.

2. Action Add an action to perform when a FTP retrieval is activated.

3. Email Address Specify an Email address to send notifications for when the send Email trigger is selected. This field will change depending on the Action selected.

Network Source Setting

1. Location Select the network location in which the file retrieval will move files into the Watch Folder.

2. Username (Optional) Enter the username for access to files located in the specified network.

3. Password (Optional) Enter the password for access to files located in the specified network.

4. Triggered Actions Displays a list of triggers and actions that was configured through the Add Triggered Action window.

5. Add Opens the Add Triggered Action window. Select specific triggers and Actions in this window.

6. Remove Removes the selected trigger from the Triggered Actions list.

7. Edit Opens the Add Triggered Action window for the selected trigger. This allows quick editing of the trigger.

8. ▲▼ Move the selected trigger up on the Triggered Actions list. Move the selected trigger down on the Triggered Actions list.

Add Triggered Action

1. Trigger Add a condition for the network retrieval Watch Folder.

2. Action Add an action to perform when a network retrieval is activated.

3. E-mail Address Specify an E-mail address to send notifications for when the send E-mail trigger is selected. This field will change depending on the Action selected.

Source Acceptance

1. Accept if source file size is constant for Set the time that a file in a watch folder, FTP location or network location must be constant before the watch job is executed. For example, if a file is currently being uploaded to an FTP location, the file size is growing. The timer set in this option will not start until the upload is complete and the file size has not changed. The duration in this field can be changed to seconds, minutes, hours or days.

2. Ignore files(s) Ignore files with specific extensions. File extensions should be specified similar to this “*.txt; *.xml”. ‘;’ (semi-colon) is to be used to separate the different extensions.

3. Allow growing files Allows transcoding to begin on a source file that is still being transferred into the watch folder.

4. Source is a group of files Check this box to setup and define what constitutes a group of files to be accepted together as source input.

Encoding & Actions

1. Triggered Actions Displays a list of triggered actions that are added to the current Watch Folder.

2. Add Encoding Add an encoding preset

3. Add Simple Action Add a basic action to the Watch Folder. Available simple actions include encoding to target preset, send E-mails, copy sources, move sources or deleting sources.

4. Add Complex Action Add an advanced action to the Watch Folder. Available advanced conditions include activating a trigger by filename parameters, file size parameters. These conditions can trigger encodes to specific presets, send E-mails, copy sources, move sources or deleting sources.

5. Remove Removes the selected action trigger configuration.

6. Edit Opens the configuration window for the selected action trigger.

7. ▲▼ Moves the selected action trigger up on the Triggered Actions list. Moves the selected action trigger down on the Trigger Actions list.

8. Perform actions in parallel Check to run multiple triggers as multiple jobs in the manager queue. If unchecked all triggers will be one job that will perform each trigger separately.

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Add simple Action

1. Action Add an action for the simple action trigger.

Available actions: ‘Encoding to target preset’ - Encodes a file been moved into the watch folder. A job will start with the settings specified in the encoding preset.

‘Send Email’ - Sends an e-mail if a file is detected in the watch folder. E-mail address is specified under the drop down menu when 'Send Email' is selected.

‘Copy Source’ - Makes a copy of a file that has been detected in the watch folder. The location of the copy can be specified in the 'Target folder' field when 'Copy Source' is selected.

‘Move Source’ - Moves a file that has been detected in the watch folder. The location that the file will be moved to can be specified in the 'Target folder' field when 'Move source' is selected.

‘Delete Source’ - Deletes the source file if a file is not needed.

2. Source Filters If the Action is encoding to target preset, these filters are applied.

3. Conditional Audio Mapping Audio track mapping will be applied if conditions in the .cfma file are satisfied.

Add Complex Action

1. Trigger List Displays a list of triggers added from the Add Actions Trigger window.

2. Condition Modifies the criteria which triggers the action. Available conditions are 'All of the following' and 'Any of the following'. 'All of the following' requires the file to meet the requirements of all of the triggers in order for the job to execute. 'Any of the following' requires only one of the triggers to be met for the job to execute.

3. Add Opens the Add Actions Trigger window. Use this to add an action trigger.

4. Remove Remove the selected trigger from the Trigger List.

5. Edit Opens the Add Actions Trigger window for the selected trigger.

6. Action Drop Down A list of selected actions: ‘Encoding to target preset’ - Encodes a file been moved into the watch folder. A job will start with the settings specified in the encoding preset.

‘Send Email’ - Sends an e-mail if a file is detected in the watch folder. E-mail address is specified under the drop down menu when 'Send Email' is selected.

‘Copy Source’ - Makes a copy of a file that has been detected in the watch folder. The location of the copy can be specified in the 'Target folder' field when 'Copy Source' is selected.

‘Move Source’ - Moves a file that has been detected in the watch folder. The location that the file will be moved to can be specified in the 'Target folder' field when 'Move source' is selected.

‘Delete Source’ - Deletes the source file if a file is not needed.

7. Source Filters If the Action is encoding to target preset, these filters are applied.

8. Conditional Audio Mapping Audio track mapping will be applied if conditions in the .cfma file are satisfied

Add Complex Action • Actions Trigger

1. Select a Trigger

Available conditions: ‘File name is matched to specified criteria ‘- This trigger will activate if a file in the watch folder matches the file name and extension specified in the 'Criteria' field. ‘File size is equal to or greater than specified size’ - This trigger will activate if a file in the watch folder is equal to or greater than the size specified here. The size can be changed in the dropdown that appears when this option is selected. ‘File size is equal to or less than specified size’ - This trigger will activate if a file in the watch folder is equal to or less than the size specified here. The size can be changed in the dropdown that appears when this option is selected. 500KB, 1MB, 100MB, 500MB, 1GB can be selected from dropdown menu. Any size can be overwritten as well.

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Cleanup

1. Clean up watch folder every: Set the time before files in the Watch Folder are deleted. 12 hours, 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 10 days can be selected from dropdown menu. Any numbers and unit can be overwritten as well.

2. Triggered Actions Displays the cleanup configurations of the cleanup window.

3. Add Add a new cleanup trigger folder setting.

4. Remove Remove the selected cleanup trigger settings.

5. Edit Opens the cleanup configuration window of the selected cleanup trigger.

Cleanup • Triggered Action

1. Trigger Displays cleanup triggered actions.

2. Condition Modifies the criteria which triggers the cleanup. Available conditions are 'All of the following' and 'Any of the following'. 'All of the following' requires the file to meet the requirements of all of the triggers in order for the job to execute. 'Any of the following' requires only one of the triggers to be met for the job the execute.

3. Add Opens the Add Cleanup Trigger window. Use this to add an cleanup trigger.

4. Remove Remove the selected triggered from the Trigger List.

5. Edit Opens the Add Actions Trigger window for the selected trigger.

6. Action Displays the cleanup to be performed when the conditions of the triggers are met.

Available triggers:

Send Email - Sends an e-mail when the file is deleted from the Watch Folder. Email address is specified under the drop down menu when 'Send Email' is selected.

Move Source - Moves a file that has been triggered by the cleanup trigger. The location that the file will be moved to can be specified in the 'Target folder' field when 'Move source' is selected.

Delete Source - Deletes the source file in the Watch Folder.

Cleanup • Triggered Action • Actions Trigger

1. Select a Trigger

Available triggers: ‘File has been used’ – This trigger will delete a file in the Watch Folder after the file has been used and it has been in there for the time specified in the ‘File remains more than’ field.

‘File has been used successfully’ – This trigger will delete a file in the Watch Folder after the file has been used successfully and it has been in there for the time specified in the ‘File remains more than’ field.

Select 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 5 hours, 10 hours or 1 day. You can overwrite the number and unit as well.

Triggered Action List

Trigger Action Result	Action	Description
Retrieval started	Send Email	Sends an email when retrieval from an FTP server has started.
Retrieval succeeded	Send Email	Sends an email when retrieval from an FTP server is successful.
Retrieval succeeded	Copy source in the Watch Folder	The retrieved source will be copied into another location for backup purposes.
Retrieval succeeded	Delete source on the server	Deletes the retrieved source from the FTP server after retrieval has completed.
Retrieval failed	Send Email	Sends an email when retrieval from an FTP server has failed.
Retrieval failed	Copy source in the Watch Folder	The retrieved source can be copied into another location for backup purposes.
Retrieval failed	Move source in the Watch Folder	Moves the file into another specified location.
Retrieval failed	Delete source in the Watch Folder	Deletes the failed source from the Watch Folder.
Retrieval failed	Delete source on the server	Deletes the retrieved source from the FTP server after retrieval has completed.

Actions – Add Simple Action

Trigger Action Result	Action	Description
Always	Encoding to target preset	Encodes a file that has been moved into the Watch Folder. A job will start with the settings specified in the encoding preset.
Always	Send Email	Sends an email if a file is detected in the Watch Folder. The email address is specified under the drop-down menu when Send Email is selected.
Always	Copy Source	Makes a copy of a file that has been detected in the Watch Folder. The location of the copy can be specified in the Target folder field when Copy Source is selected.
Always	Move Source	Moves a file that has been detected in the Watch Folder. The destination location can be specified in the Target folder field when Move Source is selected.
Always	Delete Source	Deletes the source file if the file is not needed.

Actions – Add Complex Action

Trigger	Option	Description
File name is matched to specified criteria	Criteria	This trigger will activate if a file in the Watch Folder matches the file name and extension specified in the Criteria field.
File size is equal to or greater/less than specified size	Equal to or greater than	This trigger will activate if a file in the Watch Folder is equal to or greater than the specified size. The size can be changed in the drop-down menu that appears when this option is selected.
File size is equal to or greater/less than specified size	Equal to or less than	This trigger will activate if a file in the Watch Folder is equal to or less than the specified size. The size can be changed in the drop-down menu that appears when this option is selected.

Trigger Action Result	Action	Result
All of the following / Any of the following	Encoding to target preset	Encodes a file that has been moved into the Watch Folder. A job will start with the settings specified in the encoding preset.
All of the following / Any of the following	Send Email	Sends an email if a file is detected in the Watch Folder. The email address is specified under the drop-down menu when Send Email is selected.
All of the following / Any of the following	Copy Source	Makes a copy of a file that has been detected in the Watch Folder. The location of the copy can be specified in the Target folder field when Copy Source is selected.
All of the following / Any of the following	Move Source	Moves a file that has been detected in the Watch Folder. The destination location can be specified in the Target folder field when Move Source is selected.
All of the following / Any of the following	Delete Source	Deletes the source file if the file is not needed.

Cleanup – Add Triggered Action

Trigger Result	Description
File remains more than specified period	This trigger will delete a file in the Watch Folder if it has been there longer than the time specified in the File remains more than field. This field appears only when File remains more than specified period is selected.
No running job or queued job requires the source	If a file in the Watch Folder is not currently being used by a running job or a queued job, the source file will be deleted, moved, or an email notification will be sent.

Canvas SST Subtitles Burn-in (Available for SST Option)

Step 1: Check ‘Source is a group of files.’

Step 2: Enter file name matching criteria “%match%.*, %match%.txt”

Step 3: Add Simple Action - Select ‘%match%.*’ under Filename is matched to following group filename criteria.

Step 4: Check ‘Use Script’ - We will send necessary script files for those who purchased SST option.

Parameter Details • Video Codecs • H.264

H.264 Codec

Video Setting	Description
Profile	H.264 profiles define basic feature sets that address certain application domains. In combination with the Level setting, it provides constraints on some encoding attributes such as picture size, frame rate, bitrate and other settings. Device and application specifications will often state the minimum and maximum Profile and Level supported. ‘Baseline’, ‘Main’, ‘High’ are available to select
Level	H.264 level provides constraints on some encoding attributes such as picture size, frame rate, bitrate and other settings. Device and application specifications will often state the minimum and maximum Profile and Level supported. Available level is from 1.0 to 5.1.
Frame Size (pixels)	Configure the width and height of the video in pixels. Same as Source matches the detected source frame size. Custom allows manual input of the target frame size.
Frame Rate (fps)	Frequency of frames per second for playback. Same as Source matches the detected source frame rate. Custom allows manual input of the target frame rate.
Interlacing	Method used for encoding/storing video frames. ‘Progressive’ uses frames instead of fields. ‘Upper Field First’ uses separate fields with the upper (top) field first. ‘Lower Field First’ uses separate fields with the lower (bottom) field first. ‘Same as Source’ option allows the target interlacing to match the interlacing mode detected in the source
Video Aspect Ratio	Set the display aspect ratio (DAR) of the target. ‘Same as Source’ option allows the target frame rate to match the display aspect ratio detected in the source. ‘Custom’ option allows for manual input of the pixel aspect ratio (PAR). Pixel aspect ratio (PAR) determines display aspect ratio (DAR). When selecting 4:3, 16:9, it configures display aspect ratio (PAR). When configured pixel aspect ratio (PAR) in source filter is different from target pixel aspect ratio (PAR) within 5%, it matches to target video aspect ratio by stretching. If the difference is more than 5%, pillarbox and letterbox is added.
Rate Control Mode	Sets either constant bitrate encoding (CBR), 2-pass variable bitrate encoding (VBR) as the rate control mode. 2-pass VBR is only available for certain Container configurations (elementary stream, MP4, HTTP Streaming).
Bitrate (kbps)	Amount of bits per second used to encode the target video. Values are in kilobits per second. Recommended values are 2000–4000 kbps for SD (720×480) and 7000–9000 kbps for HD (1920×1080). Maximum value is restricted by the selected H.264 Profile and Level.
Maximum CPB size (sec)	Maximum CPV (VBV buffer), simulates the size of the target decoder's video buffer. For MPEG-2 transport streams this value is typically set to 1 or 2 seconds. For acTVila conformance this should be set to 1 second. For web content this can be set to 5 seconds or more. ‘Custom’ option allows you to manually input the CPB size in (kbits/sec). Values are in seconds. The minimum is 200 kbits/second, the maximum is 62500 kbits/second.
Conformance Mode	Standards compliance mode. The ARIB option creates an H.264 bitstream based on ARIB standards.
Maximum GOP (frames)	Maximum length of the GOP. Range is 1–250. For I-frame-only encoding, set this value to 1.
Use fixed length GOP	When enabled, the maximum GOP length must be an integral multiple of (Number of B Frames + 1). If disabled, Cambria automatically selects an optimal value.
Number of B Frames	Number of B-pictures between I- and P-pictures. Range is 0–3. This value may only be set to 0 when the Baseline profile is selected.
Use Stored B Frames	Stored-B pictures generally provide higher image quality, but some decoders do not support them. None disables Stored-B. Always and Adaptive are available only when Number of B Frames is set to 3.
Open GOP	Open GOP structures generally provide higher quality but may reduce seek compatibility. Closed GOP improves seek operation compatibility across decoders.
Use CABAC	Select between CAVLC and CABAC entropy coding. CABAC generally produces better quality but is slower and is not available for Baseline profile encoding.
Use 8×8 Transform	Enables 8×8 transform for high-resolution inputs such as HD to improve image quality. Available only when using the High profile.
Use QMatrix	Enables quantization matrices for higher subjective image quality. None disables QMatrix. Always uses JVT quantization matrix (High profile only). Adaptive uses adaptive quantization matrices (High profile only).
Motion Estimation Mode	Selects the motion search algorithm. High Speed increases speed with some quality loss. High Quality and Highest Quality increase quality with reduced speed (Highest Quality optimized for SSE 4.1).
Fast Decision Mode	Encoder speed optimization setting. When High Speed motion estimation is selected, Fast Decision Mode is unavailable. Mode 1 (Fast) and Mode 2 (Faster) disable RDO mode.
RDO Mode	Rate-Distortion Optimization improves image quality at the cost of encoding speed. Cannot be used when Motion Estimation Mode is set to High Speed.
Number of Reference Frames	Number of motion search reference frames. Range is 1–5. Recommended value is 2. Increasing this value improves quality at the expense of speed.
Motion Estimation – Horizontal range	Horizontal motion search range. Range is 8–64 in multiples of 8. Effective only when Motion Estimation Mode is High Quality.
Motion Estimation – Vertical range	Vertical motion search range. Range is 8–64 in multiples of 8. Effective only when Motion Estimation Mode is High Quality.
Intra Mode	Intra prediction algorithm selection. 0 emphasizes speed. 1 emphasizes quality.
Encoder Threads	Number of parallel encoding operations. 0 automatically uses available processors up to a maximum of 12. Values 1–12 specify the number of logical processors used.
Number of Slices	Number of picture slice partitions. Range is 0–8. When set to 0, the number of slices is determined automatically based on frame size and available processors.
Spatial Filter Mode	Spatial pre-filter mode. 0 = Off, 1 = On (Adaptive strength), 2 = On (Fixed strength).
Spatial Filter Strength	Spatial pre-filter strength. Range is 1–10. Higher values apply stronger filtering.
Extended Spatial Filter Mode	Extended spatial pre-filter mode. 0 = Off, 1 = On (uses Extended Spatial Filter Strength for partial filtering within each frame).
Extended Spatial Filter Strength	Extended spatial pre-filter strength. Range is 1–10. Higher values apply stronger filtering.

Parameter Details • Video Codecs • x264

x264 Codec

Video Setting	Description
Profile	H.264 profiles define basic feature sets that address certain application domains. In combination with the Level setting, they provide constraints on encoding attributes such as picture size, frame rate, bitrate, and other settings. Device and application specifications often state the minimum and maximum Profile and Level supported. Baseline, Main, and High are available.
Level	H.264 Level provides constraints on encoding attributes such as picture size, frame rate, bitrate, and other settings. Device and application specifications often state the minimum and maximum Profile and Level supported. Available levels range from 1.0 to 5.2.
Frame Size (pixels)	Configure width and height of the video in pixels. Same as Source matches the detected source frame size. Custom allows manual input of the target frame size.
Frame Rate (fps)	Frequency of frames per second for playback. Same as Source matches the detected source frame rate. Custom allows manual input of the target frame rate.
Interlacing	Method used for encoding and storing video frames. Progressive uses frames instead of fields. Upper Field First and Lower Field First use separate fields. Same as Source matches the detected source interlacing mode.
Video Aspect Ratio	Sets the display aspect ratio (DAR) of the target. Same as Source matches the detected source DAR. Custom allows manual input of pixel aspect ratio (PAR). PAR determines DAR. When the difference between source and target PAR is within 5%, the video is stretched; if greater than 5%, pillarbox or letterbox is added.
Rate Control Mode	Sets the rate control mode: Constant Bitrate (CBR), 2-pass Variable Bitrate (VBR), or Constant Rate Factor (CRF). 2-pass VBR and CRF are available only for certain container configurations (Elementary Stream, MP4, HTTP Streaming).
Bitrate (kbps)	Amount of bits per second used to encode the target video. Values are in kilobits per second. Recommended values are 2000–4000 kbps for SD (720×480) and 7000–9000 kbps for HD (1920×1080). Maximum value is restricted by the selected Profile and Level.
Maximum CPB size (sec)	Maximum CPV (VBV buffer) size simulating the target decoder buffer. Typically 1–2 seconds for MPEG-2 transport streams. For web content, values of 5 seconds or more may be used. Custom values are entered in kbits/sec, with a minimum of 200 kbits/sec and a maximum of 62500 kbits/sec.
Maximum GOP (frames)	Maximum length of the GOP. Range is 1–250. For I-frame-only encoding, set this value to 1.
Use fixed length GOP	When enabled, the maximum GOP length must be an integral multiple of (Number of B Frames + 1). If disabled, Cambria automatically selects an optimal value.
Weighted Prediction of P-frames	Enables explicit weighted prediction to improve compression and quality in fades. Disabled disables weighted prediction. Weighted References uses fade analysis. Weighted References and Duplicates uses fade analysis and reference duplication.
Number of B Frames	Number of B-pictures between I- and P-pictures. Range is 0–3. This value may only be set to 0 when the Baseline profile is selected.
Adaptive B-Frame Mode	Determines how P- and B-frames are placed. Disabled always picks B-frames. Fast slightly increases speed with higher B-frame counts. Optimal significantly decreases speed with higher B-frame counts.
Use Stored B Frames	Allows B-frames to be used as references. Stored-B frames generally improve image quality but may not be supported by all decoders. Disabled prevents B-frames from being used as references. Strictly Hierarchical Pyramid allows one B-frame per mini-GOP. Non-strict (Not Blu-ray compatible) allows multiple B-frames per mini-GOP.
Open GOP	Open GOP structures generally provide higher quality but may reduce seek compatibility. Closed GOP improves seek compatibility across decoders.
Use CABAC	Selects between CAVLC and CABAC entropy coding. CABAC generally provides better quality but is slower and is not available for Baseline profile encoding.
Use 8×8 Transform	Enables 8×8 transform for high-resolution inputs such as HD to improve image quality. Available only when using the High profile.
Motion Estimation Mode	Selects the motion search algorithm: Diamond search (fast), Hexagonal search, Uneven multi-hexagon search, or Exhaustive search. Higher-quality modes increase processing time.
Fast Decision Mode	Encoder speed optimization setting. When High Speed motion estimation is selected, Fast Decision Mode is unavailable. Mode 1 (Fast) and Mode 2 (Faster) disable RDO mode.
RDO Mode	Rate-Distortion Optimization improves image quality at the cost of encoding speed. Cannot be used when Motion Estimation Mode is set to High Speed.
Number of Reference Frames	Number of motion search reference frames. Range is 1–5. Recommended value is 2. Increasing this value improves quality at the expense of speed.
Motion Estimation – Horizontal range	Horizontal motion search range. Range is 8–64 in multiples of 8. Effective only when Motion Estimation Mode is High Quality.
Motion Estimation – Vertical range	Vertical motion search range. Range is 8–64 in multiples of 8. Effective only when Motion Estimation Mode is High Quality.
Intra Mode	Intra prediction algorithm selection. 0 emphasizes speed. 1 emphasizes quality.
Encoder Threads	Number of parallel encoding operations. 0 automatically uses available processors up to 12. Values 1–12 specify the number of logical processors used.
Number of Slices	Number of picture slice partitions. Range is 0–8. When set to 0, the number of slices is determined automatically based on frame size and available processors.
Spatial Filter Mode	Spatial pre-filter mode. 0 = Off, 1 = On (Adaptive strength), 2 = On (Fixed strength).
Spatial Filter Strength	Spatial pre-filtering strength. Range is 1–10. Higher values apply stronger filtering.
Extended Spatial Filter Mode	Extended spatial pre-filter mode. 0 = Off, 1 = On (uses Extended Spatial Filter Strength for partial filtering within each frame).
Extended Spatial Filter Strength	Extended spatial pre-filter strength. Range is 1–10. Higher values apply stronger filtering.

Parameter Details • Video Codecs • x265

x265 Codec

Video Setting	Description
Profile	HEVC profiles define the available toolset and constraints for encoding. Common profiles include Main, Main10, and Main Still Picture. For UHD delivery, Main10 is standard and supports 10-bit depth.
Level	Specifies decoder constraints for frame size, frame rate, and bitrate. For UHD Blu-ray, Level 5.1 or higher is typical. Available levels range from 1.0 to 6.2.
Tier	Defines the maximum bitrate. Main tier is intended for broadcast and streaming, while High tier allows higher bitrates suitable for UHD Blu-ray and contribution workflows.
Frame Size (pixels)	Sets output resolution. Options include Same as Source or Custom (manual entry). UHD Blu-ray requires 3840×2160.
Frame Rate (fps)	Output frame rate. Can match the source or be set manually (for example, 23.976, 25, 50, 59.94).
Interlacing	Encoding mode. Progressive is standard for HEVC. Top Field First or Bottom Field First may be used for legacy interlaced sources.
Display Aspect Ratio	Set the display aspect ratio (DAR) of the target. ‘Same as Source’ option allows the target frame rate to match the display aspect ratio detected in the source. ‘Custom’ option allows for manual input of the pixel aspect ratio (PAR). Pixel aspect ratio (PAR) determines display aspect ratio (DAR). When selecting 4:3, 16:9, it configures display aspect ratio (PAR). When configured pixel aspect ratio (PAR) in source filter is different from target pixel aspect ratio (PAR) within 5%, it matches to target video aspect ratio by stretching. If the difference is more than 5%, pillarbox and letterbox is added
Rate Control Mode	Selects bitrate control algorithm. Options include Constant Bitrate (CBR), Variable Bitrate (VBR, 2-pass), or Constant Rate Factor (CRF). For UHD Blu-ray, CBR is generally required.
Bitrate (kbps)	Target output bitrate in kbps. UHD Blu-ray allows up to ~108 Mbps. Typical ranges are 50–100 Mbps for contribution and mastering, lower for streaming.
Bit Depth (bits/channel)	Sets per-channel precision. 10-bit (main10) is the UHD Blu-ray standard; improves gradient rendering vs 8-bit.
Maximum CPB size (sec)	Defines coded picture buffer (VBV buffer) size in seconds. Typically 1–2 sec for broadcast/TS, 4–5 sec for streaming. Ensures decoder buffer compliance. Maximum CPV (VBV buffer), simulates the size of the target decoder's video buffer. For Cambria FTC 5 Installation And User Guide MPEG-2 transport streams this value is typically set to 1 or 2 seconds. For web content this can be set to 5 seconds or more. ‘Custom’ option allows you to manually input the CPB size in (kbits/sec). Values are in seconds. The minimum is 200 kbits/second, the maximum is 62500 kbits/second.
GOP Units	Determines whether GOP length is expressed in frames or seconds.
Maximum GOP (frames)	Sets the maximum distance between I-frames. UHD Blu-ray typically requires ≤250 frames at 25/50 fps. Shorter GOPs improve random access but reduce compression efficiency.
Minimum GOP (frames)	Sets the minimum I-frame distance. A value of 0 allows the encoder to decide automatically.
Number of B Frames	Number of bi-predictive frames between I/P frames. HEVC supports higher values (up to 16), but UHD Blu-ray compliance usually limits to ≤4.
Open GOP	Allows GOPs to reference frames across boundaries, improving efficiency but reducing random access compatibility. Disabled for strict compliance.
Scene Cut	Threshold controlling automatic I-frame insertion on scene change. Lower values increase sensitivity.
Number of Reference Frames	Number of past frames used as prediction references. Typical range is 1–4; higher improves compression at cost of complexity.
Preset	Speed/quality trade-off. Medium is default; faster presets reduce quality/efficiency, slower presets increase quality but require more CPU.
Encoding Threads	Sets the number of parallel encoding threads. 0 automatically uses available logical processors.
Closed Caption	Psses through or encodes captions. Options: None, CEA-608/708, or other sidecar streams if supported.
Write Timecode	If enabled, embeds timecode track in output for editing/playback sync..
Color Primaries / Transfer Characteristics / Matrix Coefficients	Defines colorimetry (BT.709, BT.2020, etc.) and transfer functions (PQ, HLG). Essential for HDR workflows. Leaving Unspecified may cause playback mismatches

Parameter Details • Audio Codecs • AAC

AAC Codec

Audio Setting	Description
Number of Channels	Set to 1 for mono, 2 for stereo, or 6 for multichannel audio.
Sample Rate (Hz)	Number of samples per hertz.
Bit Rate (kbps)	Defines the number of kilobits per second that the audio encode will use. A higher bitrate will be sound closer to the original audio but will result in larger files.
Use HE-MPEG2 AAC	heck the box to use High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Codec. HE-ACC will compress the audio file further to save space but this will degrade the quality
Use CRC Protection	Enabling Cyclic Redundancy Check will attach information to each packet that is sent by the source. When received, the information provided will be checked. If the information sent and received does not match, the packet is resent.
Use Temporal Noise Shaping	Temporal Noise Shaping reduces noise when encoding the audio. TNS will eliminate echoes and noise in the audio.
Language Code (ISO 639)	Defines the language that will be used. Refer to ISO 639 for a list of language codes. Please refer to ISO639 list for language codes. e.g. English: eng

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Parameter Details • Container • MPEG-2 TS

Video codec can be set as H.264, H.264 (x264 ) 1, or MPEG-2. Audio can be set as AAC, PCM, Passthrough, or AC-3 Note: Additional Purchase Option required for AC-3. This audio codec option will only be available if your license is enabled for AC-3.

MPEG-2 TS Container

Setting	Description
Automatic Transport Stream Rate	When enabled this setting will automatically set the transport stream rate based on video and audio bitrate. With this setting disabled the user can manually set the transport stream rate. Transport stream rates should be about 5% larger than the bitrate of the video plus the bitrate of the audio.
Packet Type	Choose between standard (188 byte) and timed transport stream (192 byte).
Video PID	Sets the Packet Identifier (PID) for the video contained in the transport stream.
Audio PID	Sets the Packet Identifier (PID) for the audio contained in the transport stream.
Maximum PAT Interval (ms)	Set the maximum interval between program association table packets that are sent. The PAT contains information for all programs that are used in the transport stream. Do not set an interval which is too short as this will use up too much bandwidth. An interval that is too long may increase the time it takes to encode a file
PMT PID	Sets the Packet Identifier for the program map table contained in the transport stream.
Maximum PMT Interval (ms)	Set the maximum interval between program map table packets that are sent. The PMT contains the PID for every packet in the stream. This allows Cambria to check the stream and use only the packets with the PID’s needed to make the encoding quicker.
PCR PID	Sets the Packet Identifier for the program clock reference (PCR) contained in the transport stream.
Maximum PCR Interval (ms)	Set the maximum interval between program clock reference (PCR) packets. The PCR contains information that synchronizes the decoder to the encoder. This also ensures proper synchronization of the audio and video.
T-STD Delay (ms)	Set delay time for T-STD (Transport System Target Decoder). Range is 1000 to 5000 ms. It sets maximum delay time in start decoding once H.264 stream data is entered. In most cases, it sets value recommended by target device, but if value is not specified, generally it sets value matching with VBV buffer size.
Transport Stream ID	Sets the identifier contained in the transport stream.
Program Number	Specifies the program number within the Program Map Table (PMT). The program number represents a channel in the transport stream, allowing multiple logical programs for different purposes.
File Extension	Sets the file extension for encoded videos. Any extension may be specified; the default extension is .ts.

Parameter Details • Container • MP4

Video codec can be set as H.264 or H.264 (x264 ). Audio can be set as AAC, PCM, or Passthrough.

Note: Additional Purchase Option required for x264. This video codec option will only be available if your license is enabled for x264.

MP4 Container

Setting	Description
File Extension	Default file extension is .mp4. For Flash9 format, change the File Extension to .f4v.

Parameter Details • Container • HTTP

HTTP live streaming format enables users to stream video and audio from web server to mobile device such as iPhone or PC through HTTP protocol. It supports both live streaming and on demand streaming of recorded contents. HTTP live streaming format can stream multiple videos at different bitrate. Client can intelligently switch a stream according to network speed. It can protect contents by media encryption and user authentication on HTTPS protocol.

Note: Additional Purchase Option required. You will not see the HTTP exporter if your license does not contain HTTP.

HTTP

Setting	Description
Frame Rate (fps)	Sets the frame rate (frames per second). Available range is 12 to 30 fps.
Segment Duration (sec)	Sets the duration of each segmented file.
Video Layers	Select from the available presets: 640×480 (1000 kbps), 320×240 (700 kbps), 320×240 (450 kbps), 320×240 (300 kbps).

Parameter Details • Container • MOV

Video codec can be set as DVCPROHD, DV, Uncompressed, or ProRES. Audio is PCM.

MOV Container

Setting	Description
File Extension	Default file extension is .mov.

Parameter Details • Container • MXF

Video codec can be set to XDCAM DVCAM, XDCAM IMX, or MPEG-2 XDCAM HD. The charts below refer to MPEG-2 XDCAM HD. Audio is PCM.

Note: Additional Purchase Option required. You will not see the XDCAM exporter if your license does not contain XDCAM.

Note: Options available are based on the Sony XDCAM spec, some settings are only available in certain combinations. For example, 1920x1080 video resolution is only supported in 4:2:2 color sampling.

MPEG-2 XDCAM HD

Video Setting	Options
Color Sampling	4:2:0, 4:2:2
Video Resolution	1280×720, 1440×1080, 1920×1080
Interlacing	Progressive, Upper Field First
Frame Rate (fps)	23.98, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94
Bitrate (kbps)	17500, 25000, 35000, 50000

MPEG-2 XDCAM HD Container

Setting	Description
File Extension	Default file extension is .mxf.

Parameter Details • Container • Windows Media

Windows Media Video

Video Setting	Options / Description
Codec	WVC1 (Windows Media 9 Advanced Profile)
Codec	WMV3 (Windows Media Video 9)
Codec	WMV2 (Windows Media Video 8)
Codec	WMV1 (Windows Media Video 7)
WMV PowerToy	Supports .reg configuration files created from WMV PowerToy

Windows Media Audio

Audio Setting	Options / Description
Codec	WMAudio V9
Codec	WMAudio V8

Windows Media Container

Setting	Description
File Extension	Default file extension is .wmv.