DNxHD encoder

DNxHD (Digital Nonlinear Extensible High Definition): A video codec developed by Avid Technology, Inc., designed for high-quality, compressed video recording in formats suitable for editing. It's widely used in professional film and video production, as it provides a good balance of quality and file size, facilitating efficient editing workflows.

Block info

Name: DNxHDEncoderBlock.

Pin direction	Media type	Pins count
Input	Y42B, I422_10LE, Y444_10LE, GBR_10LE	1
Output	video/x-dnxhd	1

The sample pipeline

Sample code

var pipeline = new MediaBlocksPipeline();

var filename = "test.mp4";
var fileSource = new UniversalSourceBlock(await UniversalSourceSettings.CreateAsync(new Uri(filename)));

var videoEncoderBlock = new DNxHDEncoderBlock(new DNxHDEncoderSettings(DNxHDEncoderFormat.Frame_1920x1080p_175Mbps_yuv422p10));
pipeline.Connect(fileSource.VideoOutput, videoEncoderBlock.Input);

var sinkBlock = new MXFSinkBlock(new MXFSinkSettings(@"output.mxf", MXFVideoStreamType.DNxHD, MXFAudioStreamType.None));
pipeline.Connect(videoEncoderBlock.Output, sinkBlock.CreateNewInput(MediaBlockPadMediaType.Video));

await pipeline.StartAsync();

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android.