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Do you have questions about how to access specific features of Drastic software? You can check the product page, or view the documentation for an overview. Links are provided below.

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Enterprise Level Products

Net-X-Code Server

Net-X-Code Server provides multichannel, scalable ingest, transcoding, and delivery for the enterprise. It features videoQC reports, MediaReactor file read/write capabilities, ccConvert closed caption, and more.

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The Net-X-Code Server Product page
Net-X-Code Server v8 Manual
Net-X-Code Server v7 Manual
Net-X-Code RESTful HTTP API v7
The Media File Scanner Add On Product page
Media File Scanner manual
Net-X-Player Manual
Net-X-Code Server 3 Page Overview

Net-X-Router

Net-X-Router is an up to 16x16 IP stream router for SRT/UDP/RTP/RIST streams. Transcoding on the fly, on-prem or cloud installs.

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The Net-X-Router Product page
Net-X-Router v8 Manual

Retail Software

DrasticScope

DrasticScope provides a monolithic install for the various levels of waveform/vectorscope software. There are 5 levels of DrasticScope software, including a free version you can run without restrictions. The levels are enabled via licensing.

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DrasticScope v8 Product Page
DrasticScope v8 Manual
DrasticScope 3 Page Overview

sdiScope product page
     SD/HD basic waveform/vectorscope 2 channel audio
4KScope product page
     SD/HD/4K professional range of scopes, extra features
HDRScope product page
     SD/HD/4K/8K adds support for HDR/WCG workflows, A/V Sync analysis
2110Scope product page
     SD/HD/4K/8K adds support for ST-2110, RTP, UDP, SRT, and RIST streams
NetXScope product page
     Distributed signal analysis via web browser with networked components

sdiScope v7 Manual
4KScope v7 Manual
HDRScope v7 Manual
2110Scope v7 Manual

FlowCaster

FlowCaster software can take your local SDI/HDMI or Editor output and send it out via IP stream for review and collaboration. The FlowCaster.live online site provides a meeting room style collaboration environment with chat, webcam, telestration, whiteboard, etc., with sessions that include marker export to editors.

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The FlowCaster Product page
FlowCaster v8 Manual
Legacy FlowCaster v7 Manual
FlowCaster.live collaborative site
FlowCaster.live Help Page
FlowCaster 3 Page Overview

MediaReactor Plugins

MediaReactor provides a wide range of file format read and write plugins for editors. There are versions for Adobe, Avid, Resolve/OpenFX, Autodesk, and Assimilate editors.

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Version 8
The MediaReactor Workstation Product page
MediaReactor 3 Page Overview
MediaReactor Workstation v8 Manual
MediaReactor Workstation Quick Start
The MediaReactor Lite for Adobe Product page
MediaReactor Lite for Adobe v8 Manual
The MediaReactor Lite for Avid Product page
MediaReactor Lite for Avid v8 Manual

Legacy Documentation
MediaReactor Workstation v7 Manual
MediaReactor Lite for Adobe v7 Manual
MediaReactor Lite for Avid v7 Manual
MediaReactor Dolby Vision for Adobe v7 Manual
The MediaReactor Dolby Vision for Adobe v7 Product page

Test Pattern Generator

Software test pattern generation with output to SDI/HDMI. Overlays included, options for 2110, A/V Sync, RTP/UDP/SRT/RIST, Visual Video Quality.

  Test Pattern Generator
Test Pattern Generator product page
Test Pattern Generator manual

Net-X-Convert/Proxy

Net-X-Convert provides command line file format transcoding from and to MediaReactor's standard range of supported formats.

  Test Pattern Generator
The Net-X-Convert/Net-X-Proxy Product page
Net-X-Convert/Net-X-Proxy v8 Manual

videoQC

videoQC is a media player with various QC feature sets available at 4 levels enabled by licensing.

  Test Pattern Generator
The videoQC Product page
videoQC v8 Manual (beta)
videoQC v7 Manual
videoQC v6 REST/HTTP AP

ccConvert

ccConvert is end of life at v7, but can be made available for fully qualified workflows. Going forward its features will be available in Net-X-Code Server.

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The ccConvert Product page
ccConvert v7 Manual
ccExtract Command Line
ccEmbed Command Line

OEM/Developer Documentation

DTMediaRead SDK

Read all of Drastic's supported formats in your application.

  dtmediaread
The DTMediaRead Product Page
DTMediaRead SDK Manual

DTMediaWrite SDK

Write all of Drastic's supported formats from your application.

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DTMediaWrite Product Page
DTMediaWrite SDK Manual

Utilities

DDRConfig

Setup and configuration utility included in version 8 software

  ddrconfig
DDRConfig v8 manual

DTFindDevices

Free utility to discover available devices on your network and view their details

 
DrasticTVFindDevices download

DTStreamFileCreator

Setup and configuration utility for S3/TAMS access in MediaReactor

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DTStreamFileCreator manual
How to access S3/TAMS media with DTStreamFileCreator

NMOS Quick Connect

Quick connection utility for NMOS streams.

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NMOS Quick Connect v8 Manual
The NMOS Quick Connect Info Page

TimeTracker

Setup and configuration utility to compare incoming time streams.

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TimeTracker Manual

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Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, and Copyrights

 

Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, and Copyrights

Adobe, Inc. - Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Creative Cloud, Frame.io, and Iridas are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe in the United States and/or other countries.
Avid Technology, Inc. - Avid Media Composer®, Avid MediaCentral®, Avid Interplay®, and Avid NewsCutter® are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
Dolby Laboratories – Dolby, Dolby Vision, the double-D symbol, and Millicast are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Drastic Technologies, Ltd. – trademarks specified here.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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