Extron J2KENC (part number 79-550-01) — JPEG2000 encoding software that prepares HD and 2K video with multichannel audio for playback on Extron JMP 9600 media players.

Running on a Windows PC, J2KENC builds MXF-wrapped Digital Cinema Package (DCP) files that comply with DCI unencrypted-content requirements, then transfers the finished files to a JMP 9600 over a LAN connection via FTP. It removes the need for an outside encoding service when a facility only needs to prepare standard single- or dual-channel content for one player.

Key Capabilities

• Encodes at 720p, 1080i, 1080p, or 2K resolution
• Supports interlaced and progressive frame rates from 23.98 to 60 fps
• Imports sequential-frame BMP, DPX, PNG, TGA, and TIFF graphics at 8, 10, or 16 bits per color
• Integrates uncompressed 16- or 24-bit stereo 48 kHz broadcast WAV audio
• YCrCb, RGB, or XYZ color space encoding at 8, 10, or 12 bits per channel, 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 sampling

Where It Is Used

J2KENC fits post-production and special-venue workflows that need to prepare visually lossless content in-house for a single JMP 9600 player, including synchronized dual-output or 3D stereo projection setups, without outsourcing to a third-party encoding house.

Specifications at a Glance

• Single-core, single-thread processing on Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows XP SP3
• Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB+ free space for DCP output
• Prepares unencrypted, DCI-compliant DCP files transferred to JMP 9600 via FTP
• Status tracking and pre-encoding source validation for audio and video files

Also referenced as Extron J2KENC, part number 79550-01.