Spin Enc Live

Spec sheet

What it does

Spin Enc Live is CPU-based software for real-time VVC and HEVC encoding in UHD broadcast, internet streaming and immersive-media workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Purpose

Spin Enc Live is a real-time VVC and HEVC software encoder for UHD broadcast, internet streaming, and immersive media.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Headquarters

Berlin, GermanyRead 28 Sep 2026 · spin-digital.com

Founded

2015Read 28 Sep 2026 · spin-digital.com

8K transcoding

The encoder can transcode an 8K contribution stream into 8K or 4K distribution formats in real time.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Adaptive bitrate

One live source can produce multiple resolutions and bitrates simultaneously for ABR delivery.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Adaptive streaming

It can encode multiple resolutions and bitrates from a single live source for simultaneous adaptive bitrate streaming.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

ARIB support

HEVC broadcasting for Japan's 8K Super Hi-Vision ARIB STD-B32 standard is supported.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Audio

MPEG-H Audio is supported for immersive and personalized audio services, alongside AAC encoding.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Availability

Spin Digital offers a demo or quote request for the product, and its 2021 announcement says Spin Enc Live was available for licensing.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Capture hardware

Listed SDI inputs include Blackmagic DeckLink and AJA Kona 5 or Corvid 44/88; listed HDMI input is Blackmagic DeckLink.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Cloud delivery

The maker lists compatibility with AWS MediaConnect for TSoIP and AWS S3, AWS Elemental MediaStore, and CloudFront for HLS/DASH delivery.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Cloud integrations

The product lists AWS MediaConnect, AWS S3, AWS Elemental MediaStore and CloudFront compatibility.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Company and location

Spin Digital Labs GmbH says it develops high-performance video codecs and is based in Berlin, Germany.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Deployment model

The vendor describes the encoder as software for standard server platforms that can be deployed and scaled.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Documentation

The product package includes product documentation, while the SDK documentation includes API references and examples.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Encoder package

The encoder includes SDI and IP capture, preprocessing, VVC and HEVC video encoding, MPEG-H Audio and AAC encoding, and HTTP and IP streaming with a web interface.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Encoder pipeline

The application combines SDI/IP capture, preprocessing, VVC/HEVC video encoding, AAC/MPEG-H audio encoding and HTTP/IP streaming behind a web interface.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Extensibility

The VVC encoder is offered as Spin Enc Live, Spin SDK components and an FFmpeg plugin.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Independent deployment evidence

Fraunhofer IIS reported that Spin Enc Live was already used in Japan for live-event streaming and that its MPEG-H Audio version became available worldwide.Read 15 Oct 2026 · audioblog.iis.fraunhofer.com

Independent integration evidence

Zixi reported integrating its Edge Compute SDK into Spin Enc Live and enabling Zixi-source input and broadcaster-destination output.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zixi.wpenginepowered.com

Independent performance evidence

A Japanese technical report states that an Olympic 8K workflow used Spin Enc Live on a 112-core CPU server for real-time 8K60 HEVC/AAC encoding.Read 15 Oct 2026 · nishikiout.net

Independent quality research

The EU-funded IMMERSIFY project assessed Spin Enc Live's real-time 8K HEVC quality using ITU-T P.913 subjective testing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ars.electronica.at

Input and delivery

Inputs include SDI and TS-over-IP; listed output protocols include UDP, RTP, SRT, RIST, Zixi, HLS, and DASH.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Input hardware

Supported capture devices include Blackmagic DeckLink, AJA Kona 5 and AJA Corvid 44/88 for SDI, with Blackmagic DeckLink for HDMI.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Licence model

A Japanese distributor describes Spin Enc Live licences as perpetual with one year of maintenance and technical support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · tegakari.net

Limit: hardware intensity

An older Spin Digital whitepaper's recommended 8K distribution configuration used 112 CPU cores across four Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 processors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Limit: pricing transparency

The vendor publishes no numeric price and directs prospects to request a demo or quote.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Live formats

The product page lists real-time compression for 4Kp60/120, 8Kp60/120, and formats beyond 8K up to 12K.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Low latency

The encoder is optimized for minimal latency in both high-efficiency long-GOP and low-delay short-GOP modes.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Maker founded

LinkedIn lists Spin Digital as founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Maker headquarters

The imprint gives the address as Emdener Straße 42, 10551 Berlin, Germany.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Maker legal name

The current imprint identifies the maker as Spin Digital Labs GmbH.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Maker ownership

Crunchbase describes Spin Digital as a private company and lists its legal name as Spin Digital Video Technologies GmbH.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Maker size

LinkedIn lists the company size as 2–10 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

News: SDK 7.0

Spin Digital announced Spin SDK 7.0 on January 13, 2025, with encoder improvements, statmux and ST 2110 support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

News: v2.1

Spin Digital announced Spin Enc Live v2.1 on September 5, 2023, adding optimizations for 8K60 VVC and 8K120 HEVC with 10-bit HDR.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Output protocols

Outputs include UDP, RTP, SRT, RIST, Zixi, HLS and DASH.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Perceptual encoding

A perceptual optimization mode is designed to improve perceived quality at distribution bitrates.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Platform requirements

The product page specifies Red Hat Linux 8/9 or Ubuntu Linux 20.04/22.04 on x86_64 CPUs with SSE 4.1, AVX2, AVX512, or VNNI instructions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Praise: technical scale

The independent Nishiki-Hub report praised the encoder's ability to process 8K video at roughly 90 frames per second on a 112-core CPU system without a GPU.Read 15 Oct 2026 · nishikiout.net

Privacy statement

The maker's website privacy policy says it does not store visitors' IP addresses and may use contact data to process inquiries.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Professional chroma

Distribution and contribution workflows support 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 chroma formats.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Real-time formats

The published performance table lists 4Kp60/120, 8Kp60 and 8Kp60-plus-4Kp60-plus-2Kp60 ABR operation for both HEVC and VVC.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Runtime API

Spin SDK 7.0 added an API for changing bitrate and quality while encoding is running.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

SDK/API

Spin SDK provides C/C++ libraries, command-line tools, API reference documentation in HTML/PDF and code examples.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Security statement

A Zixi partner brief says the integrated transport supports DTLS connection security and AES-256 content encryption.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zixi.wpenginepowered.com

Support route

The maker directs prospective users to request a demo or quote and provides a contact form and [email protected].Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

System requirements

The current product page specifies Red Hat Linux 8/9 or Ubuntu 20.04/22.04 on x86_64 CPUs with SSE4.1, AVX2, AVX512 or VNNI.Read 15 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Video and audio

It supports 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 chroma sampling and MPEG-H Audio for immersive and personalized audio experiences.Read 12 Oct 2026 · spin-digital.com

Plans and prices

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