The ArgoNavis Universal Decoder is an advanced professional decoder with the ability to decode files in SD & HD, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 H.264, Apple ProRes & VC1 formats. It seamlessly integrates into existing workflow environments in broadcast studios, cable master control, post-production studios, and most types of content-preparation and distribution sites. ArgoNavis allows for the convenient up-conversion of SD materials to HD, or down-conversion of HD content, eliminating the time, expense and disruption of re-encoding.

The ArgoNavis Decoder is highly cost-effective, at under $8,000. The ability to intuitively and rapidly integrate it into their workflow processes, to do away with time-consuming extraneous processes to transcode content, and avoid overloading computing resources with these processes is a major design element of the ArgoNavis.

This system decodes 4:2:0 SD and 4:2:0/4:2:2 HD MPEG-2, H.264, VC1 and ProRes content - and supports a multitude of other professional quality features, such as HD/SD SDI output, genlock, optional UDP and RTP streaming, component, composite and HDMI outputs, up to 16 channels of embedded audio, analog stereo audio, AES/EBU digital audio, NTSC and PAL formats. The ArgoNavis also comes with an optional SDI & VANC Monitoring module and Closed Captioning Verification functionality.

The software/UI allows users to control their apps through VTR/device control for frame accuracy, as well as touchscreens, foot switches or mouse/keyboard.