H-1HDMI-QAM-IP is a standard QAM-IP Chassis equipped with a 1 Channel HDMI encoder card. This card has a second HDMI input for a redundant video source. In the event of video failure on the primary input, the unit will automatically switch to the backup source. This card supports native HD resolutions at 720i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p. Frame rates up to 60fps are supported for all video resolutions. The encoder parameters can be set through the web interface or via the front panel. For the video codec, both MPEG-2 and H.264 can be selected, and the encoding rate is adjustable from 1-20 Mbps. The audio encoding is through embedded HDMI audio input, and the encoding rate is adjustable from 64-320 kbps. Thor also carries external audio embedded for use with external analog or digital audio sources if embedded HDMI audio is not available. Other available settings are Program Name, Service ID, PMT PID, Video PID, Audio PID, and PCR PID. These parameters are used for Electronic Programing Guide systems, and for program information display on the decoded content.