Broadcast Quality, Multichannel, Real Time, Multi Definition (up to 1080p), Integrated RF Receiver, and MPEG-2 to H.264 or H.264 to MPEG-2 Transcoder, Scaler, and Streamer. Streams Streams Concurrent Multiresolution IP Streams with Multiple Wrappers, Containers, and Multiple Protocols. Based on Embedded Linux®, it Boots Quickly from Flash Drive and Remembers all Settings. Easy to Use GUI Allows Full Config of Each Stream and via SNMP can Report its Status to Remote Network Operations. Will Transcode and Process Multiple Streams up to CPU Limitations. Typical Dedicated Transcodes are up to 16 SD Streams, 4 1080i/p Streams, and 6 720p Streams. Supports RTMP, HTTP, Smooth, and Live Streaming and Works with Wowza®, Adobe® Flash® and RealNetworks® Servers. Supports Multi Function RF cards with DVB-S, DVB-S2, ASI, HD-SDI, DVB-T, 8VSB, QAM, Analog, and DVB-C In, Concurrently, and Simultaneous SDI, HD-SDI, IP, or ASI Out. Supports Adaptive Bitrate Streaming, HLS, RTSP, RTMP, and HTTP.

Possible Inputs: 8VSB, ASI, DVB-S-S2, Analog

Standard Features:

• Input or output format can be MPEG-2 or H.264 or a mixture of both
• Supports HTTP adaptive Smooth and Live streaming protocol for output to mobile devices
• Capable of near real time FTP output of segmented TS streams with I-Frame boundaries
• Input: Simultaneous choices from HD-SDI, SDI, DVB-S, DVB-S2, 8VSB, QAM (digital or analog), DVB-C, DVB-T, DVB-ASI, Analog, or GigE and IP (H.264, MPEG-2, or VC-1)
• Output: Simultaneous SDI, HD-SDI, IP, or ASI
• IP Output protocols: HTTP Live (HLS), HTTP, UDP, RTP, RTSP, multicast and unicast with transport stream envelope, HTTP Smooth, FTP, RTMP (Open Flash), or WMV9 with HTTP/ASF
• Supports M3u8 playlist files (standalone and through HTTP Live)
• Supports NTSC or PAL
• Transcoding bit rates: .1 to 15 Mbps
• Creates simultaneous High, Medium, and Low bitrate streams
• Resolutions: qHD, H.264up, SQVGA, QCIF, QVGA, CIF, or any custom size up to 1080p
• Simultaneous demodulation, transcoding, and encapsulation
• Transcodes 6 720p HD streams, up to 4 1080i or 1080p HD streams, or 16 SD streams from MPEG-2 to H.264 (CPU dependent) or vice-versa
• SNMP support
• Tested to work with Wowza®, Adobe® Flash®, and RealNetworks® Helix® servers
• Tested to work with Akamai, Limelight, Edgecast, etc. CDN's
• Tested compatible with major brands of IP devices including Amino™, Roku®, Atlanta DTH, and Apple iPad® and iPhone®
• Tested compatible with major brands of H.264 decoders
• Audio support: AAC, Embedded pass-through, Ogg Vorbis, MPEG-1 Layer II, optional MP3, and/or optional “SurCode for Dolby Digital” AC-3
• Settings are remembered when power cycled
• Based on embedded Linux®

Note: This system is typically deployed in "closed" systems where bandwidth is dedicated and is used for this purpose only. It is not guaranteed to work over the public internet. Performance depends on available bandwidth.

Applications:

• IPTV Unicasting or Multicasting
  
• Telco TV
  
• Hotels, Cruise Lines, Universities, Resorts
  
• Streaming to designated VideoLAN VLC, Mplayer, or Windows Media Player clients, or to Amino™ or other set-top boxes

• Supports HTTP adaptive Smooth and Live streaming protocol for output to mobile devices
• Capable of near real time FTP output of segmented TS streams with I-Frame boundaries
• Input:  Simultaneously receives one to ten 8VSB inputs
• Output:  IP – UDP, RTP, RTSP, HTTP, HTTP Live, HTTP Smooth, FTP, RTMP (Open Flash), WMV9 with HTTP/ASF
• Supports M3u8 playlist files (standalone and through HTTP Live)
• Transcoding bit rates:  .1 to 15 Mbps
• Creates simultaneous High, Medium, and Low bitrate streams
• Resolutions:  qHD, H.264up, SQVGA, QCIF, QVGA, CIF, or any custom size up to 1080p
• Simultaneous demodulation, transcoding, and encapsulation
• Transcodes up to 20 720p HD streams, or 10 1080i/p HD streams, or 40 SD streams from MPEG-2 to H.264 or vice-versa
• SNMP support
• Tested to work with Wowza®, Adobe® Flash®, and RealNetworks® Helix® servers
• Tested compatible with major brands of IP devices including Amino™, Roku®, Atlanta DTH, and Apple iPad® and iPhone®
• Tested compatible with major brands of H.264 decoders
• Audio support:  AAC, Ogg Vorbis, optional MP3, MPEG-1 Layer II, and/or optional “SurCode for Dolby Digital” AC-3
• Settings are remembered when power cycled
• Based on embedded Linux®
• Dual Redundant power supplies

Note:  This system is typically deployed in "closed" systems where bandwidth is dedicated and is used for this purpose only. It is not guaranteed to work over the public internet. Performance depends on available bandwidth.

Applications:

• IPTV Unicasting, Multicasting, Streaming
• Telco TV via CDNs
• Hotels, Ships, Universities, Resorts
• Streaming to designated VideoLAN VLC, MPlayer, or Windows Media Player clients, or to Amino™ or other set-top boxes

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