Streambox Launches Hybrid HD-SD Software Encoder
for Apple Mac OS X
March 2, 2010
Source: Streambox
Solution Enables High-Quality HD Video
Transmission Over Bonded 3G/IP Networks, Offering a Powerful
Tool for Field Newsgathering and Live Event Broadcasting
Streambox announced a hybrid HD-SD version of the award-winning
Streambox ACT-L3 Software Encoder, to provide high-quality
HD video streaming over low data rate IP connections.
Initially available for Apple Mac OS X platforms, the solution
enables broadcasters, government agencies, and enterprises
to transmit live or stored 720p/1080i, as well as SD video,
with powerful new capabilities, such as cellular 3G/4G bonding,
that maximize network bandwidth for the highest possible HD
video quality.
"The ability to transmit high-quality HD video reliably
over a low-cost 3G/4G wireless IP connection, even from challenging
locations, gives field reporters and other users unprecedented
flexibility when delivering news and intelligence," said
Bob Hildeman, chairman and CEO of Streambox. "In today's
highly competitive television news environment, this solution
will give our broadcasting customers a powerful advantage
by extending both the reach and quality of their breaking
news."
Based on the award-winning ACT-L3 codec, the Streambox Hybrid
HD-SD Software Encoder features integrations with SDI video
capture devices such as Matrox's MXO2, AJA, and Black Magic
to capture SDI video streaming for higher picture quality.
Armed with only a Mac laptop running the Streambox encoder,
a camera, and the portable SDI device, mobile reporters can
gather, edit, and stream live, high-quality HD-SDI video from
remote locations over low data rate connections such as 3G/4G,
WiFi, VSAT, and other IP networks. Exclusive to the new encoder
is its multiplexing capabilities, which enable the system
to accommodate dual BGAN terminals, T1 lines, and 3G/4G air
cards for increased bandwidth.
This includes support for mobile 3G/4G bonding, which enables
clients to bond two air cards for wireless IP access —
effectively increasing the available bandwidth for streaming
broadcast-quality HD video in 720p or 1080i format.
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