Vela Launches SoC Streaming Encoder

April 13, 2012
Vela Researchannounced the newest addition to its family of multiscreen, multi-format encoders, the UltraStreamHD Encoder. It's a board-level solution, utilizing system-on-chip (SoC) design, and comes in a half-length PCIe x 1 form factor. It's designed for continuous video encoding at low bitrates and is intended for live events and streaming applications. Features include:


  • Real-time encoding of HD or SD H.264 (AVC) & MPEG-2


  • PAL and NTSC formats


  • HD/SD/3G SDI inputs


  • EIA-708B and 608B closed captioning


  • SDI embedded audio support


  • Dolby Digital bitstream pass-through audio


  • MPEG-1 layer 2


  • AAC LC and AAC HE


  • Web-based graphical user interface


  • File storage output


  • Optional DVB/ASI output


  • IP output over UDP or RTP


  • IP unicast and multicast support