/ 04.04.2011 12:00AM
Handheld H.264 Live Stream Encoder to Make Its U.S. Debut
UNTERFOEHRING, GERMANY: A pocket-sized
hardware-based H.264 live streaming encoder is making its U.S. debut at the NAB
Show next week in Las Vegas. The MiniCaster, from an eponymous German company,
is said to be able to simultaneously encode and deliver live HD video online
while recording.
Streaming settings can be changed via remote access and as well as on the
device. The data rate range in the device specs is 300 kbps to 5.9 Mbps. Inputs
include composite, S-Video and SDI with HDMI “coming soon.” The battery-powered
MiniCaster records in PAL, NTSC and “full HD resolution,” according to the
company. It’s recommended for use with the unified any-screen delivery platform
from Wowza Media Systems.
The MiniCaster was introduced to the professional broadcast market at IBC in
Amsterdam last fall. It was deployed under beta testing by Switzerland’s
TeleBasel last month to transmit live images of the local Carnivale
celebration.