KulaByte 4.0 featured at Streaming Media Europe 2012

KulaByte 4.0, Haivision's software-based, Internet encoder/transcoder for adaptive bit rate (ABR) streaming, is now available on Linux — bringing a 30-percent performance improvement, a new user interface and cost reductions when deployed in cloud computing environments such as Amazon's EC2. The product will be showcased at Streaming Media Europe 2012, Oct. 16-18, in London.

Author:: TVTechnology
Updated:: Feb 23, 2018
Original:: Oct 16, 2012

KulaByte 4.0, Haivision's software-based, Internet encoder/transcoder for adaptive bit rate (ABR) streaming, is now available on Linux — bringing a 30-percent performance improvement, a new user interface and cost reductions when deployed in cloud computing environments such as Amazon's EC2. The product will be showcased at Streaming Media Europe 2012, Oct. 16-18, in London.

KulaByte 4.0 uniquely matches exceptional HD quality with transport technologies designed to maximize streams delivered to the Internet. These technologies include constant bit rate (CBR) and Dynamic Stream Shaping (DSS), assuring optimal and dynamic usage of available uplink bandwidth.

With KulaByte 4.0, Haivision has migrated its transcoding engine to Linux to simplify deployment of the software within cloud computing environments.

Haivision to launch KulaByte 4.0 software promo image

The encoding software combines high-quality live video transcoding with cloud computing and Linux simplicity for better performance at a lower cost.

Haivision offers users a range of Internet streaming and enterprise IP video-distribution solutions that enable the delivery of rich media to global audiences. At Streaming Media West 2012, Haivision will debut its KulaByte(TM) 4.0 live H.264 encoder/transcoder for Linux(R), and HyperStream(TM) its Internet media delivery service that combines the power of cloud-based transcoding on Amazon EC2(TM) with easy connectivity to Akamai(R) SOLA Media Solutions for global delivery, security, and analytics.

Haivision introduced its KulaByte 4.0 software for efficient high-quality cloud transcoding at the 2012 NAB Show. KulaByte is a software-based live H.264 video transcoder that delivers high-quality RTMP Dynamic Streaming for Flash video and Adaptive ...

Broadcasters can achieve a greater ROI as they take advantage of the Internet encoder's efficiencies without hardware dependencies.

Haivision announces KulaByte software encoder for HD distribution promo image

Haivision’s KulaByte encoder is designed to work at lower bit rates.

Company Quote: "At Streaming Media East 2012, Haivision is showcasing important new technology designed to simplify and optimize Internet streaming. We will demonstrate HyperStream(TM), our SaaS and managed-service offering that takes advantage of ...

Kulabyte Professional version 1.1 provides support for H.264, MPEG-2, Windows Media 9 (WMV, VC-1, WM9 Advanced Profile, ASF) and FLV (Flash 8, VP6).