Vela Launches SoC Streaming Encoder

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