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InMedia

Matrox Demonstrates
Monarch HDX Broadcast
H.264 Encoder Solution
A

t the 2015 NAB Show, Matrox
Video demonstrated Matrox
Monarch HDX, a compact, easy-touse, dual-channel H.264 encoding
appliance. Designed for complete
workflow flexibility, Monarch HDX
features 3G-SDI and HDMI inputs with
frame synchronisation to compensate
for unstable sources. Two independent
H.264 encoders provide redundancy
or can be set to stream and/or record
using individual settings. Monarch
HDX was shortlisted in the Playout
and Delivery Systems category as a
"Finalist for the IABM Game Changer
Awards 2015".
Monarch HDX is packed with features
that make it ideal for broadcasters,
event producers, medical facilities,
CDNs, educational institutions, houses
of worship, corporate communicators
and legal videographers. From any
SDI or HDMI input source such as a

camera or switcher, Matrox Monarch
HDX generates two H.264-encoded
video streams at bitrates from 200
Kbps to 30 Mbps. Powerful scaling,
deinterlacing and noise reduction
engines ensure only pristine images
are sent to the encoders. For
streaming purposes, the encoders
use either RTMP or RTSP protocol to
deliver live streams to local media
servers or cloudbased CDNs.
In recording
applications,
the encoders
write MP4 or
MOV files to
local USB drives,
SD cards or networkmapped drives for
post-event editing or
archiving. An additional,
dedicated
H.264
encoder

provides remote preview of the input.
"With two encoders in a single
device, Monarch HDX can tackle
any job - streaming to two different
locations, recording proxy-quality and
mastering-quality files simultaneously,
or streaming while recording a higher
quality version for VOD download,"
said Dan Maloney,

Technical Marketing Manager, Matrox
Video.
"Monarch HDX is an encoding
workhorse
that
can
integrate
seamlessly into virtually any SD and
HD installation to deliver video content
for live or file-based workflows."
Matrox Monarch HDX
will be available in
Q2 2015.

Matrox's Monarch
HDX Encoder

Telestream Lightspeed K80
Server Technology Boosts
GPU Acceleration
T

elestream, a leading provider of
video transcoding and workflow
automation solutions, has announced
a new Lightspeed Server model.
Lightspeed K80 Server utilises cuttingedge technologies from NVidia and
Intel to further boost video processing
and H.264 encoding speeds for its
Vantage software-enabled media
processing platform products.
"We're very excited to announce
the next generation of Lightspeed
Servers," said Paul Turner, VP of

Enterprise
Product
Management
at Telestream. "Today's file-based
workflows are evolving. As they expand
to accommodate new processes and to
enable delivery to multiple platforms
such as traditional TV, Web and
mobile devices, they inevitably require
additional processing power. The
Lightspeed K80 server raises the bar
for media processing, offering major
gains in processing speed - in many
cases 5x or more improvement over
CPU speeds - without compromising

the quality of the processed media."
The Lightspeed K80 Server, with the
latest technologies from NVidia and
Intel, offers significant productivity
improvements over the previous
Lightspeed Servers. The combination
of NVidia K80 GPU technology coupled
with twin 12-core CPUs provides
cutting-edge speed. 2 TB of highperformance media storage is also
included. The K80 server supports
Vantage version 6.2 or later.
Lightspeed Server provides high-

Telestream's Lightspeed K80 Server

density transcoding and video
processing in an efficient, 1 RU (rack
unit) server with minimal space,
electrical and thermal footprint
requirements. As a part of the Vantage
product family, Lightspeed Server can
be used alone, clustered to increase
capacity or added to an existing
Vantage ecosystem.
Exclusive Lightspeed technology
accelerates
Telestream's
awardwinning H.264 transcoding and video
processing, including image scaling,
deinterlacing, frame rate conversion,
motion vector calculation, compositing
and other compute-intensive tasks for
Vantage products.
Lightspeed K80 Server will be
available mid-May from Telestream's
worldwide network of direct enterprise
sales and resellers.
http://www.matrox.com/video/en/products/monarch_hdx/ http://www.telestream.net/vantage/lightspeed-server.htm
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