LiveU Demonstrates LU600 4K HEVC Pro Card at NAB 2017
An interview from the 2017 NAB NY Show in New York City with Chris Perry of LiveU. LiveU's award-winning technology enables live, wireless video transmission from any location around the world with lightweight, easy-to-use equipment. From transmission backpacks to smartphones, and satellite/cellular hybrid to external antenna solutions, LiveU offers a complete range of devices for live, mobile video transmission anytime, anywhere. In addition, LiveU offers extensive cloud-based management and video distribution solutions. LiveU’s solutions include multiple 4G LTE/3G, HSPA+, WiMAX and Wi-Fi cellular links, which are optimized for maximum video quality based on the available network conditions.
In this interview Chris talks with us about the HEVC Pro Card, offering a powerful addition to LiveU’s LU600 portable transmission unit for global newsgathering and events coverage. Integrating the LU600 with the new 4K HEVC/H.265 hardware-based encoder allows professional broadcasters and content creators to benefit from unparalleled video performance with extreme bandwidth efficiency. LiveU is adopting the HEVC standard across its entire product portfolio from its smallest uplink units to hybrid truck solutions, delivering the highest compression and lowest power consumption.
By simply swapping out LU600’s video card with the new HEVC Pro Card, broadcasters can provide better video quality than H.264, while using about half the bandwidth, and broadcast more hours on the same data plan. In cases where original bitrate is maintained, the new HEVC Pro Card also offers greatly improved video quality. Live & Store’, allowing broadcasters to go live under any network conditions while simultaneously saving a high-quality copy of the live video for future purposes.
Using LiveU’s HEVC Pro Card, broadcasters can provide better video quality than an H.264 encoder while using about half the bandwidth. In cases where original H.264 bitrate is maintained, the new HEVC live streaming Pro Card offers greatly improved video quality. Delivering superior 4K live video, the HEVC Pro Card supports VR and 360 degree applications.
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