Now more than ever, digital TV delivery is changing at a rapid pace, with an increasing number of channels to broadcast, more formats to support, and an explosion in the range of multiscreen devices, such as tablets, smartphones and connected TVs. Service providers have to tackle these challenges while continuing to increase their subscriber base, develop new over-the-top (OTT) business models and sustain average revenue per user. The Harmonic ViBEĀ® XT1000 Xtream transcoder helps operators succeed in this new paradigm.
The ViBE XT1000 is a high-density transcoder for live applications, including DTH, DTTV, IPTV and cable services, as well as multiscreen and OTT service delivery. The scalable platform delivers significant CAPEX and OPEX savings, and accelerates time to market for operators faced with fast channel lineup growth and a rise in multiscreen applications.
- Scalable high-density live transcoding: up to 54 HD channels or 180 SD channels
- Any-to-any video: MPEG-2 (SD/HD) and MPEG-4 AVC (SD/HD and low-res)
- CBR, VBR, statistical multiplexing and ABR
- SD/HD up/down-conversion
- Logo and text insertion
- Any-to-any audio
- Automatic loudness control
- RTMP, HLS, HSS and MPEG-DASH outputs
- High resiliency
- Low power footprint