Haivision Upgrades Makito X4 Video Encoder for High Quality Real-Time Broadcast Production Contribution
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Haivision has made an update to Makito X4, the company’s flagship ultra-low latency video encoder. This third major update since its launch leverages the flexibility of the Makito X4’s software defined feature set and high-performance hardware platform design to deliver up to 25% lower latency, enhanced video quality, and frame accurate multi-stream delivery for remote broadcast challenges.
“Today’s broadcast networks depend on the transmission of real-time video from the field to production centers or cloud production services even when faced with limited bandwidth,” says Peter Maag, Haivision’s CMO. “By squeezing the highest picture quality out of every bit transmitted and enabling creatives to produce multiple streams in real-time, Haivision is addressing this core industry challenge.”
The specific improvements in the newest release of the Makito X4 encoder include:
- Enhanced Video Quality – support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) encoding for video contribution to complete the highest quality camera to production workflow.
- Lower Latency – up to 25% reduction in the amount of time to encode video by taking advantage of advanced slice-based encoding techniques.
- Increased Timing Precision – enabling synchronized multiple-camera streaming for real-time on-premise or cloud-native live broadcast production.
- HEVC over RTSP – a uniquely capable, extremely high performance, and high picture quality alternative to fuel video management software (VMS) platforms
The Makito X4 video encoder is a core “edge device” and part of Haivision’s intelligent-edge connected-cloud solution portfolio fueled by Haivision’s widely adopted SRT low latency network protocol. Other notable and complementary solutions include Haivision Hub, a fully automated cloud-native video network service to instantly connect remote resources with broadcast production, and the Haivision SRT Gateway to assist with real-time stream management over IP and through the cloud. Any Makito X4 encoder can be upgraded to immediately take advantage of the new capabilities.
