LiveU LU300 Using HVEC Bonded Cellular Technology
By Adam Noyes
InfoComm 2019: LiveU Showcases Its LU300 Video Transport System Using Bonded Cellular Technology
The LU300 is a small-sized, cost-effective and reliable HEVC encoder, enabling broadcasters and other content creators to transmit high-quality video on-the-go.
With LiveU’s professional-grade hardware HEVC technology at its core, the LU300 combines high-quality video performance with extreme bandwidth efficiency. Content creators can provide the same video quality as H.264 while using about half the bandwidth. In cases where original H.264 bitrate is maintained, the LU300 HEVC offers greatly improved video quality.
Unlike software HEVC solutions, the LU300 can encode in HEVC
format at all times, allowing users to operate in real-time with
extreme low latency and the highest quality, even at very low
bitrates. The LU300 offers longer battery time with a threehour internal battery. Weighing just over 900 grams (2 lbs) and available in a pouch
or camera-mount configuration, the LU300 bonds up to six
connections: two LTE-Advanced internal modems, two external
modems, WiFi and LAN.
Live & Store functionality enables users to upload high quality stored copies of the live video immediately after live sessions. Highly flexible, the LU300 can also serve as a standalone video encoder or be used as a LiveU DataBridge mobile hotspot for general connectivity in the field.
With its new design, the LU300 offers an enlarged 2.2” display with improved resolution, dramatic improvement in visibility under sunlight conditions and a new JOG controller for easier control of the unit. Additional enhancements include a stronger CPU for super-fast file upload.