The Pearl Family includes three separate encoders, the Pearl Mini, Pearl-2 and the new Pearl Nano.

Check out this article comparing the three models from Epiphan.

Epiphan Pearl-2

• 4K video switcher, recorder, streamer, splitter, and scaler
• Six video inputs + networked inputs
• 4-inch touch screen for confidence monitoring and control
• Four XLR line-level audio inputs
• 500 GB internal hard drive
• NDI support
• Chroma keying

Epiphan Pearl Mini

• Full HD video switcher, recorder, streamer, splitter, and scaler
• Three video inputs + networked inputs
• 7-inch touch screen for confidence monitoring and control
• Two XLR/TRS mic level audio inputs with phantom power
• SD card slot for storage

Epiphan Pearl Nano

• Full HD video recorder, streamer, splitter, and scaler
• Two video inputs + networked inputs
• 2-inch front screen for confidence monitoring with buttons for control
• Two XLR line-level audio inputs
• SD card slot or SSD slot for storage
• HDMI pass-through for zero-latency content display
• PoE+ and DC power

Check out this chart comparing the three devices.

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There’s Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, and now the new Pearl Nano. Which system can best support your organization’s AV needs? To help you choose, we go over the key advantages of all three Epiphan Pearl hardware encoders and discuss the applications where each system excels.

Epiphan Video

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“BirdDog’s latest NDI offering is the new Flex 4K Family – the 4K NDI In, 4K NDI out, and 4K Backpack. These provide a small, portable, single-purpose 4K NDI solution, which can be incredibly convenient, but do come with their own limitations compared to their bigger BirdDog NDI Studio product.”

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In Shane’s review he goes everything you need to know about the YoloBox and how to operate it properly.

“The YoloBox is a fully integrated multi-platform live streaming solution. You can connect and mix up to two HDMI sources, a USB source, and a playback source via SD card. Additionally, the YoloBox is portable! It can stream via 4G thanks to the internal Sim Card, Wifi (4Ghz/5Ghz), and Ethernet.”

Geeky Nerdy Techy

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Check out Epiphan’s video on the Pearl Systems

“Versatile and easy to use, Pearl hardware encoders offer powerful capabilities for remote producers. Pearls support the use of a wide range of streaming protocols – not just mainstays like RTMP and RTMPS but also HLS, MPEG-DASH, and SRT. Plus, end-to-end control makes it possible to configure and test contribution encoders located anywhere in the world, reducing the chance of errors and simplifying production for everyone involved.”

Epiphan Video

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Wedding Film School’s, Bobby shares a video showing how easy it is to use the YoloBox to stream an actual wedding! Check out the great video review below. 

If you’re looking for an easy livestreaming solution for your weddings then the yolobox is for you! The yolobox, from yololiv solves the problem of how to livestream weddings, giving you an all in one live streaming solution. This thing is a small, mobile live streaming setup that is not only the best live streaming device but is also a switcher and recorder! This video functions as my yolobox review and shows me using it at a real wedding where I offered live streaming services. I also go over how to use the yolobox and do a brief yolobox setup guide. Live streaming wedding ceremonies has never been more popular and it can be a tough choice deciding what is the best setup for live streaming. This video isn’t a direct comparison of the yolobox vs slingstudio or the yolobox vs atem mini pro, but it should help you decide if the yolobox is right for you!

Bobby – Wedding Film School

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The essential encoder and decoder for REMI workflows, Monarch EDGE enables live event producers with best-in-class video delivery at the lowest latency for broadcast-quality productions

MONTREAL, Quebec — July 28, 2020 — Matrox® is pleased to announce the availability of the much-anticipated Matrox Monarch EDGE 4K/multi-HD encoder and decoder offering for next-level remote production (REMI) workflows.

The essential platform for REMI and at-home productions, the cutting-edge Monarch EDGE technology delivers exceptional quality, low-latency 4:2:2 10-bit video at resolutions up to 3840x2160p60 or quad 1920x1080p60 over a standard one Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) network. Monarch EDGE includes next-generation connectivity—including 12G-SDI and SMPTE ST 2110 over 25 GbE connections—while supporting the popular MPEG-2, RTSP, and SRT streaming protocols. Equipped with tally signaling and talkback functionality for two-way communication between on-site and in-studio personnel, Monarch EDGE allows live event producers to optimize resources by keeping more staff and equipment in-house while providing uncompromised, broadcast-grade viewing experiences.

Big productions, minimal resources

Monarch EDGE extends the production studio by transporting up to four synchronized HD-/3G-SDI camera feeds or a single 12G-SDI signal—in both native progressive and interlaced video formats—with glass-to-glass latencies as low as 100 ms. As a result, these portable-yet-powerful appliances help broadcasters minimize the number of production staff and resources required in the field, making live, multi-camera event productions more efficient and highly affordable. For events with higher-density camera requirements, the Monarch EDGE’s compact design ensures that two units fit into a single 1RU rack space to easily meet the needs of any-sized production. Event producers can select between two encoder options: the 4:2:0 8-bit H.264 encoder version for programs destined for web or over-the-top (OTT) delivery, or the 4:2:2 10-bit H.264 encoder model for demanding, broadcast-quality productions.

“The broadcast industry has seen an increased demand for a wider range of both mainstream and niche content, and the Monarch EDGE platform provides broadcasters and live event producers with an efficient means to deliver more diversified, high-quality programming,” said Alberto Cieri, senior director of sales and marketing, Matrox Video. “With Monarch EDGE enabling users to centralize many productions, resources can be redistributed to offer more multi-camera events featuring new, never-before-seen camera angles for more immersive and engaging viewing experiences. Monarch EDGE provides a tremendous amount of remote production flexibility, whether it’s for sports, concerts, entertainment events, and more.”

Matrox shows off the key features of the Matrox Monarch EDGE encoder and decoder for remote production

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NDI brings IP into your video production. NDI has two parts to it, special codec and transport protocol, and requires a wide network bandwidth.

“NDI is glue for build production workflow inside Studio.”

SRT Mini Server

SRT is pure transport protocol that uses modern techniques only for one task: low-latency delivery of data.

“For video transmition SRT suggest standart way and all hardware and software SRT encoders use this:

1. Encodes captured video to h264 (or h265, mpeg2)
2. Wraps this encoded data to MPEG-TS data
3. Wraps MPEG-TS data to SRT-packet and send to destination.

So SRT with h264/265 encoded data applied for one-time sending only, for example from Location to Studio.”

SRT Mini Server

“SRT: provides low-latency delivery from Locations to Studio over unstable Internet connections. Also it allows use modern codec like h265 for low-bandwidth transmission
NDI: provides low-latency workflow between nodes inside Studio without quality degradation.
.. oh , if you plan publish finalized result to YouTube, Facebook etc then don’t forget about RTMP also.

SRT Mini Server

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Check out this look at the Teradek VidiU Go Portable Bonded Cellular Streaming Appliance. The VidiU Go also hooks into local WiFi and wired Ethernet enabling you to handle most any streaming situation. It automatically load balances when you leverage Teradek Sharelink or Core, and, with Teradek Core, you can use HEVC for significant bandwidth savings over H.264.

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