Teradek believes one little box can solve a complex technical problem. That box is Vidiu X, a streaming encoder designed to handle all the nerdery required to give your church a solid, stable link to your online congregation. Vidiu X is not a video switcher or processor–it’s designed to sit downstream of all that. Think of Vidiu X as being where your video plugs into the internet.

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A stream is only as good as its internet connection, and here Vidiu X shines. In its basic configuration, you can connect the encoder by ethernet cable, wi-fi 6 or a USB cellular modem (compatible models from AT&T, Alcatel or Novatel). With a Sharelink cloud subscription, the conjunction in that previous sentence becomes and. Sharelink “bonds” multiple upload data connections into a single stream, which means your upload bandwidth is the sum of your ethernet, wi-fi and cellular modem bandwidth. If one of those drops out, the other two will still carry the bits. Most churches will likely use an ethernet connection to their main ISP plus a cellular modem or phone hotspot (over wi-fi). This isn’t quite as bulletproof as three connections, but it proves to be worlds better than just one.

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Out of the box, Vidiu X will stream to Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo,Wowza or any RTMP(S) destination. More notable is the fact that a Sharelink subscription allows Vidiu X to stream to multiple services at the same time. Point Vidiu X to the Sharelink cloud, then use the web-based interface to select multiple “channels” for your stream. When you make your stream live, they all go live.

With a price tag of just $699 and no SDI video connectivity, Vidiu X is clearly targeted at churches with smaller budgets and simpler video production systems. For these users, Vidiu X is an impressive value. Add in a Sharelink subscription (starting at $24.99/month or $2/GB), and the capabilities of this little box take a significant jump to include multiple data streams feeding multiple streaming services.

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Check out the 3 considerations Church Production recommends.

1. If you’re newer at streaming, consider this: Do I need an encoder? And why?    

If you are new to live streaming you may think that your smartphone can do it all. In reality you will need way more to provide the content your audience needs. Live streaming encoders can help get the job done and make your live stream better for your viewers.

2. How can an encoder or an upgrade to a new option make my life easier and our live stream more professional? 

The Teradek Vidiu X is a great encoder option to add to your workflow. According to Church Production “An encoder allows you to live stream from camera by simply translating the video and audio into a language that the internet and the live streaming viewing platforms, like YouTube and Facebook, can understand. For example, the Vidiu X encoder from Teradek can translate any HDMI video signal and audio to stream to your Facebook page.”

The Vidiu X is easy to use, affordable, and portable, making it great to deliver professional live streams.  

3. If we already have an encoder, what can the Vidiu X do to help us stream even better?    

The Vidiu X offers network bonding. This allows you to take your live stream on-the-go and share your upload across Ethernet, WiFi, and cell connections

The Vidiu X’s ability to perform network bonding means that it can share the upload across ethernet, WiFi, and cell connections. Chances are, your software/computer encoder is locked into just one. And almost every streaming ministry team knows the pain points that come with that—jitter and reduced video quality, conflicts with other software and updates, and the complicated drudgery of troubleshooting these scenarios.

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Jenoff saw the large increase in demand for live streaming due to COVID-19. When Baltimore’s GBMC HealthCare System wanted a quick and easy way to get information out to their health care workers, Jenoff knew the answer was live streaming. Jenoff helped them live stream an abundance of information to their workers. 800-1,000 of their workforce tuned in to watch live and ask questions in real-time. Hundreds more tuned in to watch on-demand. The Teradek VidiuGo is used by multiple businesses, freelancers, and organizations to seek the cutting edge of broadcast technology and allows users to easily and quickly live stream to their destination of choice.

“We’ve been working with the hospital for years, during which time we’ve produced several Facebook Live events. Since COVID-19 started in Maryland in mid-March, we also did 9 public Facebook Lives for them concerning COVID-19 and two more on another topic. For all of them, the Cube and their Internet is the primary and the VidiU GO with cellular bonding is the back up.”

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Corner Canyon High School produces live streaming programming regularly and within a very small budget.  Teradek’s Live:Air Action and only a couple pieces of equipment including a Teradek VidiU Pro is all that’s needed to get their production up and running.  Daron Connely’s class gets an introduction to live production in a meaningful and effective way.  Just because it’s a less expensive production does not make it less professional for the students and that’s the important thing about learning live video production.

Since broadcasting is predominantly hands-on, one excellent way to give students the experience of live broadcasting is through publishing the high school’s sports games. This would not only give exposure to the school’s athletic department, but also give Mr. Connelly’s students an opportunity to learn live broadcasting. In the beginning though, this wasn’t an easy task.

Connelly’s class broadcasts at all major home games and some away games as well, including men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, football, etc. For these projects, they produce multi-cam live streams by using Live:Air Action, an iPad-based switcher app which offers a professional suite of production tools like graphics, scoreboards, transitions, and most importantly live switching. Here’s the setup:

Having the ability to publish professional live streams from an iPad is crucial for CCHS. With a slim budget and need for high-tech broadcasting solutions for the class, Connelly had to keep spending low while offering the right tools to educate his students. By using Live:Air Action with low-cost remote cameras like the AX2000 or iPod Touch 6, Connelly is able to deliver professional multi-cam coverage of their games. These broadcasts can reach thousands of views in a night….[continue reading]