Streamer is a used to stream live video to website by bonding with the cellular or modem based 3G / 4G connections. It is also called as a bonding device to stream live videos to the website and any other digital network. You can connect your video switch through any Ethernet cable to start streaming the live video to the website or any other preferable network like CDN (Content Delivery Network). As you are using the 3G / 4G modem connections, the video quality will be high and using the video settings to make the quality as reliable and quite professional.
The process is very simple here in the Streamer, firstly plug your encoded audio/video by using the video switch encoders Flash Media Live Encoder on a laptop, Wirecast, Tricaster, TouchStream etc. and add the USB modem air cards to the Streamer and start the video to stream in the preferred websites. It is real easy and you can just replace the wired internet connection with Streamer unit. Streamer supports all the video formats including RTMP.
High quality streaming over bonded 3G / 4G wireless cards - Streamer uses award winning bonding technology that is optimized to stream video to web via aggregated 3G / 4G wireless data cards. This provides support for higher quality video settings, such as higher resolution, higher frame rate as well as unmatched professional grade reliability while you stream live video to website.
Transparent setup - Streamer is designed to simply slide into your video streaming work-flow without any change required. Simply replace your wired connection that you normally use to stream video with the Streamer and you can start streaming.
Support for most types of video sources - You can use your own video encoder or video switcher to feed into Streamer such as Flash Media Live Encoder on a laptop, Wirecast on a laptop, Tricaster, TouchStream or many other similar video sources to stream live video to website.
Support for many video servers and CDNs - Streamer supports most of the popular Content Delivery Networks and video servers designed to stream video to web.
High Speed Internet access - When not streaming video, Streamer doubles as a Broadband Bonding Network Appliance for high speed Internet access over the bonded 3G / 4G wireless cards for data applications.
Support for any service provider for 3G / 4G data cards - You can use cards from any carrier in any country. Please contact us for the latest list of supported data cards.
1. What is the difference between the Teleporter and the Streamer?
Teleporter is an equipment for live video uplink applications such as news gathering for broadcasters. Teleporter is ideal if the video needs to be streamed live to a headquarter office with very low latency that can support interactivity, such as Interviews. Teleporter also has a hardware based adaptive video encoder that provides broadcast quality video where you can plug in an SDI, HDMI or analog video input directly from your camera into the Teleporter.
Streamer on the other hand is ideal to stream video to web. You can use your own encoder and CDN you prefer to stream live video to website. Streamer will accept an encoded video via an Ethernet connection from the encoder/video-switcher that feeds into the Streamer.
2. What type of bit rates and video quality does Streamer support?
Streamer will bond and optimize the available bandwidth. The video bit rate can be as high as several mega bits per second or it can be as low as couple of hundred kilobits per second and Streamer will provide an uninterrupted video as long as the available total bonded bandwidth is sufficient. You can also choose to have multiple video streams going through Streamer simultaneously.
3. How many cards can I bond?
Can I bond different carriers? Streamer natively supports bonding of up to 8 cellular aircards and yes, you can bond any usb cellular aircard from any carrier in any country.
4. What type of video input can the Streamer support?
Streamer will accept encoded video via an Ethernet port. Various video encoders and video switchers are supported including Flash Media Live Encoder, Tricaster, Wirecast, Touchscreen and many others. Please contact us to check if your video encoder equipment is supported.
5. Which CDNs can I stream to with Streamer?
Any CDN. You can use Streamer to stream live video to website of your choice.
6. How portable is Streamer?
Streamer is ultra light at 1.32 lbs (4 port model) and 4.2 lbs (8 port model including battery) and has a very compact form factor that fits in your one hand. Streamer can be powered by 12V DC from the included power adaptor, via the optional rechargeable battery pack.
7. Can I connect my Tricaster to the Streamer and stream as I normally do?
Yes. Other similar type video switchers are also supported as well as a flash media live encoder or wirecast on your laptop. You can stream video to web as you would normally do with your existing system.8. Will I need to reconfigure my existing streaming infrastructure to use Streamer?
No. Streamer works completely transparently with your existing video streaming work-flow. Just replace your wired connection with Streamer.
9. I have a wired connection at the venue that I will be streaming from. Can I bond that Internet line with my several cellular wireless data cards to achieve higher bandwidth and better reliability?
Yes, Streamer 8000 has a built-in WAN Ethernet port for this purpose.
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Please contact Mushroom Networks, Australia for the Streamer User's Manual and other documentation.