Thor Broadcast High Density H.264 Encoder H-HDPerformux-XX, specifically designed and made to handle up to 24 HDMI inputs and output via 1MPTS or 24SPTS. This unit has a full functioning GUI (Graphical User Interface) that Thor has designed to help navigate creating all of your H.264 Streams with MPEG 1 Layer 2 Audio or AC3 Audio Passthrough. Additionally you have a single ASI output that will mirror the MPTS output. Specifically featuring the QR code, Logo, and OSD insertion for cable operators that require this feature. Furthermore it has PID remapping, PCR and PSDI adjusting and editing as well. This 1RU unit can replace an entire headend with the high density 24 HDMI input chassis with easy operation and Thor Broadcast's leading warranty and free tech support from our lab in Los Angeles.
Model Numbers
H-HDPerformux-4 4 channel HDMI to IP H.264 Encoder Streamer
H-HDPerformux-8 8 channel HDMI to IP H.264 Encoder Streamer
H-HDPerformux-16 16 channel HDMI to IP H.264 Encoder Streamer
H-HDPerformux-24 24 channel HDMI to IP H.264 Encoder Streamer
IPTV encoders are a valuable piece of infrastructure to transmit multiple channels or programs over a LAN easily, and generally in H264. However, it is essential that you use a decoding apparatus like an IP-STB here that can receive those programs via IP addresses in H264 and output that signal via HDMI so a television or screen can receive them.
Our Encoders can be used with our IP STB's ( set-top Boxes ) - IP to HDMI decoders
Input |
4/8/16/24 HDMI inputs |
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Video |
Resolution |
Input |
1920×1080_60P, 1920×1080_60i, 1920×1080_50P, 1920×1080_50i, 1280×720_60P, 1280×720_50P | |||
Output |
1920×1080_30P, 1920×1080_25P, 1280×720_30P, 1280×720_25P | |||||
Encoding |
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 |
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Bit-rate |
0.5Mbps~20Mbps each channel |
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Rate Control |
CBR/VBR |
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GOP Structure |
25-50 |
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Audio |
Encoding |
MPEG-1 Layer 2, LC-AAC, HE-AAC, AC3 Passthrough |
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Sampling rate |
32, 44.1, 48KHz |
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Resolution |
24-bit |
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Audio Gain |
0-255 Adjustable |
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Bit-rate |
48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/320/384Kbps | |||||
Multiplexing |
Maximum PID Remapping |
180 output PIDs per channel |
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Function |
PID remapping (automatically or manually) |
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Accurate PCR adjusting |
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Stream output |
ASI output(optional) as copy of MPTS IP output thru Data1 (GE) or Data2 (FE) over UDP and RTP protocol (8 HDMI inputs with 8 SPTS and 1MPTS output; 16/24 HDMI inputs with 16/24 SPTS or 1MPTS output) | |||||
System function |
Network management (WEB) |
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English |
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Ethernet software upgrade |
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Miscellaneous |
Dimension (W×L×H) |
482mm×440mm×44mm (1RU) |
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Approx weight |
8kg |
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Environment |
0~45C(operating) -20~80C Storage | |||||
Power requirements |
AC 110V± 10%, 50/60Hz, AC 220 ± 10%, 50/60Hz |
Hello, we only have HEVC H.265 with HDMI inputs right now
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would you use something like this with converters?
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H-HDPerformux-4+ 4 channel HDMI to IP HEVC H.264&H.265 Encoder Streamer
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You could potentially use converters so long that they would be compatible with all the needs of transmitting data.
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I assume you have 3GSDI feeds?
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yes
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so you'd have to make sure the converter can do 3G and HDMI to 1080p60
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Even then, no telling if that would effect the unit
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as far as timing? frame loss?
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yeah all that. because a lot of those 3rd party converters will take short cuts to work, but not exactly a professional solution
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so its a coin flip honestly.
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so buy the cheapest converter I can find
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so no encoders with native SDI input?
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There might be some on the market, but we only have HDMI input models avaialble
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They work really well, we just sold a ton of 24 HDMI input models, super high density
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The 100m is a maximum CAT5 that can run.
If you do not have a link then you need to put an ethernet switch somewhere in between, or you can use point to point optical transceivers like those below, by using them you can extend Ethenet of many Km:
There is no CAT 5 amplifier, the ethernet doesn't have power like CATV RF
No, As I mentioned the Ethernet can not be stronger and weaker, it is a data stream signal
POE Switch does not do anything for this, POE switch can send DC power over the CAT 5 to power POE device like Camera, so you do not have to use external DC power supply, but it doesn't extend the range of the ethernet signal.
I want to implement IPTV, we will be a small ISP that will start soon
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We will reach our clients through fiber optics to their homes
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We want to mount the necessary equipment on our node to offer IPTV service.
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But we don't know at all what equipment we need |
We want to contract legal channels such as FOX, HBO, Discovery, etc. to be able to offer our clients these packages.
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But first we need the equipment. |
What equipment could they offer us? |
Could we have a small meeting by videoconference?
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I could send you the invitation is through Microsoft Teams, you can access it from the web browser of your cell phone or computer. |
We only want to know about the IPTV equipment solutions that they could offer us. |
Do you have your own headend? Where are the sources coming from?
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We have lot of encoders for IPTV, but distribution is another process.
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We have HDMI or SDI, but we need to know the protocol fro video, MPEG2 or H264; then the streaming protocol like RTP UDP RTMP etc there are many variations in the resolution and audio codecs as well we need to know more information about
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ok currently we don't have the headend ready, we are under construction.
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We want to search for sources, but we want our sources completely legal so as not to have problems of transmission by content, but we do not know with whom we can talk about it.
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Well that starts with which country you are in, you need to speak with somebody in the government who can help you a little, or contact the cable TV companies
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Essentially you will have several issues, from building the headend, getting access to those channels, and then distribution. Of which you will need make some sort of encryption effort, supply customer with set top boxes, and also lease the fiber. If this is all in one location or building then it is easier.
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I do not want to retransmit a signal from cable companies.
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I want to buy my own signal and pass it right to my clients. |
Oh I see, then you will have to contact those companies directly, setup agreements and lease out those channels like any other cable company
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Very good chance that they can let you access those channels direct from satellites, so you would pay a fee, get an access card, or code, and then you can use an IRD with CAS to get that data from satellites.
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However I will mention our company does not get involved in any of that. We make and sell headend equipment.
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Unfortunately, it is impossible to distribute multicast streams over
Wifi reliably, Wifi doesn't have that ability and doesn't support it.
It needs to be distributed over a copper LAN network
You can set up a unicast stream and instead of the multicast IP
address, place the destination (decoder/receiver / PC ) IP address )
but the encoder Data IP address needs to be on the same Subnet as a
receiving device.
So for example, if the receiving PC address is 192.168.2.100, the data
IP also needs to be on 192.168.2.XX network.
Please note the NMS and Data IP Must be on the different subnets
I’m looking at your systems here… https://thorbroadcast.com/products/pro-dvb-encoders#
And trying to get a sense of what we would need to make our office video distribution work.
We’d like 16 (or more) discreet video channels (a mix of HDMI and SDI) to transmit through the office to 10-12 individual desks – where the user at the desk can change the channel to whatever source they would like to watch.
KInda need an inhouse cable system over IP.
Can the encoders be combined? A 4 HDMI encoder working along side of a 4 SDI encoder?
Can this system run on a standard switch configuration? Or does it need its own network?
How would I get a quote for a system?
"UDP (User Datagram Protocol) multicast is a type of IP multicast that uses UDP as the transport protocol. It allows for the efficient one-to-many distribution of data to multiple receivers on a network. This is achieved by sending a single copy of the data to a special IP address called a "multicast group" that represents the group of receivers that should receive the data.
To use UDP multicast, a sender sends data to the multicast group IP address, and any device that has joined that group will receive the data. The sender does not need to know the individual IP addresses of the receivers, only the multicast group address.
Receivers can join and leave a multicast group at any time using a process called "multicast group membership". This is typically done using the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) or the Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) protocol.
UDP multicast is widely used in a variety of applications such as streaming video, online gaming, and software updates. "
H.264, also known as MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding), is a video compression standard that is used to encode video data in a digital format. It is widely used in video compression for a variety of applications, including streaming video, television broadcasting, and video conferencing.
H.264 has several different "profiles" that determine the set of features that are supported by the codec. The most commonly used profiles are:
Baseline Profile (BP): This profile is designed for low-complexity devices such as cell phones and is the most widely supported profile by consumer devices.
Main Profile (MP): This profile is designed for standard-definition (SD) video and provides a higher level of compression than the Baseline Profile.
High Profile (HiP): This profile is designed for high-definition (HD) video and provides a higher level of compression than the Main Profile.
High 10 Profile (Hi10P): This profile is designed for high-definition (HD) video with 10-bit color depth and provides a higher level of compression than the High Profile.
High 4:2:2 Profile (Hi422P): This profile is designed for high-definition (HD) video with 4:2:2 chroma subsampling and provides a higher level of compression than the High Profile.
Each profile is designed to address specific use cases and requirements, therefore the main advantage of one profile over another is the level of compression, video quality and the specific features and capabilities it supports.
Are you familiar with the difference between multicast and unicast streaming?
The unit outputs UDP/RTP multicast streams, which means that any devices on the network with IGMP protocol enabled can receive the streams.
For example, the syntax for VLC players is udp://@(multicast IP address):(port number), for instance, udp://@224.2.2.2:2234.
For mobile applications, you would need a video server and encoder to stream UDP to the server.
The server then streams HLS streams to the devices which requested the streams like cell phones.
This can be a hardware server or software, with many consumers using Wawza.
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It is possible to achieve that, but it can be a bit complex. Each channel would need to be re-encoded, which means we would first need to decode each program to HDMI video format using separate Cable TV STBs. Then, we would use HDMI encoders to produce IP streams. HDMI encoders have the ability to inject text or images and incorporate them into the IP streams. The IP streams would then be converted back to HDMI using IP STBs.
Please let me know how many channels you would like to process in this manner.
We have 8 to 24-channel HDMI encoders available. The 8-channel HDMI encoder is priced at $4,295, while the 24-channel HDMI encoder is priced at $5,995.Additionally, we have the H-STB-IP available for $169 each, which is the compact IP decoder set-top box.
The SPARTAN-4 has 4 input ports for HDMI / CVBS for MPEG4 AVC/H.264 video encoding and MPEG1 Layer 2, AAC, or AC3 audio encoding. It also allows playing TS files through a USB port on the front of the unit. Supports up to 1080/60P full HD resolution, UDP/RTP (Unicast/Multicast), HLS, RTMP, HTTP in Low Latency
The SPARTAN-1 is an IP streaming device that comes equipped with a single input port capable of supporting HDMI, CVBS, and SDI inputs. It is specifically designed to facilitate MPEG4 AVC/H.264 video encoding and MPEG1 Layer 2, AAC, or AC3 audio encoding, ensuring high-quality video and audio output. Additionally, this device supports a range of popular streaming protocols such as UDP/RTP (Unicast/Multicast), HLS, RTMP, and HTTP in Low Latency, making it an ideal solution for streaming over local area networks (LAN) or over the internet.