-->
Save your FREE seat for Streaming Media Connect this August. Register Now!

Haivision Releases Makito X4 4K With 8 Core Encoding Engine

Article Featured Image

Stepping up from the original Makito and Makito X, video streaming tech company Haivision released the Makito X4 video encoder today. This version includes an 8 core encoding engine, and can output 4K video or four HD streams at 60fps. Buyers will also find up to 84 HD inputs (or 21 4K inputs) and 168 encoding cores in a single 4RU frame.

The company is pitching this model to studios that need live broadcast contribution and want to step up their remote productions. With ultra-low latency, this Makito is right for remote live interviews, the company says. It outputs HEVC/H.265 and AVC/H.264 live video with 4:2:2 10-bit color. Thanks to the company's Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) technology, it can push low-latency streams over public internet connections. It also has low power requirements, using under 30 watts per encoder blade and under 8 watts for each HD stream.

"Haivision's new Makito X4 is extending our excellence in video encoding in so many ways," says Peter Maag, Haivision's chief marketing officer. "First, we serve the most rigorous markets—and the X4 brings forward the credibility of always-on, totally dependable performance that over 50,000 Makitos can testify to. It builds on the heritage of the Makito Series by adding quantum picture quality advancements, 4K support, 16 times the power of our previous generation encoder and an extensible programmable hardware platform featuring 8 HEVC/H.264 encoding engines. We feel we have another remarkable winner."

Look for the Makito X4 to go on sale in April.

Streaming Covers
Free
for qualified subscribers
Subscribe Now Current Issue Past Issues
Related Articles

Haivision Acquires LightFlow Media From Epic Labs, Gains AI

Haivision will add LightFlow's video encoding and multi-CDN routing AI technology to its current products, and is taking on the Madrid-based team that created it.

Haivision Creates SRT Hub Partner Program and Launches SDK

Building off its NAB news, Haivision is creating a third-party vendor partner program for its SRT Hub platform, just in time for IBC.

Haivision and Telestream Build Solutions on Microsoft Azure

Haivision is using the Azure global network to stream live video from point to point, while Telestream's cloud processing option finds a home with Azure.

Haivision and Wowza Launch SRT Alliance for Low-Latency Streaming

The SRT protocol, which can provide latency at 500ms, is going open source. The SRT Alliance encourages developers to contribute improvements.

Haivision Enhances Calypso With Secure Multicast Option

Organizations looking for solutions beyond Windows Media Server and Silverlight have a new option with the Haivision Enterprise Video Platform.

Companies and Suppliers Mentioned