The Livestream Studio HD51 Live Production Switcher (Powered by NextComputing) is an all-in-one compact short-depth 2RU rackmount live production switcher with five HD-SDI/HDMI inputs, 25x NDI inputs, 1x HD-SDI/HDMI output, 5x NDI outputs. You can connect one user interface monitor and up to two multiview monitors. The unit has integrated WiFi, and gigabit ethernet. Ships with Livestream Studio Software, keyboard and mouse pad.
This broadcast-quality Livestream Studio HD51 live production switcher offers 5 x HD-SDI/HDMI inputs with pre-installed Livestream Studio production software. Connect up to five HDMI or professional HD-SDI cameras and stream to in-venue screens or to the web using the built-in HD multi-bitrate encoder. The HD51 is built to perform with an internal 1TB Intel SSD drive capable of recording four simultaneous isolated (ISO) recordings or 20 hours of broadcast-quality HD video. The HD51 can be rack-mounted using the included accessories, making it suitable for studios, production facilities, live venues, and production trucks. Also included with color-coded Livestream Studio production keyboard, a USB mouse with mousepad, and power cord.
The HD51 is designed to broadcast television SMPTE and color sampling standards, supporting formats up to 1080p30/25 and 1080i60/50 and featuring 10-bit 4:2:2 video and 24-bit 48 kHz audio processing. Five Blackmagic Design DeckLink Mini Recorders provide support for five inputs sources, with each input available as HDMI or HD-SDI. A Blackmagic Design DeckLink Mini Monitor provides an HDMI and HD-SDI output. Ten remote camera sources, such as a live feed from your Livestream account and a remote computer desktop, as also supported. The HD51 supports embedded audio from SDI and HDMI input sources, as well as analog audio via a 1/8" input. Audio monitoring is available via a 1/8" output.
The pre-installed Livestream Studio live production software provides a full field rate multiview that displays all live inputs, graphics, and media players in real-time. The multiview features audio monitoring for each input and audio PPM overlay with peak hold on all inputs and outputs. The integrated NVIDIA Quadro P400 Commercial Series graphics card lets you extend your display to 3x extended screen outputs via 3 x Mini DisplayPort connectors. In terms of graphics, two layers can be overlayed and mixed with transparency. Add text, images, live picture-in-picture, countdown graphics, and more.
Livestream Studio HD51 Live Production Switcher Power Cord Keyboard & Mouse Rack Ears Blackmagic Design Cards Documentation & Driver CD 12-Months of Telephone Support (7 Days a Week) 1-Year Limited Warranty
Built-In Video Input/Output Cards
4 x Blackmagic Design DeckLink Mini Recorder 1 x Blackmagic Design DeckLink Mini Monitor
Input
5 x HDMI 5 x SDI 2 x Remote cameras (desktop capture or live feeds) 1 x 1/8" analog audio
Output
1 x SDI 1 x HDMI 1 x 1/8" analog audio
Graphics card: 1 x DVI 1 x HDMI
Embedded Audio Input
6 stereo or 48 mono inputs
Media Sources
2 x DDRs (video clip playback with built-in transcoder) 3 x GFX (graphics) 2 x Color bars / background-color
Approx. 20 hours at 1080i with recorder set at 100 Mbps MJPEG AVI (using 1TB built-in HDD)
Playback Media Formats
GFX: JPEG or PNG image files (PNG images fully adjustable in transparency) DDR: AVI MJPEG with uncompressed audio, DV video, WMV (7/8/9), H.264 (.mov and .avi), MPEG4 Part 2 (.mov and .avi), MPEG4 V1/V2 (.mov and .avi), AAC, MP3
Live Streaming
Live HD streaming via Gigabit/100/10 built-in Ethernet Presets in up to HD 720p Multiple simultaneous bitrates Mobile quality for playback over 3G on mobile devices (iPhone / Android) Integrated live streaming to RTMP compatible servers/services
1 TB Western Digital Red SATA 2.5" internal hard drive, 7200 rpm
RAM
8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz RAM
Processing
Video: 4:2:2, 10-bit color (REC 601, REC 709) Audio: 48 kHz, 24-bit REF IN/Genlock (Requires genlocking the two Blackmagic Design cards via two separate connectors)
