This document describes iStream Live 2 software for live streaming video to iPhones and iPads. It allows streaming of SD or HD video over HTTP from a variety of video sources. Key features include support for all major CDNs, encoding of H.264 video and AAC audio for high quality at low bitrates, and integration with existing Windows streaming systems. It provides better quality streaming than other encoders at lower bandwidth requirements.

1. Break Through Mobile Live Video
Streaming Limitations!
WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION
•Akamai
•CDNetworks
•Limelight
•Level3
•Other Premium CDN’s
LIVE STREAMING SERVERS
•HTTP Web Servers
PLAYER PLATFORM
•iPhone™/iPad™
Live SD/HD video encoding and Stream full screen to iPhone at only
streaming software for iPhone and 200Kbps or stream 720p to iPad.
iPad without breaking your distribution
budget. Broadcast quality H.264 video with
AAC stereo audio
Integrate iPhone streaming with your
existing Windows based Windows Accepts HD-SDI, SDI or analog
Media and Flash streaming hardware inputs (via capture card) as well as
and software. DV input over 1394
iStream Live 2™ is a live video encoding and video quality than any other encoder on the
streaming software solution for streaming to market, while maintaining a lower uplink
iPhone with next generation HTML5 based bandwidth requirement. iStream Live 2
HTTP Streaming. It is designed with flexibility provides an easy to use encoder GUI including
in mind for live event production, IPTV, church an encoding preset selector and a video
streaming, media publishing, telepresence, preview window. A preset builder GUI
newsgathering, and sporting event production. application is also included for easily creating
Achieve a better viewer experience, longer customized encoding profiles by selecting
audience retention, and lower distribution cost preprocessing, audio and video bit rate, HTTP
with the highest quality per bitrate H.264 video publishing point, and encoding mode. For
streams in the industry. Utilizing Kulabyte’s users with more advanced needs, XML preset
proprietary encoding technology, iStream Live 2 files may be edited directly providing access to
provides significantly higher live streaming all available encoder variables and settings.
Live iPhone Video Streaming.
Transformed.

2. Input Support
•Video Formats
• SD: 480i 29.97 (NTSC) & 576i 25 (PAL)
• HD: 720p 50, 720p 59.94, 1080i 29.97, 1080i 50
•Blackmagic Intensity Pro (Analog only)*
• HDMI 4:2:2
• Composite
TECHNICAL SUPPORT • Component HD
iStream Live 2 comes with 2 • 2-channel Unbalanced Audio (RCA)
hours of installation support and •Blackmagic Decklink SDI (Digital only)*
training. Quarterly upgrades, • HD-SDI/SDI
email and telephone support • SDI embedded audio
package is optional. •Blackmagic Decklink Studio*
•Digital
• HDMI 4:2:2
• HD-SDI/SDI
• SDI embedded audio
WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION
• 2 channel AES/EBU
Stream from and stream to
anywhere in the world over •Analog
broadband. • Composite
• S-Video
• Component
• 2-channel Balanced Audio (XLR)
Output Support
• Supports up to 1280x720 output resolution
• H.264 / AAC HTTP Streaming
• H.264 / AAC MP4 archive file
Pre-Processing
• De-interlace
• Frame rate conversion (for 720p 59.94, 720p 50 & 1080i 50)
• Crop & Scale
Interface
• Encoding preset selector and a video preview window GUI
• Preset builder GUI
• Remote via VNC or RDP
Recommended Hardware Configuration
• Quad Core Intel or AMD processor 2.66 GHz or higher
• 2GB physical memory
• Discrete Graphics Controller
• 1394 DV Devices
• Canopus ADVC 110/300/700/1000
• 1394 DV Cameras
• Capture Cards
*Please refer to Blackmagic
• Blackmagic Intensity Pro or DeckLink SDI/Studio
documentation for exact
• AJA Io Express with PCIe card or ExpressCard interface card
specifications.
• AJA Xena
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3. Acquire Encode
Internet or
Private Network
Content Distribution
Apache
Web Server
Internet or 3G/4G Network
Private Network
Mac (QuickTime) iPhone
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