ADENA Hack: How to stream in high quality over unreliable networks

Always staying on top of innovative solutions for video streaming, AREC implemented SRT streaming into the top Media Station model, LS-860. This protocol, defined as Secure Reliable Transport, gained popularity due to its low latency, high quality of the video, encryption options, as well as its ability to deliver video even when other protocols would suffer from high packet loss.

SRT on the LS-860 is supported in “Caller” and “Listener” modes and acts as a streamer. In the “Caller” mode, LS-860 can stream via SRT to a player device or platform capable of receiving it, whereas in the “Listener” mode, LS-860 can receive an SRT stream from such player. SRT is practical for users because it doesn’t require complex and costly hardware to run - free-to-use applications from Haivision are available for both iOS and Android that can help you stream on the go. Moreover, SRT-enabled platforms, for example, https://castr.io/, take full advantage of the strong network performance of SRT, its quality, and security while also restreaming to commonplace RTMP platforms, outperforming them in the process. Would you like to try the LS-860 with SRT today? Visit us at a-dena.com and we will be happy to arrange that for you

KS-CC1 - Closed Captions Station

Dear ADENA Partners, we are happy to announce the launch of our new device, KS-CC1, Close Captions Station. It can transcribe and translate speech from a wide variety of languages and output it as a textual overlay live. The station is also saving transcribed and translated text along with the mixed audio and video, so users can edit any inaccuracies present and download the captions as SRT text files. KS-CC1 is a fully automatic, AI-based device relying on Google API to provide its core functionality, and thus it ensures a high transcription and translation accuracy, similar to that of Google Translate.

KS-CC1 Closed Captions Station

KS-CC1 has a number of principal applications. For example, it can help organizations, companies, universities, and others involve deaf audience members by providing close captions of spoken material. Since the station supports simultaneous translation and transcription, it can also be used for multilingual audiences. It can transcribe the spoken language and translate it to two different languages at the same time. Users that connect to the station via displayed QR codes can then follow the event in a language of their choice.

Lastly, KS-CC1 is highly cost-effective when compared to traditional transcription and live interpretation. All of the above qualities make it a perfect companion for all AREC Media Station installations, and specifically for DS-4CU Speaker Tracking Station. The latter combination will not only enable organizations to track the speakers, but also caption and translate them, without human involvement.

KS-CC1 is already available. Please feel free to contact us at a-dena.com to receive a free demonstration or to learn more about it.

Text: Anastasia Yakimenko

LS-860 - 4 channel Media Station with SRT and NDI Support

Dear ADENA partners, welcome our latest addition to the AREC Media Station family, LS-860. It is a top of the line, 4 channel Media Station that supports simultaneous recording of up to 4 sources in Full HD at 60 FPS, and at the same time, streaming up to 2 RTMP platforms.

In addition to all our staple features, LS-860 is the first station in our product line to support SRT streaming - a protocol that provides secure, reliable, low latency transmission even in unstable networks. LS-860 can publish streams in both “Caller” and Listener” modes. LS-860 is also the first station to support NDI-HX. You can use NDI to connect video sources, such as network cameras, computers, and other NDI-compatible devices through the network, and make LS-860 discoverable via NDI in other devices and applications. LS-860 has advanced sound control for the mixed and independent channels, allowing you to define which audio source to record for every video source. Lastly, LS-860 has x4 HDMI inputs that support Full HD recording and streaming in 60 FPS.

LS-860 is already available, and if you would like to see it or know more about it, please contact us at www.a-dena.com and we will be happy to answer any questions.