The KB series of H.264 and HEVC Internet Media Encoders and Transcoders deliver high-quality video streaming for resolutions up to 4K, available as small form factor portable appliances as well as rackmountable enterprise-grade servers. The KB series provides you with multiple options for live event streaming, helping you deliver the highest quality live video to your global internet audience.

ABR Cascades and Hardware Acceleration The KB series of ABR encoders/transcoders maximizes computational resources to offer real-time H.264 or HEVC encoding and adaptive bitrate (ABR) cascades for video resolutions up to 4K/UHD 2160p. These resolutions can be distributed as ABR cascades in RTMP/HLS/MPEG-DASH across the world’s largest CDNs, providing your internet audience with the best viewing experience regardless of their geographic location, network conditions or preferred device.

Get the Most Out of your Uplink Connection to the Cloud When your internet connection at the source isn’t very reliable, and bandwidth is limited, your end viewer experience may be compromised - what they see is only as good as what you send. The KB encoder can solve this problem by sending a single bitrate stream - at the highest quality possible - to a transcoder in the cloud for ABR distribution. With support for HEVC, KB uses up to 50% less bandwidth than H.264. Additionally, Haivision’s SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) technology makes readily available public internet connections secure and reliable for live 1st mile contribution from the source to the cloud, getting the most out of your available uplink bandwidth.