Vidiator

Xenon™ Live Encoder

Xenon Live Encoder supports the latest industry-standard codecs such as H.264 and HE-AAC (v.1 and v.2) audio to ensure superior quality with the latest handsets and cutting edge technologies. Xenon Live Encoder also supports robust features useful for commercial services such as live channels created from looped media clips, multiple live encoding sessions in one instance, dynamic overlay of images and text on the encoded video, and a slide show mode for creating a video channel using only images and text. Xenon Live Encoder supports H.264 video encoding and simultaneous multiple-track output to be used for Dynamic Bit-rate Adaptation(DBA).

Content Providers

Xenon Live Encoder is a professional live mobile multimedia encoding tool which takes analog media input signals, such as TV and radio broadcasts, and encodes or converts them into mobile-compatible media formats, such as 3GPP and 3GPP2. It includes value-adding features such as real-time editing on the fly and slide show creation from multiple images.
Xenon Live Encoder also provides features for content providers to create live channels using multiple media clips in combination with playlist and scheduling feature. As a result, a service provider using Xenon Live Encoder does not need to have an actual live channel for a live service, but can create a “live” channel using multiple clips. Advertising clips can also be easily add to a live channel clip list to create another revenue source.

Mobile Operators

Xenon Live Encoder converts live content using cutting edge audio and video codecs such as H.264 and HE AAC (v.1 and v2.) to ensure service compatibility with the latest generation of handsets. Xenon Live Encoder also enables converting multiple output files in different codec formats using just one audio or video capture device so operators save the hardware and software cost associated with supporting multiple output formats from one media source.
Xenon Live Encoder opens a command line interface to be integrated into the existing live streaming platform. It also simultaneously encodes multiple tracks with different bitrates and frame rates to be used in combination with Xenon Streamer’s dynamic bitrate adaptation.

Key Features of Xenon Live Encoder

High Quality Encoding

Current encoding standards do not address quality. Vidiator has optimized various encoding algorithms to maximize the quality of encoded content, enhancing the user’s experience.

Handset Compatibility

Standardization does not mean a standardized encoded file can be played on any standard handset player. Vidiator participates in international interoperability tests to ensure Xenon Live Encoder is compatible with handsets in the market. As its result, Xenon Live Encoder supports handset interoperability with codecs such as MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, AMR, AAC and HE AAC (v.1 and v.2).

Streaming Server Compatibility

XLE is compatible with any standard conforming streaming server, such as Xenon Streamer, Real Networks’ Helix Mobile streaming server, and Apple’s Darwin and Quicktime streaming server.

Standard Interface to Capture Cards

All capture cards with a driver compatible with the VfW (Video for Windows) interface (the majority) are supported by Xenon Live Encoder.

Command Line Interface with XML-Based Configuration

Command line interface allows you to automate your encoding production. With its XML based configuration, you can easily integrate your production platform to control the encoding parameters of XLE.

Simulated Live Channel Creation

Xenon Live Encoder allows users to create their own ‘live’ channels using locally stored 3gp files, saving costs over getting an actual live channel. Also, users can create a live channel mixing live inputs and 3gp files to replace specific programs of a live channel.

Scheduling and Reuse of Recorded Files

You can create daily or weekly schedules for your live channels. If there is any programming gap with a live source, you can use previously recorded clip to fill the gap on the fly, thus maximizing your service time for more revenue.

Scheduled Recording

With 24/7 continuous live streaming, the encoded/streamed content is usually removed automatically as the content size is too big for recording. XLE allows you to specify the time and duration of recorded live streams. Recorded files are saved as 3gp files, which can be used immediately for on-demand streaming or simulated broadcasts.

Multiple Encoding Channels from One Source

Reduce your hardware cost for capture cards with XLE’s multiple encoding channels from one source, which allows you to use the same capture card for encoding different encoding profiles. For example, you can have an H.264 live channel and another MPEG-4 live channel with one capture card using XLE.

Simultaneous Multi-Track Encoding

Used with Xenon™ Streamer, multiple tracks with different bitrates and/or framerates can be encoded simultaneously for use with dynamic bitrate adaptation.

Image/Text Overly (Ad Insertion)

With the real-time editing feature, you can easily add formatted text and/or images, such as your company logo, to any encoded video and do son on the fly. This feature can easily be applied to mobile TV advertisements. With the slide show feature, you can schedule the insertion of /Images/text to create a video channel.

H.264 and HE AAC v.1 and v.2

Cutting edge codecs such as H.264 and HE AAC v.1 and v.2 let you provide the best quality audio and video with new handsets as these new codecs performs 30-50% better. New codecs are regularly added to maintain future compatibility.

Sound Volume Control

Xenon Live Encoder enables you to control the sound volume without relying on the volume level from the input source, minimizing your operational burden.

Preview

Preview enables you to check the quality and editing of your encoded video®luding overlaid images and text, before you actually stream it through a streaming server.

Direct Streaming Support

Xenon Live Encoder supports one direct RTSP streaming session to test if the live encoding service is working. You can use any 3GPP PC player such as Apple Quicktime to check the streamed live channel.

Service Status Window

The Xenon Live Encoder GUI includes a window that shows the status of encoded channels and network usage regarding the streaming servers; a separate network or monitoring tool is not required.

SNMP and Logging

SNMP and detailed logging enable efficient monitoring of the streaming system. Xenon Live Encoder has enabled various mobile operators and content providers to meet their service level requirements with its SNMP and logging features.

Screen Resolution Resizing

If the live source doesn’t fit the handset screen size, you can resize any source to fit to it. Any standard screen sizes are supported by Xenon Live Encoder®luding QCIF and QVGA.

Synergies with Xenon Streamer

Xenon Streamer is recommended for use with Xenon Live Encoder for live streaming (such as TV, cable TV and traffic monitoring) to use the synergy features Vidiator built between Xenon Streamer and Xenon Live Encoder. The synergy features include live streaming bitrate adaptation, TCP interleaved connection for easy firewall configuration, and two-way communication for minimizing network usage.

Technical Specifications