Magewell Ultra Stream SDI Live Streaming and Recording Encoder

Magewell Ultra Stream SDI Overveiw

The Magewell Ultra Stream SDI accepts an SDI input and allows you to output up to two livestreams over Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or a hotspot. You can send a main stream and a substream to popular CDNs such as Facebook Live, YouTube, and Twitch, or to custom RTMP servers.

Ultra Stream SDI supports up to 2048 x 1080 2K60 resolution, encodes the signal in up to 1080p60, and outputs a main stream in up to a 10Mb/s bitrate and substream in up to 2Mb/s. You can also record the stream to 32GB of internal storage or to an optional USB flash drive in up to 720p30 resolution.

Connections include an SDI input and loop output (also supporting up to 2K), an RJ45 port, a USB port for a flash drive, and mic and headphone jacks. There are onboard controls to start/stop streaming and to record, and the rest of the controls are provided in a WebUI as well as a companion iOS/Android app that connects to the Ultra Stream SDI over Bluetooth.

Supported Mobile OS

• Android 5.0 and above
• iOS 9.0 and above

SDI Specific Features

• Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Gb-DL/3Gb-DS standards; 2048 x 1080 2K input and loop-through signals; 8/10/12-bit color depths; 60p, 60i, 50p, 50i, 30p, 25p signal formats

• Limited support for the first stream of 3Gb-DS

• Limited support for the first link of dual-link interfaces:
  YCbCr 4:2:2 10-bit 1080p50/59.94/60: output as 1080i50/59.94/60
  YCbCr 4:4:4 10-bit: output as 4:2:2
  RGB 4:4:4: R/B sub-sampled

Analog Audio Features

• Extract embedded HDMI stereo audio for recording, streaming, and output via the headphone interface
• Record and stream analog audio from the 3.5mm microphone interface

Encoding

• H.264/HEVC video and and AAC high-quality audio encoding
• Support for video bitrates up to 8Mb/s for the main stream and 2Mb/s for the substream
• Encode input resolutions up to 1920×1080 at 60 fps

Streaming

• Live stream using the RTMP/RTMPS protocol to applications such as Flash Media Server, Wowza, Red5, and NGINX server
• RTSP protocol support
• Live streaming to popular services such as Facebook Live, YouTube, and Twitch
• Stream to up to two servers simultaneously
• Allows specifying network priority when multiple networks are connected

Recording (Internally or to USB)

• Record to 32GB of internal storage or to a USB flash drive
• Loop recording supported
• Auto-recording when the input signal is stable
• Record video clips in different durations
• Record as MP4 or MOV files
• USB flash drive file system formats: FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, VFAT
• Download video clips saved in internal storage using the WebUI

Recording (to Mobile Devices)

• Up to 1280 x 720 resolution at 30 fps in MP4 file format
• Capture still image snapshots during recording
• Record files and screenshots to system album
• Preview main and substreamsTimer recording: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes

Remote Control

• Remote control using the WebUI or the companion iOS/Android app that connects to the Ultra Stream SDI over Bluetooth
• Connect via Wi-Fi, a wired network, or a hotspot
• Check device status
• Set volume, network, recording, and livestreaming parameters
• Simultaneous main stream and substream encoding with customizable parameters
• Support for multiple users logging in simultaneously
• In-app online help
• Device configuration via the WebUI

LED Indicators

• Status of input signal, Ethernet network, Wi-Fi, USB flash drive
• Operating status: startup, recording, streaming, updating

Supported Web Browsers

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox version 61 and above
• Google Chrome version 49 and above
• Apple Safari 11.1 and above
• Opera 55.0.2994.44 and above