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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Livestream Aims to Democratize Live Production

Following the success of the ultra portable Livestream Studio HD500 and Livestream Studio™ Software, Livestream (livestream.com) today unveils its full suite of live production switchers: Livestream Studio™ HD50, HD900 and HD1700, available today for pre-order. To further its mission to democratize live video, Livestream is extending its line of all-in-one broadcast quality switching hardware to enable HD live production at any size. New products available for pre-order today: Livestream Studio™ HD50: Affordable, semi-portable, 5 input model; featuring digital HD. Price $6,999 (MSRP) Livestream Studio™ HD900: 9 input rackmount model; ideal for studios, facilities and live production trucks. Price $14,999 (MSRP) Livestream Studio™ HD1700: 17 input rackmount model; ideal for studios, facilities and live production trucks. Price $24,999 (MSRP) HD50 Livestream Studio™ features include: HD Live Inputs: HD-SDI, HDMI, Analog and AES EBU Audio HD Live Output: HD-SDI, HDMI, Analog and AES EBU Audio Multi-view: Full field-rate multi-view to preview your cameras in real-time with audio level overlays Live transitions: Fade, SMPTE Wipes Live audio mixing and monitoring: with support for embedded audio Two Graphics & DVE: Overlay, transparency, dynamic text titling, live countdown, picture in picture Two downstream keys (DSKs) Record to full resolution Blackmagic Design® MJPEG AVI (100Mbps) Two media players: Playback video clip files with automatic transition; built-in transcoder to import other formats such as MP4, QuickTime and more Built-in live streaming encoder: Enables one-click live streaming in HD multi-bitrate to the award- winning, ad-free Livestream Platform or any platform of your choice, including YouTube™ Live, Ustream™, Akamai™, Wowza™ Media Server and any CDN or server that supports RTMP Support: Includes two months of the industry’s only 7 day a week phone support with knowledgeable customer service and technical support “Live production is a space that is ripe for disruption, and Livestream is leading the charge in creating affordable, broadcast-quality production switchers,” said Max Haot, CEO and Co-Founder. “Livestream is committed to democratizing live video and with the launch of the Livestream Studio family of products, we are providing every event, from a high school football game to major concerts and award shows, with all the tools they need to produce live in HD.” Livestream will also debut a hardware control surface product line and a free software update to all future and existing customers at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas (April 8 – 11, 2013). Visit Livestream at NAB in booth SL10716. http://store.livestream.com/