Product Description
The Matrox Monarch HD is a compact and user - friendly video streaming and recording device tailored for professional video producers. It allows you to stream a live event and record a high - quality master version for post - event editing simultaneously. By separating the streaming and recording tasks in one unit, it ensures that CDNs focus on delivering top - notch video to your audience while you control the archive quality. It can generate an H.264 - encoded stream following RTSP or RTMP protocols from any HDMI input like a camera or switcher. While encoding for live streaming, it records high - quality MP4 or MOV files to an SD card, USB drive, or network - mapped drive. You can control it remotely using any computer or mobile device with a web browser. If an event is worth streaming, it's worth recording at the best quality. These high - quality recordings can be offered to your audience as VOD files or highlight reels. The device supports sharing the H.264 encoder between streaming and recording, making recording quality and upload bandwidth independent. You can record at 25 Mbps while streaming at 5 Mbps. It can stream up to 20 Mbps or record at up to 30 Mbps. It injects high - quality video regardless of the input source or target bitrate, thanks to its built - in H.264 encoder and high - quality deinterlacing and scaling engines. You can record H.264 video as MP4 or MOV files, which are versatile for various applications. You can upload them to your web server or CDNs like YouTube or import them directly into creation tools without transcoding. It's powerful and robust, with simple one - touch stream and record buttons, low power consumption, a locking power connector, and a fanless design. Its HDMI output makes it easy to monitor the stream and recording, and it can pass all eight channels of embedded audio from input to output. There are also two channels of analog audio input with loopout via 1/8' stereo jacks. It can be placed on a desktop or racked (up to three units in a 1RU tray). Storage and button controls are on the front, while power and I/O ports are at the back. Key features include recording high - quality video while streaming, easy editing and uploading with MP4 and MOV, a robust design, easy audience reach, streaming and recording SDI signals, recording to various devices, presets for simple configuration, remote control, integration into your applications or with Crestron, and rack installation.
Using the Matrox Monarch HD is a breeze. First, connect your HDMI input source like a camera or switcher to the device. You can then choose to start streaming and recording with just a single press of the one - touch buttons. If you want to control it remotely, open a web browser on your computer or mobile device and access the control interface. When recording, select whether you want to save the file as an MP4 or MOV on an SD card, USB drive, or network - mapped drive. For streaming, make sure your network can handle the bitrate you've set. Remember to keep the device in an environment with a temperature between 32 to 104 deg. F (0 to 40 deg. C) and relative humidity of 20 to 80% (non - condensing). The power supply requires a 100 - 240V AC, 50 - 60 Hz input. Avoid operating it at altitudes above 3000 meters. For maintenance, keep the device clean. Since it's fanless, dust won't accumulate as quickly, but still, wipe it down occasionally. If you're not using it for a long time, store it in a place with relative humidity between 5 to 95% (non - condensing). When rack - mounting, make sure to follow the proper procedures to fit up to three units in a 1RU tray.
