Matrox Releases Automatic Configuration Tools for Monarch HD Streaming and Recording Appliance

Matrox® Video today announced the immediate availability of automatic configuration tools for the popular Matrox Monarch™ HD streaming and recording appliance. AV integrators and video delivery platform developers can use the powerful tools to design a single device management interface for detecting, configuring, and controlling Monarch HD units in remote locations using easy-to-develop XML information sets that can be viewed by any text editor or displayed in any webpage.

For example, specialized CDNs and video platform providers who wish to offer a branded plug-and-play user experience can use the new automatic configuration tools to give their customers a very simple installation procedure. The customer would just insert a USB key containing the customized automatic configuration file, boot the new Monarch HD and be ready to stream at exactly the right settings. 

Similarly, IT administrators in corporate and education environments with deployments of multiple Monarch HD units on a network can use the new tools to manage all of the units from a single application or portal. Streaming and recording parameters need not be set by each individual user.   

“We have been approached by many organizations who love the feature set and economical price point of Monarch HD but who want to integrate it more completely within their own video management platforms,” said Dan Maloney, technical marketing manager, Matrox Video. “

“The new automatic configuration tools give these solution providers an easy way to offer a powerful H.264 encoder with a superior user experience.”

Matrox Monarch HD is a small, easy-to-use H.264 encoder designed for professional video producers who need to simultaneously stream a live event and record a mastering-quality version for post-event editing. From any HDMI input source such as a camera or switcher, Matrox Monarch HD generates an H.264-encoded stream compliant with RTSP or RTMP protocol. While encoding the video at bitrates suitable for live streaming, Matrox Monarch HD simultaneously records a high-quality MP4 or MOV file to an SD card, USB drive, or network-mapped drive.

 

See Matrox Monarch HD in action at 2015 tradeshows including ISE (Amsterdam, Feb. 10–12, stand 11-F68), BVE (London, Feb. 24–26, stand J19) and NAB (Las Vegas, April 13–16, booth SL5817).

 

Price and availability

Priced at $995 US (€799, £699) not including local taxes and delivery, Matrox Monarch HD is available through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. The new automatic configuration tools are enabled in Monarch HD firmware release 2.1.1, which is now available to registered users as a free download from the Matrox website.

 

About Matrox Video

Matrox Video is a technology and market leader in the field of 4K, HD and SD digital video hardware and software for accelerated H.264 encoding, realtime editing, audio/video input/output, streaming, A/V signal conversion, capture/playout servers, channel-in-a-box systems and CGs. Matrox's Emmy award-winning technology powers a full range of multi-screen content creation and delivery platforms used by broadcasters, telcos, cable operators, post-production facilities, live event producers, videographers and A/V professionals worldwide. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered inMontreal, Canada. For more information, visit www.matrox.com/video.