AJA will showcase the turnkey system for REMI, synchronous multi-channel video contribution, remote collaboration, direct-to-audience streaming, and multi-bitrate/multi-format delivery at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show.

Extensive support for industry-standard codecs and formats like H.264, H.265, NDI, SRT, and HLS ensures the device can support nearly any encoding/decoding/transcoding need that arises. BRIDGE LIVE 3G-8 answers a broad range of live event production, remote workflow, multi-camera podcast, web-based programming, security and surveillance, and over-the-top (OTT) content delivery needs. Educational organizations and corporations with live stream workflows can also benefit from the device, while its synchronous multi-channel/multi-system transport streaming enables more efficient live sports and news broadcasts. 

AJA BRIDGE LIVE 3G-8 feature highlights include:

• Pure IP transcode capability expands the usage of BRIDGE LIVE 3G-8 beyond SDI workflows. It enables conversion between any IP codec, such as NDI to/from H.264 with SRT or HLS encapsulation.
• 8 bi-directional SDI ports with multi-frame rate capability enable usage of 25/50 and 59.94/60 frame rates at the same time.
• Bi-directional NDI-SDI conversion enables users to receive NDI (Full and HX) and decode to SDI or input SDI and encode to full NDI. They can also integrate remote NDI and non-NDI equipment/facilities via RTP/UDP/SRT and tap directly into the NDI network for a conduit to content delivery networks (CDNs) or other delivery mechanisms.
• Synchronous multi-channel/multi-system transport supports the backhaul of multiple SDI sources, which egress at the exact same time from the remote location, and with a receiving BRIDGE LIVE 3G-8, ensures the SDI outputs are aligned and genlocked. This unique timing feature also enables production switching, multi-cam recording or other workflows where live sources are required to be timed together.
• HLS input and output provide more ways to deliver content that can be provided to a CDN and consumed by multiple devices and software, including for remote screening to iOS, iPadOS and/or tvOS.
• A video preview feature provides a visual check so that operators can ensure they have the correct SDI input/content for encoding. It promotes basic confidence while providing customers who cannot “go live” to check their content with added peace of mind.