MediaPOINTE’s VIDi4 h.264 (AVC, MPEG-4 part 10) encoder blade is used in the VIDi chassis a high density rack mount system for video over IP transport. Plug a video source directly into the blade, plug into the network via the RJ-45 connection, and stream real-time DVD quality video over your LAN or WAN. The VIDi4 system is suitable for all applications requiring cost effective low bit rate video distribution over IP networks. There are two VIDi chassis. The 17-slot has the option of dual redundant power supplies and holds up to 17 blades, while the 2-slot chassis has a single power source and can hold 2 blades.
The VIDi4 has a unique embedded platform that enables consistent full motion video preserved from: delay, jitter, packet losses, and packet out-of-order instabilities. This technology is unrivaled for cost-to-performance value.

• Superior Audio/Video Quality. h.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC) hardware compression and MediaPOINTE's optimized transmission technology provides a video image at full frame rates and D1 resolution. The video stream can be viewed by an unlimited number of clients on a LAN or WAN with 25fps PAL or 30fps NTSC assured, provided that bandwidth is available. Image resolutions are configurable from D1 (720x480 NTSC, 720x576 PAL) down to 160x120. The video bit rate can be configured from 100 kbps to 4 Mbps. The audio compression is either AAC or MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio encoding at 8 to 384 kbps with up to 48 KHz sample rate.
• Video Inputs. The VIDi4 includes one BNC composite input, and one S-Video input for connecting video source equipment.
• Audio Inputs. A terminal block connector provides audio inputs for Balanced and Unbalanced connections. This allows for easy onsite connections regardless of the cabling outputs of the audio source. The VIDi4 features user control of audio parameters, including mute, pre-amp and volume.
• External Device Connections. The VIDi4 includes a serial connection via an RJ-45 or an RJ-11 connector. This connector can be used as an RS-232 port (full-duplex, no hand shaking) or an RS-422 (full-duplex) port. These ports allow the VIDi4 to interface with a variety of external devices, such as Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) devices.
• Management & Configuration of the device is accomplished by any of three methods, console menus, a Web interface, or the AVN Control Protocol API. TCP/IP, HTTP, and other Internet-related protocols are supported