Hauppauge Stream Eez-Pro Video streaming made easy

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Broadcast your live events to hundreds, thousands or millions of viewers

StreamEez-Pro allows organizations to stream live events over the Internet to hundreds or thousands of viewers using popular streaming services such as Amazon Web Services and Wowza. The Streameez-Pro system includes a high definition video encoder plus the Streameez-Pro application to make the setup and transmission of live Internet events simple enough for non-technical people to use.

Connect StreamEez-Pro to any HDMI camera and stream church events, school sport meets, local school board meetings, town hall meetings and any other live event in full HD with the best streaming services available today!

Simple to setup, simple to use

All of the encoding work is done inside the StreamEez-Pro device. To manage your video stream, the StreamEez-Pro application is included and runs on Windows 7 or 8. To install, plug the StreamEez-Pro device into a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port on your Windows PC, and install the StreamEez-Pro application. The StreamEez-Pro application will manage your connection to the Internet streaming service you will use. StreamEez-Pro also supports 'Works with Wowza' for one click setup of your Wowza stream.

StreamEez-Pro supports Wowza Server (V3) and Wowza Streaming Engine (V4) running on any server. The StreamEez-Pro Wowza Streaming Engine profile supports the new Wowza quick configuration mechanism introduced in Wowza Streaming Engine. Plus the StreamEez-Pro RTMP profile supports connection to any Wowza version. Additionally, StreamEez contains a custom Amazon Web Services (AWS) management console which provides a seamless environment if you choose to host your Wowza server on AWS.

You can also set up a custom RTMP or RTP profile for other streaming services.

Streameez-Pro supports HDMI video sources (non-HDCP), but a composite/s-video adapter is available to stream standard definition video.

StreamEez-Pro has two parts: the StreamEez-Pro HD encoder and the StreamEez-Pro management application

The StreamEez video encoder is a rugged, high quality real-time HD encoder which converts HDMI video into H.264, the most widely used format for streaming video over the Internet. The StreamEez video encoder accepts HDMI video at up to 1080p60 and has a down scaler which can convert video to a lower resolution format such as 720p "on the fly". The StreamEez encoder also includes a logo inserter which can take a transparent PNG file and overlay it on top of the live video. There is an HDMI output port which can be used to connect to a video monitor.

The StreamEez-Pro application

The Streameez-Pro application runs on Windows 7 or Windows 8 and has a simple to setup access for Internet video streaming to Amazon Web Services through Wowza, plus supports the Meridix sports streaming service and Ustream, Twitch and YouTube. The StreamEez-Pro application allows a user to easily choose streaming profiles for low, medium and high bandwidth services. For advanced users, StreamEez-pro allows the creation of custom profiles with settings for bit rate and scaling factors. In addition to the built-in streaming services, StreamEez-Pro can support other streaming services using RTP or RTMP protocols.

Because all of the video encoding is done inside the StreamEez device, you can use any speed Windows 7 or 8 PC, even a small netbook.

Use Amazon Web Services and Wowza to stream your events locally or around the world

To stream a live event using StreamEez-Pro, an organization would need to have the StreamEez-Pro video encoder, a high definition HDMI camera, a laptop computer and an Internet connection. In addition, an Amazon Web Services account or an account with Meridix, Ustream or Twitch can be used. Examples of live events which StreamEez-Pro can be used for are church events, school board meetings or other town hall events, and sporting events through the Meridix Sports Network.

With the StreamEez-Pro application, connecting to a streaming video service has four steps: create an account with your streaming service provider, enter your password, choose a streaming profile based on the speed of your Internet connection, and then start streaming. It's that easy!

Use the built-in logo inserter to add your logo to your video streams

The StreamEez-Pro HD encoder contains a built-in logo inserter which combines your logo to your video stream inside the StreamEez-Pro box. You can add a transparent PNG file, with up to 120,000 pixels in any aspect ratio with up to 256 levels of transparency, to your video streams.

Stream up to 4 live video feeds at the same time

The StreamEez-Pro application can manage up to four StreamEez devices at one time. Stream multiple camera angles or use multiple video services. StreamEez-Pro manages each stream or service independantly.