Epiphan Pearl-2 is the recommended hardware encoder for clients in the churches and ceremonies space.
Stream Monkey is an online video company that simplifies how users share, connect, and engage with their audience. Their cloud technology allows control and delivery of video worldwide. Video is hosted on the Akamai CDN and packaged in a convenient player easily embedded on websites or integrated with other streaming sites, like Facebook Live.
Looking for the best hardware encoder
Director of Operations Nicholas Roselius had difficulty finding a reliable hardware encoder to recommend as part of their solution. Since many clients from churches don’t have a technical background, Stream Monkey sought a robust hardware encoder that was simple to use, affordable, and high quality.
According to Nicholas, “It all starts with the encoder.” If the encoder doesn’t work, then everything else down the line doesn’t work well. When Stream Monkey discovered Epiphan Pearl, they realised they’d finally found what they were looking for.
The Pearl solution
“Now we can go to our customers with options to consider using Pearl as a great way to start off streaming, or if they’re not satisfied with their current setup, to switch to Pearl-2.” To Nicholas, the Epiphan Pearl line is affordable, simple to use, very reliable, and produces high-quality streams. Pearl also helps keep support costs to a minimum. “…eliminating the encoder as the cause of issues is a great thing for us.”
People like the easy, one-touch recording and streaming feature of Pearl Mini and Pearl-2, as well as the touch screen on the front panel. They’re really impressed by the many Pearl features, like switching between cameras and picture-in-picture.
Reach more people.
More churches are choosing live streaming to reach more people. Christ Community Church is a large church near Chicago, IL, with thousands of local worshipers. They live stream using Pearl with Stream Monkey to reach thousands more online.
“It all starts with the encoder.”– Nicholas Roselius
Higher quality streams
Real Life Church in Valencia, CA has used Stream Monkey for many years. They recently updated their live stream encoding, moving away from a software-based solution to offer more and higher quality streams simply by adding Pearl-2. Now, they’re delivering a better quality stream to thousands of viewers.
“Now we can go to our customers with options to consider using Pearl as a great way to start off streaming, or if they’re not satisfied with their current setup, to switch over to Pearl-2.”– Nicholas Roselius
A client recently approached Stream Monkey needing to push an English stream, a Spanish stream, and a hearing-impaired stream. Pearl-2 was recommended because it can do six simultaneous streams: a high bitrate stream and a low bitrate stream each for English, Spanish, and hearing impaired.
Before Pearl, a solution that could do six simultaneous streams would have cost in the range of $10,000 USD. Pearl’s price point makes it more accessible for clients, like churches, to push their own bitrates and control the quality of their stream.
Reliable, affordable, and simple
Stream Monkey needed a reliable and affordable hardware encoder solution for their clients – one that was versatile and easy to use. That’s exactly what they found with Pearl-2.
Pearl-2 handles the encoding, streaming, and setup, while Stream Monkey does all the rest. It shows the person, “Wow! This does pretty much everything I need it to do and more – like switching between sources and picture in picture.” Pearl makes a perfect complementary product for the quality services Stream Monkey offers.
“Wow! This does pretty much everything I need it to do and more – like switching between sources and picture-in-picture.”– Nicholas Roselius
*This blog is extracted from Epiphan Video.
About Epiphan Video
Epiphan Video provides award-winning, purpose-built hardware solutions that help your business create impactful video content.
The Epiphan Pearl range of hardware encoders is the ultimate system for maximum versatility with multi-encoding, multi-streaming, recording, custom layouts, switching, and more. It is ideal for live event production, enterprise communication or lecture capture in higher education.
AP Tech is the authorised Australian distributor of Epiphan Video products. Every Epiphan solution from AP Tech is backed by local warranty and support.
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