Kaltura Live supported encoders


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Kaltura Live can receive RTMP inputs from almost any encoder that supports RTMP. Below are some of the popular encoders that can be used.

Software encoders

The following encoders were not tested by Kaltura, but have been used successfully by our customers:

  • Envivio Muse
  • Wowza GoCoder

Hardware encoders

  • Epiphan
  • Extron
  • Lumens
  • Vizrt 

The following encoders were not tested by Kaltura, but have been used successfully by our customers:

  • Elemental Live 
  • Teradek VidiU/Cube
  • NewTek Tricaster
  • Matrox Monarch
  • Haivision Makito X
  • Haivision KB Series
  • Hauppauge

SRT support

Kaltura also supports SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) for live video ingestion. Use KMC or the liveStream.get API call to retrieve endpoint URLs and stream IDs for both primary and backup SRT streams. To enable end-to-end AES-128 encryption for the SRT stream, set the passphrase found in the liveStream object using the API.

Using other encoders

If you have a different encoder, please refer to the Kaltura Live Stream Requirements Guide and configure your encoder accordingly.

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