City of Carmel uses Matrox to optimize council webcasts
This picturesque California city has revamped its AV systems and implemented the Matrox Monarch HDX H.264 encoder to offer live webcasts of council meetings.
Carmel by the Sea is a small city in Monterey County (California) which has a population of 4.500 residents and where many celebrities live such as Clint Eastwood who was its mayor.
This picturesque city maintains its charm of yesteryear but without sacrificing the latest technologies.. Its residents are committed to their city and attend Council meetings. During the last years, They have also been live-streamed for the convenience of residents..
One of the latest initiatives that have been carried out has been the renewal of their AV systems and the upgrade of their IT facilities from SD to HD. Replacing its aging content management system with a modern one and modernizing the city's website were other priorities..
To simplify live streaming, Consulting system designer suggested investing in a hardware encoder. After trying several models, the city's IT systems and network administrator, Joel Staker, selected the device Matrox Monarch HDX Dual Channel, since it allowed them to simultaneously transmit and record City Council meetings.
Like all city IT operations, including call center 911, These were managed by a single person, so a solution that was easy to configure was sought., use and maintain. The Matrox solution responded to these requirements as well as the agenda management used in the city., NovusAgenda, and the Novus video server.
The encoder they had previously was not compatible with the Novus solution and this was another reason why it was decided to replace the old equipment.
The city has four PTZ cameras that are responsible for sending signals to the production switcher., providing HDMI input to Monarch HDX H.264 encoding device. Monarch HDX encodes the signals and transmits them to the Novus video server. This delivers them as live online broadcasts through the city's web portal. In addition, the encoder also records them simultaneously in MP4 format on an SD card.
The city can upload these recordings, with a quality superior to the transmission, to your web portal, one hour after the conclusion of the meetings, so that everyone has access, including citizens and journalists.
In addition to being used for broadcasts of City Council meetings, Matrox Monarch HDX encoder also to be installed at Sunset Cultural Center, a space dedicated to organizing music concerts. The equipment will be used to record the performances.
“We now have a high quality encoder that is easy to use. It integrates very well with our calendar management solution and meets all of our streaming and recording needs.. “This device has proven to be ideal for our IT operations where they are managed by a single person.”, comments Staker.
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