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#Kiloview S2 H.265 4K Video Encoder (HDMI)

R 18,899.10
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The Kiloview S2 (often cataloged under part number KIL-S2) is a professional-grade Ultra HD hardware video encoder designed for high-end IP video transmission and live broadcasting. Occupying a desktop-friendly rectangular form factor, its primary purpose is to receive a real 4K video signal from an HDMI camera source and encode it into highly efficient H.265 (HEVC) or H.264 formats for seamless network streaming and local recording.

Core Engineering and Structural Features

  • High-Efficiency H.265 Bandwidth Optimization: By incorporating advanced H.265 HEVC encoding compression algorithms, the S2 cuts your network infrastructure bandwidth requirements by over fifty percent compared to traditional H.264 streaming codecs while maintaining identical visual clarity. For example, a crisp 4K stream requires only four megabits per second using H.265, compared to eight megabits per second on older protocols.

  • 4K60 Input with 4K30 Encoding Architecture: The hardware features a premium HDMI 2.0 interface input capable of receiving raw video feeds up to 4K at sixty frames per second. The internal chipset processes and compresses this image into a rock-solid, high-quality stream output optimized up to 4K at thirty frames per second.

  • Massive Sixteen-Destination Multi-Platform Streaming: The software supports simultaneous dual-stream output (a high-bitrate main stream and a flexible sub stream). Each independent stream can be targeted to eight different destinations simultaneously using the same or entirely different transmission protocols. This allows a single S2 hardware box to broadcast live to sixteen separate streaming platforms at once.

  • Broad Multi-Protocol Network Interoperability: It operates as a true universal transmission gateway, comfortably running multiple demanding workflows simultaneously. It natively pushes low-latency NDI HX for local live production, Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) for secure remote field links, alongside industry-standard RTMP, RTMPS, HLS, TS over UDP, and RTSP configurations.

  • Dual Monitoring and Simultaneous Recording: The chassis features a physical HDMI 2.0 loop-through port to connect a zero-latency local confidence monitor. Simultaneously, the encoder can act as a hardware recorder, backing up your live program to an external USB flash drive or routing files over the network directly into a local Network-Attached Storage (NAS) array.

Hardware Technical Specifications Matrix

Parameter Kiloview S2 System Specifications
Primary Digital Video Input One HDMI Two Point Zero port
Local Local Monitoring Output One HDMI Two Point Zero loop-through port
Physical Network Connection One Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port supporting PoE
Audio Interface Support Three point five millimeter TRS analog line-in and four multi-channel embedded digital inputs
Maximum Main Stream Processing Thirty-eight hundred and forty by twenty-one hundred and sixteen pixels at thirty frames per second
Maximum Sub Stream Processing Nineteen hundred and twenty by ten hundred and eighty pixels at sixty frames per second
On-Set Visual Indicators Integrated large-sized multi-status Tally light
Physical Power Supply Setup Power over Ethernet (PoE) or a twelve-volt DC one-amp barrel input
Total Assembly Hardware Weight Three hundred point zero grams

💡 Operational System Tips for the KIL-S2

The Web UI Confidence Preview Practice: The engineered software interface includes a responsive, built-in Web browser layout that allows operators to view a real-time confidence video preview of the active incoming camera feed directly from any laptop on the production network. This tool provides an invaluable diagnostic step. Before troubleshooting remote streaming dropouts on the client side or blaming web destination connection keys, always check the internal encoder Web UI first. If the video preview window looks clean, your local HDMI connection and hardware processing are working perfectly, meaning you can focus your troubleshooting entirely on external internet data issues or platform ingest settings.

  • Executing On-Screen Production Overlays: The hardware features a powerful interior processing engine capable of rendering real-time graphic layers directly on top of your video streams without inducing encoding lag. Through the management software, you can upload your corporate logo, customized text strings, or safe-frame center lines and place them in any screen position. This allows you to permanently brand your outputs, burn in timecodes, or display live audio volume columns across your streams without relying on an external production switcher.

Kiloview

#Kiloview S2 H.265 4K Video Encoder (HDMI)

R 18,899.10

The Kiloview S2 (often cataloged under part number KIL-S2) is a professional-grade Ultra HD hardware video encoder designed for high-end IP video transmission and live broadcasting. Occupying a desktop-friendly rectangular form factor, its primary purpose is to receive a real 4K video signal from an HDMI camera source and encode it into highly efficient H.265 (HEVC) or H.264 formats for seamless network streaming and local recording.

Core Engineering and Structural Features

  • High-Efficiency H.265 Bandwidth Optimization: By incorporating advanced H.265 HEVC encoding compression algorithms, the S2 cuts your network infrastructure bandwidth requirements by over fifty percent compared to traditional H.264 streaming codecs while maintaining identical visual clarity. For example, a crisp 4K stream requires only four megabits per second using H.265, compared to eight megabits per second on older protocols.

  • 4K60 Input with 4K30 Encoding Architecture: The hardware features a premium HDMI 2.0 interface input capable of receiving raw video feeds up to 4K at sixty frames per second. The internal chipset processes and compresses this image into a rock-solid, high-quality stream output optimized up to 4K at thirty frames per second.

  • Massive Sixteen-Destination Multi-Platform Streaming: The software supports simultaneous dual-stream output (a high-bitrate main stream and a flexible sub stream). Each independent stream can be targeted to eight different destinations simultaneously using the same or entirely different transmission protocols. This allows a single S2 hardware box to broadcast live to sixteen separate streaming platforms at once.

  • Broad Multi-Protocol Network Interoperability: It operates as a true universal transmission gateway, comfortably running multiple demanding workflows simultaneously. It natively pushes low-latency NDI HX for local live production, Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) for secure remote field links, alongside industry-standard RTMP, RTMPS, HLS, TS over UDP, and RTSP configurations.

  • Dual Monitoring and Simultaneous Recording: The chassis features a physical HDMI 2.0 loop-through port to connect a zero-latency local confidence monitor. Simultaneously, the encoder can act as a hardware recorder, backing up your live program to an external USB flash drive or routing files over the network directly into a local Network-Attached Storage (NAS) array.

Hardware Technical Specifications Matrix

Parameter Kiloview S2 System Specifications
Primary Digital Video Input One HDMI Two Point Zero port
Local Local Monitoring Output One HDMI Two Point Zero loop-through port
Physical Network Connection One Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port supporting PoE
Audio Interface Support Three point five millimeter TRS analog line-in and four multi-channel embedded digital inputs
Maximum Main Stream Processing Thirty-eight hundred and forty by twenty-one hundred and sixteen pixels at thirty frames per second
Maximum Sub Stream Processing Nineteen hundred and twenty by ten hundred and eighty pixels at sixty frames per second
On-Set Visual Indicators Integrated large-sized multi-status Tally light
Physical Power Supply Setup Power over Ethernet (PoE) or a twelve-volt DC one-amp barrel input
Total Assembly Hardware Weight Three hundred point zero grams

💡 Operational System Tips for the KIL-S2

The Web UI Confidence Preview Practice: The engineered software interface includes a responsive, built-in Web browser layout that allows operators to view a real-time confidence video preview of the active incoming camera feed directly from any laptop on the production network. This tool provides an invaluable diagnostic step. Before troubleshooting remote streaming dropouts on the client side or blaming web destination connection keys, always check the internal encoder Web UI first. If the video preview window looks clean, your local HDMI connection and hardware processing are working perfectly, meaning you can focus your troubleshooting entirely on external internet data issues or platform ingest settings.

  • Executing On-Screen Production Overlays: The hardware features a powerful interior processing engine capable of rendering real-time graphic layers directly on top of your video streams without inducing encoding lag. Through the management software, you can upload your corporate logo, customized text strings, or safe-frame center lines and place them in any screen position. This allows you to permanently brand your outputs, burn in timecodes, or display live audio volume columns across your streams without relying on an external production switcher.

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