BLANKOM HDE-264 Full HD IP Encoder Streamer

HDMI to IP Encoder & Streamer | HDE-264

BLANKOM HDE-264

1080p (2K) High Definition (HD) encoder & streamer for live broadcasting platforms and Video-over-IP applications. Up to 1920*1080@60fps  Full-HD resolution. Very stable operation on multicast distribution on local area networks. Suitable for video-over-IP application through the internet. 2 IP output streams at the same time with different resolutions, e.g. for LAN, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch simultaneously.

All BLANKOM encoders offer perfect image quality and stable system operation at an affordable price.

Inputs

HDMI, HDMI embedded audio
Outputs

100 Mbps IP (up to 2 IP Streams)
Outstanding features

HDE-264 supports a maximum resolution of 1920×1080@60fps at the input, and at the output. It works with stream protocols HTTP / HLS / FLV / RTSP / RTMP / RTMPS / UDP/RTP (Unicast/Multicast) and ONVIF. The HDE-264 is compatible with online live-streaming services, such as YouTube, Facebook, Ustream, and others.

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1080p60 Full HD H.264 Streaming Encoder with 2 Streams Output

 

BLANKOM HDE-264 HDMI to IP streaming encoder serves the distribution of SD and HD TV/video content through IP networks in digital quality. The live video can be received by Internet media servers, by TV sets with IPTV set top boxes, and on PCs and tablets with VLC Player.

BLANKOM HDE-264 Full HD IP Encoder Streamer

  • H.264 HDMI to IP Encoder & Streamer combined
  • HDMI compatible input
  • HDMI embedded audio
  • 2 IP streams output (Main stream and Sub stream)
  • Stable and effective embedded HiLinux OS
  • HD Resolution 1080p60 (2Kp60), 1080i, 720p and scaling down to 176×144
  • IP output: HTTP, RTSP, RTMP, RTMPS, UDP/RTP, FLV, ONVIF, HLS; unicast/multicast output.
  • Distribution of Video camera, PC Monitor, dif. STB, DVD / Blu-ray player content over LAN, WAN or Internet
  • Live stream broadcast, Digital signage, Video conferencing, RTSP support
  • Video-over IP applications
  • IPTV/OTT/Info-Channel applications
  • Local IPTV on LAN applications, Corporate IPTV, Hotel IPTV, Campus IPTV, Education IPTV
  • VLC and FFmpeg mode selectable
  • VBR/CBR bitrate mode encoding
  • Streams to Ustream, Atlas™, Wowza®, and Adobe® Flash® Servers, www.vmix.com conform to YouTube, Vimeo, X, Facebook, Twitch live broadcast platforms
  • HLS encoding feature, Android and iOS mobile devices compatible

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BLANKOM HD Encoder Streamers Application Diagram

B2B application examples demonstrating how the universal compatibility of the HDE-264 solves specific video distribution requirements:

  • High-Density Hospitality and Hotel IPTV Ingestion: Hotels frequently maintain a mixed ecosystem of older and newer digital televisions across guest rooms. By utilizing the HDE-264 to ingest local promotional media players or satellite receivers via HDMI, the facility encodes channels into an H.264 UDP Multicast stream. This universal format ensures that both legacy Linux-based Set-Top Boxes and modern Smart TVs can decode and display the internal hotel channels flawlessly without updating room hardware.

  • Secure Corporate Town Hall and Live Web Streaming: During large corporate announcements, the master output of an AV production mixer is routed via HDMI into the HDE-264. The device compresses the high-definition video feed into H.264 format and streams it securely over the internet using the RTMP/RTMPS or SRT protocol directly to public video platforms or internal corporate web portals. Employees worldwide can watch the broadcast live on their office desktops, tablets, or smartphones without installing external media plugins.

  • Local Government Council Meeting Archiving and Public Broadcasting: Municipalities deploy the HDE-264 to handle public transparency requirements. The main chamber camera feed is sent via HDMI to the device, which streams a high-definition RTMP feed directly to social video networks for citizens. Utilizing its multi-stream capability, the encoder simultaneously pushes a secondary low-latency RTSP stream to a local Network Video Recorder (NVR) for official digital record logging and legal compliance storage.

  • Educational Lecture Capture and Campus-Wide IPTV Streaming: In university auditoriums, a professor’s presentation laptop or document camera is connected to the HDMI input of the HDE-264. The unit compresses the presentation material into an H.264 multicast stream distributed across the university’s local network. This allows students in overflow classrooms, campus libraries, or student dormitories to view the lecture live using standard open-source media players (like VLC) on any device.

  • Remote Security Monitoring and Central Command Center Distribution: In industrial facilities or large corporate complexes, local high-resolution security control consoles or remote monitoring systems output visual diagnostics via HDMI. The HDE-264 encodes this live feed at 1080p60 resolution and pushes it via RTSP or secure SRT channels directly to a centralized main control room miles away. This allows security supervisors to monitor critical data screens over a secure WAN infrastructure without introducing heavy network latency or system vulnerabilities.

 

BLANKOM HDE-264 IPTV encoder is designed for TV signal distribution in excellent quality over LAN and INTERNET.

The h.264 compression technology features low-latency and low bit rates for IPTV/OTT systems. The high-efficient encoding chips saves bandwidth cost through all its resolution range.

Distribution of SD and HD TV channels through the IPTV/OTT network using state-of-art IP technology from almost any kind of video input.

Excellent video and audio quality.

High reliability. No regular service and maintenance need during operation.

From 1 input signal, 2 entirely different streams can be generated. The main stream can have up to Full HD (1080p), the secondary streams up to 720p HD resolution.

Through HLS encoding feature, Android and iOS mobile devices compatible.

The uni- and multicast streams can be assigned with DVB-conform table content to allow the integration into multiplexes of IP to DVB-Modulators.

The easy configuration is designed by a simple Web-interface application compatible with nearly every browser.

BLANKOM HDE-264 Full HD IP Encoder Streamer

 

Function: H.264 Encoder and IP Streamer (Streaming Encoder)

INPUT

  • One HDMI input
  • Input Resolution 1080p, 1080i, 720p and below
  • Embedded audio from HDMI signal

OUTPUT

  • Simultaneous 2 different streams output (Main stream and Secondary stream)
  • Each stream can be H.264/AVC High/ Main/ Baseline Profile MJPEG/ JPEG baseline encoded
  • Video data rate: 0.1 Mbps ~ 32 Mbps
  • Video frame rate: 5 ~ 60 fps
  • Bit rate control: VBR, CBR
  • Output Resolution 1080p, 1080i, 720p and below (max 1080p@60fps on main stream)
  • Main Stream output resolution support: 1920×1080, 1680×1056, 1280×720, 1024×576, 850×480, 720×576, 720×540, 720×480, 720×404, 704×576, 640×480, 640×360, 608×448, 544×480, 480×480, 480×384, 480×360, 480×320, 480×272, 480×270, 400×320, 400×224, 352×480, 352×228, 320×256, 320×240, 320×180, 240×180, 176×144.

SYSTEM

  • Protocol HTTP / HLS / FLV / RTSP / RTMP / RTMPS / UDP/ RTP (Unicast/Multicast) Stream Protocols and ONVIF
  • Video encoder H.264 (MPEG-4, AVC) high, main, baseline profile, MJPEG/JPEG baseline
  • Audio encoder AAC/AAC+/AAC++/MP3/MP2/AC3 G711
  • Data interface RJ45, 100 Mbps Ethernet interface, Control over web browser
  • Rate control CBR/VBR
  • GOP Structure IBBP Adv
  • Pretreatment De-interlacing, Noise reduction, Sharpening
  • Sampling rate Auto
  • Audio Bit-rate 48K/64K/96K/128K/160K/192K
  • Audio Sampling precision 24 bit
  • Audio Data Rate 12 kbps ~ 640 kbps
  • User interface WEB GUI
  • Firmware upgrade support

GENERAL

  • Power supply 12V DC, 1A
  • Dimensions 170 × 130 × 30 mm
  • Weight 300g
  • Consumption 6W

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

 

The BLANKOM HDE-264 is a professional hardware encoding appliance designed to compress live HD video and audio from an HDMI input into standard IP streams. It enables operators to distribute high-clarity digital television feeds or corporate AV sources directly over local area networks (LAN) or wide-area networks (WAN) to downstream IPTV headends, decoding clients, and streaming servers.

The hardware encoding engine natively handles video input and output processing configurations up to 1920×1080 Full HD at 60 frames per second (1080p60). It is backward compatible with various standard interlaced and progressive high-definition formats (such as 1080i60, 720p60, and 576p), ensuring accurate pixel-to-pixel mapping from professional cameras and media players.

While newer codecs exist, H.264/AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10) remains the most universally compatible video compression standard globally. It guarantees that the outgoing IP streams can be decoded effortlessly by almost any legacy Set-Top Box (STB), smart TV, web browser, smartphone, or media server in existence without requiring proprietary software licenses or causing heavy CPU overhead on the decoding client side.

The device integrates a flexible multi-protocol streaming matrix. It can broadcast the compressed transport stream concurrently across multiple professional channels, including UDP/RTP (Multicast and Unicast), SRT (Secure Reliable Transport), RTSP, HTTP, and RTMP/RTMPS, enabling parallel distribution to local multicast alanyzes and public cloud streaming platforms.

The HDE-264 incorporates a high-efficiency Dual-Stream encoding architecture. It can process the single physical HDMI input into up to 2 independent IP output streams simultaneously (Main Stream and Sub Stream). Network engineers can utilize the Main Stream for high-bitrate, full-resolution (1080p60) distribution to prime IPTV headends, while concurrently configuring the Sub Stream at a lower resolution and lower bitrate to serve mobile devices, remote web proxies, or local low-bandwidth archival storage loops.

The device extracts the digital audio payload directly from the embedded HDMI signal line. It compresses the audio track utilizing high-efficiency AAC-LC and MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2) standards, multiplexing the stereo audio directly into the outgoing IP transport stream container to maintain perfect audio-video synchronization.

Yes, an advanced internal On-Screen Display (OSD) engine is built into the device firmware. Network administrators can overlay customized text lines, system timestamps, corporate logos, or transparent watermark images directly onto the video matrix in real time via the web management interface without causing any stream stuttering or frame drops.

The HDE-264 runs on a deeply hardened, lightweight embedded Linux operating system. It does not contain an internal SNMP agent or complex software dependencies. Management is handled completely remotely via a highly responsive browser-based WebGUI (Web User Interface) through its RJ45 Ethernet management port, allowing engineers to modify parameters using any standard web browser.

The HDE-264 is encased in a compact, rugged metal chassis featuring an advanced passive fanless thermal cooling design. By eliminating moving mechanical components—which represent the primary point of physical wear and failure in processing hardware—the device delivers an exceptional Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) profile. It operates with high stability and is structurally optimized for uninterrupted, continuous 24/7/365 commercial deployment.

Yes. To support diverse professional audio environments where separate mixing is required, the hardware layout includes a physical 3.5mm stereo analog audio input jack alongside the HDMI line. Through the WebGUI, operators can explicitly configure the encoder to capture either the digital audio embedded within the HDMI line or inject a separate line-level analog audio track from a local soundboard or studio microphone array

 

 

 

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