Deliver secure and reliable mission-critical video with a fully ruggedized, low latency, quad-HD and 4K UHD video encoder.
Designed for the most demanding environments, the Makito X4 Rugged is an ultra-low latency, multi-channel video encoder. Housed within a compact, all-weather, and shock resistant mil-spec appliance, the Makito X4 Rugged delivers high-quality, AVC/H.264 and HEVC/H.265 full motion video (FMV) from analog and digital sources at resolutions up to 4K along with KLV and CoT metadata.
Tailored for defense and ISR applications, the Makito X4 Rugged is capable of ingesting video from a broad range of sensors with its four digital 3G-SDI inputs, a 12G-SDI input, and three composite video inputs as well as an analog audio input. With eight encoding cores it can disseminate real-time video to multiple downstream systems simultaneously, and deliver crisp, high-resolution HEVC and H.264 video in up to 4K UHD resolution, for heightened situational awareness and operational effectiveness.
Every millisecond matters when maintaining situational awareness and coordinating operations in dynamic and challenging environments. The powerful Makito X4 Rugged captures, encodes, and streams pristine quality video at ultra-low latency and with very low bandwidth consumption over constrained IP networks, LOS, BLOS, and SATCOM links. These capabilities enable real-time situational analysis and quick decision-making, ensuring prompt and informed responses to critical situations.
When operating in dynamic and often resource-constrained environments, the ability to deliver timely, concise, and actionable information is crucial. The Makito X4 Rugged ingests and streams MISB-compliant KLV and CoT metadata along with audio and video, ensuring downstream interoperability. Its flexible metadata filtering optimizes resource use by transmitting only essential metadata crucial for mission objectives while enhancing picture quality over constrained networks.
Video reliability and security are non-negotiable in mission-critical operations especially when network conditions are unpredictable, and bandwidth is limited. Leveraging Haivision’s SRT streaming protocol, the Makito X4 Rugged ensures end-to-end content encryption to safeguard sensitive information and prevent unauthorized access. Dual IP network interfaces provide enhanced reliability through load balancing, network redundancy, and hitless failover for uninterrupted live video streaming.
Compliant with rigorous standards like DO-160, MIL-STD-810G, and MIL-STD-1275E, the Makito X4 Rugged is designed to withstand extreme weather, vibration, shock, and other environmental factors, ensuring continuous and reliable operation while in the field. Optimized for size, weight, and power, the Makito X4 Rugged encoder is suitable for all types of mobile and fixed platforms, enabling optimal performance in land, sea, and air missions.
Fully compliant with ISR protocols and standards including STANAG and MISB, the Makito X4 Rugged is designed for seamless integration and interoperability with a variety of platforms and communication networks used within military and defense infrastructures. It also meets the rigorous cybersecurity and interoperability standards of the U.S. Department of Defense by being DoDIN APL certified.
4K UHD / Multi HD (x4)
HEVC / H.264
32 Audio Channels
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