Tired of choosing between ripping out your video stack or standing still? In this episode, Kenneth Robinson, Director of Field Application Engineers at NETINT, walks through a practical playbook for deploying Video Processing Units (VPUs) at any stage of growth – from retrofitting a live server to scaling across edge, cloud, and hybrid environments.
We start with hardware options that match real-world use cases:
• T1U hot-swap modules that slide into existing servers – no downtime required.
• Prebuilt 1RU systems with up to ten T1Us and your choice of ARM or x86 CPUs.
• Compact mini servers built for SDI ingest and edge workflows.
• Cloud-based VPU instances via partners like Akamai, CDN77, and i3D.net – including test credits for quick starts.
• Hybrid configurations that keep steady-state on-prem and burst to the cloud for overflow or redundancy.
Then we cover software integration. Choose your path: a native API for granular control, or use FFmpeg and GStreamer for faster deployment. Kenneth explains how NETINT’s SDK is being upstreamed into both projects – simplifying maintenance and keeping features current without custom patches.
Next, we dive into two advanced capabilities that redefine efficiency:
• Multi-layer AV1 encoding for personalized overlays or targeted ads inside a single bitstream.
• Multiview encoding that lets the player dynamically stitch camera feeds without re-encoding – perfect for multi-angle sports or live events.
Finally, not every team has a full dev bench – so meet Bitstreams, NETINT’s no-code interface for managing transcoding workflows. Build templates, monitor load and health, convert captions to WebVTT, and push to multiple origins with RTMP, SRT, HLS, or DASH.
Kenneth closes with a preview of the customer-driven roadmap: WHIP/WHEP contribution, RTP, SMPTE 2110, audio-level control, RIST, and NDI, all prioritized based on real-world feedback.
If you’re exploring AV1, chasing lower latency, or planning hybrid expansion, this walkthrough gives you concrete choices and clear next steps – from card to cloud.
Download the presentation: https://info.netint.com/hubfs/downloads/VPU-Deployment-Options.pdf
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