AJA Video Systems announced v2.1 firmware for its standalone HELO H.264 streaming, recording and encoding device. The free update enables further customization of live streaming and recording workflows with HELO, and includes new features driven by customer feedback.
   

HELO v2.1 firmware feature highlights include:

• Closed Captioning (CC) streaming from SDI input
• HLS streaming for direct interoperability with Apple iPads and other consumer devices
• Chinese, Japanese and Korean language support in HELO’s web UI

“With live streaming increasingly used by businesses and individuals to connect with wider audiences in real-time, we’ve seen an uptick in HELO use across a variety of environments,” said Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video Systems. “Taking customer feedback into account, v2.1 gives HELO users important new functionality while also introducing features to an even wider range of streaming use-cases, including closed caption support for various broadcast OTT needs, and broader language support on the web UI.”

HELO v2.1 will be available in June 2018 as a free download from AJA’s HELO support page.