Klim Transcode

High-Density, Cloud-Native Live Video Transcoding

Klim Transcode is a software-based live video processing solution designed for broadcasters, service providers, and OTT platforms.

Overview

Transcode
by KLIM IT.

Klim Transcode is a software-based live video processing solution designed for broadcasters, service providers, and OTT platforms. Engineered with a core focus on uncompromising stability, it delivers premium video quality at high densities. Built from the ground up as a cloud-native, API-first platform, Klim Transcode integrates seamlessly into modern automated workflows while remaining incredibly easy to set up via an intuitive, profile-based interface.

Key benefits

Rock-Solid Stability

Standard 1+1 redundancy ensures continuous live linear transcoding and failover during hardware or network failures.

API-First & Cloud-Ready

Fully containerized microservices architecture with a comprehensive RESTful API for complete infrastructure-as-code automation.

Flexible Deployment

Available as a fully managed service supported by Klim IT experts, or as a self-managed software deployment. With the option to host by Klim IT.

Feature list

What it does
today.

Features in active testing are listed separately and marked with an asterisk. They are not part of the supported feature set yet.

Supported features

Core Codecs

Includes items in testing *

High-quality H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) processing, with next-gen AV1*, ProRes*, and JPEG-XS* capabilities.

Advanced Audio Processing

Support for standard broadcast formats, plus Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) and Dolby Atmos.

Subject to Dolby licensing agreements.

Ad-Insertion Readiness

SCTE-104 to SCTE-35 translation, splice point conditioning, and slate/blackout management.

In active testing *

Hardware Acceleration

In active testing *

Hybrid software/hardware execution utilizing Intel QuickSync* and NVIDIA NVENC* for increased channel density.

Security

In active testing *

BISS-CA* decryption/encryption for secure contribution feeds.

* Feature is currently in active testing phase.

Technical specifications

Klim Transcode

* Feature is currently in active testing phase.

Category	Specifications
Input Formats	UDP, RTMP, SRT, Zixi, Apple HLS, SDI (Uncompressed over IP), RTP, RIST, NDI*
Output Formats	UDP, RTMP, SRT, Zixi, Apple HLS, MPEG-DASH
Video Codecs	MPEG-2, H.264, H.265, AV1, ProRes, JPEG-XS*
Audio Codecs	AAC-LC, HE-AAC (v1/v2), AC-3, E-AC-3 (Atmos), MPEG-1 L2E-AC-3 (Atmos): Subject to Dolby licensing agreements.
Video Processing	Motion-adaptive de-interlacing, fractional frame-rate conversion, Lanczos scaling, Logo/Graphics burn-in
API & Automation	REST API, Webhooks, SNMP v2/v3*