ZowieTek ZowieBox 4K Encoder Scoreboard for Live Streaming Sports

[@saadrabia]

Thanks for the detailed video. What is the maximum resolution/bitrate/frame rate of the Record function (Record to MicroSD)?

[@RadCameraMan]

I will check this and get back to you. The reason I didn't test this is because I record directly on the camera and use the HDMI output from the camera into the ZowieBox for live streaming hence I didn't bother looking into this feature.

[@gabaktech]

I bought it and the video and audio is out of sync what is the solution?

[@RadCameraMan]

Are you using audio through HDMI or through the audio input port?

[@rolfyhh.8059]

Excellent Video, so you can stream directly from the box and don't even need a PC, apart from starting and ending the livestream. Thanks a lot.

[@RadCameraMan]

Yes, that's correct, but the box needs internet connectivity the whole time so that it can stream to the server (e.g. youtube/twitch).

[@TheGoly72]

Good evening Does it also work as a decoder? If I connect a PC to the network and the program with NDI test pattern type . connect a monitor to the HDMI out output, can I see and hear the test patterns on the monitor? thahnks a lot

[@RadCameraMan]

Yes, it works as a decoder although I haven't tested that particular scenario but it has decoder functionality and you can choose whether to use it in encoder or decoder mode. I have only used it as an encoder for streaming HDMI input to the internet using RTMP.

[@directcatholique]

if the electricity shut down, and you reconnect the box, does it stream again automatically on youtube (rtmp), or, do you have to resart the stream on the box ? thank you

[@RadCameraMan]

I did not test this but let me test it and get back to you

[@RadCameraMan]

I checked this today and to my surprise if the electricity shut down, and you reconnect the box, it does stream again automatically on youtube (rtmp), so there is no need to restart the stream on the box. I think this is good because if you are powering it with a power bank and change the power bank then the streaming restarts automatically without having to connect to the device with a computer. In fact if you don't change your stream key on youtube then you never need to access the device again (after setting it up the first time) to start live streaming, it becomes plug and play to start the live-streaming. Keep in mind that there are two toggles on the KZbin Live Stream interface for "Enable auto-start" and "Enable auto-stop" so make sure that "Enable auto-stop" settings on KZbin is set to off if you don't want your stream to automatically stop when the box is disconnected temporarily. Out of curiosity, how do you intend to use this encoder?

[@directcatholique]

@@RadCameraMan thanks you, i m from France, i stream in churches

[@MuraliMohanDas]

Has anybody had any luck streaming to facebook from the ZowieBox via RTMPS? I can't get it working. When I enable logging I see a connection error in the logs.

[@RadCameraMan]

I have used it to stream with RTMP to KZbin. Can you please let me know what your configurations are and what is the connection error message that you see?

[@rolfyhh.8059]

There are 2 versions of the boxes "New Gen ZowieBox and ZowieBox" the New Gen is supposed to have better hardware and costs about 30 dollars more, I assume you did show the older Version ?

[@RadCameraMan]

To my knowledge there is only one version of this device. Nevertheless, you can see the model name and part number in the video when I held up the sticker label details. So you should be able to verify which one it is. I don't know about the old one but this is the link to the one which I have: amzn.to/4aHDkfp Please let me know how I can check?

[@michakozakiewicz3675]

ndi work out of the box ?

[@RadCameraMan]

I did not try NDI as I don't have NDI software but I can test it for you, if you tell me how to test it?

[@Sharif_FUNCOLOGY]

@@RadCameraMan how to get NDi out put from hdmi cable?

[@Sharif_FUNCOLOGY]

I am sending NDi from iphone and can see on live but cant get it hdmi output !!!

[@RadCameraMan]

@@Sharif_FUNCOLOGY I think you need to access NDI via the Ethernet port as opposed to HDMI. So you need to connect the Zowiebox to an Ethernet cable then access its NDI functions that way.

[@MuraliMohanDas]

​@Sharif_FUNCOLOGY you would need to use the device in decoder mode to convert NDI input to HDMI out.