Wowza ClearCaster for Facebook Live Streaming Appliance

Bringing Broadcast Quality to Facebook Live

The Wowza™ ClearCaster™ appliance is a Facebook Live solution purpose-built to improve the success of your Facebook Live broadcasts. Deeply integrated with the Facebook Live application, the ClearCaster automatically sets the appropriate settings and dynamically adjusts them throughout the broadcast if network conditions change. Ready to deliver the highest-possible resolution Facebook Live supports and with its built-in, professional-grade features, ClearCaster is the best way to provide confident connection to Facebook Live.

• Highest Quality
  The only way to broadcast crystal-clear 1080p to any page on Facebook Live.
• Built for Professional Productions
  Rack-mountable, 12G SDI input, remote manager and frame-accurate starts for a professional production.
• Bulletproof Reliability & Redundancy
  End-to-end redundancy and real-time stream monitoring with auto-adjustment ensures the most reliable broadcasts.

Features

Highest Quality on Facebook Live

• The only way to broadcast crystal-clear 1080p to any page on Facebook Live.
• Easily encodes 360° and VR video to create breathtaking experiences for viewers.
• Includes x264 for encoding high-quality, Facebook Live HD video and is VP9 and H.265-ready.

Built for Professional Productions

• Remotely manage ClearCaster through Wowza ClearCaster Manager, including the ability to start/stop streams, adjust settings, configure redundancy and many other features.
• The only way to create frame-accurate starts for your live broadcasts and a VOD asset that starts playing immediately.
• Rack-mountable Facebook Live Encoder with 12G SDI input for seamless compatibility in your high-end, multiple camera production workflows.

Bulletproof Reliability & Redundancy

• Ensure end-to-end redundancy—including power, encoding, network and ingest points—with automatic fail-over from multiple ClearCasters.
• Real-time communication of stream health data and automatic adjustment of encoding settings, thanks to the deepest integration with Facebook’s persistent API.
• Ensure the best quality and highest reliability on Facebook Live without repetitive, manual setup or the need for highly technical resources.

Engage Like Never Before

• Generate follower engagement with Talent View functionality that gives on-camera personalities the ability to see Facebook Live Reactions.
• Engage with an increasingly mobile audience by delivering square video at the click of a button.
• Quickly increase engagement and meet accessibility requirements by allowing your 608 captions to flow through to your Facebook Live broadcasts and on to your VOD assets, unlike other Facebook Live streaming software.