Portable media encoder

A rack mount system for a plurality of portable media encoders, each of the portable media encoders having a plurality of audiovisual input ports having different form factors, at least one digital output port having another form factor, and a docking connector replicating electrical connections of the plurality of audiovisual input ports and the at least one digital output port, each of the portable media encoders being operable to receive an input signals and convert the input signal into a digitized streamable output, the rack mount system comprising:

• a set of audiovisual input ports and at least one digital output port replicating the set of audiovisual input ports and the digital output ports, respectively, of each the plurality of portable media encoders;
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• a plurality of docking connectors configured to mate with the docking connectors of each of the plurality of portable media encoders for selectively communicatively coupling with the docking connector of each of the plurality of portable media encoders;
• wherein the rack mount system provides input signals received on the replicated audiovisual input ports to the respective portable media encoder via its docking connector and provides output received from the portable media encoder via its docking connector to the respective replicated digital output port.

A portable media encoder comprising:

• a rigid housing providing a front control panel, a rear access panel, and at least one carry handle;
• a set of audiovisual input ports on the rear access panel;
• at least one digital output port on the rear access panel;
• a set of preprogrammed buttons on the front control panel;
• a main logic board securely affixed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the preprogrammed startup buttons and the digital output port;
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• an capture card communicatively coupled to the main logic board and the audiovisual input ports;
• wherein the capture card digitizes input received from the audiovisual input ports and provides a corresponding digitized output to the main logic board;
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• wherein the main logic board receives a user command via the set of preprogrammed buttons, encodes the digitized output corresponding to operational parameters associated with the user command to produce a streamable digital output, and provides the streamable digital output to the digital output port.