# Osprey Talon

Streamwell works great with the amazing "Talon" encoder lineup, designed and manufactured by [Osprey Video](https://ospreyvideo.com) in the USA. These silent beasts tear through the traditional 1080p / 8-bit streaming barriers with support for **4K output with HEVC (H265) video and 10-bit HDR colour 🦅🌈**

These are our recommended settings for streaming into Streamwell from the Talon encoders:

**RTMP/RTMPS (H264 8-bit)**

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Notes:

* GOP Size should be 1x or 2x the frame rate
* Encoding profile should be Main or Baseline
* GOP Mode should be *Low Delay P*

**SRT (H265/HEVC & 10-bit)**

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Notes:

* GOP Size should be 1x or 2x the frame rate
* GOP Mode should be *Low Delay P*
* For 10-bit, encoding Profile should be *Main 4:2:2 10,* not *Main 10*
* For 10-bit, Color Processing should be *4:2:2 10-bit*
* SRT Encryption is [supported](https://docs.streamwell.net/streamwell-v1.4.2/more-information/advanced-configuration#srt-encryption), but not required.
* H265 and 10-bit are not mutually exclusive.
* H264 (8-bit) also works over SRT, and is still recommended for sub-second latency.
* While H265 does use less bandwidth, it also consumes 2x the processing power on both encode and playback for 8-bit, and 3x for 10-bit. There is also an additional 2 seconds of latency when playing back in a web browser. So just because you *can* stream H265 doesn't mean you always *should 🦖*