Digital Rapids Info
Digital Rapids
Digital Rapids provides the leading hardware and software solutions for transforming and delivering media, enabling the multi-platform experiences that are changing how audiences view content. Scaling from standalone appliances to global workflows, Digital Rapids solutions enable media professionals to maximize their productivity, quality, and the value of their content. Recipient of a coveted IBC Innovation Award and four prestigious Frost & Sullivan honors for encoding and transcoding leadership, Digital Rapids combines innovative technology with proven expertise to help our customers to expand their audiences, increase their media revenues and reduce their costs. Digital Rapids Corporation is headquartered in Ontario, Canada with offices in the United States, the UK, Australia, Argentina and Hong Kong.
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Encode/Transcode
StreamZ
StreamZ versatile, standard-definition media encoding servers deliver high-performance, multi-format video capture and encoding from live sources or decks, transcoding between media file formats and live streaming in comprehensive turnkey solutions that integrate easily into any professional environment.
StreamZHD
StreamZHD format-agile media encoding systems expand the powerful and flexible features of StreamZ into the high definition domain, offering multi-format, high-performance HD/SD video ingest, encoding, transcoding and streaming with outstanding output quality for a broad range of professional applications.
Live Streaming
StreamZ Live
The StreamZ Live family of live streaming media encoders deliver the acclaimed reliability and exceptional output quality of Digital Rapids' StreamZ and StreamZHD multi-purpose encoders in streamlined configurations optimized for live applications from IPTV channels to Internet TV and mobile video.
Top-Quality Live Encoding and Streaming in a Wide Range of Formats
Whether viewed on a PC, tablet, mobile phone, IPTV set-top box or 'connected' TV, IP-based streaming video has redefined broadcast and lets you reach more viewers than ever before. Bridging traditional video and IP networks, your live media encoders are critical points along the path between you and your viewers. Complementing our multi-purpose StreamZ and StreamZHD encoding systems, StreamZ Live encoders deliver the same outstanding quality, reliability and easy operation in dedicated configurations for live applications.
Key Features and Benefits
- Live encoding and streaming in a wide range of formats for the Web, mobile devices tablets and TVs
- Advanced preprocessing for exceptional streaming quality and optimal bandwidth usage
- Robust reliability for unforgiving live environments
- Simultaneous archiving to files for future on-demand use
- Enterprise-class, multi-channel management and automation through Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager
- SD, HD and IP-input models
StreamZ Live IP
StreamZ Live IP offers the robust encoding and streaming capabilities of the StreamZ Live series in a dedicated configuration for transcoding live IP-based sources.Key Features and Benefits
- Premium-quality live transcoding and streaming for IP-based input sources
- Rich adaptive streaming support and multi-screen output for devices from mobile phones, tablets to PCs and connected TVs
- Supports single or multi-program Transport Stream inputs with H.264 or MPEG-2 compressed video
- Simultaneous archiving to files for future on-demand use
- Enterprise-class, multi-channel management and automation through Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager
Stream Software
The Stream software is available in two configurations. Stream LE provides all of the core functionality needed for high-quality media encoding, transcoding and streaming, while Stream FE (Facility Edition) adds expanded workflow automation, integration capabilities and format support. A third software configuration, Stream Live, is included with the StreamZ Live family of dedicated live streaming media encoders. The Stream software is not available without hardware.
Key Features and Benefits
- Premium-quality live transcoding and streaming for IP-based input sources
- Rich adaptive streaming support and multi-screen output for devices from mobile phones and tablets to PCs and connected TVs
- Supports single or multi-program Transport Stream inputs with H.264 or MPEG-2 compressed video
- Simultaneous archiving to files for future on-demand use
- Enterprise-class, multi-channel management and automation through Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager
Stream LE
The Stream LE software leads you step-by-step through the process of creating multiple encoded formats. Simply choose your video and audio inputs (encode from a live input source, or transcode from existing digital media files), select the formats you wish to encode to, and choose your destination (media files or live streams). You can perform as many simultaneous real-time encodes as your system’s CPU horsepower will allow. The Stream LE software lets you adjust compression settings and hardware pre-processing options as precisely as you want, from production-proven presets to a robust set of manually customizable parameters. Keyword shortcuts (tags) allow metadata, filenames and more to be automatically generated based on company and author information, time and date stamps, file info and more. Settings can be saved in reusable XML-based project files, letting you perform repeat tasks with a single click, or reuse portions within other jobs.
Key Features and Benefits (Stream LE)
- Easy-to-use interface with single-click encoding
- One interface to capture, encode, transcode and stream
- Simultaneous output to multiple formats, resolutions and bit rates
- Interactive control of hardware preprocessing capabilities
- Closed Caption support
- Programmable event triggers (GPI, duration, custom keys)
- Reusable codec profiles and project settings save time/effort
Stream FE
The Stream FE software builds upon the power and flexibility of Stream LE with expanded automation and integration features, plus support for more optional compression and codec formats. Video and audio processing plug-ins such as graphic overlay, adaptive inverse telecine, color space conversion, open captioning, audio track mix-down and optional forensic watermarking can be applied during real-time ingest, encoding or transcoding. Third-party DirectX and DMO plug-ins can be added for additional video and audio processing flexibility. Features such as frame-accurate RS422 deck control, standalone logging, e-mail notification, automated FTP delivery, clip list transcoding and concatenation, external scripting and DVD publishing (including direct support for Rimage and Primera disc publishing systems) help you automate and organize your workflow.
Key Features and Benefits (Stream FE)
All of the features and benefits of Stream LE plus…
- RS-422 deck control for batch capture and logging
- Batch Encoding (real-time capture with auto transcode)
- Video and audio processing plug-ins (graphic and video overlay, adaptive inverse telecine, audio track mix-down and more)
- E-mail notifications and automated FTP distribution
- Watch Folder support and Batch Transcoding to multiple files or concatenated output
- Direct DVD publishing
- Parallel file multiplexing creates multiple deliverables while eliminating redundant encoding
- Controllable for live streaming with Digital Rapids Broadcast Manage
Broadcast Manager
Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager provides enterprise-level management, control, monitoring and failure recovery for multiple encoders. Scalable to hundreds of encoders, Broadcast Manager simplifies operations and boosts reliability for automated ingest, IPTV, web streaming and other IP-based video delivery.
Key Features and Benefits
- Enterprise-class management, monitoring and control of multiple encoders from one or more locations
- Reduced operational overhead and errors through automation and scheduling of tasks
- Reinforces live streaming reliability with failover and 'self-healing' failure recovery
- Seamlessly scalable from one to hundreds of encoders
- Automated association of scheduled ingests with user-defined metadata templates and asset structures
- Control of third-party video routers for automated signal selection and enhanced failover
- Works with StreamZ Live, StreamZ, StreamZHD and TouchStream encoding solutions
- Web Services API for integration into custom applications and existing enterprise systems
TouchStream
TouchStream
TouchStream video and audio streaming appliances combine our renowned live streaming quality and reliability with an intuitive touch-screen interface in a fully self-contained, easy-to-deploy, portable form factor for professional streaming applications.
TouchStream appliances are ideal for on-location live streaming of events such as concerts and sporting matches; remote news coverage; courtroom proceedings; education; corporate and government communications; worship and more. Multi-format, application-tailored models let you choose the right configuration for your needs. TouchStream supports viewing platforms including the Web (Adobe® Flash®, Microsoft® Silverlight® and more), tablets, mobile phones and IPTV set-top boxes. TouchStream can even stream in multiple formats, resolutions and bit rates simultaneously, including adaptive streaming support. HD models of TouchStream can output up to 720p at 30fps in the H.264 compression format from 1080i, 1080p or 720p sources.
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