Set to be shown at the NAB Show (booth SL8724), Digital Rapids’ StreamZ HD scalable professional encoders combine the performance and quality advantages of hardware-based preprocessing with the flexibility of software codecs and an intuitive user interface. They help facilitate network-based SD and HD content distribution and file-based production workflows.

StreamZ systems feature advanced video and audio preprocessing that runs in hardware in real time. Video preprocessing features include motion adaptive de-interlacing, scaling, filtering and 2-D and 3-D noise reduction, enabling optimum quality and the most efficient use of bandwidth. StreamZ also offers hardware-based graphic overlay and video proc amp controls, with seven-band parametric EQ and dynamic range compression/expansion. This preprocessing also reduces the amount of work that the compression engine needs to do, letting you process more video and audio streams simultaneously.

StreamZ HD’s video preprocessing features include motion adaptive de-interlacing, scaling, filtering and 2-D and 3-D noise reduction, enabling the most efficient use of bandwidth

The StreamEnterprise software included with StreamZ XS models includes workflow integration and automation tools including RS422 device control, VBI capture with closed-captioning support, GPI triggers, e-mail notification, automated FTP delivery, direct DVD output and XML-based project files. For particularly complex simultaneous encodes, batch encoding mode lets users ingest once in real time and automatically transcode to multiple formats.

Digital Rapids’ encoders are designed for applications from live IPTV channels to webcasting and are available with support for a choice of encoding format (including H.264/AVC, VC-1/WMV, On2 VP6 for Adobe Flash, 3GPP/Mobile and MPEG-2). They also offer a choice of analog and digital input connectivity options.

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