Hardware-powered quality...

To keep your audience engaged, looks really can be everything. StreamZ encoding systems are renowned for their exceptional output quality, powered by the advanced preprocessing capabilities of our DRC-Stream hardware cards. Running in hardware in real time, video preprocessing features include motion adaptive de-interlacing with pixel-level analysis, 2D and 3D noise reduction, scaling and filtering, ensuring optimum quality and the most efficient use of bandwidth in the compressed result. This preprocessing also reduces the amount of work the compression engine needs to do, letting you create more outputs simultaneously. Hardware-based graphic overlay and video proc amp controls let you brand and refine your video, while hardware-based audio preprocessing such as 7-band parametric EQ and dynamic range compression/expansion ensure consistently great-sounding audio.

…driven by superior software

StreamZ includes the powerful and flexible Stream FE software, providing you with a simple, consistent interface with a streamlined workflow from ingest through delivery. The Stream FE software lets you adjust compression settings and hardware pre-processing options as precisely as you want, with production-tested presets and a robust set of manual controls. Video and audio processing plug-ins such as graphic overlay, adaptive inverse telecine, color space conversion and audio mix-down can be applied, and output can be directed to a variety of options including archive files and live streams.

The parameters associated with each encoding session can be saved in whole or in part, letting you recreate an entire project with a single click or reuse portions within other jobs. Productivity is increased, effort is reduced, and the cost of training is minimized.

Automation for broadcast, production, IPTV and the enterprise

Encoding is more than just compression. StreamZ includes a comprehensive set of tools for automation and easy integration into any environment. Features such as RS422 deck control, VBI capture with Closed Caption support, GPI triggers, scheduled recording, standalone logging, e-mail notification, automated FTP delivery and DVD image creation (including support for Rimage and Primera disc publishing systems) help you automate and organize your workflow. Watch folder support can be combined with powerful template-based publishing to empower your content creators, enabling them to automatically encode and publish to your web site, intranet or FTP server by simply dropping their finished content into your watch folder.

Optional Nexguard forensic watermarking by Civolution provides advanced content protection, while the Civolution Teletrax option embeds watermarks for content tracking and monitoring. YouTube Content ID support generates ‘fingerprints’ to automatically identify and enforce policies upon user-uploaded video clips on the popular site, enabling protection and new monetization opportunities for content owners. Support for content access technologies such as Microsoft PlayReady ensures that high-value content is used only as specified by the content owner and only by authorized users.

For live streaming, the optional Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager software provides centralized control, management and failover of multiple StreamZ systems.

External scripting and XML-based project files let you extend StreamZ functionality and customize how it works in your environment. For more advanced requirements, multiple levels of SDK – including a robust Web Services API – are available for integrating the Stream FE software tightly into your custom applications.

A robust feature set, exceptional quality, flexibility and easy integration – StreamZ has it all.