High-quality, high definition hardware…

Audience expectations of video quality on platforms from IPTV to the Web continue to increase. To meet or exceed these expectations, looks really can be everything, and simply being HD isn’t enough – high definition isn’t necessarily high quality. StreamZHD encoding systems are renowned for their exceptional output quality, powered by the advanced preprocessing capabilities of our purpose-built hardware cards. Running in hardware in real time, video preprocessing features features include motion adaptive de-interlacing with pixel-level analysis, video noise reduction, scaling and filtering, ensuring industry-leading output quality and enabling 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. Meanwhile, hardware-based graphic overlay and video proc amp controls let you brand and refine your video.

...tightly integrated with sophisticated software

StreamZHD 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 desired, from production-tested presets to robust 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.

Encoding parameters can be saved in whole or in part in reusable project files and profiles, letting you or your colleagues reuse portions within other jobs, or perform similar tasks later with just a single click or under automation.

Easy workflow integration and automation

StreamZHD combines its format agility and outstanding quality with a comprehensive set of tools for automation and easy integration into any environment. Features including as RS422 deck control, Closed Caption support, scheduled recording, standalone logging, e-mail notification and automated FTP delivery let you integrate easily with existing equipment and automate 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.

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

StreamZHD continues to raise the bar for multi-format HD encoding solutions, with an unparalleled combination of versatility, quality, performance and efficiency. StreamZHD – the ideal encoder for today’s multi-platform HD world.