Professional real-time encoding at an entry-level price

Designed for professional applications but priced competitively with software only products, the low-cost DRC-Stream 500 PCI card and software bundle is ideal for corporate messaging, live web streaming, video archiving, security, distance education, government communication and many other applications. If you have video and you want to get it onto the Internet, onto your local network, or onto a CD/DVD, the DRC-Stream 500 is the ideal solution.

It’s all about workflow

The DRC-Stream 500 includes Stream LE software. Stream LE is very easy to use – perfect for the novice, and yet powerfully programmable for the expert user. To create high quality video using Stream LE you simply configure your system for the video and audio inputs you will be using (you can encode from a live input source, or transcode from existing digital media files), select the formats you wish to encode to (Windows Media, SMPTE VC-1, Real Helix, Quicktime, MPEG4, AVI, or optional MPEG1, MPEG2, H.264, Flash and more), and choose your destination (media files or live streams). You can perform as many simultaneous encodes as your system’s CPU horsepower will allow. Every time you want to use the system you simply load your project and hit the start button. Stream will manage all of the codec parameters and output filenames for you, allowing you to concentrate on other tasks. If you want to closely manage the encoding process, you can interactively tweak video parameters using the integrated proc amp controls, set cropping, change aspect ratios, set audio levels, pre-program your metadata and save all of those settings into a standard XML formatted project file. This process can be set to be fully automatic or fully interactive; it’s completely up to you.

It’s all about quality

Video in, high-quality encoded video out. It’s that easy. DRC-Stream 500 will allow you to consistently create high-quality encoded video in real time, every time, without the complexity or performance bottlenecks of software-based systems. DRC-Stream 500 utilizes the same high quality video and audio preprocessing filters found in our high-end cards and enterprise class server solutions. The preprocessing filters run in hardware in real time, eliminating the guess work from creating high quality streaming video. The video preprocessing includes motion adaptive de-interlacing, letting you output progressive scan video at any size without having to worry about interlace artifacts. 2D and 3D noise reduction features automatically reduce or even remove the noise in your video caused by low light conditions, analog tapes or transmission, film grain, and many other types of noise. With less noise your video will compress more efficiently. These powerful preprocessing capabilities let you stream higher quality, higher resolution video without using more bandwidth or storage. The advanced audio capabilities include 24-bit audio processing, 7-band parametric EQ, and dynamic range compression and expansion – ensuring your message gets through loud and clear.