Software ComparisonOne of three levels of the Stream software is included with each StreamZ, StreamZHD, DRC-Stream and StreamP solution. A fourth software configuration, Stream Live, is included with the StreamZ Live family of dedicated live streaming media encoders.
The following charts compare the features of Stream LE ("LE" in the chart), StreamPro ("Pro"), StreamEnterprise ("Ent") and Stream Live ("Live").
For a comparison of standard and optional formats supported by each level of software, click here.
• standard feature
o optional feature
| Bundling |
DRC-Stream |
StreamZ |
StreamZHD |
StreamP |
StreamZ Live |
| Stream LE |
• |
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•1 |
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| StreamPro |
o |
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o |
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| StreamEnterprise |
o |
• |
• |
o |
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| Stream Live |
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• |
| General Functionality |
LE |
Pro |
Ent |
Live |
| Capture/encode to files from live inputs |
• |
• |
• |
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| Capture/encode to files from decks with RS-422 control |
o |
• |
• |
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| Transcode from source media files |
• |
• |
• |
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| Live streaming |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| Archive to files during live streaming |
• |
• |
• |
•2 |
| Input Functionality |
LE |
Pro |
Ent |
Live |
| Live video inputs |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| Live audio inputs (multi-channel) |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| Media file inputs |
• |
• |
• |
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| Watch Folder for media file inputs |
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• |
• |
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| RS-422 deck control |
o |
• |
• |
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| Batch Encoding (real-time capture with auto transcode) |
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• |
• |
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| Timecode (preserve, auto increment or time of day) |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| VBI capture (Closed Caption support)3 |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| Clip Lists (multiple input clips to multiple or concatenated output) |
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• |
• |
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| Duration-based encoding |
• |
• |
• |
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| Video and Audio Processing |
LE |
Pro |
Ent |
Live |
| Motion adaptive de-interlacing (hardware) |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| Spatial (2D) noise reduction (hardware)4 |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| Motion adaptive temporal (3D) noise reduction (hardware) |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| Horizontal and vertical filtering, Proc Amp controls, gamma correction, scaling, cropping (hardware) |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| Graphic overlay (hardware) |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| Cropping and de-interlacing (software) |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| Video processing plug-ins (software-based) – video overlay, graphic overlay, scaling, color space conversion, adaptive Inverse Telecine and more) |
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• |
• |
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| Forensic video watermarking (Philips CompoTrack) |
|
o |
o |
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| Audio volume control, sample rate conversion |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| 7-band Parametric EQ, Dynamic Range Compression/Expansion, Bass and Treble controls (hardware)4 |
• |
• |
• |
• |
| Publishing and Advanced Output |
LE |
Pro |
Ent |
Live |
| Template-based publishing interface |
• |
• |
• |
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| Log publishing – per codec |
• |
• |
• |
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| Log publishing – per project (all codecs) |
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• |
• |
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| Log publishing – persistent (all projects and codecs) |
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• |
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| DVD publishing (menuless or chapters at deck capture points) |
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• |
• |
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| Direct DVD publishing to Rimage Producer III and Rimage Professional multi-disc production systems |
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• |
• |
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| E-mail notification |
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• |
• |
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| Automated FTP distribution |
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• |
• |
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| Digital Rapids Copper accelerated secure distribution plug-in |
o |
o |
o |
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| Group codecs (including parallel file multiplexing from single encodes) |
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• |
• |
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| Media file encryption/decryption |
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• |
• |
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| Support for third-party Windows Media DRM providers (Entriq, SyncCast, thePlatform, generic) |
• |
• |
• |
• |
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