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 video preprocessing capabilities of our purpose-built Flux hardware cards. Hardware-based preprocessing features (such as motion adaptive de-interlacing with pixel-level analysis) 'groom' the input signal to be more 'compression-friendly', resulting in superior visual quality and the most efficient use of bandwidth in the compressed output. Preprocessing in hardware also leaves greater CPU power available to encode more multi-format outputs simultaneously. Additional hardware features such as graphic overlay and video controls let you brand and refine your video.

…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, Closed Caption support, GPI triggers, 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 streamline your workflows, enabling automated encoding and publishing to websites, archives, FTP servers and more by simply dropping source content into a specified folder. Script commands can be inserted into ASF outputs to trigger downstream events such as advertising insertion or replacement. For ingest automation and live streaming management, the optional Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager software provides centralized control, scheduling, management and failover for multiple StreamZ systems.

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 and Vobile VideoDNA support generates 'fingerprints' to enable automatic identification of clips on the Web, enabling content owners and publishers to more effectively monitor, protect, manage and monetize their media online. 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.

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