NAB 2011: Digital Rapids Products Preview

2011 NAB Show Preview
Digital Rapids
Booth SL6010

Digital Rapids is a provider of professional hardware and software tools, technology and expertise for bringing video to wider audiences and the latest viewing platforms.

Digital Rapids Transcode Manager (New)—The next generation Digital Rapids Transcode Manager enterprise-class distributed media transcoding software features new dynamic workflow capabilities and further extending Transcode Manager’s scalability within facilities and beyond. Transcode Manager provides efficient management, automation and exceptional performance for top-quality media transformation between acquisition, production, archive and distribution formats. Transcode Manager supports today’s rapidly expanding multi-screen distribution opportunities with output format support for viewing platforms from mobile phones and tablets to game consoles and connected TVs.

StreamZ Live IP (New)—The new StreamZ Live IP offers the flexible, top-quality encoding and streaming capabilities of the StreamZ Live family in a dedicated configuration for transcoding live IP-based sources. StreamZ Live IP supports single or multi-program transport stream inputs with H.264 or MPEG-2 compressed video. StreamZ Live IP features the same flexible output capabilities as the StreamZHD Live ABR adaptive streaming encoder for reaching devices from mobile phones and tablets to PCs and connected TVs. Multiple StreamZ Live IP encoders can be combined with the Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager software for enterprise-class management, automation, monitoring and failover.

StreamZHD Live ABR (New)—This Adaptive Bit Rate streaming system encodes and streams live HD and SD content in multiple simultaneous bit rates and resolutions for delivery through the latest generation of adaptive streaming technologies from Adobe, Apple and Microsoft. Adaptive bit rate delivery ensures that content consumers receive high-quality, seamless viewing experiences on PCs, mobile devices and over-the-top (OTT) television services even under dramatically changing bandwidth and playback conditions.

TouchStream (New)—This portable live streaming appliances combine high output quality and flexible features with unparalleled ease of use through an intuitive touch-screen interface. A new version of TouchStream will debut at NAB, featuring new remote management and control capabilities.

StreamZHD (New)—A new version of the software for Digital Rapids’ StreamZHD multi-format, live and on-demand encoding system will be showcased, building on StreamZHD’s feature set with further extensions to its robust output, automation and workflow integration capabilities. StreamZHD provides unmatched quality, flexibility, format support, efficiency and automation for transforming media for applications from post production to multi-platform live and on-demand distribution. New models of StreamZHD will also debut, powered by extensions to the Flux family of video capture and pre-processing hardware cards.

MediaMesh (New)—This content delivery system combines the Digital Rapids C2 delivery technology with flexible, full-featured receiving appliances, providing efficient transfer of file-based digital media between content providers, contributors, aggregators and distribution partners. Optimizing the delivery of HD, SD and Digital Cinema content over terrestrial IP networks and satellite, MediaMesh lets you deliver content from ad spots to syndicated series and long-form features over your existing connectivity with significant cost savings and an unmatched combination of speed, simplicity, security and flexibility. A new version will be unveiled at NAB, featuring new sending and contribution tools mirroring the capabilities of the MediaMesh RX receiving appliance.