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August 1st, 2013

Digital Rapids—Technology Showcase @ IBC2013 (Event—Of Interest To SatBroadcasting™)


[SatNews] Digital Rapids is bringing their complete range of media transformation and workflow technologies and solutions to IBC2013 in stand number 7.F33. Digital Rapids provides innovative solutions, technology and expertise that enable media organizations to bring live and on-demand video to wider audiences more efficiently, more effectively and more profitably. Empowering applications from revenue-expanding multiscreen distribution to post production and archive, the award-winning hardware and software solutions span and integrate functions including ingest; encoding; transcoding; live and linear multiscreen streaming; broadcast; and workflow automation. Digital Rapids will also, once again, be powering the encoding of content for online and mobile delivery of IBC TV News, the official news channel of the IBC conference and exhibition.

File-Based Media Processing Workflows
Digital Rapids Transcode Manager powered by KayakDigital Rapids Transcode Manager 2.0 powered by Kayak (new enhancements)—Showcased will be the powerful new and upcoming capabilities in Digital Rapids Transcode Manager 2.0 automated, high-volume, file-based media processing software. Powered by Kayak technology platform, Transcode Manager 2.0 seamlessly blends media transformation and workflow processes while providing unparalleled operational efficiency and agility for applications from production and archive to multiscreen distribution. Transcode Manager 2.0 combines its hallmarks of powerful management tools, superior quality and exceptional format flexibility with advanced capabilities including automated decision-making with rich metadata support; flexible visual workflow design tools; easy integration of new and emerging technologies; a deep ecosystem of third-party technology partners; and a dynamic deployment model that optimizes resource utilization, minimizes management effort and reduces costs.

Encoding for Live and Linear Multiscreen Streaming and Broadcast
StreamZ Live 4000EX with Broadcast ManagerStreamZ Live 4000EX (new)—Ideal for premium live and linear applications from IPTV and over-the-top (OTT) headends to high-profile live streaming deployments, the new StreamZ Live 4000EX multiscreen encoder builds on the proven multi-format flexibility, quality and reliability of the StreamZ Live family with increased performance, fault-tolerant redundancy and expanded control capabilities. The StreamZ Live 4000EX features rich adaptive streaming format support for reaching viewers with high-quality experiences on the broadest range of devices, while its underlying Kayak technology platform enables easy, future-proof upgradability to support new features, formats and technologies as they emerge.

StreamZ Live 8000EXStreamZ Live 8000EX (new)—The new StreamZ Live 8000EX integrated multiscreen and broadcast live encoder simplifies the convergence of core linear television and multi-platform streaming operations. Building on Digital Rapids’ proven multi-format output flexibility and quality, the StreamZ Live 8000EX reduces operational complexity and costs by seamlessly combining live multiscreen and broadcast encoding in a single streamlined unit. The StreamZ Live 8000EX features simultaneous H.264 or MPEG-2 encoding for broadcast/cable/telco/satellite television applications and multi-format encoding for multiscreen adaptive streaming delivery to platforms including mobile phones, tablets, PCs, IPTV, over-the-top (OTT) services and more.

StreamZ Live 6000EX (new)—The new StreamZ Live 6000EX live broadcast encoder delivers the same robust, premium-quality H.264 and MPEG-2 broadcast encoding capabilities as the StreamZ Live 8000EX integrated broadcast/multiscreen encoder in a tailored configuration for dedicated broadcast, cable and satellite television applications. Easily upgradeable to scale with customer needs, the StreamZ Live 6000EX augments its linear broadcast outputs with simultaneous file creation for archive or on-demand use.

Multi-Format Ingest, Encoding & Archive
StreamZHDStreamZHD (new software version)—The latest version of the software for the versatile StreamZHD multi-format, ingest and encoding system will be showcased, including further enhancements to StreamZHD’s renowned encoding quality and performance. Offering the industry’s deepest feature set, StreamZHD provides unmatched quality, flexibility, format support and efficient automation for transforming media for applications from post production and archive to live and on-demand multiscreen distribution.