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NAB Show Goes Live and On-Demand Online with Digital Rapids Transcode Manager and TouchStream

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Digital Rapids LogoApril 13, 2011 — NAB Show, Las Vegas, Booth SL6010: Digital Rapids – the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, movie and Web content to wider audiences — is providing the encoding capabilities powering live and on-demand video of the 2011 NAB Show on the official show website, www.nabshow.com. Expanding upon the on-demand content featured on the site during previous events, the NAB Show is for the first time featuring official daily webcasts, live from the show floor. The automated, high-performance Digital Rapids Transcode Manager software is being used in the production of on-demand content for the third consecutive year, while the TouchStream portable live streaming appliance is being used for encoding and streaming of the live webcasts. (more…)

Digital Rapids Previews New Contribution Extensions for Award-Winning MediaMesh Content Delivery System

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Digital Rapids LogoApril 12, 2011 — NAB Show, Las Vegas, Booth SL6010: Digital Rapids — the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, movie and Web content to wider audiences — is offering attendees of the 2011 NAB Show a preview of a powerful new extension to the award-winning MediaMesh business-to-business content delivery system. The new MediaMesh TX content contribution appliance provides flexible, easy-to-use content packaging and sending capabilities mirroring the robust features of the proven MediaMesh RX receiving appliance. (more…)

Digital Rapids Previews Next Generation of High-Volume Transcoding Software with Cloud Support, Intelligent Automation and More

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Transcode Manager 2.0 powered by new Kayak application foundation

Digital Rapids LogoApril 11, 2011 — NAB Show, Las Vegas, Booth SL6010: Digital Rapids has unveiled version 2.0 of the award-winning Digital Rapids Transcode Manager enterprise-class, multi-screen media file transcoding software. Transcode Manager 2.0, built on the groundbreaking new Kayak application platform, combines outstanding quality, intelligent automation and exceptional performance for transforming high volumes of media between acquisition, production, archive and distribution formats. New features include powerful, logic-driven process automation; greater deployment flexibility; and seamless scalability beyond facilities into the cloud.

In addition to previews of Transcode Manager 2.0 in Digital Rapids’ booth (SL6010) at the 2011 NAB Show, the new cloud transcoding capabilities running on the Windows Azure platform will be demonstrated by Digital Rapids in the partner demonstration area of Microsoft Corp.’s booth, SL3812. (more…)

Digital Rapids Unveils Quartet of New Products and Upgrades for Live Multi-Screen Encoding and Streaming

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Digital Rapids LogoApril 10, 2011 — NAB Show, Las Vegas, Booth SL6010: Digital Rapids has unveiled a wide array of new products and enhancements in the company’s comprehensive range of encoders for live multi-screen delivery. The new offerings include the launch of the StreamZ Live IP encoder for repurposing live IP-based inputs; significant performance increases in the StreamZHD Live ABR adaptive streaming encoder; new remote management capabilities for the TouchStream live streaming appliance; and a preview of a new hybrid encoder, extending Digital Rapids’ proven, multi-screen encoding benefits into ‘traditional’ television applications in the broadcast, cable, satellite and telco markets. (more…)

NewTek Introduces Third-Party Video Developer Program at NAB 2011

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LAS VEGAS – NAB Show – April 5, 2011 – NewTek, worldwide leader in video and 3D animation products, today announced the debut of their Video SDK (Software Development Kit) Program, designed to provide support and access to a series of NewTek SDKs. Third-party developers will now be able to tap into the power of proprietary NewTek iVGA(tm), LiveSet(tm) and DataLink(tm) technologies. The program also includes the ability to access add-on plug-in architecture and support for remote control through a TCP/IP communication link. tricastertcxd850_angled.jpg

“With the continuing success of our video product line, including TriCaster and 3PLAY, we are seeing an increasing demand from developers and customers alike to have improved access and integration into our products,” said NewTek Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Cross. “With the creation of this program, we are very excited to be able to provide the software for (more…)

Teradek Announces Native Livestream.com Integration for Live Internet Streaming

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Irvine, CA — March 16, 2011 — Teradek Cube, the world’s first camera-top HD video encoder, now features native integration with Livestream.com. With Cube, streaming HD video over the Internet is as easy as entering a Livestream.com user name, password, and channel name into Cube’s menu system. Professional quality live event and mobile broadcasting has never been easier or more affordable.

Cube streams HD video over WiFi, wired Ethernet, or over a 4G USB modem. Cube users can easily stream HD video over public WiFi access points, local and wide area networks, and over Verizon 4G LTE USB modems. Cube makes it easy to steam over the Internet, even from behind a firewall. A broadband Internet connection is all that is needed to stream HD video over the web.

Using Livestream.com and a 4G USB modem news-gatherers can do backhaul privately without the need for an expensive ENG van and (more…)