Digital Rapids Stream encoding bundles combine the powerful DRC-Stream PCI hardware for capture and preprocessing with the easy-to-use Stream LE software, letting you add real-time, multi-format capture, encoding, transcoding and streaming to an existing PC workstation.

Your audience awaits
Today's network-enabled viewing platforms and devices offer the ability to reach wider audiences with your content than ever before. Optimally reaching and engaging new audiences across multiple media platforms and devices requires more than just a basic capture card; top-quality, efficient media encoding and streaming need a solution designed specifically for the task.

Digital Rapids DRC-Stream encoding bundles add real-time multi-format video and audio encoding and streaming capabilities to an existing Windows-based workstation, letting you reach these viewers at higher quality, faster, and more easily than ever before. DRC-Stream encoding solutions combine the performance and quality advantages of hardware-based preprocessing with the format flexibility of software codecs, all controlled by an intuitive, streamlined user interface. From our entry-level DRC-Stream 500 to the dual-channel, digital-quality, performance and versatility you need to make the most of new content distribution opportunities.

Multiple formats, one easy workflow
No single encoding format is perfect for all viewing devices or audiences. The tightly integrated Stream LE software lets you output to multiple formats, all from a single interface for easy operation. Video and audio can be encoded to files or streamed in multiple formats, resolutions and bit rates simultaneously in real time, giving you exceptional productivity while targeting multiple distribution channels with media optimized for each viewing environment. You can perform as many simultaneous encodes as your system's CPU horsepower will allow. Whatever your application, DRC-Stream solutions can encode to the formats and specifications needed to reach your target platforms with the highest quality video and audio possible.

DRC-Stream 500 - professional encoding at an entry-level price
Designed for professional applications but priced competitively with software-only products, the low-cost DRC-Stream 500 card and software bundle is ideal for corporate messaging, live web streaming, video archiving, security, distance education, government communication and many other applications. DRC-Stream 500 bundles feature basic analog inputs and the same high-wuality video and audio preprocessing capabilities found in our higher-end cards. If you have video and want to get it onto the Internat, your local network, or even a CD or DVD, the DRC-Stream 500 is the ideal low-cost solution.

Studio-grade solutions - DRC-Stream 1000 and higher
For higher-end professional applications, DRC-Stream 1000 and higher cards feature a comprehensive choice of professional input connections, plus advanced features such as Closed Caption support. Configurations range from single-channel analog to dual-channel (encoding from two separate input sources simultaneously) analog and digital models with SDI. Whether you're webcasting live events; streaming live channels of IPTV; capturing media for archive or production; or encoding on-demand content for the web, mobile devices, VOD or DVD, there's a DRC-Stream model that's perfect for your needs.

The hardware heart of quality
Video in; high-quality encoded video out. It’s that easy. DRC-Stream cards are more than just capture cards, and are designed specifically to provide optimal quality for video and audio encoding and streaming while making the most efficient use of bandwidth in the output file or stream.

Each video channel features powerful real-time preprocessing capabilities. Motion adaptive de-interlacing with pixel-level analysis lets you create video for PCs, mobile phones and other progressive-scan viewing devices from interlaced sources without the usual interlace artifacts. 2D and motion adaptive 3D noise reduction automatically reduce or even remove the noise in your video caused by low lighting conditions, analog tapes or transmission, film grain and other noise sources, allowing the video to be compressed more efficiently and at higher quality. DRC-Stream’s hardware pre-processing ensures consistently high quality and bandwidth efficiency while leaving the workstation’s CPU free to encode more outputs simultaneously. Hardware-based graphic overlay and video proc amp controls let you brand and refine your video, and each audio processing channel features 7-band parametric EQ and dynamic range compression/expansion to make sure your message gets through loud and clear.

Streamlined, versatile software
he included Stream LE software leads you step-by-step through the process of creating multiple encoded formats. Stream LE is very easy to use – perfect for the novice, yet powerfully programmable for the expert user. Simply choose your video and audio inputs (encoding from a live input source, or transcoding from existing digital media files), select the formats you wish to encode to, and choose your destination (media files or live streams). Stream LE can manage encoding and output parameters for you using production-tested presets, or you can customize parameters in as much detail as you like. For even more software power, you can add the optional Stream FE software upgrade, with expanded workflow automation and integration capabilities.

Settings can be saved in reusable XML-based project files. Whenever you want to perform similar tasks, simply load your project file and hit the start button; DRC-Stream will encode and deliver your content with as little as one mouse click. The Stream LE software – one interface that controls all encoding parameters and manages the distribution, streaming and archiving of your media. One click to reach a whole world of new audiences.

	Purpose-built capture cards for real-time, multi-format video/audio ingest, encoding and streaming
	Easy to use software, customizable for single-click encoding
	Encode from live sources or decks; transcode from existing media files
	Simultaneous output to multiple formats, resolutions and bitrates from same source lets you optimize for each audience
	Comprehensive analog and digital input options including SDI
	Hardware based video preprocessing (e.g. deinterlacing and noise reduction) for optimal quality and bandwidth usage
	Hardware based audio preprocessing inc. EQ and dynamic range compression/expansion

1. Optional breakout cable or breakout box required for analog and AES/EBU inputs with DRC-Stream 1400/1600/2600 (SDI connectivity standard)
2. Hardware-based pre-processing not available on host-based inputs

Click here for a complete chart of formats for each level of software.
	AVC/H.264
	Microsoft Silverlight (H.264, VC-1, Windows Media WMV, live and on-demand IIS Smooth Streaming)
	Adobe Flash (H.264, or On2 VP6, Dynamic Streaming)
	H.264 for Apple iPhone with integrated segmenting
	MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, 3GPP
	XDCAM HD, DVCPro, Avid DNxHD
	MXF, GXF, LXF, Omneon
	JPEG2000
	QuickTime (including Apple ProRes import)
	AVI, Uncompressed
	RED R3D (import)
	Dolby Digital (AC-3) and Digital Plus, Dolby Pulse AAC, MP3, WAV
	and more!

OPTIONAL UPGRADES:
	Breakout Box: 19" 1RU Rackmount Breakout Box		$495
	Video/Audio Breakout Cable:		$150