ViewCast Introduces Osprey-530 Video Capture Card

Product captures both digital and analog content, provides cost-effective streaming media solution

Plano, Texas� September 11, 2006 � ViewCast� Corporation has launched its Osprey-530 digital video capture card, the newest addition to the company�s Osprey Studio Series, with all the inputs and features broadcast professionals expect. Available immediately, the card offers a combination of digital and analog inputs for live and on-demand video streaming, and interfaces with high-end broadcast gear.

Osprey-530 is the direct result of feedback from broadcast professionals for a cost-effective solution to their needs. The card includes all the features and performance of Osprey-560, except the DV input.

�The Osprey-530 helps professionals easily capture and convert both analog and digital video into streaming content,� said Dave Stoner, president and COO of ViewCast Corporation. �It�s been developed based on input from customers and resellers, who wanted a lower-cost � but equally feature-rich and reliable � option to other members of our Osprey family.�

Designed for streaming media professionals, the Osprey-530 captures, compresses, transmits, receives, decompresses and displays full-motion video. Its features include closed caption extraction from analog and Serial Digital Interface (SDI) inputs, enhanced audio/video synchronization and analog audio/video outputs for real-time monitoring.

ViewCast�s Osprey cards are a standard in narrowband and broadband streaming applications; applying industry-standard formats from Real Networks and Microsoft. The cards combine media capture capabilities with MPEG encoding to deliver DVD-quality video for networked streaming applications.

The Osprey-530 also integrates with ViewCast�s Niagara� SCX� video encoders, allowing remote encoder management and control.

For more information on the Osprey 530 product, please click here.

About ViewCast Corporation

ViewCast designs, manufactures and markets high-quality encoding products that enable users to capture, encode and brand audio/video content for live (streaming) and video-on-demand (VOD) delivery over IP and mobile networks. User-friendly encoder appliances include the Niagara� Pro and portable Niagara GoStream� families -- all powered by their renowned Osprey� video capture technology. ViewCast's software, including Niagara SCX�, Niagara SCX SDK and Osprey SimulStream�, enhances Osprey and Niagara hardware to configure multiple, simultaneous multi-format, multi-bitrate, multi-resolution video streams. This array of tools empowers broadcasters, businesses, telcos and government to expand their audience via Internet and mobile video. For more information, visit http://www.viewcast.com

ViewCast, Osprey, Niagara, Niagara SCX, GoStream, SimulStream and EZStream are trademarks or registered trademarks of ViewCast Corporation or its subsidiaries


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