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Niagara Streaming Encoders

ViewCast Niagara® streaming media encoders are designed to deliver the quality, features and ease-of-use convenience that professional broadcasters demand. They are pre-configured, plug-and-play solutions that enable users to quickly capture and broadcast premium quality audio and video in multiple formats and at multiple bit rates - all simultaneously.

Niagara's audio/video capture engine is powered by our award-winning* Osprey® professional-grade video capture hardware and video software drivers, along with Niagara SCX® management and control software and Simulstream®. This results in a powerful, reliable and cost-effective streaming media platform.

These systems are designed to take advantage of the latest advances in processing speed and power. Exhaustive engineering hours go into our research and development to select and qualify the best components from companies like Intel and AMD. Only components ideally suited for 24/7 video encoding and streaming make it into ViewCast Niagara encoders This investment is well worth the end result - delivering premium optimized systems, designed to stream your media as powerfully and efficiently as possible.

The Niagara family of streaming media encoders is segmented by application and performance for your convenience. Below is a brief summary of the Niagara series:

Niagara Streaming Appliances featuring Microsoft XP Embedded O/S

Niagara Pro II

The Niagara Pro II is our flagship studio-class streaming media encoder that offers dual channel digital and analog capture, a simple and intuitive user interface, a front-panel video confidence monitor and - robust system performance that will outlast any encoder on the market.

Niagara GoStream Series: Portable, Easy-to-Use Streaming Media Appliances

The GoStream SURF is a lightweight, compact encoding appliance that offers the flexibility of being utilized on location or rack-mounted. It is specifically designed to make capturing and streaming video as quick and easy as possible.

This single-channel encoder - feature three front-panel "A-B-C" buttons that make live streaming a snap for even the most novice user. Simply select the desired stream type, then press the red STREAM button. The built-in Niagara SCX encoder manager software takes it from there to get your video on the Web instantly.

Niagara Integrated Systems

Integrated streaming media encoders offered in single channel and dual channel analog and digital video systems, as well as an 8-channel analog system, with the flexibility to create and stream multiple video sessions from a single system. Products in this category include:

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