Niagara SCX Standard v5 and Niagara SCX Pro v5

Go beyond the ordinary world of audio/video media encoding. ViewCast Niagara SCX takes you to the limits of your imagination. Are you ready?

This streaming media management software is a great way to manage live video broadcasting over the Internet and to mobile devices. It enables you to set up and control Niagara® streaming systems positioned throughout your enterprise or anywhere in the world - all from your desktop.

You can instantly see the status of all of your networked encoders, see which ones have active encode sessions and drill down to control and monitor each individual stream.

IDEAL FOR:

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

• Enables capturing, encoding, streaming and archiving of digital video and audio content
• Enables simultaneous streaming in multiple resolutions at multiple bit rates in multiple streaming formats (when coupled with Osprey® SimulStream®)
• Niagara SCX® Pro includes MPEG-4 streaming and file formats
• Enables customized streams with bitmap overlays (e.g., logos, graphics)
• Enables set up, control and monitoring of multiple streaming systems across an enterprise or over the Internet
• Enables real-time* monitoring of multiple Niagara streaming systems

The versatile Niagara SCX line of software provides a single, unified user experience for all of its included streaming codecs. Whether you are creating uncompressed AVI files, capturing or streaming in Windows Media and RealVideo formats, or using any of the other optional codecs -- in any combination -- one simple, intuitive interface makes the job a breeze!

The Niagara SCX line offers an unprecedented level of local or remote control. You can view the captured video on-the-fly, check and adjust key audio and video settings, select A/V inputs and configure profiles that determine capture size, frame rate, data bit rate speeds, etc.

You can even manage bitmap overlays (e.g., logos, graphics) on your streams, including transparency and positioning.

No other streaming management tool gives you this level of flexibility and convenience - a reason why those serious about streaming rely on ViewCast.

Two SCX versions are available to meet differing needs. Niagara SCX Standard includes everything you need to harness the power of your Osprey video capture card(s) and create rich media content in a wide variety of popular streaming formats.

Niagara SCX Pro empowers you to reach out to the hottest video players and mobile devices with the latest high-performance codecs that encode in numerous popular formats, including MPEG-4 and 3GPP. This software version comes pre-installed on the Niagara Pro, GoStream® PLUS and our newly introduced GoStream SURF encoding systems. These Niagara encoders offer the highest degree of flexibility to reach your audience anywhere in the latest formats they desire.

* Niagara SCX Standard and Niagara SCX Pro allow complete control over each stream's capture size and other parameters that can cumulatively affect system performance due to the limitations of CPU speed and other internal factors. Contact ViewCast application support team to ensure that the Niagara system you are using can support the combination of channels, frame sizes, bit rates, multiple-format encodes, etc. you require.

SimulStream

 

Flexible multi-format streaming with SimulStream!

SimulStream® is a premium software upgrade that delivers digitized audio and video content from Osprey capture cards to multiple applications at the same time. Use it to:

• Simultaneously send the same live content to many different encoders -- Windows Media®, Adobe® Flash®, MPEG-4, etc.
• Deliver the same live content to different playback devices, scaled and optimized for each device.
• Stream live in one or more popular formats while saving to disk in an uncompressed, editable format.

Niagara 8224

8-Channel Analog System: High-Quality, High-Density Encoding

IDEAL FOR:

The Niagara 8224 includes two of the most versatile ViewCast software applications - Niagara SCX® Pro and SimulStream® - both pre-configured and ready to use. These tools empower you to set up, control and monitor multiple Niagara streaming systems throughout an enterprise or over the network, using a single, easy-to-use interface.

For each channel, you can create multiple streams in different formats in real time, enabling encoding of different streams for Intranet users, high-speed Internet users, dial-up users, and users with mobile devices - all at the same time! You can also size and scale each individual stream, and customize each stream with bitmap overlays (e.g., logos and graphics), closed-caption pre-rendering, etc.

With Niagara SCX Pro and SimulStream, you can capture, encode, stream and archive video in a wide variety of popular encoding and streaming formats.

This level of flexibility and convenience is another reason ViewCast is a global leader in the industry.

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

• Captures, encodes, streams and archives video and audio content from 8 fully independent channels
• Each channel can be configured independently to deliver custom formats, sizing and bit rates
• Accepts composite, component or Y/C (S-Video) video inputs in the most popular worldwide formats (NTSC and PAL) (Component & Y/C are optional)
• Balanced and unbalanced stereo audio inputs (balanced audio is optional)
• Generates a wide variety of encoding and streaming formats simultaneously
• Includes Niagara SCX® Pro software for setup, control and monitoring
• Delivers content in Windows Media®, RealVideo®, H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2, and 3GPP/3GPP2 container format

Streaming Formats:

• MPEG-4 Part 2
• H.263
• H.264
• Windows Media (Silverlight™ compatible)
• Adobe® Flash® capture to file
• RealVideo
• Uncompressed AVI capture to file

Niagara 6226

The ViewCast Niagara® 6226 is a pre-configured, plug-and-play, standard-definition (SD) media encoder designed and optimized to capture, encode, stream and archive premium quality audio and video. This powerful system is the ideal choice for:

• Capturing and encoding live video for streaming to the Internet and to mobile devices
• Capturing live video for Video-on-Demand (VOD) applications
• Capturing and compressing video for digital media archiving
• Re-purposing video from archives for Internet and Intranet distribution

Multi-Channel Streaming and Archiving on a Budget

IDEAL FOR:

The Niagara 6226 is the smart choice for studios, broadcasters, government agencies, CDN providers and enterprise IT professionals.

The two-channel Niagara 6226 features analog inputs, as well as Serial Digital Interface (SDI) and Digital AES / EBU Audio inputs. This system accepts all popular worldwide video and audio standards.

All ViewCast Niagara systems include two of our most versatile software applications - Niagara SCX® and Simulstream® - both pre-configured and ready to use. These award-winning tools empower you to set up, control and monitor multiple Niagara streaming systems throughout an enterprise or over the Internet, using a single, easy-to-use interface.

Capture, encode, stream and archive video in a wide variety of popular encoding and streaming formats, including:

Niagara SCX, together with Simulstream, enables you to create multiple streams in different formats simultaneously, giving you the flexibility to create exactly the right content for your various audiences. This means you can encode different streams for Intranet users, high-speed Internet users, dial-up users and viewers on mobile devices - all at the same time!

You can size and scale each individual stream, and customize each stream with bitmap overlays (e.g., logos), etc. No other media encoder on the market today offers this level of flexibility and convenience - another reason ViewCast is a global leader in the industry.

Upgrade to Niagara SCX Pro and add MPEG-4 streaming and capture-to-file capabilities to deliver content to the latest Internet-enabled video devices, as well as a wide array of mobile devices.

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

• Captures, encodes, streams and archives video and audio content from analog or digital sources.
• Generates a wide variety of encoding and streaming formats at the same time
• Sizes and scales multiple streams at various bit rate speeds - all simultaneously
• Enables customized streams with bitmap overlays (e.g., logos, graphics)
• Single interface provides set up, control and monitoring of multiple streaming systems

• Windows Media®
• RealVideo®
• Uncompressed AVI capture to file
• Adobe® Flash® capture to file
• MPEG-4 is an optional upgrade