(January 11, 2007 -- Markham, Ontario) Digital Rapids – a leading developer of scalable solutions for content ingest, encoding, transcoding, protection and delivery – is now shipping the optional On2 VP6 codec module for its Digital Rapids Stream family of media encoding solutions.
The new module enables the creation of On2 VP6-based video for Macromedia® Flash® from Adobe® (commonly referred to as Flash 8 Video), and supports both live Flash Video streaming via the Flash Media Server and encoding to files from live, tape or digital media file inputs.
“As Flash Video continues to rapidly gain popularity among content consumers, we’re seeing significant interest from customers wanting to webcast live with the On2 VP6 codec in addition to file-based encoding and transcoding,” said Shari Beck, Project Manager at Digital Rapids Corporation. “Offering support for On2’s VP6 codec in our highly respected Stream products brings our outstanding quality and speed advantages to both live and file-based VP6 encoding, and makes Digital Rapids Stream the only live VP6 encoding solution supporting multiple-format archiving and a comprehensive professional toolset.”
The optional On2 VP6 support is integrated throughout the Stream systems’ robust workflow and feature set. Content can be encoded to VP6 while simultaneously encoding to other formats, and processing such as graphic overlay can be applied. Live content can also be archived to file in VP6 and other formats seamlessly during live Flash Video streaming. Based on On2’s workstation-level licensing structure, Digital Rapids’ On2 VP6 module includes distribution rights for content created with the VP6 codec, allowing customers to distribute VP6-encoded material professionally without additional licensing fees.
“Digital Rapids’ flexible codec architecture has allowed us to continually expand our encoding workstations as new video format requirements have arisen with our clients,” explained TJ Kudalis, Senior Multimedia Engineer at Internet Broadcasting, a beta tester for the On2 VP6 format option. “The new On2 VP6 support allows us to meet the growing demand for Flash 8 video and takes full advantage of the powerful workflow that we depend on with Digital Rapids solutions, including simultaneous encoding to multiple formats with exceptional performance and throughput.”
Digital Rapids Stream encoding solutions combine powerful hardware for video and audio capture and pre-processing with the intuitive Stream software interface, delivering high-quality, professional multi-format media encoding and streaming. The advanced, hardware-based video processing features – including motion adaptive de-interlacing, scaling, filtering, and 3D motion-adaptive noise reduction – enable optimum quality and the most efficient use of bandwidth in the compressed result.
For more information on Digital Rapids encoding solutions, please visit http://www.digital-rapids.com .
About On2 Technologies, Inc.
On2 Technologies (Amex: ONT) is a leading technology firm at the forefront of digital video compression. The company revolutionized digital media delivery with the creation of its advanced full-motion, full-screen On2 Video compression and streaming technologies. On2 Video codecs are widely used in the Internet, video-on-demand, VoIP, and mobile media markets. On2's software is used by such leading global companies as Adobe/Macromedia, AOL, Skype, XM Satellite Radio, Sony, CTTNet, Brightcove and Tencent. Located in Tarrytown, NY the company has R&D offices in Clifton Park, NY, and Cambridge, UK. To contact On2, write to sales@on2.com or visit http://www.on2.com
About Digital Rapids Corporation
Digital Rapids is a leading developer of professional hardware and software solutions for video ingest, encoding, transcoding, protection, streaming, and delivery. Digital Rapids offers solutions that scale from individual applications to enterprise and global workflows, with the proven expertise to help our customers maximize their productivity and the value of their content in the evolving digital media market. Digital Rapids products integrate seamlessly into new and existing post production, broadcast, institutional and media distribution environments, dramatically increasing the volume and quality of media produced while lowering overall costs. Digital Rapids Corporation ( http://www.digital-rapids.com ) is headquartered in Ontario, Canada with sales offices in the United States, the UK and Australia.
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