ViewCast® Corporation (OTCBB: VCST), a leading global provider of next-generation streaming media technology, announced the launch of the Niagara® 8224 high-density analog media encoder. The newest addition to ViewCast’s high-performance Niagara streaming encoder family, the Niagara 8224 is an ideal solution for the needs of government and security/law enforcement operations through its ability to capture, stream and archive premium-quality audio and video simultaneously on eight fully independent channels.

With the Niagara 8224, users can encode and stream media in real-time, at multiple bit rates, in multiple formats and multiple resolutions for a variety of demanding multi-channel applications. It is also well suited for multi-channel audio applications with the ability to deliver eight stereo or 16 mono audio streams. Examples of markets that will benefit from this encoder include state and local governments for streaming of open meetings or remote viewing of multiple traffic and weather cameras; security, military, and law enforcement agencies for remote viewing of multiple surveillance cameras; and content delivery networks for more efficient broadcast of multiple music and radio programs.

The Niagara 8224 system accepts component, composite or Y/C (S-Video) analog video inputs for up to eight channels, and balanced and unbalanced stereo audio inputs. Each channel can be configured independently to deliver multiple streams in multiple viewing formats and multiple bit rates, and each stream can be individually sized, scaled, and customized with bitmap overlays (e.g. logos and graphics) and other features such as closed-caption pre-rendering. Encoding and streaming formats delivered by the Niagara 8224 include Windows Media®, RealVideo®, H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2, Adobe® Flash® capture-to-file, 3GPP/3GPP2 container format and uncompressed AVI capture-to-file.

Niagara 8224 systems come standard with two of ViewCast’s most versatile control and management software applications, Niagara SCX® Pro and SimulStream®, both pre-configured and ready to use.

Priing & Availability:
The Niagara 8224 system is available for order with an SRP of AUD$35,800 (inc.GST), available through Lako Pro resellers.

For more information visit www.viewcast.com.