Niagara 2100
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ViewCast has broken the price/performance barrier with its latest innovation, the Niagara 2100. Packed with many of the same powerful features found in ViewCast’s professional-grade streaming appliances, the Niagara 2100 offers uncompromised quality and simplicity of operation in a compact, low-cost streaming solution.
Expand your audience through the power of streaming video.
IDEAL FOR:
- Government for Federal, State or Municipal productions, such as open meetings
- Broadcasters for live streaming, mobile TV and video-on-demand
- Enterprises for webcasting and podcasting
Uncompromised Quality. The Niagara 2100 is built on the legendary quality of ViewCast Osprey® technology. This means you can count on the same highly reliable performance demanded by others who utilize ViewCast technology, including the world’s leading broadcasters and content delivery networks.
Ease of Use. The Niagara 2100 allows even non-technical personnel to stream high-quality live video. Its built-in Web interface simplifies system set-up and operation, allowing complete system control from anywhere on the network. Just set your streaming parameters from the intuitive interface and you can begin streaming in multiple resolutions and bit-rates with a single push of the front panel “stream” button.
Compact Form Factor. At just the size of a half rack (1 RU x 7.5”) the Niagara 2100 fits easily into any live production environment. And since it features a DC power input, it can be powered by a battery belt for remote applications.
Maximize Your Audience. ViewCast SimulStream® technology comes standard with the Niagara 2100, which means you can stream in multiple, simultaneous resolutions and bit rates to computers, cell phones and mobile devices anywhere around the world. It’s the ideal low-cost, easy-to-use solution to help you expand your audience in the digital media marketplace.
Specifications:
Encoding Formats
- Windows Media VC-1 (Silverlight compatible)
Inputs
- Video
- Component (3 x BNC)
- Y/C (S-Video) (2 x BNC, mini-DIN adapter included)
- Composite (1 x BNC, RCA adapter included)
- Audio
- Balanced stereo (2 x XLR)
- Unbalanced stereo (2 x RCA)
Connectivity
- USB x2 (1 front, 1 rear)
- Ethernet x2 (1 gigabit)
Software
- Niagara SCX
- Niagara SCX Web Interface
- SimulStream
Processing
- Pre-processing - Scaling, cropping, de-interlacing, inverse telecine, closed caption rendering.
Weight
- 4.9 lbs (2.2 Kgs)
Dimensions
- 7.5” W x 11.5” L x 2” H (19cm W x 29.2cm L x 5cm H)
Power
- 12V DC (AC to DC adapter included)
- Maximum 60 watts
Hardware Warranty
- 1 Year limited hardware warranty
Included Software
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Niagara SCX software Included
Niagara 6112/6116 includes Niagara SCX remote encoder management and control software and Osprey SimulStream which enables multiple concurrent streams of supported formats at multiple bitrates and resolutions from a single video source.
With Niagara Stream Control Extension (SCX) software, users can setup and control streaming systems throughout an enterprise or over the Internet with a single interface for multiple encoding and streaming formats, including uncompressed AVI capture to file, Flash capture to file and Windows Media® and RealVideo® capture to file and stream.
If you want full control of multiple streaming encoders over your network or have one interface for multiple cards in a single PC, Niagara SCX is the solution for you!
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Osprey SimulStream Included
Get the most out of your stream with SimulStream!
Osprey® SimulStream® is a premium software upgrade that extends the capabilities of Osprey Video capture cards. SimulStream enables a single Osprey Video card to output multiple instances of audio and video data from a single input source to multiple applications.
Streaming and Scalability
Streaming media production today faces potential scalability concerns. Reaching the broadest audience of media consumers with an optimized experience requires increased production time, hardware requirements, and general bandwidth.
The Optimised Solution...SimulStream!
SimulStream is designed to provide the optimized experience of streamlined workflow.
The SimulStream Solution provides multiple formats to multiple audiences with minimal hardware and CPU impact.
Plus the scalability that allows for multiple formats and individual stream optimisation.
Advantages:
- Optimised streams for a diverse internet audience in realtime
- Maximum efficiency without sacrificing quality
- Complete utilization of latest processor speeds
- Maximum solution density for streaming production
- Reduced hardware costs
