ViewCast Niagara 7224

The Niagara® 7224 is a part of the Niagara series of integrated, turnkey 2U rack-mount systems for real-time encoding of video and audio content.

This 8-channel analog system provides 8 video and audio inputs and has the capability to stream 8 full resolution Windows Media^® streams or 16 CIF resolution streams in Window Media 9 and RealVideo® 9. This powerful solution features 2 Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors and 2 Osprey-440 video capture cards.

The Niagara 7224 high channel-density system is ideal for:

• Streaming of multiple traffic cameras for state and local governments
• Observation of surveillance cameras for security, military and law enforcement
• Mobile streaming service providers

The Niagara 7224 was designed specifically to enable organizations such as municipal transit authorities to deliver live traffic video to public service agencies and local residents over the Internet in Windows Media and RealVideo formats using industry-standard IP technology. With the widely available Windows Media and Real players, live traffic video can be made available to the public.

With Osprey^® SimulStream^® software, this system has the ability to output multiple streams in multiple formats at multiple bitrates for each input channel.

Available formats include Windows Media, MPEG-4 and RealVideo for streaming and FLASH^® and AVI for files. Also, with the included Niagara SCX^® Pro software, you will have the ability to monitor and control multiple systems remotely throughout an enterprise or across the Internet.

• Inputs (via 2 X Osprey-440 Capture Cards)
  • 8 X Composite (BNC) Video Inputs (BNC to Composite adapters included)
  • 8 x RCA Unbalanced Stereo Audio Inputs (via breakout cable)
• 2U Rack Mount Encoder (3.5" H x 19" W x 24" D)
• 2 X Dual-Core Xeon Processors, 2.33 GHz, 1333MHz Bus
• 2 X 250GB SATA Hard Drives
• 2 GB Memory (4 x 512MB), 533MHz
• 600W Power Supply
• 2 X 1Gbit Ethernet Ports
• DVD-RW Drive
• Niagara SCX Pro Software
• Osprey SimulStream Software
• Windows XP^® Professional

• Niagara SCX – Remote encoder management and control software for monitoring and control of multiple, remote or distributed streaming encoders throughout an enterprise or across the Internet.
• Osprey SimulStream – Supports multiple, concurrent streams of Microsoft® Windows Media and RealNetworks® RealVideo at multiple bit rates from a single video source.
• Microsoft Windows^® XP Professional