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ViewCast Niagara Pro II
The Next Generation in Professional-Grade Video Streaming Appliances
Key Features
For broadcasters, studios, enterprise IT departments, content delivery networks (CDNs), and network service providers, the Niagara Pro II is offers powerful processors and large memory capacity. With two independent channels, the Niagara Pro II lets you capture SDI video and encode multiple full-resolution (D1) streams, including live adaptive streaming to Apple® iPhone® and iPad® mobile digital devices.
Loaded with high-end features that you as a professional demand, the Niagara Pro II powerfully covers a wide range of applications.
The Niagara Pro II is pre-configured and ready to use with Niagara SCX® and SimuStream®. ViewCast’s SimulStream software lets you create additional streams from the same sources in different formats, in multiple resolutions, formats and bit rates – all at the same time.
Niagara SCX management software lets you control its features through an easy-to-use web interface and improves the live streaming delivery experience for both broadcasters and iPhone users. By eliminating the need for an external stream segmenter, encoding workflows are simpler and your overall system costs reduced.
To help you schedule and manage live video, VMp Live, an event scheduling software module that is part of the ViewCast Media Platform (VMp™) suite of products, is now available as an add-on component to the Niagara Pro II. VMp Live is an easy to use, cost-effective solution to schedule and manage your live video events.
Encoding Formats:
- Adobe® Flash dynamic streaming
- Adobe® Flash® H.264
- Apple® HTTP live streaming
- AVI capture to file
- Microsoft® Windows Media® (Silverlight®) SD and HD
- MPEG-4, H.264, H.263 3GPP, 3GPP2
- 3GPP, 3GPP2 container support for MPEG-4
Monitoring:
- Stereo audio headset (3.5 mm)
- Video presence indicator
- Audio level meter
- Front confidence monitor
- Composite video
- Unbalanced stereo audio
Inputs:
Video:
- SDI (2 x BNC)
- S-Video (2 x mini-DIN)
- Composite (2 x BNC, RCA adapter included)
Audio:
- Embedded SDI audio (4 pair)
- AES/EBU (2 x XLR)
- Balanced stereo (4 x XLR)
- Unbalanced stereo (4 x BNC, RCA adapters included)
Video Formats: NTSC/PAL/SMPTE 259M
Connectivity:
- USB Ports: 2 rear panel, 1 front panel
- Ethernet: 2 x 1 Gbit ports
Software:
- Niagara SCX® with web interface
- SimulStream®
Hardware:
- Multi-core processors
- 250 GB SATA HDD
Pre-processing: Scaling, cropping, de-interlacing, inverse telecine, closed-caption rendering
Weight: 35 lbs (15.9 Kgs)
Dimensions: 2U rack mount appliance (2RU x 17” W x 23” D) (2RU x 43.18 cm W x 58.42 cm D)
Power: 400 W power supply
Package Contents: Adapters, BNC terminator, rack slide rails, rack handles, and rubber feet
Hardware Warranty: 1-year limited hardware warranty
