Mobile video is growing ever more popular, particularly with the emergence of smartphones such as the Apple iPhone. But Delivering content to mobile phones is still a problem, particularly in the field of live streaming.
RipCode has already grown into a leader and innovator in the
On-Demand
Transcoding market built around the strength of its flagship product,
the RipCode Video Transcoding Appliance.
Real-Time Stream Transcoding
But today, it has announced a new step in the evolution of
RipCode. In
addition to offering on-demand transcoding of stored content, it
is
introducing RipCode’s Real-Time Stream Transcoding solution,
focused on
the transcoding and delivery of live mobile streaming of broadcast
content.
With this addition, RipCode has created a powerful
dual-application transcoding platform enabling its customers to reach
more markets with a single transcoding appliance.
8 Simultaneous Streams
RipCode’s Real-Time Stream Transcoding solution has
the largest
ingest capability of any solution on the market, with up to 8
simultaneous single or multi-program streams. And, it supports
high-density output for video delivery over current and next generation
broadcast networks including: 3GPP and 3GPP2, DVB-H, MBMS, ATSC, and
Qualcomm MediaFlo.
Additionally, RipCode has added an optional Video Feed Ingest
component to provide full-resolution ingests of premium audio and video
via an SD SDI channel.
NextWave
One of the first use cases of RipCode’s new
Real-Time Stream
Transcoding solution will be through our partnership with NextWave.
NextWave Wireless is a global provider of mobile multimedia and
wireless broadband technologies, they’re collaborating with
RipCode to
supply live video stream transcoding for their UMTS MBMS based
TDtv™
solution.
For more information on the new Real-Time Stream Transcoding
solution, you can read the press release
or visit the solution page
on Ripcode’s website. This is an exciting new pivot point for RipCode
and its
customers as it continues to innovate and push the capabilities of
video
transcoding.
Originally written by Brendon Mills of the RipCode Blog. RipCode offers on-demand video transcoding solutions to ease the process of re-purposing video into multiple viewing formats.
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