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Digital Rapids Extends Acclaimed Multi-Platform Video
Solutions with Support for Microsoft Silverlight 3
July 28, 2009
Source: Digital Rapids
Digital Rapids announced support for Microsoft
Silverlight 3 in Digital Rapids' comprehensive range of studio
encoding, transcoding and live streaming systems.
Silverlight 3 support further extends the proven abilities
of Digital Rapids' award-winning solutions for delivering
unparalleled, high-quality, live and on-demand online video
experiences.
Silverlight 3 is the newest version of Microsoft Corp.'s powerful
platform for creating and delivering rich Internet applications
(RIAs) and media experiences on the Web. Digital Rapids' solutions
will enable content owners and distributors to take advantage
of the video-related enhancements and features in Silverlight
3 to deliver rich, high-quality online viewing experiences.
Highlights of the new feature set include support for Microsoft
Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7) Smooth Streaming,
an HTTP-based platform that enables adaptive delivery of live
and on-demand content to Silverlight-based video media players.
IIS7 Smooth Streaming dynamically detects the best quality
a viewer can receive based on their current bandwidth and
local computer conditions, seamlessly switching between multiple
streams at different bit-rates to deliver consistent, high-quality
viewing experiences up to true HD even under changing connectivity
and playback conditions. Live and on-demand IIS7 Smooth Streaming
support will be available in the upcoming version 3.1 software
for Digital Rapids' StreamZ and StreamZHD encoding systems.
IIS7 Smooth Streaming will also be available in updates of
the Digital Rapids Transcode Manager enterprise-class transcoding
software and select models of StreamZ Live dedicated streaming
encoders.
Silverlight 3 also augments its existing support for the VC-1
video format and Windows Media Audio with new native support
for H.264 (also known as AVC, or MPEG-4 Part 10) video and
AAC audio, allowing users to choose their preferred compression
standard. Digital Rapids' encoding, transcoding and streaming
solutions offer robust standard or optional support for H.264
and AAC encoding.
"As consumers raise their expectations for Web video
and the surrounding experience, it's imperative that content
owners and distributors create offerings that increase viewer
engagement. The enhancements in Silverlight 3 bring Web viewing
experiences far closer to the quality and reliability expectations
of television while wrapping them with rich interactive capabilities,
and we're pleased to support these new features in our solutions,"
said Brian Stevenson, Director of Product Management, Digital
Rapids Corporation.
"Support for live and on-demand IIS7 Smooth Streaming
is a natural extension of our systems' long-standing ability
to create outputs in multiple formats, sizes and bit rates
simultaneously. Extending our H.264 encoding capabilities
to Silverlight lets our customers choose the format that best
serves their multi-platform distribution strategies."
"Microsoft is pleased that Digital Rapids is supporting
Silverlight across its encoding, transcoding and streaming
portfolio," said Steve Sklepowich, group product manager
for Silverlight at Microsoft Corp.
"The addition of Silverlight 3 support in Digital Rapids'
hardware and software solutions, together with support for
HTTP-based Smooth Streaming, enables users to experience true
stutter-free HD online via efficient, automated media production
workflows."
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