StreamZ CP builds
upon the acclaimed StreamZ and StreamZHD encoding and transcoding
platforms, adding sophisticated forensic watermarking technology
from Philips for rights protection and tracking. Forensic watermarks
can be applied during real-time encoding to any format, and
watermarked digital video can be later analyzed with a software
watermark decoder to determine its source. The robust watermarks can
be detected even after significant alteration to the video such as
format conversion, further compression to a low bit rate, or scaling
down to half of the original resolution.
Enhancements to the watermarking functions in StreamZ CP 2.3
include:
- Watermarking can be applied
during both transcoding and live encoding.
- Up to five separate watermarking
keys can be layered in a single real-time pass, ideal when there
are multiple levels of content stakeholders each requiring
distinct identification.
- An integrated ticketing database
enables tracking of used watermarking keys against user-specified
properties and data for easy identification.
The forensic watermarking
capabilities of StreamZ CP enable a powerful new level of security
for both internal and external distribution applications including
public screenings, review and approval, video on demand (VOD),
archiving and more.
“Digital Rights Management
technologies for conditional access are one level of content
protection, but DRM alone doesn’t provide complete security.
Forensic watermarking adds another significant layer of protection,
acting as a deterrent to content theft and enabling content owners
to track the source of any violations,” said Brick Eksten, President
of Digital Rapids Corporation. “In tests of the Philips technology,
even content captured by a consumer camcorder from a movie theater
screen could be tracked back to its origin. StreamZ CP delivers a
uniquely powerful and full-featured forensic watermarking
implementation supporting the entire workflow from creation to
tracking, enabling a strong new level of content protection.”
The standard definition StreamZ CP and high definition StreamZHD CP
combine powerful hardware for video and audio capture and
pre-processing with the intuitive Stream software, delivering
real-time, multi-format media encoding, transcoding, protection and
streaming. The advanced, hardware-based video processing features –
including motion adaptive de-interlacing, scaling, filtering, and 3D
motion-adaptive noise reduction – enable optimum quality and the
most efficient use of bandwidth in the compressed result, while the
software’s comprehensive automation and integration features enable
StreamZ and StreamZHD to fit seamlessly into any post production or
broadcast workflow. Existing StreamZ and StreamZHD systems can also
be upgraded with equivalent forensic watermarking functionality
through paid software options.
The complete line of Digital Rapids products, including the StreamZ
CP family, will be showcased at IBC 2006 in September, in stand
number 7.641.
About Digital Rapids Corporation
Digital Rapids is a leading developer of professional hardware and
software solutions for video ingest, encoding, transcoding,
protection, streaming, and delivery. Digital Rapids offers solutions
that scale from individual applications to enterprise and global
workflows, with the proven expertise to help our customers maximize
their productivity and the value of their content in the evolving
digital media market. Digital Rapids products integrate seamlessly
into new and existing post production, broadcast, institutional and
media distribution environments, dramatically increasing the volume
and quality of media produced while lowering overall costs. Digital
Rapids Corporation (www.digital-rapids.com) is headquartered in
Ontario, Canada with sales offices in California, the UK and
Australia.
Copyright 2006 Digital Rapids Corporation. All rights reserved.
Digital Rapids, the Digital Rapids logo, StreamZ, StreamZHD, StreamZ
CP and StreamZHD CP are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Digital Rapids Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective holders. Features, pricing, availability and
specifications are subject to change without notice.
Press Contact
Mike Nann
Marketing Manager
Digital Rapids Corp.
(905) 946-9666 Ext. 135
E-mail: mike.nann@digital-rapids.com |
