Building on Digital Rapids' renowned format flexibility, version 2.5 adds new support for formats of particular interest to broadcasters and users targeting mobile phones. Among the new features are:

•  new option for version 2.5, adds the ability to output encoded media in an MXF (Material eXchange Format) container.
•  A new 3GPP/Mobile option adds H.263, H.264 and MPEG-4 Part 2 video with AAC-LC and AMR (narrow band and wide band) audio.
• SMPTE VC-1 encoding capabilities with the incorporation of the Microsoft VC-1 Encoder SDK. New abilities include VC-1 elementary video streams, multiplexing Closed Caption information into VC-1 based outputs
• Video processing plug-ins including de-interlacing and color space conversion are enhanced in version 2.5

Digital Rapids Stream software is available in three configurations -- Stream LE, StreamPro (with expanded workflow automation capabilities) and StreamEnterprise (adding remote control and enterprise-oriented functionality). Stream LE is included with DRC-Stream ingest/encoding hardware bundles, with StreamPro and StreamEnterprise available as software options. StreamEnterprise is also included with StreamZ and StreamZHD encoding servers. The new MXF output, GXF input, and 3GPP/Mobile options are available for StreamPro and StreamEnterprise as separately priced options, with the latter two also available as options for Stream LE. Thomson MP3 support is included with purchases of StreamEnterprise and StreamPro 2.5 after April 14, 2008, and is optional for Stream LE and existing users.

The version 2.5 update will be available as a free download for registered owners of StreamPro and StreamEnterprise version 2.0 or higher, and as chargeable upgrades for users of version 1.5 or earlier. For more information, visit 

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