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Digital Rapids Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo software
Founded2001
HeadquartersMarkham, Ontario
Canada
Number of employees
100 (2012)
Websitedigitalrapids.com

Digital Rapids Corporation is a privately held technology company headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada that produces hardware and software for the digital media industry. Founded in 2001, Digital Rapids develops systems and software for media ingest, multi-screen video encoding, transcoding, streaming, and workflow automation. Media and entertainment companies using Digital Rapids products include Deluxe[1], Foxtel[2], the Miami Heat NBA team[3], NBC Universal[4], Starz[5] and Turner Broadcasting[6]. A variety of customers in education, government, corporate and worship markets also use Digital Rapids products[7].

Products[edit]

StreamZ & StreamZHD[edit]

StreamZ & StreamZHD are standard definition and high definition ingest and encoding systems supporting video ingest from live and pre-recorded sources, and real-time output in multiple formats to live streams or archive files.[8]

Transcode Manager[edit]

Transcode Manager is enterprise-class software that automates the process of transforming large volumes of digital media files from one format to another.[9]

StreamZ Live[edit]

StreamZ Live is a video encoding system for live-to-live applications, such as streaming live events or programs to IPTV, and mobile platforms.[10]

Broadcast Manager[edit]

Broadcast Manager is enterprise-class software that controls and automates the multiple output streams of Digital Rapids encoders.[11]

TouchStream[edit]

TouchStream is a portable streaming encoder for live video sources with a 7-inch touch-interface display.[12]

Kayak[edit]

Kayak is a workflow management and automation platform and the underlying technology platform for recent versions of other Digital Rapids products.[13]

Flux[edit]

Flux is a series of PCI-Express video capture and pre-processing cards that can be integrated into Windows computers.[14]

Awards[edit]

  • Streaming Media magazine, Readers’ Choice Awards (2009[15], 2010[16], 2011[17], 2012[18])
  • CSI magazine, CSI Awards (2010 “Best Web TV Technology or Service”[19], 2012 “Best Workflow/Asset management/Automation Solution”[20])
  • Deluxe Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, 2012[1]
  • TV Technology Europe magazine, Superior Technology (STAR) Awards (2008[21], 2009[22], 2010[23], 2011[24])
  • TVBEurope magazine, “Best of IBC Editor’s Award” (2008, 2009, 2011)[25]
  • INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, Product of the Year Award, 2010[26]
  • Frost & Sullivan Market Share Leadership Award and Hot Company Watchlist, 2009, “Broadband Transcoding Market”[27]
  • IBC Innovation Award, 2008[28]
  • Broadcast Engineering magazine Pick Hit Award, 2008[29]
  • Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement and Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Awards, 2008, “World Video Encoders and Transcoders Market”[30]
  • PROFIT Magazine, PROFIT 100 Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies, 2007[31]

Competitors[edit]


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Digital Rapids honored by Deluxe". 27 June 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Digital Rapids for Foxtel Go". 28 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. ^ Dachman, Jason (17 August 2010). "Digital Rapids Helps Miami Heat Welcome LeBron & Co". Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ^ "NBC Universal selects Digital Rapids for Olympics Web streaming". 8 April 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Digital Rapids Advances VOD Encoding for IPTV Providers". Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Turner Broadcasting Selects Digital Rapids' Kayak Workflow Platform for Multi-Screen Media Operations". 14 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Digital Rapids Bringing Encoding and Streaming Leadership to InfoComm". 15 May 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Digital Rapids Announces Software Updates to StreamZ, StreamZHD, and Flux Encoders". 12 September 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Digital Rapids' Transcode Manager 2.0". 1 December 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Foxtel Go App Goes Live with Digital Rapids StreamZ Live Encoders". 5 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager 1.2 Enhances Live Encoder Management". 26 February 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Review: Digital Rapids TouchStream". 2 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  13. ^ "TBS Selects Digital Rapids' Kayak Workflow Platform". 15 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Digital Rapids ships Flux HD". 29 June 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  15. ^ Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric (18 November 2009). "The Envelope Please: The 2009 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Award Winners". Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  16. ^ Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric. "The 2010 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Award Winners". Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  17. ^ Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric (10 November 2011). "The 2011 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards Winners". Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  18. ^ Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric. "2012 Readers' Choice Awards Winners". Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  19. ^ "Digital Rapids Wins Two Prestigious Awards for StreamZHD Live ABR Adaptive Streaming Encoder". 28 September 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  20. ^ "Digital Rapids Transcode Manager 2.0 Wins Prestigious CSI Award" (9 October 2012). Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  21. ^ "TV Technology Europe Announces Recipients of STAR Awards at IBC2008". 30 September 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  22. ^ "TV Technology Europe Announces Recipients of STAR Awards at IBC2009". 12 November 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  23. ^ "TV Technology Europe Announces Recipients of STAR Awards at IBC". 20 September 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  24. ^ "TV Technology Europe Announces 2011 STAR Awards from IBC". 13 September 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  25. ^ "Awards". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  26. ^ "INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine Product of the Year Award Winners Unveiled". 1 February 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  27. ^ "Digital Rapids Receives Dual Honors for 2009 Broadband Video Transcoding Leadership and Strategy from Frost & Sullivan". 24 November 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  28. ^ "IBC 2008 Innovation Awards". 17 November 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  29. ^ "Digital Rapids' TouchStream Appliance Earns Coveted Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit Award". 21 October 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  30. ^ "Digital Rapids Honored with Two Frost & Sullivan Awards". 26 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  31. ^ Martin, Tony (11 February 2007). "THE FUTURE OF TV". Retrieved 11 January 2013.

External links[edit]

Category:Companies based in Markham, Ontario Category:Companies established in 2001

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