Niagara Streaming Systems Overview

The ViewCast Niagara family of streaming media encoders and servers have been designed from the ground up to provide reliable, pre-configured, plug-and-play solutions enabling you to quickly encode and stream premium quality audio and video over the Internet or corporate network.

The Niagara systems are built upon an industry standard, the ViewCast Osprey® streaming video capture boards. These systems include a mix of Osprey analog and digital capture boards along with our remote management and tuning software (Niagara SCX®) and streaming productivity software (SimulStream®) resulting in a powerful, reliable, and cost-effective streaming media platform. The Niagara family of streaming media encoders is segmented by application and performance, below is a brief summary of the Niagara series:

Next generation portable powerhouse: Niagara GoStream SURF
Introducing the GoStream® SURF - same GoStream portability, but with much more power to let you broadcast in multiple full resolution streams. Designed with a combination of simplicity, portability, and power - just grab the handle and GO! It’s a great way to quickly stream live events over the Internet from on location or anywhere you can access an IP network.

Uncompromised Quality: Niagara 2100
The Niagara 2100 is built on the legendary quality of ViewCast Osprey® technology. This means you can count on the same highly reliable performance demanded by others who utilize ViewCast technology, including the world’s leading broadcasters and content delivery networks.

Innovative Streaming Solutions: Niagara 2120
ViewCast has broken the price/performance barrier with its latest innovation, the Niagara 2120. Packed with many of the same powerful features found in ViewCast’s other professional-grade streaming appliances, the Niagara 2120 offers uncompromised quality and simplicity of operation in a compact, low-cost streaming solution.

High-quality, high-density encoding: Niagara 8224
The Niagara® 8224 is the newest high-density analog encoder from ViewCast, featuring eight fully independent channels. This media encoding system provides a full variety of analog video inputs for each channel, as well as balanced and unbalanced audio.

The professional’s choice for streaming: Niagara Pro II
ViewCast is pleased to introduce the new Niagara Pro II – the next generation in professional-grade video streaming appliances. This encoder offers the most powerful processors and largest memory capacity of all the Niagara appliances, taking professional streaming to the next level. With its two independent audio and video channels, the Niagara Pro II allows you to capture and encode multiple full-resolution (D1), SDI video streams.

A next generation HD streaming appliance: Niagara 7500
Video streaming from high-definition video sources has reached a new level of quality and performance with the Niagara 7500. Designed for professional broadcasting applications, this powerful streaming appliance simplifies the complex workflows often associated with the transformation and delivery of high-definition video over IP and mobile networks.