private industry video software founded 2001 headquarters markham ontario canada number of employees 100 2012 website digitalrapids.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 on april 7 2014 digital rapids was acquired by imagine communications . 8 contents 1 products 1.1 streamz & streamzhd 1.2 transcode manager 1.3 streamz live 1.4 broadcast manager 1.5 touchstream 1.6 kayak 1.7 flux 2 awards 3 competitors 4 see also 5 references 6 external links 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 . 9 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 . 10 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 . 11 broadcast manager edit broadcast manager is enterprise class software that controls and automates the multiple output streams of digital rapids encoders . 12 touchstream edit touchstream is a portable streaming encoder for live video sources with a 7 inch touch interface display . 13 kayak edit kayak is a workflow management system and automation platform and the underlying technology platform for recent versions of other digital rapids products . 14 flux edit flux is a series of pci express video capture and pre processing cards that can be integrated into windows computers . 15 awards edit streaming media magazine readers choice awards 2009 16 2010 17 2011 18 2012 19 csi magazine csi awards 2010 best web tv technology or service 20 2012 best workflow asset management automation solution 21 deluxe outstanding technical achievement award 2012 1 tv technology europe magazine superior technology star awards 2008 22 2009 23 2010 24 2011 25 tvbeurope magazine best of ibc editor s award 2008 2009 2011 26 internet telephony magazine product of the year award 2010 27 frost & sullivan market share leadership award and hot company watchlist 2009 broadband transcoding market 28 ibc innovation award 2008 29 broadcast engineering magazine pick hit award 2008 30 frost & sullivan customer value enhancement and entrepreneurial company of the year awards 2008 world video encoders and transcoders market 31 profit magazine profit 100 canada s fastest growing companies 2007 32 competitors edit capella systems cisco systems radiantgrid envivio harmonic inc. telestream thomson video networks see also edit avchd h. 264 mpeg 4 vc 1 adaptive bitrate streaming transcoding video codec content delivery network streaming media references edit a b digital rapids honored by deluxe . 27 june 2012 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . digital rapids for foxtel go . 28 november 2012 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . dachman jason 17 august 2010 . digital rapids helps miami heat welcome lebron & co. . retrieved 10 january 2013 . nbc universal selects digital rapids for olympics web streaming . 8 april 2008 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . digital rapids advances vod encoding for iptv providers . retrieved 10 january 2013 . turner broadcasting selects digital rapids kayak workflow platform for multi screen media operations . 14 november 2012 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . digital rapids bringing encoding and streaming leadership to infocomm . 15 may 2009 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . imagine communications acquires digital rapids . 7 april 2014 . retrieved 2 august 2014 . digital rapids announces software updates to streamz streamzhd and flux encoders . 12 september 2012 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . digital rapids transcode manager 2.0 . 1 december 2011 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . foxtel go app goes live with digital rapids streamz live encoders . 5 december 2012 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . digital rapids broadcast manager 1.2 enhances live encoder management . 26 february 2008 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . review digital rapids touchstream . 2 january 2010 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . tbs selects digital rapids kayak workflow platform . 15 november 2012 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . digital rapids ships flux hd . 29 june 2010 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . schumacher rasmussen eric 18 november 2009 . the envelope please the 2009 streaming media readers choice award winners . retrieved 10 january 2013 . schumacher rasmussen eric . the 2010 streaming media readers choice award winners . retrieved 10 january 2013 . schumacher rasmussen eric 10 november 2011 . the 2011 streaming media readers choice awards winners . retrieved 10 january 2013 . schumacher rasmussen eric . 2012 readers choice awards winners . retrieved 10 january 2013 . digital rapids wins two prestigious awards for streamzhd live abr adaptive streaming encoder . 28 september 2010 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . digital rapids transcode manager 2.0 wins prestigious csi award 9 october 2012 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . tv technology europe announces recipients of star awards at ibc2008 . 30 september 2008 . retrieved 10 january 2013 . tv technology europe announces recipients of star awards at ibc2009 . 12 november 2009 . retrieved 11 january 2013 . tv technology europe announces recipients of star awards at ibc . 20 september 2010 . retrieved 11 january 2013 . tv technology europe announces 2011 star awards from ibc . 13 september 2011 . retrieved 11 january 2013 . awards . retrieved 11 january 2013 . internet telephony magazine product of the year award winners unveiled . 1 february 2011 . retrieved 11 january 2013 . digital rapids receives dual honors for 2009 broadband video transcoding leadership and strategy from frost & sullivan . 24 november 2009 . retrieved 11 january 2013 . ibc 2008 innovation awards . 17 november 2008 . retrieved 11 january 2013 . digital rapids touchstream appliance earns coveted broadcast engineering pick hit award . 21 october 2008 . retrieved 11 january 2013 . digital rapids honored with two frost & sullivan awards . 26 march 2008 . retrieved 11 january 2013 . martin tony 11 february 2007 . the future of tv . retrieved 11 january 2013 . external links edit digital rapids corporation s official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title digital rapids corporation & oldid 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