Digital Rapids Corporation

{{Infobox company| name = Digital Rapids Corporation

| logo =

File:DigitalRapidsLogo.jpg

| type = Private

| foundation = 2001

| location = Markham, Ontario
Canada

| num_employees = 100 (2012)|

| industry = Video software

| homepage = [http://www.digitalrapids.com/ 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,{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids honored by Deluxe|url=http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-News/2012/Digital-Rapids-honored-by-Deluxe.aspx|date=27 June 2012|accessdate=10 January 2013}} Foxtel,{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids for Foxtel Go |url=http://advanced-television.info/2012/11/28/digital-rapids-for-foxtel-go/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217225313/http://advanced-television.info/2012/11/28/digital-rapids-for-foxtel-go/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2013 |accessdate=10 January 2013 |date=28 November 2012 }} the Miami Heat NBA team,{{cite web|last=Dachman|first=Jason|title=Digital Rapids Helps Miami Heat Welcome LeBron & Co.|url=http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2010/08/17/digital-rapids-helps-miami-heat-welcome-lebron-co/|accessdate=10 January 2013|date=17 August 2010}} NBC Universal,{{cite web|title=NBC Universal selects Digital Rapids for Olympics Web streaming|url=http://broadcastengineering.com/cable-amp-iptv/nbc-universal-selects-digital-rapids-olympics-web-streaming|accessdate=10 January 2013|date=8 April 2008}} Starz{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids Advances VOD Encoding for IPTV Providers |url=http://www.scri.com/archive/sc_newsoct2107.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216182929/http://www.scri.com/archive/sc_newsoct2107.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2013 |accessdate=10 January 2013 }} and Turner Broadcasting.{{cite web |title=Turner Broadcasting Selects Digital Rapids' Kayak Workflow Platform for Multi-Screen Media Operations |url=http://broadcastengineering.com/turner-broadcasting-selects-digital-rapids-kayak-workflow-platform-multi-screen-media-operations |accessdate=10 January 2013 |date=14 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116051913/http://broadcastengineering.com/turner-broadcasting-selects-digital-rapids-kayak-workflow-platform-multi-screen-media-operations |archivedate=16 November 2012 }} A variety of customers in education, government, corporate and worship markets also use Digital Rapids products.{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids Bringing Encoding and Streaming Leadership to InfoComm |url=http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/the_wire/2009/05/15/digital-rapids-bringing-encoding-and-streaming-leadership-to-infocomm/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215185528/http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/the_wire/2009/05/15/digital-rapids-bringing-encoding-and-streaming-leadership-to-infocomm/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2013 |accessdate=10 January 2013 |date=15 May 2009 }}

On April 7, 2014, Digital Rapids was acquired by Imagine Communications.{{cite web|title=Imagine Communications Acquires Digital Rapids|url=http://www.imaginecommunications.com/media-center/news/Imagine-Communications-Acquires-Digital-Rapids.aspx|accessdate=2 August 2014|date=7 April 2014}}

Products

=StreamZ & StreamZHD=

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.{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids Announces Software Updates to StreamZ, StreamZHD, and Flux Encoders|url=http://www.streamingmedia.com/Producer/Articles/News/Featured-News/Digital-Rapids-Announces-Software-Updates-to-StreamZ-StreamZHD-and-Flux-Encoders-84938.aspx|accessdate=10 January 2013|date=12 September 2012}}

=Transcode Manager=

Transcode Manager is enterprise-class software that automates the process of transforming large volumes of digital media files from one format to another.{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids' Transcode Manager 2.0 |url=http://broadcastengineering.com/automation/digital_rapids_transcode |accessdate=10 January 2013 |date=1 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510061003/http://broadcastengineering.com/automation/digital_rapids_transcode |archivedate=10 May 2013 }}

=StreamZ Live=

StreamZ Live is a video encoding system for live-to-live applications, such as streaming live events or programs to IPTV, and mobile platforms.{{cite web|title=Foxtel Go App Goes Live with Digital Rapids StreamZ Live Encoders|url=http://www.streamingmedia.com/Producer/Articles/News/Featured-News/Foxtel-Go-App-Goes-Live-with-Digital-Rapids-StreamZ-Live-Encoders-86561.aspx|accessdate=10 January 2013|date=5 December 2012}}

=Broadcast Manager=

Broadcast Manager is enterprise-class software that controls and automates the multiple output streams of Digital Rapids encoders.{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager 1.2 Enhances Live Encoder Management|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/product-spotlights/0138/digital-rapids-broadcast-manager--enhances-live-encoder-management/187940|accessdate=10 January 2013|date=26 February 2008}}

=TouchStream=

TouchStream is a portable streaming encoder for live video sources with a 7-inch touch-interface display.{{cite web|title=Review: Digital Rapids TouchStream|url=http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Review-Digital-Rapids-TouchStream-65701.aspx|accessdate=10 January 2013|date=2 January 2010}}

=Kayak=

Kayak is a workflow management system and automation platform and the underlying technology platform for recent versions of other Digital Rapids products.{{cite web|title=TBS Selects Digital Rapids' Kayak Workflow Platform|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/tbs-selects-digital-rapids-kayak-workflow-platform-/216394|accessdate=10 January 2013|date=15 November 2012}}

=Flux=

Flux is a series of PCI-Express video capture and pre-processing cards that can be integrated into Windows computers.{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids ships Flux HD |url=http://www.tvbeurope.com/main-content/full/digital-rapids-ships-flux-hd |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216232528/http://www.tvbeurope.com/main-content/full/digital-rapids-ships-flux-hd |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2013 |accessdate=10 January 2013 |date=29 June 2010 }}

Awards

Streaming Media magazine, Readersí Choice Awards (2009,{{cite web|last=Schumacher-Rasmussen|first=Eric|title=The Envelope Please: The 2009 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Award Winners|url=http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/News/Featured-News/The-Envelope-Please-The-2009-Streaming-Media-Readers-Choice-Award-Winners-65663.aspx|accessdate=10 January 2013|date=18 November 2009}} 2010,{{cite web|last=Schumacher-Rasmussen|first=Eric|title=The 2010 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Award Winners|url=http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/-The-2010-Streaming-Media-Readers-Choice-Award-Winners-71178.aspx|accessdate=10 January 2013}} 2011,{{cite web|last=Schumacher-Rasmussen|first=Eric|title=The 2011 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards Winners|url=http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/The-2011-Streaming-Media-Readers-Choice-Awards-Winners-78629.aspx|accessdate=10 January 2013|date=10 November 2011}} 2012{{cite web|last=Schumacher-Rasmussen|first=Eric|title=2012 Readers' Choice Awards Winners|url=http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/2012-Readers-Choice-Awards-Winners-85898.aspx|accessdate=10 January 2013}})
CSI magazine, CSI Awards (2010 ìBest Web TV Technology or Serviceî,{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids Wins Two Prestigious Awards for StreamZHD Live ABR Adaptive Streaming Encoder|url=http://news.creativecow.net/story/864855|accessdate=10 January 2013|date=28 September 2010}} 2012 ìBest Workflow/Asset management/Automation Solutionî{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids Transcode Manager 2.0 Wins Prestigious CSI Award|url=http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Digital-Rapids-Transcode-Manager-2-0-Wins-Prestigious-CSI-Award-623101|accessdate=10 January 2013|format=9 October 2012}})
Deluxe Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, 2012
TV Technology Europe magazine, Superior Technology (STAR) Awards (2008,{{cite web|title=TV Technology Europe Announces Recipients of STAR Awards at IBC2008|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/0082/tv-technology-europe-announces-recipients-of-star-awards-at-ibc/199505|accessdate=10 January 2013|date=30 September 2008|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021212/http://www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/0082/tv-technology-europe-announces-recipients-of-star-awards-at-ibc/199505|url-status=dead}} 2009,{{cite web|title=TV Technology Europe Announces Recipients of STAR Awards at IBC2009|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/0082/tv-technology-europe-announces-recipients-of-star-awards-at-ibc/203418|accessdate=11 January 2013|date=12 November 2009}} 2010,{{cite web|title=TV Technology Europe Announces Recipients of STAR Awards at IBC|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/0082/tv-technology-europe-announces-recipients-of-star-awards-at-ibc/206997|accessdate=11 January 2013|date=20 September 2010|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021113/http://www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/0082/tv-technology-europe-announces-recipients-of-star-awards-at-ibc/206997|url-status=dead}} 2011{{cite web|title=TV Technology Europe Announces 2011 STAR Awards from IBC|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/0082/tv-technology-europe-announces--star-awards-from-ibc/210270|accessdate=11 January 2013|date=13 September 2011}})
TVBEurope magazine, ìBest of IBC Editorís Awardî (2008, 2009, 2011){{cite web|title=Awards|url=http://www.digitalrapids.com/en/AwardList.aspx|accessdate=11 January 2013}}
INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, Product of the Year Award, 2010{{cite web|title=INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine Product of the Year Award Winners Unveiled|url=http://voip-routers.tmcnet.com/topics/voip-routers/articles/140483-internet-telephony-magazine-product-the-year-award-winners.htm|accessdate=11 January 2013|date=1 February 2011}}
Frost & Sullivan Market Share Leadership Award and Hot Company Watchlist, 2009, ìBroadband Transcoding Marketî{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids Receives Dual Honors for 2009 Broadband Video Transcoding Leadership and Strategy from Frost & Sullivan |url=http://blog.connectedplanetonline.com/briefingroom/2009/11/24/digital-rapids-receives-dual-honors-for-2009-broadband-video-transcoding-leadership-and-strategy-from-frost-sullivan/ |accessdate=11 January 2013 |date=24 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101145732/http://blog.connectedplanetonline.com/briefingroom/2009/11/24/digital-rapids-receives-dual-honors-for-2009-broadband-video-transcoding-leadership-and-strategy-from-frost-sullivan/ |archivedate=1 November 2012 }}
IBC Innovation Award, 2008{{cite web|title=IBC 2008 Innovation Awards|url=http://www.inter-bee.com/en/magazine/detail/online/202|accessdate=11 January 2013|date=17 November 2008}}
Broadcast Engineering magazine Pick Hit Award, 2008{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids' TouchStream Appliance Earns Coveted Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit Award|url=http://broadcastengineering.com/blog/digital-rapids-touchstream-appliance-earns-coveted-broadcast-engineering-pick-hit-award|accessdate=11 January 2013|date=21 October 2008}}
Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement and Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Awards, 2008, ìWorld Video Encoders and Transcoders Marketî{{cite web|title=Digital Rapids Honored with Two Frost & Sullivan Awards|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/exhibitions-&-events/0109/digital-rapids-honored-with-two-frost--sullivan-awards/197733|accessdate=11 January 2013|date=26 March 2008}}
PROFIT Magazine, PROFIT 100 Canadaís Fastest-Growing Companies, 2007{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Tony|title=THE FUTURE OF TV|url=http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/success-stories/canadas-fastest-growing-companies-29091/4|accessdate=11 January 2013|date=11 February 2007}}