Streambox Enables Website to Stream HD Video of Wildlife
The Streambox SBT3-9100 HD Video Transport system is providing a window into the natural world for visitors and subscribers to Earth-Touch, a unique website that showcases high-definition video of wildlife and environmental stories from around the globe.
Earth-Touch, which debuted in July of 2007, is dedicated to celebrating the beauty of nature and giving viewers an insight into the wonders of the natural world, often from far-flung corners of the Earth, while relaying video to audiences quickly and efficiently. On any given day, the Earth-Touch site features stunning HD footage of subjects ranging from white sharks swimming in the Indian Ocean to African pygmy geese feeding in Botswana's Okavanga Delta.
Earth-Touch, which debuted in July of 2007, is dedicated to celebrating the beauty of nature and giving viewers an insight into the wonders of the natural world, often from far-flung corners of the Earth, while relaying video to audiences quickly and efficiently. On any given day, the Earth-Touch site features stunning HD footage of subjects ranging from white sharks swimming in the Indian Ocean to African pygmy geese feeding in Botswana's Okavanga Delta.
Each Earth-Touch film crew is equipped with a combination of Streambox
SD and HD systems, which utilize Streambox's industry-leading ACT-L3
codec to encode and transmit HD video over IP-based networks at data
rates ranging from 512 Kbps to 20 Mbps. The file-based video is
transmitted to the Earth-Touch production facility in London via a VSAT
satellite connection and published to the website within 24 hours of
its capture. In the near future, Earth-Touch will begin streaming live
video to its website giving viewers an even greater sense of immediacy.
"Streambox is an integral part of our HD video business. Our crews take the Streambox systems 'on location' to some of the harshest environments the world has to offer, and the systems provide an extremely reliable and efficient means of getting high quality HD footage out of these remote and often hostile locations," said Brian Palmer, technical and creative director for Earth-Touch. "We have used a number of other codecs and solutions in the past, but nothing else matches Streambox's HD solution for its speed and outstanding video quality over low-data rate networks as well as it's ability to handle motion complexity."
"Streambox's solutions for broadcast and broadband enable Earth-Touch customers to better connect with nature and marvel at its beauty in a manner that is more immediate, personal, and interactive than ever before," said Bob Hildeman, chairman and CEO at Streambox. "We are delighted that our live and file-based HD solutions are playing such a pivotal role in helping Earth-Touch enhance its content ownership and fulfill its mission."
"Streambox is an integral part of our HD video business. Our crews take the Streambox systems 'on location' to some of the harshest environments the world has to offer, and the systems provide an extremely reliable and efficient means of getting high quality HD footage out of these remote and often hostile locations," said Brian Palmer, technical and creative director for Earth-Touch. "We have used a number of other codecs and solutions in the past, but nothing else matches Streambox's HD solution for its speed and outstanding video quality over low-data rate networks as well as it's ability to handle motion complexity."
"Streambox's solutions for broadcast and broadband enable Earth-Touch customers to better connect with nature and marvel at its beauty in a manner that is more immediate, personal, and interactive than ever before," said Bob Hildeman, chairman and CEO at Streambox. "We are delighted that our live and file-based HD solutions are playing such a pivotal role in helping Earth-Touch enhance its content ownership and fulfill its mission."
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