Orban Announces Opticodec 1010 Version 3

By Derrick on October 10, 2008 9:05 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

Circuit Research Labs, Inc., parent company of CRL Systems, Inc. dba Orban/CRL, announced that Orban PC Products, the leading supplier of MP4/AAC & HE-AAC enterprise audio streaming and file encoders, introduced Version 3 of its 1010 Opticodec-PC Streaming Encoder. Version 3 fully supports the Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP), the protocol that Adobe Flash Media Server 3 uses to stream data, audio and video live over the Internet, as well as ICY SHOUTcast, Icecast2, and standards-based RTSP/RTP MPEG-4/3GPP protocols.

"With Adobe Flash Media Server now streaming the full MP4 family of codecs including AAC and HE-AAC (aacPlus), we're able to deliver the highest quality consumer audio over the Internet via the Adobe Flash Player to the widest possible audience," said Greg Ogonowski, Vice President of New Product Development for Orban/CRL. "The Adobe Flash Player is installed on over 98% of all Internet-connected desktops, including Mac and Linux platforms.

With support for Flash Media Server 3, Opticodec-PC now supports every major streaming server platform except Windows Media Server, so Opticodec-PC can stream to more players than any other modern codec." These players include Winamp, Windows Media Player with the Orban AAC/HE-AAC Plugin, Adobe Flash Player, Apple QuickTime, Real Networks RealPlayer, VLC, and many hardware devices, such as Roku SoundBridge and Terratec Noxon2.

When developing Version 3, Orban worked closely with Adobe to help ensure full, reliable support of the RTMP protocol. Orban, in conjunction with major CDN's, already has clients lined up to take advantage of the new support for RTMP and the ubiquity of the Adobe Flash Player.

"We are pleased that Orban has added RTMP support to stream audio via Adobe Flash Media Server," said Laurel Reitman, senior product manager for Flash Media Solutions at Adobe. "With Orban's powerful encoders and the ubiquity of Adobe Flash technology, including Adobe Flash Player, broadcasters can inform and entertain audiences by delivering professional-quality audio over the Internet."