FastVDO's SmartCapture™ Pro is the world’s first and smallest USB based capture and H.264/AAC encoder hardware with live streaming
SmartCapture™ Pro captures NTSC or PAL video and analog stereo audio (L/R), digitizes and compresses the video/audio data using the latest video and audio encoding (H.264/AAC) and patented* technologies to deliver high quality multimedia at low bit rates. Captured and compressed media streams are delivered to the PC/laptop/single board computer through USB interface for storage or live streaming. While having a portable form-factor and using very low power, SmartCapture™ Pro allows encoding at various bitrates and interfaces with a broad spectrum of AV sources. SmartCapture™ Pro Content creation, content repurposing, field acquisition, surveillance, news gathering, and a host of applications are now available in a compact, cost-effective form. SmartCapture™ Pro design is flexible and customizable to various interfaces and connectors.
This versatile device serves multiple functions apart from capture, encoding and streaming:
Resize video - from 160X120 up to 720X576 : for mobiles, iPod®, PSP, TV and PC
Compress at various bitrates - 32 kb/s to 4 Mb/s : for wireless, broadband and IPTV
Unicast, multicast or Broadcast. Capture and streaming/web casting of live shows, games, field reports, tapes easy and fast in real time
Stream live over the internet. Compatible with Wowza media server, Darwin server and players like Flash, Quicktime, VLC
Make iPod® files - Convert home videos, TV shows, VHS and tapes easy and fast
Distance learning - Store or live stream high quality videos to enable E-learning
Training videos - Capture screens or presentations to create training videos
News Gathering - Capture, compress and stream live news and interviews
Security - Simple and compact solution for all surveillance applications
Defense - Small form factor and light payload for unmanned and surveillance applications
*Patents: US 6421464, US RE40081, Pending: 20080117966
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