End-to-End Solution for Video-over-IP featuring the remarkable “Zero Footprint” InStream™ Player
Haivision’s Furnace provides a secure, easy to use, simple to deploy, end-to-end system for encoding and distributing live video to computers and set top boxes, for creating scheduled playback channels for enterprise TV and signage, and for recording content and delivering video on demand.
Anywhere, Anytime!! Furnace is a complete IP video solution. The viewing experience to access live and recorded channels as well as on demand content is provided for the desktop through the “zero footprint” InStream™ player and to fixed monitors and displays through the Stingray™ set top box. With fine grain control of all viewers and displays, Furnace is the ideal system for managing and distributing enterprise video securely, for establishing HD signage throughout a facility, for providing on demand material, and for capturing, organizing, and reviewing events.
End-to-End H.264 The Furnace provides seamless end-to-end capabilities. The Furnace Portal Server controls the direct and secure distribution of SD and HD H.264 video and MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 SD video to both the InStream™ player and the Stingray set top box. The Furnace Playback Manager supports scheduled channels for both live and prerecorded IP video broadcasts and digital signage. The Furnace Media Server enables video-on-demand. Leveraging the efficiencies of H.264 video compression, high definition media is available to all users. Furthermore, the Furnace system is designed to operate seamlessly with Haivision’s revolutionary Barracuda™ and Makito™ H.264 encoders, delivering live SD and HD content at bit rates from 150 kbps to 15 Mbps.
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HILO-STREAMING
Many aspects of Haivision’s encoding technologies (such as the Mako, Makito and Barracuda) are perfectly suited to the Furnace IP video distribution system. The HiLo-Streaming feature is a perfect example. Encoders with HiLo can simultaneously emit full bandwidth high resolution streams and low bandwidth “reduced resolution” streams. This allows Furnace to provide users with the flexibility to choose the streams best suited to their network or system capabilities without any transcoding costs or delays.
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The “Zero Footprint” InStream™ Player  When the user closes InStream™, it is removed from the client computer without a trace. With InStream™, there is never anything to install or maintain on the client computers all without any plug-ins or ActiveX controls. This eliminates need for the IT group to harmonize user computers in any way – nothing to install and nothing to maintain. Because InStream™ is incredibly easy to use, does not require installation, works on any platform, and has unlimited and controlled player distribution, managers can rest assured that they will have broad scale user adoption of all their media efforts. Capture, Create, Schedule Furnace provides administrators with powerful tools for the recording and editing of content. The recording tools include a scheduled network video recorder (NVR), the ability to record live “on the fly”, and the option to continually archive past programming so you never miss an event. To organize media assets, Furnace includes powerful editing, bookmarking HotMarks™, and library metadata tools. The Furnace system also includes advanced administrative tools for programming playback channels, either live broadcasts from portable encoders or playback of content from disk. With Furnace’s comprehensive interface, scheduling of content can be set up to 30 years in advance. For live television, up to two weeks of electronic programming data can be captured and made available at all times. Conditional Access Many organizations employ various techniques for user access control. Some basic methods including web access page control and network based restrictions. The most secure access method, regardless of the authentication system in use, is to integrate the organization’s authentication system with the Furnace Conditional Access connector. By combining conditional access with Furnace’s powerful AES encryption, organizations can be confident that their private information remains secure and that any content arrangements for media distribution and copy protection are strictly adhered to.
Reporting Detailed reports of viewership are key to managing any IP video system. The combined power of Command & Control and Conditional Access allow administrators to determine the exact history of any viewer to an impressive level of detail. Practically all actions of the InStream™ player or Stingray STB can be reported on. Not only can administrators determine who viewed what (an essential element of HIPAA compliance in medical), but also view information on player behavior during any viewing session. For example, administrators can determine if someone muted the audio or minimized the window during an important training session. This level of reporting detail provides administrators with an unparalleled window into how video is used inside their enterprise and can help them tailor their services to have a maximum impact.
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