SnapStream

Typically, it takes SnapStream approximately 3-4 weeks to build, test, burn-in and ship a configured box to our customers.

SnapStream DVB-T provides 4-10 Belling-Lee connector / TV aerial plug inputs for capturing Digital TV.

SnapStream DVB-T records in an MPEG-2 transport stream, in a file with the extension .tp. After a recording has been made, SnapStream's ShowSqueeze technology allows you to re-compress your recordings into the Windows Media Video (WMV) or H.264 formats. The specific parameters for recordings ShowSqueezed to Windows Media or H.264, such as video resolution and bit-rate, are configurable by the administrator. 

The bitrate and resolution of DVB-T recording is fixed and cannot be changed. However, the WMV and H.264 profiles used for ShowSqueeze are highly configurable, from resolution and bit-rate to frame rate to audio frequency and bit-rate. 

Unfortunately, SnapStream DVB-T is unable to support any DVB-T video formats other than the specific type of MPEG-2 transport streams created by its tuning hardware.

SnapStream DVB-T does not support recording analog content, but SnapStream does offer the SnapStream PAL for recording analog channels.

SnapStream cannot decrypt DVB-T channels on a digital cable feed, nor can it capture DVB-T content from a digital cable set-top box.

It depends on the bandwidth available on your network. Playback of DVB-T content through Enterprise TV Link requires roughly 15 Mb/s of bandwidth, compared with 2-7 mb for analog content. For this reason we strongly recommend setting up SnapStream DVB-T on a gigabit network. Also, each PC playing back live TV or recordings needs to have SnapStream Enterprise TV Link or the Web Player plug-in installed. Each SnapStream DVB-T includes 20-50 Enterprise TV Link client licenses.

SnapStream DVB-T with 9TB of storage space can store about 1,395 hours of Digital content, while 15TB can store about 2,325 hours and 30TB can store about 4,650 hours.

Digital video contains substantially more data than analog video, and therefore it requires more space and computing power for both capture and playback. An Digital broadcast contains roughly twice as much data as SnapStream's Best (7Mb/s) analog MPEG-2 quality, or more than seven times as much data as the default analog quality, Fair (2 Mb/s). Playback of Digital content also requires 3D Acceleration and is not compatible with software rendering. In addition, SnapStream DVB-T has different system requirements for Link clients.

Yes, with SnapStream 5.x and above, you can configure multiple nodes to work together as if they were one.

No. SnapStream is unable to support the addition of hardware to the DVB-T appliance; attempting to do so will violate SnapStream's support agreement. 

SnapStream DVB-T is equipped with dual hot-swap power supplies that are both redundant, and load-balancing. The particular power requirements vary depending on the configuration. View our power and thermal document for more information.

SnapStream recommends that two independent battery backup units are used. View our power and thermal document for more information on best practices.

To view the thermal output of SnapStream DVB-T, view our power and thermal document.

Yes, SnapStream has a built-in feature for e-mailing clips that will automatically ShowSqueeze the clip to a manageable size.

It's also possible to e-mail a URL to a colleague. This URL, when clicked on, will launch the SnapStream interface and load the designated video at the specified time. This method requires the recipient to have the SnapStream Link software installed.

With SnapStream 5.x and above, you can configure multiple nodes to work together as if they were one. By integrating multiple SnapStreams into a clustered installation, you can theoretically record an infinite number of TV channels simultaneously. Search meta data is retained across the system.