Livewire Digital launches NetCaster – a low cost ‘rich media’ app for capturing action as events unfold
Capturing the action as events unfold has now been made significantly easier with the launch of NetCaster from Livewire Digital - a low-cost iPhone and iPad app that can be used by groups of untrained personnel to send in real-time photos, sequences of stills and video directly to a producer or a command centre. Ideal for broadcasters, event organisers, the emergency services, the military and NGOs, this new application is perfect for breaking news coverage of sporting events, expeditions and situation awareness.
Designed to help users reduce and manage operational costs, this new app provides rock solid audio and utilises the ‘pay by volume’ Inmarsat satellite service to transfer media.
Sophisticated bandwidth control allows NetCaster to efficiently deliver media to base - be that photos, real time sequences of stills or motion video. Producers or command centre staff at base can determine how the footage from multiple field personnel is presented to the viewers. Easy-to-use production facilities offer split screen functionality enabling the producer or command centre staff to view media from up to six contributors at any one time and to manage their audio feeds.
Commenting on NetCaster, Tristan Wood, Managing Director, Livewire Digital, said, “NetCaster is ideal for special events, situation awareness and broadcast applications. Readily deployed to untrained staff, it is quick and easy to install, simple to operate and offers low capital and operational costs.”
For mainstream broadcast applications where high quality video transmission is a prerequisite, Livewire Digital’s M-Link suite of products offers the ideal solution. Used by broadcasters, the military, emergency services and maritime personnel worldwide, Livewire Digital’s M-Link product portfolio features high quality, low latency solutions for delivery of video and audio over any IP circuit. e.g. Inmarsat BGAN, WAN links or VSAT. Whether the requirement is for first response news reporting, live interviews from mid ocean, or special event coverage, M-Link provides an ideal solution for a wide range of applications. The company also offers a hosted service for organisations without broadcast infrastructure that need to interface with TV, radio, corporate video conferencing or web streaming audiences.
For further information on Livewire Digital please visit www.livewire.co.uk
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