uplink

The first stage in your internet broadcast - the software you need to capture video and audio in real-time and stream it live to your audience - in the same building or across the globe.

Taking advantage of a simple user interface and easy installation, abstract plane uplink will let you make your first broadcast without requiring specialist knowledge.

	simple

uplink enables simple, cost-effective streaming of QuickTime video and audio from standard computer hardware running Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X.

The power to broadcast over intranet or internet is now available to any person or organisation with basic audio visual equipment, a computer and network connection.

	flexible

Simplicity does not equal lack of flexibility.

uplink has many features designed with the production environment in mind.

Your broadcast settings files can be kept in a central repository, a HTTP URL for example, so that redundant broadcast machines for failover or network efficiency can use the same broadcast settings.

uplink is designed to be part of a larger broadcast environment and will support remote control and monitoring.

	stream

Most video and audio media formats supported by QuickTime can be broadcast.

uplink is compatible with a wide range of video and audio capture hardware.

	measure

Comprehensive statistics about your broadcast and your network, such as spikes in data rates, excessive packet loss from receivers, or failure of the broadcast machine to keep up with the load.

	interoperable

uplink is designed to interoperate with many standard "back-end" streaming server solutions, and to fit into your existing network infrastructure using standard protocols.

	announce

Announce your new broadcast to your audience automatically as a QuickTime movie or SDP file. You can customise your broadcast and announce media individually, or as a set; with dates, times and extra information added easily to the announcement. Announce your broadcast via:

• FTP
• RTSP to QuickTime Streaming Server
• SMTP (email)
• direct-to-file
• custom plug-in announcers supported