This can be any digital input that you are going to "feed" in to the Encoding station. Examples of video inputs could include a video capture card, a usb camera, a TV tuner card, an analog to digital converter etc... The only requirement is that the capture device supports the video for windows driver.

A Windows workstation that processes the digital input and converts it into an Internet feed. The VX30 Live application includes a user interface that easily allows the user to select his capture device, choose his connect mode and configure the number and parameters of the outgoing stream(s). When in local streaming mode the workstation also serves as the Streaming Video Server. A tiny Java video player is directly embedded within the video feed. When a user requests the feed, the embedded self-loading Java player will decode the video stream in the user's browser.

When in this mode the Encoding station's built in Streaming Server will send the feed directly to connecting clients. This mode is suitable for streaming on an Intranet or when there is a limited audience. If you are streaming over the Internet the internal network's router will have to port forward the Encoding station's IP and broadcast port. User's connect to the outside IP address of your network. In the instance of streaming over the Intranet user's would connect to the Encoding station's local IP address and broadcast port.

When in relay mode the Encoding station streams it's feed to a remote server that is running the VX30 B-Cast application. The B-Cast server functions as a hub where multiple feeds can be sent and viewed by connecting clients. This mode is designed for streaming to large audiences over the Internet. Multiple B-Cast servers can be clustered together to form a relay network in instances where there is a robust bandwidth requirement.