Features

Reliable and powerful hardware

Qualified, tested and burned-in by SnapStream
Fault-tolerant storage (for all SnapStream Servers) with server-class RAID controller
Rails included with rackmount chassis
Server-class motherboard

Shipped pre-configured with your line-up information
Simple server installation: connect your TV source, power and LAN connection and turn it on!
Simple client installation: just run the SnapStream Link installer
Self-healing service architecture provides application-level redundancy
Automatic disk space management (oldest recordings are deleted to make room for new recordings)
Automatic daily download of TV listings information
Web-based advanced settings interface

Play and pause recordings and live TV
Watch a recording while it's in progress
Fast-forward and rewind at multiple speeds
One-button 7-second replay and 30-second skip forward
Jump to a particular time within a recording
View program information, original air date and other show information
Jump between commercials and television programming using SnapStream's SmartSkip
Watch recordings full-screen or windowed on your desktop
Do work on your PC while TV plays in a window (set the SnapStream window as "always on top")
Watch recorded content via the web while on the road or away from your network with PlaceShifting NEW

Schedule "smart" recordings (Record all episodes, new episodes or just one episode)
Browse shows by category (such as "News" or "Talk Shows") and schedule individual recordings
Search program guide by title and keyword to schedule recordings
Record all shows on a single channel as individual shows or specify a 24x7 recording as custom time blocks
Designate a tuner for viewing Live TV only NEW
"Pad" recordings that run the chance of starting early or ending late
Configure recording quality, padding, SmartSkip and other parameters globally and for individual recordings
Schedule recordings to delete after X days
80xs faster than before, the Scheduler allows you to navigate through the Viewscape without delay

Search within 15 minutes after a start of a recording, based on real-time closed-caption information
Advanced search interface with Boolean logic (and, or, not) and filtering by date, title description and category

Search by Channel ("channel:12"), network ("network:ABC"), or call sign ("callsign:KHOU")
Search clips only (is:clip)
Search results start playback at matching place within recording
Download or view a complete text transcript for a recording
"Did you mean." message appears when a search term is mistyped or misspelled
Closed-Captioning data is automatically archived once a recording is deleted, and continues to be searchable
Setup SnapStream Alerts and receive an email anytime a saved keyword or phrase is recorded
(See Video Demo)

Clip while program is in progress
Clip with accuracy using frame-by-frame playback
Specify a destination folder for clips NEW
Save clips to the My Clips folder on your Enterprise TV Link Client for easy reference
Separate clips view in "Recorded Shows" screen
Add additional tags to metadata when creating a clip
ShowSqueeze recordings and clips to Windows Media Video (WMV) or H.264 for smaller file sizes
email a created clip directly through the Viewscape or Web Admin

Download recordings and clips from the server to the client, for archival or use in 3rd party software
Download complete transcripts using the Enterprise Link Client NEW
Download search results to a .CSV (Comma Separated Values) file for export into 3rd party applications NEW
Automatically sync recordings to iPod/iPhone through an RSS feed

Burn a video or data DVD within the SnapStream Enterprise interface
DVD burning supports all popular formats, including DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW and dual-layer discs

Record ATSC (over-the-air digital broadcasts) directly from a digital antenna without a digital-to-analog converter
Record from an in-house custom QAM feed
Capture up to 5 HD feeds at once

The web interface allows users to view and edit advanced features
Access control grants the administrator to grant permissions, such as watching shows, making recordings, and editing system settings to certain groups. This can be tied to an active directory system. (See Video Demo)

Grant specific user groups permission to view and access particular video folders in the library
Active Directory support for groups and authentication
Added Authentication Pass-Through to LDAP Integration to allow network users to log in to the SnapStream Server securely without having to provide credentials NEW
Documents all user log-ins and detail use of each user found in the View Log
The Enterprise Server can be configured to notify an administrator by email whenever an error occurs
Integrate television search results with Google's enterprise search products, including the Google Mini or Google Search Appliance (GSA), with our Google Onebox support

See FAQ