SnapStream

VCRs are obsolete. DVRs cater to couch potatoes. And news-clipping services are both costly and controlled by outsiders. So why not leave these old media-gathering methods behind and put your finger directly on the pulse of TV?

SnapStream’s powerful television search technology helps professionals record and review thousands of hours of TV using the most efficient means possible. A cross between a DVR and a search engine, the SnapStream Server allows your entire organization to quickly find sought-after footage (by keyword-searching the closed-captioning) from the desktop PCs already on the network. It's as easy as Googling data on the Internet!

A single SnapStream Server can record up to 10 TV shows simultaneously and store up to 17,000 hours of video. It lets law enforcement search within programs, eliminating the need for anyone to watch tons of meaningless coverage just to find 30 seconds of relevant footage. When the content is found, users can make a video clip, then download it to a PC, burn it to a DVD, or send it to someone else via e-mail -- without paying any of the expensive per-clip or per-seat fees associated with media monitoring and clipping services.

The SnapStream Server is easy to install and requires minimal upkeep. And because the user-interface resembles that of a household DVR, it’ll look and feel familiar, so officers won't have to study a user's manual to start using the system. With the SnapStream Server, everyone in the organization can:

• Record and archive television programs

• Search the closed-captioning within recordings by keyword

• Receive e-mail alerts when select keywords appear on TV

• Watch recorded or live TV broadcast

• Extract clips from full recordings

• Email clips to others

• Convert recordings to Windows Media or H.264

• Burn stored video to DVD

• Automatically sync to your iPod or iPhone

• Download recordings and import them into third-party applications