Encoding Services

Take Your Live High-Quality Content to New Markets

Encoding Services

Take Your Live High-Quality Content to New Markets

Live encoding is still a young technology. Every online broadcast is unique, and requires ingenuity and expertise to make sure your audience gets the high-quality video they demand.

We are the first to develop an end-to-end solution for delivering live video online. Our Encoding Service is at the heart of that solution, transforming your video, at the point of acquisition, into any major IP-optimized format for delivery to your audience.

The Level 3SM Encoding service has been trusted for some of the biggest online broadcasts ever, including:

  • The 2009 French Open at Roland Garros
  • The 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions
  • Michael Jackson’s Memorial Event
  • The 2009 Presidential Inauguration

Level 3 Encoding Service Details

  • Input signal source support for any SD or broadcast signal including:
    • SDI or ASI
    • DV-45
    • Compressed MPEG-2
  • Output support:
    • IP Encoding to stream: Adobe Flash® or Windows Media® technologies
    • IP Encoding to file: Adobe Flash or Windows Media technologies
  • Simultaneous encoding to multiple bit rates, outputs and formats
  • Supports encoding and delivery of live or archived video content 

Level 3 Encoding Service Benefits

  • We designed our service to accommodate encoding requirements of any size, at any time and location, for as many customers simultaneously as required 
  • Service is available and supported globally 24 x 7, so you can deliver live streaming content anytime and anywhere  
  • Level 3 provides several options for redundancy including multiple encoder facilities and multiple encoders within a single facility

Learn more about our outstanding Encoding Services here