Features

Launch combines the latest video compression and transmission technologies to offer flexible, affordable delivery of news cuts, review-and-approvals or other media over any IP network.


Easy to set up and use
Provides a simple, robust alternative to standard FTP or other delivery methods. Convenient presets optimize picture quality and delivery time.

Seamlessly integrates with leading video editing applications on remote laptops
Simply flip-and-send media from: Apple Final Cut Pro or iMovie HD running on a Mac PowerBook or G4/G5, Grass Valley NewsEdit LT, Avid NewsCutter XP, Adobe Premiere Pro, Pinnacle Liquid Edition, Microsoft MovieMaker, and more

Deliver over standard IP networks
Including wireless, connections commonly found at hotels, coffee houses, etc., and satellite IP phones

Use delivery protocols that make sense for you
Standard FTP, HTTP, or Telestream's HyperLaunch for secure, robust delivery

Automatically receive and ingest files at destination with Telestream's FlipFactory
FlipFactory provides automated ingest, transcoding and delivery to destination media servers and editing systems, eliminating the need for manual intervention

User-selectable compression format settings
Allow journalists to meet varying quality and deadline requirements; broadcast-quality delivered in minutes

Windows Media 9 Series is the standard encoding format
Providing superior broadcast-quality plus bandwidth efficiency

Windows PC Input formats supported
Include AVI, DV25, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 4:2:0 & 4:2:2, QuickTime, Windows Media 9 Series, Avid DV25 flattened file or QuickTime reference movie, Grass Valley Vibrint DV25 VMF

Windows PC Output formats supported
Include Windows Media 9 Series, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 4:2:0, QuickTime (Avid MJPEG, Cinepak, Sorenson Video, MPEG-4, Raw PCM audio, Qdesign audio)

Mac OS X Input formats supported
All QuickTime-supported media types

Mac OS X Output formats supported
Windows Media 9 Series including Advance Profile, all QuickTime-supported media types, MPEG-4, H.264

HyperLaunch enhanced media delivery protocol
A Telestream exclusive, HyperLaunch provides fast, robust, secure media delivery:

  • Resumes transmission of interrupted transfers (including from different locations)
  • enhances throughput over wireless connections
  • Encryption for security using triple DES (PC version only)
  • Prioritize management of incoming media parcels

It's fast and easy your broadcast quality media are delivered in minutes!