Extreme Encoding
Wowza Streaming Engine™ is robust, customizable media server software that powers reliable streaming of high-quality video and audio to any device, anywhere. Whether deployed in the cloud or on-premises, leverage the powerful components of Wowza Streaming Engine and tailor your streaming workflows with security and confidence.
Key Features

Any Media to Any Device
Wowza software is platform-agnostic, multi-format, and multi-screen. It takes in any video format, transcodes it once, and reliably delivers it in multiple formats and with the highest possible quality to any connected device, anywhere.

Stream High-Quality Live Content Every Time
Wowza offers a wealth of features designed for streaming live content including adaptive bitrate streaming, DVR capabilities, and push publishing.

You’re in the Driver’s Seat
Customize your streaming architecture with extensible software that integrates with other systems and third-party solutions. Leverage the software’s powerful components and APIs to build solutions that support your evolving streaming needs.

Convenient Management and Monitoring
Manage, monitor and measure video and audio steams from a computer or any mobile device with the intuitive Wowza Streaming Engine Manager.
Audio and Video Transcoding with Wowza Streaming Engine
The transcoding feature of Wowza Streaming Engine™—formerly Wowza® Transcoder Premium AddOn—is a real-time video transcoding and transrating solution. It transforms incoming live streams from encoders, IP cameras, IPTV headends, and other live sources to properly key-frame aligned H.264 streams for adaptive bitrate delivery to any device, anywhere.
Wowza Transcoder Specifications
Decoding
- Video: MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, H.264/AVC
- Audio: MP3, AAC (LC & HE), MPEG-1 Part 1/2, Speex, G.711
Encoding
- Video: H.264/AVC/H.263
- Audio: AAC (LC & HE)/AC3 (pass-through)