Channel Setup
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option.
2.
Click
Add source
.
3.
Select the source from the drop-down list.
4.
Specify position and size for the video streaming from this source.
5.
Repeat steps 2-4 for all sources you want to use in this channel.
6.
Specify the source from which you will use audio signal during streaming.
7.
If you want to delete a source, click
Delete
.
Note that you can create different
Multiple source
channels and configure them as
required.
7.3
Select Video Codec
Before starting the video recording process, you have to specify the video codec for
your recording. It can be selected on the Stream Setup section of each channel’s
page.
To select the video codec:
1.
Select the required channel.
2.
Click the Stream Setup menu option.
3.
Click an arrow in the
Stream Type
field.
4.
Select the required codec from the drop-down list. The following values are
available for selection:
Flash using H.264,
ASF with either MPEG4 or H.264 codecs,
Motion JPEG
RTSP with either MPEG4 or H.264 codecs.
Flash video and Motion JPEG can be viewed using many operating systems and web
browsers.
ASF can be viewed with the Windows Media Player on Windows systems, and the
VLC Media Player on Windows and other operating systems.
RTSP supports many media players including QuickTime and MPlayer.
7.4
Set Video Encoding Constraints/Parameters
The following parameters can be additionally specified for a channel: