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along with video. Selecting “False” disables
encode of audio.

Audio Info (Entries for each of the four sub channels within the HD-SDI source)

Enable

yes (Sub Channel 1)

no (Sub Channels 2-4)

Used to select which sub channel should be
used for the audio source. Only one sub
channel can be enabled.

Codec

DSP AACLC (Sub Channels 1-4)

DSP AACHE V1

DSP AACHE V2

ARM AACLC

ARM AACLC MPEG-2

ARM AACHE

ARM AACHE V2

ARM MPEG1L2

The codec to use for audio. The bitrate
range for AACLC is 32Kbps – 384Kbps (though
staying above 64Kbps is recommended for
best results). The bitrate range for AACHE
and AACHE V2 is 32Kbps – 64Kbps.

Bitrate

12 – 384 Kbps

(320 Kbps – Sub Channel 1)

(128 Kbps – Sub Channels 2-4)

The bitrate of the audio.

Mode

Mono

Stereo

Select between stereo and mono inputs.

Source

Follow Video

HDMI1

HD-SDI (Sub Channels 1-4)

HD-SDI 1+2

HD-SDI 3+4

HD-SDI 5+6

HD-SDI 7+8

None

Where to get audio for that sub channel.

RTP Port

(RTP/RTSP Only)

0 – 9999

(8892, 8894, 8896, 8898)

If RTP format is selected, the port number
associated with that audio channel.

PID

(UDP, TSRTP, TSFILE,
MPTS & ASI Only)

0 – 999 (

120,121,122,123

)

If UDP format is selected, the PID to use for
that audio channel.

Max PTS-PCR

(UDP, TSRTP, TSFILE,

0 – 9999

(

250 - Sub Channels 1-4

)

Allows user to specify a smaller interval
than 250ms between PTS and PCR. This is

Summary of Contents for EUS Z3-MVE-150

Page 1: ... of Z3 Technology LLC Z3 This document may not be used reproduced disclosed or disseminated to anyone without the prior written approval of an authorized representative of Z3 Z3 reserves the right to change this product at any time and without notice All product names trademarks trade names service marks or service names mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners Z3 Tec...

Page 2: ...2 35 2b 10 26 2016 Added Section 6 12 Streaming Multiple Resolutions TA 2 43 02 02 2017 Updated screenshots per software release v2 43c Correction to Operating Controls Update to channel tab instructions for encoding SDI Correction to Tuning for Latency recommended settings Addition of sections on Advanced Settings Mode TS Lowlat Mode decoding and YouTube live streaming with RTMP Formatting update...

Page 3: ...p the Z3 MVE 150 12 6 3 Find the Encoder Using ZFinder 13 6 4 Configure Encoder for UDP Streaming 14 6 5 View a UDP Stream in VLC 16 6 6 Configure Encoder for RTP RTSP Streaming 17 6 7 View an RTSP Stream in VLC 18 6 8 Configure Encoder for RTMP Streaming 19 6 9 Configure Encoder for ASI Output 25 6 10 Encoding an HDMI Video Source 26 6 11 Changing the Bitrate and Frame Rate Dynamically 27 6 12 Ad...

Page 4: ...2 Using a Static IP Address 50 8 3 Advanced Settings Mode 53 8 4 Making a Firmware Update 55 8 5 Using the Password Feature 57 9 0 SUMMARY OF OPTIONS 58 9 1 The System Setup Tab 58 9 2 The User Presets Tab 61 9 3 The Status Tab 62 9 4 MPTS Tab 63 9 5 The CH1 Tab Encode 64 9 6 The CH2 CH3 Tabs Encode 72 9 7 The CH1 Tab Decode 73 9 8 The CH2 Tab Decode 74 9 9 Values Appearing at the Bottom of All Ta...

Page 5: ...reaming Engine 20 Figure 13 Getting to the Wowza Test Player 21 Figure 14 Viewing Content on Wowza 22 Figure 15 YouTube Live Dashboard Encoder Setup 23 Figure 16 Channel 1 Tab RTMP Streaming to YouTube Live 24 Figure 17 Z3 MVE 150 Rear Panel ASI Output Connection 25 Figure 18 Channel 1 Tab ASI 25 Figure 19 Z3 MVE 150 Rear Panel HDMI Encode Connections 26 Figure 20 Channel 1 Tab HDMI 26 Figure 21 V...

Page 6: ...Figure 48 Set Display for HDMI Output 45 Figure 49 Set Audio for HDMI Output 46 Figure 50 Z3 MVE 150 SDI Output Connection for Decode 46 Figure 51 Set Display for SDI Output 47 Figure 52 Set Audio for SDI Output 47 Figure 53 Enabling Pro MPEG FEC Decode for TSRTP Streams 48 Figure 54 The User Presets Tab 49 Figure 55 Entering a User Preset Name 49 Figure 56 Saving New Settings to a User Preset 50 ...

Page 7: ...e video up to 1080p at 60 frames per second The Z3 MVE 150 is a cost effective system suitable for broadcast encoders and IP streaming The Z3 MVE 150 provides immediate access to multi format HD video integrated system peripherals and production qualified codecs The Z3 MVE 150 features multiple I O interfaces including 3G SDI HDMI ASI and Gigabit Ethernet Multiple interfaces allow customers to qui...

Page 8: ... an ASI stream Information is also provided on how to change bitrate dynamically how to adjust the UDP TS rate tuning for latency streaming in multiple resolutions recording to USB and utilizing various features including MPTS closed captioning and forward error correction Details on configuring and running the Z3 MVE 150 as a decoder can be found in Section 7 0 RUNNING THE DECODER on page 41 2 2 ...

Page 9: ...50 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 9 3 0 PACKAGE CONTENTS Z3 MVE 150 AC Power Cable BNC to BNC Cable HDMI Cable DB 9 Serial Cable Ear Rack Bracket x 2 4 mm L x 3 mm D Screw x 6 Note The serial cable is included for advanced troubleshooting purposes only and is not needed by the typical user Figure 1 Package Contents for the Z3 MVE 150 ...

Page 10: ...b Ethernet USB 2 0 x2 RS 232 Outputs MPEG 2 Transport Stream RTP RTSP RTMP RTMPS TSRTP or TS File HTTP based configuration software for user friendly configuration and control RS 232 serial port for technical configuration and control Operating Temperature and Humidity 0 to 40ºC at 20 80 relative humidity non condensing Storage Temperature and Humidity 10 to 65ºC at 20 80 relative humidity non con...

Page 11: ...02 11 5 0 OPERATING CONTROLS 1 RS 232 Serial1 4 Top to Bottom 5 2x USB 2 0 7 N A 2 3G SDI ASI Output HDMI Input2 6 GigE 8 100 240 VAC Power 3 3G SDI ASI Input HDMI Output 1 For advanced troubleshooting purposes only Not needed by typical users 2 Supports Non HDCP content only For example a Blu Ray player cannot be used as a video source Figure 2 Front and Rear Views of the Z3 MVE 150 ...

Page 12: ...se pictured in this document 6 1 Set up the SDI Video Source 1 Select an HD source with SDI output a Power on the HD source b Connect the HD source via SDI to a monitor c Set the HD Source to 1080p60 or 1080i output d If you are using a media player rather than a video camera select and begin playback of the content you would like to stream 6 2 Connect and Power up the Z3 MVE 150 2 Connect the SDI...

Page 13: ...will be unable to proceed further 6 Run the ZFinder PC Utility on your Windows PC The ZFinder window appears ZFinder then completes a scan of the network and lists the location of all Z3 systems connected to the network In this case the Z3 MVE 150 appears 7 Click on the Z3 MVE 150 entry in the window to select it This will cause the Edit Device Open Device and Flash LEDs boxes to activate Note Sel...

Page 14: ...n supports HD SDI resolutions and 3G SDI resolutions 11 Set the Video Resolution to 1920x1080 or Follow Input 12 Set Output Format to UDP 13 You can set the Dest Address to a the IP address of your PC that will be running the VLC media player in the pictured example 192 168 0 6 b or to a multicast address An example multicast address would be 225 1 2 3 If you are on a shared network check with you...

Page 15: ...screen If the encoder is already running click on stop and then start to confirm the specified values are in effect Note By default a limited selection of video encoding settings are available in the user interface See Section 8 3 Advanced Settings Mode for more information on accessing additional settings Figure 6 Channel 1 Tab UDP 4 Change to UDP 5 Change to PC IP Address or Multicast Address 6 ...

Page 16: ...ia player on your PC version used by Z3 2 1 5 17 Select Media Open Network Stream In the box type udp 192 168 0 6 5004 where 192 168 0 6 matches the values of the computer IP address or multicast address entered for Dest Address and 5004 is the value of Dest Port noted previously 18 Press Enter 19 You will now see video streaming to VLC Figure 8 Example of Z3 Video Streaming to VLC UDP Figure 7 VL...

Page 17: ...Change Output Format from UDP to RTP RTSP When RTP RTSP is selected the encoder will send an RTP stream using the Dest Address and Dest Port listed in the user interface If RTSP will be used exclusively the Dest Address field can be set to 127 0 0 1 to prevent the RTP stream from being sent Note As RTSP operates through port 554 it is advised never to set the Dest Port field to 554 when RTP RTSP i...

Page 18: ...t your encoder to a static IP address this should match the Local IP Address field in the System Setup tab In the example pictured the encoder was assigned 192 168 1 102 at start up b ch corresponds to the number of the channel tab of the user interface For example if the CH1 tab is used 1 is entered c m is added if a multicast address is being used For example rtsp IP_Address z3 1m mp4 If you are...

Page 19: ... configuration tab click on stop to stop the current encoding session 27 Set Output Format to RTMP 28 For Dest Address type IP_Address port app stream_name a IP_Address will be the IP address of the PC with the Wowza server installed In the example pictured 192 168 0 4 is used b port will be the port used on the PC with the Wowza server In the example pictured 1935 is used c app will need to match...

Page 20: ...ame network as the Wowza server and open a web browser in this example FireFox is used Type in the URL of the Wowza server with the port 8088 in this example 192 168 0 4 8088 This will bring up the Wowza home page Log in with your valid user name and password 33 At the top you will see four options Home Server Applications and Help Click on Applications and select live 34 Click on Test Players in ...

Page 21: ...ou should see the Test Players popup screen Select the Adobe RTMP tab change the Stream name to 1080 should match the directory you are streaming to in the Z3 MVE 150 user interface and click Start You will then see the content streamed from your Z3 product 1 Use IP address of Wowza server 8088 2 Select Applications 3 Select live 4 Select Test Players Figure 13 Getting to the Wowza Test Player ...

Page 22: ...___________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 22 Figure 14 Viewing Content on Wowza 1 Select Adobe RTMP tab 2 Type stream name 3 Click Start ...

Page 23: ...4 Set Output Format to RTMP 5 For Dest Address type server_url stream_key a server_url will be the value specified in your YouTube Live dashboard b stream_key will be the value specified in your YouTube Live dashboard 6 It is recommended to set Video Rate Control to CBR 7 It is recommended to set GOP Size to a 120 Frames 240 Frames for 60 fps content b 60 Frames 120 Frames for 30 fps content Note ...

Page 24: ...ology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 24 9 Click the start button Allow a few seconds for your video to appear in your YouTube live dashboard Figure 16 Channel 1 Tab RTMP Streaming to YouTube Live 2 Change to RTMP 1 If necessary click Stop 5 Click Start 3 Set to server_url stream_key ...

Page 25: ...ctions also support ASI Connect a BNC cable from SDI Out to your desired video decoder or other device to receive the ASI stream The Z3 MVE 150 can be connected directly to a second Z3 MVE 150 unit configured as a decoder For more information on running this unit as a decoder see Section 6 19 2 In the CH1 configuration tab click on stop to stop the current encoding session 3 Change Output Format f...

Page 26: ...ton to stop any current encoding At the CH1 tab change the Video Source to HDMI1 using the dropdown menu Verify your remaining settings are as desired See Section 9 0 for a detailed list of all options Note By default a limited selection of video encoding settings are available in the user interface See Section 8 3 Advanced Settings Mode for more information on accessing additional settings Click ...

Page 27: ...itrate or frame rate without stopping and restarting the encoder To observe this feature complete the following steps 1 In VLC click on Tools and select Codec Information This brings up a window with four tabs Select the Statistics tab In this tab you can see the current video audio bitrate 2 In the CH1 tab change the Video Bitrate from 8000K to 2000K and click the update button Figure 22 Changing...

Page 28: ...p and the quality of the picture in VLC change If you click on the Status tab and click Refresh you will also see the updated bitrate reflected The parameter Frame Rate can also be updated dynamically using the update button All other parameters require a stop and then start to change Figure 23 Drop in Bitrate after Dynamic Bitrate Change Figure 24 Status Page Output Showing Lower Bitrate Lower bi...

Page 29: ...r when it is desirable to make this value higher For example if the encoder bitrate is very low below 1Mbps it is advisable to allow more leeway in the event there are some challenging scenes to encode The steps below show an example where this might be desirable and what specifically you can do to change this and verify that the change was successful 1 In the CH1 configuration tab click on stop t...

Page 30: ...e Media Information Statistics tab see Section 6 8 You will see a lower value for the overall input rate and for the content rate The value of TS Rate must be higher than video bitrate audio bitrate 1 25 If an attempt is made to input a value less than this the error message TS rate too small to carry elementary streams will appear Figure 26 TS Rate and Lower Bitrate Reflected in VLC Input bitrate...

Page 31: ... causes latency to increase accordingly To minimize latency this value should be set to the lowest possible value The lowest value Z3 recommends is 100 Note that lowering this value will also cause quality to degrade for challenging content because the encoder has fewer bits over time to work with The tradeoff between latency and quality through this parameter is left up to the user B frames impro...

Page 32: ...the expense of increased network burstiness set TS Lowlat Mode to True This is enabled by default To ensure smoothest playback and reduce loading on network set TS Lowlat Mode to False This must be set to False for the stream to be compliant with ISO 13818 1 systems specification for transport stream timing 6 13 3 VLC Media Player Latency If streaming to VLC latency can be reduced on the decode si...

Page 33: ...urce 9 Open the user interface See Section 6 3 10 Change the Operating Mode to Encode 1 to 3 Ch using the dropdown menu in the lower right corner of the screen Each output stream can be set using a separate channel tab If the CH2 or CH3 tabs are not present you can create them by clicking on the tab 11 Select the desired video source HDMI or SDI This should be the same for all channels 12 Set each...

Page 34: ...ected If one USB device is connected dev sda1 corresponds to either USB port If two USB devices are connected dev sda1 corresponds to USB device that was connected first and dev sdb1 corresponds to the USB device that was connected second Only one device can be selected at a time for each channel 19 In the File Prefix textbox enter the desired prefix for your ts file name a When saved a number wil...

Page 35: ...e encoder is connected to an SDI or an HDMI video source 2 Open the user interface See Section 6 3 3 Connect a USB flash drive or other USB storage device to USB on the back of the encoder Note The USB drive must be formatted in either FAT32 VFAT EXT3 or EXT4 format 4 Return to the channel tab and set the Output Format to output UDP See Section 6 4 TSRTP or ASI using the dropdown menu 5 When one o...

Page 36: ... these settings 1 Verify the encoder is connected to an SDI and an HDMI video source 2 Open the user interface See Section 6 3 3 The SDI connections also support ASI Connect a BNC cable from SDI Out to your desired video decoder or other device to receive the ASI stream 4 In the CH1 tab select HD SDI for the Video Source and change the Output Format to MPTS 5 If necessary create the second channel...

Page 37: ...a player 10 Run VLC on your PC version used by Z3 2 1 5 11 Select Media Open Network Stream In the box type udp 225 1 2 3 6000 where 225 1 2 3 matches the values of the computer IP address or multicast address and 6000 is the value of Dest Port entered in the MPTS tab 12 You will then see channel 1 To view channel 2 go to Playback Program 2 in VLC Figure 35 Opening VLC for MPTS Multicast Stream Fi...

Page 38: ...ion data included is used To utilize this feature complete the following 1 Connect an SDI signal with closed caption data to the SDI Input see Section 5 0 2 Configure the encoder to output UDP See Section 6 4 3 Open the stream in VLC See Section 6 5 4 In VLC select Subtitle Sub Track Closed Caption 1 This configures VLC to use the extracted closed caption data that the encoder has extracted and en...

Page 39: ...All button in the lower right corner of any screen to stop any current encoding 2 Set Output Format to ZIXI 3 Set the Dest Address to address port streamid where a address is the IP address of the decoder b port is the port of the decoder c streamid is any stream ID or name you select for example 192 168 0 6 2088 z3 4 The Zixi percent overhead can be adjusted by entering a number between 1 and 100...

Page 40: ... for FEC Enable to True This will allow for setting the number of FEC columns and rows The default setting is 5x5 This is a medium level of coverage that will work in many situations The number of columns multiplied by the number of rows must be less than or equal to 100 so 10x10 would be an example of the maximum coverage Keep in mind larger numbers of columns and rows result in a larger latency ...

Page 41: ...se this PC to control the Z3 MVE 150 and to decode the output stream 2 Connect the AC power supply and turn on the power switch It will take 45 60 seconds to boot 3 Follow the steps in Sections 6 3 to access the user interface 4 Change Operating Mode in the lower right corner of any tab to Decoder using the dropdown menu See the following Sections 7 2 7 3 and 7 4 to set the decoder unit to accept ...

Page 42: ...a BNC cable from your video encoder or other device streaming encoded ASI content to SDI In on the decoder unit 2 Return to the user interface CH1 tab 3 Set the Input Interface to ASI using the dropdown menu 4 If desired set Audio Output to ON using the dropdown menu to allow for audio with the decoded video 1 Connect to ASI Input Figure 42 Z3 MVE 250 Rear Panel ASI Decode Connection Figure 43 Cha...

Page 43: ...ponds to the destination address entered in the encoder In the pictured example the decoder is accepting content being streamed to the multicast address 225 1 2 3 4 If the address is a multicast address the checkbox after Is Multicast must be checked 5 Enter the Port that corresponds to the destination port entered in the encoder In the pictured example the encoder is streaming to port 5004 6 If d...

Page 44: ...1 tab and change the Input Interface to TSFILE using the dropdown menu 4 In the Location text box enter media sda1 MOV1 ts where MOV1 ts matches the name of the file to be decoded 5 If desired set File Loop to ON using the dropdown menu so the file will be replayed in a continuous loop once the end is reached 6 If desired set Audio Output to ON using the dropdown menu to allow for audio with the d...

Page 45: ...from HDMI Out on the decoder unit to an HD TV or monitor 8 Return to the user interface System Setup tab In decoder mode settings for Display Setup appear 9 Select hdmi for the Display Mode using the dropdown menu 10 Verify the Resolution and Layout are as desired and click the Set Display button Figure 47 Z3 MVE 150 HDMI Output Connection for Decode HDMI Out Figure 48 Set Display for HDMI Output ...

Page 46: ...in decoding Video will appear on the monitor after 5 10 seconds 7 6 Output SDI 1 Connect a BNC cable from SDI Out on the decoder unit to an HD TV or monitor 2 Return to the user interface System Setup tab In decoder mode settings for Display Setup appear 3 Select sdi for the Display Mode using the dropdown menu 4 Verify the Resolution and Layout are as desired and click the Set Display button Figu...

Page 47: ...NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 47 5 Navigate to the CH1 tab and if audio is needed select SDI from the Output Port dropdown menu 6 Click the start button to begin decoding Video will appear on the monitor after 5 10 seconds Figure 51 Set Display for SDI Output 1 Set to sdi 2 Click Set Display Figure 52 Set Audio for SDI Output 1 Set to SDI 2 Click start ...

Page 48: ... In the CH1 tab select select TSRTP as the Input Interface This will cause the FEC Mode dropdown to appear 3 Select AUTO in the FEC Mode dropdown menu 4 Set the remaining settings to those corresponding to your incoming stream and desired output 5 Click Start 6 You will see an FEC corrected stream on the display monitor For more information on testing and verifying FEC using a Z3 Technology encode...

Page 49: ...red off and back on it automatically uses those settings 1 Click on the User Presets tab 2 Click on the new button 3 This brings up a new text box to enter the preset name For this example type z3_config1 and click ok 4 Return to the System Setup tab 5 Select your newly created configuration from the preset dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen 6 As soon as you select z3_config1 the screen wil...

Page 50: ...mically receive an IP address at startup The IP address that is assigned can be seen through using ZFinder If you prefer you can set your encoder to a static IP address If you would like to have your PC set to a static IP address you will need to set your encoder to a static IP address as well in order for it to be discoverable by ZFinder To set your unit to a static IP address complete the follow...

Page 51: ...u do this a pop up window appears reminding the user that for changes to IP Address Local Netmask Default Gateway to take effect a reboot is required and asking if a reboot is desired Click OK and then OK in the Are you sure window after that to start rebooting Note The very first time settings are saved may take up to 30 seconds This is due to some flash initialization which occurs on the very fi...

Page 52: ...ice Note You may need to also update the network settings on the PC running ZFinder so that the encoder is discoverable If the unit appears in red your computer s IP address or Network Mask may not be compatible with the encoder and changes may be required before you can access the user interface 10 A web browser will then open at the IP address of the Z3 MVE 150 and you will see the user interfac...

Page 53: ...tings will remain visible To do this see Section 8 1 2 Return to the System Setup tab 3 Select your newly created configuration from the preset dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen 4 As soon as you select your preset the screen will reload 8 3 2 Accessing Advanced Settings 5 Under Device Setup check the Advanced Settings box 6 Click on the Save button 7 A pop up window appears with a message ...

Page 54: ..._______ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 54 9 You can return to the use of limited settings by un checking the Advanced Settings box in the System Setup tab and saving that to the preset Figure 62 Default UDP Settings Left and Advanced UDP Settings Right ...

Page 55: ...SA 1 402 323 0702 55 8 4 Making a Firmware Update 1 Open the user interface Section 6 3 2 Select Update device firmware from the System Setup tab under the Device Management section 3 This brings you to the update image screen In this screen click on the Choose File button Click here Figure 63 Updating the Device Firmware from the User Interface Figure 64 Updater Screen ...

Page 56: ...e selection screen From here select the name of the img file to update with and click Open Figure 65 File Selection Screen The image file to be used will typically have the word UPD in the name 5 Click the Upload and Update button 6 You will see screens stating that the image is being uploaded and that the flash is being updated After about one minute you should see the main menu again 7 Your Z3 M...

Page 57: ...t be undone 1 In the System Setup tab click on go next to Set Password 2 The change password options appear Enter the new password twice and click the change button 3 Wait for the password options to disappear This indicates that the password has changed 4 Refresh or retype the IP address in the web browser You will then see a prompt for a user name and password Use admin for the user name This va...

Page 58: ... value to take effect When in DHCP mode this field is not applicable Default Gateway 192 168 a b 192 168 0 1 Sets the network gateway to use for the Z3 MVE 150 Note that a save of these settings and reboot is needed for changes to take effect When in DHCP mode this field is not applicable DNS Server IP 1 a b c d 8 8 8 8 Specifies the primary DNS server to be used for hostname lookup when in static...

Page 59: ...set of diagnostic logs that can be provided to Z3 in the event of an issue to be reported The resulting file is saved on the PC with the user interface open View logs Button Can be used to view system logs Used by Z3 for debugging Reboot Button Restarts the unit without the need to disconnect power Display Mode Decode Only SDI HDMI HDMI and SDI output are supported Resolution Decode Only 1080p60 S...

Page 60: ...________________________________ Z3 Technology LLC 100 N 8th ST STE 250 Lincoln NE 68508 1369 USA 1 402 323 0702 60 1080i30 1080i29 97 1080i25 1080p60 1080p59 94 1080p50 720p60 720p59 94 720p50 480p60 576p50 Note 2 Layouts supported 1x1 2x2 4x4 2x2 4 1 5 1 7 3x3 1 2PIP 1 4PIP ...

Page 61: ...ameter Notes new Define a new configuration file Up to nine configurations can be created rename Rename a configuration file delete Delete a configuration file export Export current settings to a file All presets get saved to the file settings z3 on the host PC These can be subsequently reloaded with the import command import Load settings from a previously exported file reset All existing user pr...

Page 62: ...f encoded picture A small i will appear if interlaced is being encoded Audio Status Channel The channel number 1 or 2 Subchannel Always 1 in this release Codec The codec being used to encode audio for that channel Stream Status Channel The channel number 1 or 2 URL URL the channel is being streamed to frames Number of frames sent from encoder to channel since the beginning of encoding This can ser...

Page 63: ...mple if two 10Mbps channels are being packed into the MPTS stream the recommended Rate is at least 22Mbps Destination 1 NONE ASI UDP Used to define where the multiple channels will be routed to after being combined into one stream In most cases ASI is used Only one destination can be set to ASI at one time The MPTS can also be used to send this combined stream to a UDP URL If UDP is selected an IP...

Page 64: ...n the output otherwise a default value of 4 3 is used This value is ignored for HD resolutions Video Resolution Follow Input 176x144 1920x1080 The encode resolution for channel 1 If this resolution is different from the capture resolution resizing will occur Follow Input generates the resolution based on the capture resolution see Note 1 for resolutions supported Video Bitrate 100 12000K 8000K Tex...

Page 65: ...put Progressive Progressive HQ Interlace This allows the user to specially handle interlaced input Follow input is the default option it will leave interlaced input as is Progressive will convert the interlaced input to a progressive picture This can be used to improve quality if playing back on a PC player Progressive HQ activates a special high quality deinterlacer Since this requires extra cycl...

Page 66: ...itrate range for AACLC is 32Kbps 384Kbps though staying above 64Kbps is recommended for best results The bitrate range for AACHE and AACHE V2 is 32Kbps 64Kbps Bitrate 12 384 Kbps 320 Kbps Sub Channel 1 128 Kbps Sub Channels 2 4 The bitrate of the audio Mode Mono Stereo Select between stereo and mono inputs Source Follow Video HDMI1 HD SDI Sub Channels 1 4 HD SDI 1 2 HD SDI 3 4 HD SDI 5 6 HD SDI 7 ...

Page 67: ...er to set the number of audio Access Units AU per transport stream Packetized Elementary Stream PES packet Output Setup Output Format RTP RTSP UDP RTMP TSRTP TSFILE FILE MPTS ASI Output format of encoded stream If UDP is selected check the value of TS Rate to make sure it is in line with expectation TSRTP allows for streaming and recording to TS file simultaneously TSFILE will write audio and vide...

Page 68: ...her port If two USB devices are connected dev sda1 corresponds to USB device that was connected first and dev sdb1 corresponds to the USB device that was connected second Only one of the two USB ports can be selected at a time File Prefix Aux TS File TSFILE Only MOV Textbox to enter desired file name for ts file Entered text will be followed by a number starting with zero in the recorded file name...

Page 69: ... for ensuring smooth playback at lower bitrates see Section 6 12 Adjusting the UDP TS Rate TS Lowlat Mode UDP TSRTP Only True False Selecting True causes the TS muxer to instead send packets out as soon as it receives them rather than buffering them This results in lower latency at the expense of decreased network efficiency and a less smooth bitstream There is a limit of 5Mbps for TS Lowlat Mode ...

Page 70: ...s stop Stop current encode session start Start encode session update Can be used to change the bit rate without stopping restarting an encode session see Section 6 8 Changing the Bitrate and Frame Rate Dynamically clone Duplicate CH tab can be used to quickly copy CH1 values to CH2 for example delete Used to delete excess tabs created by clone status IDLE STOPPED RUNNING POLLING Current status of ...

Page 71: ...ws for a reduction in bits needed processing power without introducing extra jerkiness when there is motion in the video For example if the input is 1080i at 60 fields per second 30 frames per second Frame Rate Divider has the following effect Frame Rate Divider Output fields used frame rate Full 1080i 60 30 Half 1080p 30 30 Quarter 1080p 15 15 Sixth 1080p 10 10 Note 3 GOP Sizes Supported 10 12 15...

Page 72: ... a detailed explanation The CH2 tab will be identical to CH1 except for the default values of various parameters as shown below A third channel can only be created in the Encoder 1 to 3 CH operating mode Create the CH3 tab by clicking the tab Please see CH1 values for a detailed explanation The CH3 tab will be identical to CH1 except for the default values of various parameters as shown below Para...

Page 73: ...e the user can type the multicast address the decoder should connect to Address Multicast Only x y z w 225 1 2 3 The multicast IP address that the decoder retrieves data from used when RTP or UDP is selected for the Input Interface and Is Multicast is checked Port RTP UDP Only 0 9999 5004 The port the decoder retrieves data from Location TSFILE FILE Only If decoding from a TSFILE or raw FILE this ...

Page 74: ...ode session clone Duplicate CH tab can be used to quickly copy CH1 values to CH2 for example delete Used to delete excess tabs created by clone status IDLE STOPPED RUNNING POLLING Current status of the encoder POLLING indicates start was pressed and the encoder is waiting for valid input data to be detected 9 8 The CH2 Tab Decode Create the CH2 tab by clicking the tab Please see CH1 values for a d...

Page 75: ...t factory settings Can also add more profiles by clicking on new in the User Presets tab New Preset Button Click to create a new user preset Save Button Click to save value that was selected Operating Mode Encoder Interlaced Progressive Encode 1 to 3 Ch Decoder This selects the operating mode of the unit Encoder Interlaced Progressive is the default mode of operation it can be used to encode up to...

Page 76: ...crewdriver Complete the following instructions to install your Ear Rack Mounts on your Z3 MVE 150 1 Place the Z3 MVE 150 face up on a dry flat surface 2 Place one of the ear rack brackets on the left and one on the right of the Z3 MVE 150 so that the holes on the unit align with the brackets The brackets are identical so it does not matter which bracket goes on which side 3 Using the 4 mm L x 3 mm...

Page 77: ...rom your encoder the following steps are needed 1 Log in to the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager Home page by typing http localhost 8088 where localhost is the IP address of the server in this User s Guide 192 168 0 4 2 Click on Server in the top band of options On the left column click on Performance Tuning and then Java Settings Click Edit and then change Java Heap Size to Production Level and Jav...

Page 78: ...ng and RTSP Publishing are both set to Open and Client Restrictions is set to No client restrictions Then click Save The Wowza server is now configured to work with your ZEUS encoder Note You can also specify Require password authentication for RTMP Publishing In this case Authentication on the channel tab needs to be enabled and a valid Wowza user name and password needs to be entered to successf...

Page 79: ...ual the IP address of the PC running VLC Does the port number in Dest Port equal the value entered in the URL for VLC Does the video coming out of the source match the resolution in the encoder settings Is the PC fast enough for 1080p decode on VLC Does the PC have enough DDR to handle 1080p decode on VLC Is VLC version 1 00 or later Problem Do not see video in VLC RTP Is VLC 2 1 5 or later being ...

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