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FSDI-1XA User’s Guide
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6.2.2
Run VLC to View RTP Stream
An SDP file is needed to view an RTP stream from the FSDI-1XA in the VLC media player. If you have not
yet downloaded these files to your computer, you can find them on your Z3 account.
Note:
Verify your PC is set up to handle decode of H.265 content at HD resolutions. See Section 9.1, “PC
Configuration for HD HEVC/H.265 Decode”, for more information.
(6)
Open the VLC media player on your PC.
(7)
Select the
Media
menu.
(8)
Select
Open File
.
(9)
Find and select the SDP file corresponding to the video codec you selected previously.
a.
H265(HEVC) video: use the SDP file entitled “z3-h265-he4k-dck.sdp”
b.
H264(AVC) video: use the SDP file entitled “z3-h264-he4k-dck.sdp”
(10)
Press
Enter
or click
Open
. You will see your camera’s video streaming to VLC.
6.3
Stream RTSP
6.3.1
RTSP Camera Setup
Note:
Settings in the user interface cannot be changed if the unit is currently encoding.
(1)
Return to the user interface, and if necessary, click on the
Stop
button in the
Channel Controls
section of the user interface CH1 tab or the
Stop All
button in the lower right corner of the screen of
any tab.
(2)
Verify
Output Resolution
is set to
Follow Input
to output a HD stream. If a lower resolution output is
desired, select this in the dropdown menu and resizing will occur.
(3)
Select the codec you would like to use for your video encoding. In the pictured example,
H265
(HEVC)
is selected.
(4)
Under Output Setup, select
RTSP
in the
Output Format
dropdown menu.
Note:
By default, a limited selection of video encoding settings are available in the user interface. See Section
8.2, “Advanced Settings Mode”, for more information on accessing additional settings.
Figure 13 Example of Encoded Video Streaming to VLC (RTP)
