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Discover Video

User Guide

June 1, 2017
V4.5

Discover Video LLC
www.discovervideo.com

Summary of Contents for Devos 4

Page 1: ...Discover Video User Guide June 1 2017 V4 5 Discover Video LLC www discovervideo com ...

Page 2: ...Playlists 12 Digital Signage 12 Scheduling 12 Documents 12 Images 12 Podcasting 12 Presentations 13 Priority Alert 13 Reports 13 Multi Player 13 Learning Path 13 Set Top Box 14 Capacity 14 Signal Flow Network Capacity Planning 14 Clustering 15 Public Internet 15 Encryption 16 Installation 17 DEVOS Hardware 17 DEVOS Software on Your Server or Virtual Server VM 17 DEVOS Cloud 17 Inside Outside and D...

Page 3: ...min Style 37 Mass Transfer 38 Email Configuration 38 Cluster Setting 39 Network Subnet 40 Advanced Options 41 Pull 41 Push 42 System Content 43 Manage Channels 44 Community Channel Share 45 Channel Embed Code API 46 API 46 How To Create or Modify an Channel 47 Organizing Channels 48 Adding Removing Content On Channels 49 Using Channels 50 Understanding Channel Map and Sub Channels 50 Simple Channe...

Page 4: ...t 75 Schedule 77 Scheduling Streams and Recordings 77 Live Stream 77 Encoder 78 Multi Player 78 Remove Schedule 79 IoT Control And Scheduling 79 Setting Up Brands 80 IR Control 81 Setting Up Devices 82 Setting Up Functions 82 Setting Up Groups 83 Testing iTach Devices 83 RS 232 Control 84 Signage 85 Create Sign 85 Example Entry For Template 1 86 Google Slides 87 Displaying Signs 88 Signage Media P...

Page 5: ... Record A Desktop Lecture 121 How To Record A Classroom Lecture Single Stream 123 How To Record A Classroom Lecture Multiple Streams 124 How To Monitor Areas For Security 125 How To Display Digital Signage In A Lobby 126 How To Stream Live or Record From iPad or iPhone 128 How To Distribute TV 129 How To Distribute Live Video using IP Multicast 130 How To Do Live Morning Announcements 131 How To C...

Page 6: ... Discover Video Partners and Suppliers 142 Copyright Issues 143 Encoding Content for VoD 144 Encoding Parameters 144 Quick Response QR Codes 145 Web Filters 146 Closed Captions 146 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR DISCOVER VIDEO LLC PROGRAMS AND COMPONENTS 147 ...

Page 7: ...eduling and control DEVOS delivers content to virtually all modern devices including PC MAC iPhone iPad Android and Roku boxes and it can accept upload of live and VoD content from desktops and mobile devices General Description DEVOS consists of a physical server VM or hosted Cloud and is available in multiple sizes and capacities Any number of optional low cost Streamsie PC Mac iOS Mantis Hornet...

Page 8: ... and DEVOS may then issue video text or web page alerts to one some or all desktops without the desktop user needing to take any action DEVOS supports video signage using the Discover Video SignStick2 Signage Media Player the built in Digital Signage web player Limited signage may be displayed using Roku boxes and or Samsung Smart TV Digital Signage allows you to display any live or VoD content Po...

Page 9: ...s Among the possible privileges is Super which provides access to the global system configuration features including user setup There is no single Super Administrator account Rather one or more users may become a Super Administrator This allows you to designate an alternate user to administrator the system especially in cases where the primary Super Administrator is not available You should limit ...

Page 10: ...r the video will allow viewers to comment or rate it whether the video requires a viewer to log in to view it etc This convenience allows you to select a pre configured collection of commonly used settings for your videos For example you may publish some content using a Media Setting called Private Content and another template called Public Content etc Categories The Super Administrator may create...

Page 11: ...e at the same time Hornet and Mantis do not require DEVOS license Third party encoders are supported by DEVOS provided they support industry standard H264 AAC RTMP RTSP or AVC over TS Windows Media MPEG2 and other types of live streams may be supported using the Discover Video StreamEngine Streaming Protocols DEVOS delivers live video via streaming and VoD via RTMP T HLS DASH or progressive downlo...

Page 12: ...d once daily weekly monthly or yearly The system will automatically start a running Streamsie PC Hornet or Mantis at the scheduled time Scheduling is ideal to automatically record classroom lectures live TV programs etc Scheduling of multi view streaming and recording is also supported DEVOS also supports time of day scheduling of Digital Signage Documents You can upload documents such as PDF DOC ...

Page 13: ...or state Reports DEVOS provides several built in reports Users can see statistics on their content and can drill down to see who has viewed what and when Content with questions tests have reports that show detailed test results Super Users can access reports to monitor all content and discover how content is being published and consumed Reports also allow you to download a CSV file so you can make...

Page 14: ...eaming capacity use clustering StreamPump or lower the streaming rate see below DEVOS places no limits on the number of accounts users streams content signage Channels or other features and functions However unlimited does not mean infinite and actual capacity depends on hardware network and various configuration options Signal Flow Network Capacity Planning Live video streams flow from a remote e...

Page 15: ...une in now Actual network usage cannot be well predicted because it will be different for each use case and network professionals should monitor network usage and make adjustments as needed Generally it is good practice to provide sufficient bandwidth capacity for the worse case usage but experience is the best guide For very large live streaming events DEVOS also supports IP multicast allowing an...

Page 16: ...ncrease your streaming capacity to public Internet viewers by using optional Arcus service DEVOS Cloud clustering or of course by increasing your WAN bandwidth Encryption You can install a certificate on DEVOS to enable https and configure the server to use http https or only https Https SSL Secure Sockets Layer provides end to end encryption Contact Discover Video for assistance ...

Page 17: ...M and adequate network I O e g at least 1G DEVOS Cloud Discover Video Cloud is very popular when the viewers are geographically dispersed and when purely behind the firewall security is not mandatory DEVOS Cloud can be augmented with on premises DEVOS StreamPump to provide distribution of content to many viewers inside your LAN For DEVOS Cloud Discover Video provides a domain URL to access the sys...

Page 18: ...erprise Video System Page 18 DEVOS Ports The following TCP IP ports are used by the system 80 8080 HTTP 443 HTTPS optional if you have certificate 1935 RTMP 21 FTP plus passive FTP ports 3389 RDP for maintenance ...

Page 19: ...in screen If not the login screen select Login For username enter super discovervideo com For password enter asdasd You should change this password after logging in for the first time Leave Domain blank and select Login This logs you in as initial setup user You should not use this account except for system administration Depending on system settings login will bring you to a content landing page ...

Page 20: ...m the menu will expose additional functions Account Settings Every user has their own profile in the DEVOS system Profile The profile page is illustrated below Access to scheduling calendar Shows information about their media Allows user to change their profile picture and edit their profile Shows FTP credentials for the user account ...

Page 21: ... the user has a YouTube account they may link it to their DEVOS account Once linked any content uploaded to YouTube will be automatically downloaded to the user s DEVOS account To link your account follow the on screen instructions NOTE you may need to disable popup blockers Some YouTube content may not download to a DEVOS account Older content may not be in H264 format and content with special fe...

Page 22: ... Dropbox account to DEVOS Select Dropbox and follow instructions to link your account disable popup blockers Once linked you can create a folder in Dropbox called devos and any video content you drop there will be automatically added to your DEVOS Video on Demand account ...

Page 23: ...System Settings System Settings are the global system configuration values for the DEVOS system System Logo Select an image to be used for the system logo You can upload new or select an image that you previously uploaded Color Select a color theme for the system Dropbox On enables users to synchronize their Dropbox account with their DEVOS account ...

Page 24: ... to user not stopping a recording Landing Page Settings You may set the initial DEVOS landing page Sign in Page User is presented with login screen System Channel Page User is presented with listing of all Channels Specific Channel User is presented with one Channel page Examples You have created a Channel with content for the general public and set this as default Anyone reaching your DEVOS will ...

Page 25: ...tatus will display A few moments after upload the transcoding process will begin and the status of the file will change to transcoding If the process fails the status will indicate error When transcoding is complete the file will become available for viewing The transcoder won t repair a bad video file For mass upload the transcoding function operates on files upload using the Discover Video File ...

Page 26: ...tegories that the Super Admin creates This makes category selection uniform and makes content easy to find To create categories right click on the Main icon and select Create New Category then rename the new category as desired To create a sub category simply right click on an existing icon and select Create New Category then rename that You may also upload a text document to define categories The...

Page 27: ...Path feature You can manage Streamsie licenses by selecting Manage Current Encoders to expose the current owners and you can delete any assignment thus making that license available for reuse Note Licenses are assigned on a first come first serve basis If a user has encoder privilege and creates a Streamsie account they have consumed one license Currently you cannot limit the number of licenses co...

Page 28: ...s appear as the first channel on the system landing page After entering the code your channels will appear Select Edit for each channel and enter the live RTMP and HLS stream URL s same as you would enter for a live stream For example if you are sending a live stream from MCE Mantis or 3rd party encoder to DEVOS using rtmp 123 1233 123 123 live channel1 then enter this for the RTMP stream and ente...

Page 29: ...es now Mouse over any time slot to reveal program information and click on any time slot to reveal program details If the viewer has logged in to the system and they have VoD privilege then when they click on a program a Record button is available Recording a program causes that program to be added to that user s Media Video on Demand manager From this page they may view the program and or add tha...

Page 30: ...tabase and all video files The backups occur automatically every evening or upon command Backups are incremental so each new backup only uploads changes This keeps the time required to conduct each backup low depending on the number and size of your video files Cloud backups are listed so that you may select any available backup to restore to your system If your system is a cluster then you only c...

Page 31: ... StreamPump at the specified time the time setting is shown when you select On Media Expire Days When On any content on the StreamPump will be removed this number of days after it was downloaded to the StreamPump Maximum Simultaneous sets the number of simultaneous downloads the StreamPump may use Default is 1 Select Set IP for each StreamPump if you wish to modify which network the StreamPump wil...

Page 32: ...ton when you are ready You may wish to use the System Notification feature to alert users that you will do a system update It is usually a good idea to conduct the update when the system is not in use e g evenings Be sure to enter proper email address to be notified about new updates Most system updates complete in less than 20 minutes but you should use the displayed message as your guide Active ...

Page 33: ... group one then all users in group two three four five will be included if you add group two then group two three four and five will be included etc Providing granular group definitions in your Active Directory can be useful because it can allow DEVOS Security Groups to achieve granular user group access For example if you create a group called Mr Jones and populate it only with members that belon...

Page 34: ...dropdown box Email search and name search do not operate the same way The illustration shows a result for firstname starting with b Select the user found and you can reset password give the user Super Privilege make them Active Inactive Edit their privilege or delete the user You can add a new user to the DEVOS system by selecting Add New User and entering their information Super can select Edit t...

Page 35: ... privileges to each user For example the user may or may not have access to Priority Alert Manage Encoders IoT etc Note for Active Directory users initial privileges can be set using the Active Directory settings Signage Approval Setting Signage Approval for a user determines which user will require approval from this user You can enter individual users select a group of users or upload a txt file...

Page 36: ...age etc Manage Learning Path If optional Learning Path is enabled then you can enable the feature for selected users For each user that has the feature enabled you must enter the users that this user may assign lessons to For example user Joe may create Learning Path lessons and then may assign lessons to users Fred Mike and Jim You can enter individual users select a group of users or upload a tx...

Page 37: ...terprise Video System Page 37 DEVOS Admin Style A user account may be configured to use a simplified administration interface that presents simple buttons to access the functions available to that user Example ...

Page 38: ...rom one user to another Select the user account that the content will be moved from and the user the content will be moved to Select Mass Transfer or select only VoD Live Encoder or Documents Select Transfer to make the change CAUTION This is a full transfer and cannot be undone Use System Content function to change ownership of just one video or channel Email Configuration You should set up your ...

Page 39: ...g you have Cluster License enter the server IP the server public IP if an external or Cloud server the type and domain Every cluster must have one server designated as Master The Master server is the one that is accessed by all users i e delivers the web interface Video content is delivered round robin ...

Page 40: ...s you to define what network and sub networks are served by a DEVOS server in a cluster Simply add network IP address with x wildcards Note that this is a positive filter You cannot add an entry to deny access but you can enter multiple entries to cover a range of acceptable networks ...

Page 41: ...am into the system RTMP RTSP OR DMPEGTSUDP enter rtmp or rtsp URL for the live stream To receive a multicast enter dmpegtsudp IP Port Local Stream Name enter an arbitrary name that is not already in use e g mystream_date When you create a Pull DEVOS automatically creates a viewing page that you can later edit with appropriate title description etc When you delete a Pull stream the player is not de...

Page 42: ...r or a 3rd party CDN Push is also used to create IP Multicast streams in a local network Destination URL Enter the RTMP URL e g rtmp server app Destination Name Enter the stream name e g mystream Stream Select an existing live stream from the dropdown box or enter streamname Multicast Enter Destination URL mpegtsudp IP PORT see appendix ...

Page 43: ...ives access to all content and channels and allows you to search and sort the content in several ways You can filter by type sort by title date owner and then search by title and owner s name For any video you can add it to a channel assign it to a user edit it delete it or copy it to another user ...

Page 44: ...les Engineering Operations If you distribute the web page for Acme Widgets then the viewer has access to the content there and can also navigate to sub channels If you distribute the web page for Widget Details Human Resources then the viewer cannot navigate up to Acme Widgets When you select Manage Channels you will see all channels even those that do not belong to you This allows you to create a...

Page 45: ...that have subscribed to your channel To share a channel select Community Share by right click on the channel in the channel manager A dialog box will appear with a special channel share URL Copy this URL to your clipboard then paste it to an email or document Send this URL to another DEVOS system owner To subscribe to Community Channel right click on the root folder in the channel manager and sele...

Page 46: ...nterface is http DEVOS Embed Access Point g ChannelID perpage VideosPerPage headerpage Header map Map BackgoundColor BackgroundColor search Search player Player sort Sort Where DEVOS URL is the DEVOS server address Channel text is the channel ID GUID VideosPerPage number is the number of videos to be shown per page Header boolean true false displays the header Map boolean true false displays the c...

Page 47: ... more security groups that may publish or remove content in your channel Selecting none means only you can add remove content for the channel Password Optional Turn Password on and enter password if desired Viewers must know this password to access the channel you would provide it via email or other means Show Videos Under Parent Channel If this is a sub channel enabling this will show all sub cha...

Page 48: ...ple for a corporation Note that each channel could be owned by a different user e g Human Resources manages their own content The illustration on the left shows an example for a school Notice that in this case the Mathematics folder has sub folders that go all the way to sub folder Mr Jones Period 1 Mr Jones can create a channel for each class if desired and optionally he can give security access ...

Page 49: ...earch and sort to find the video you wish and you can preview that video before adding to your channel to ensure you are adding the one you wish Note that videos that are owned by someone else have the owner s name shown They appear here because that owner marked the video as shared in their Media Profile Setting allowing you to include it in your channel You can only add videos to your channels o...

Page 50: ...tegories Click on any video to view or use Quick View The left navigation panel is used to select type of content to view Understanding Channel Map and Sub Channels Opening the Channel Map show a tree folder of all sub channels Clicking on any sub channel displays the selected sub channel and information about that sub channel Clicking on the sub channel image icon opens that sub channel When a su...

Page 51: ...Page The System Channels master landing page lists all non private active channels It can be found at http s server Show Access Points You can also access the System Channel page by selecting the icon on the admin interface upper right You can select any channel to make it a Favorite Favorite channels appear under the My Favorites tab The System Landing page gives users the ability to access any p...

Page 52: ...S Enterprise Video System Page 52 DEVOS Channel Search Select the Channel Search function on the system landing page The search allows you to rapidly find content by channels that match your search criteria ...

Page 53: ...te for someone else select who you are adding the stream for otherwise select Me Title Enter the title for your stream Description Enter description If you wish to manually enter the stream address select the grey Manual box and drag and drop it to the right to insert it This is the most common case for a live stream You must then manually type in the RTMP and HLS address for the stream If you wis...

Page 54: ...il Select the desired image for the channel optional or upload new Documents Select or add new documents to be associated with this video Security Select Security to enter security values Password Optional Enter a password that the viewer must enter to view the video Limit Viewers No Enter the maximum number of simultaneous viewers Leave blank or 0 for no limit Groups Select or add new Security Gr...

Page 55: ...rab the lower right edge of each player to resize it as desired When you are satisfied with the layout select Save Layout Viewers will now have your saved layout but they may adjust the layout without saving it so they can customize the view as they wish Live Chat Attendance Questions and Polling For live multi streams the owner has real time control Chat Attendance Question Polling ...

Page 56: ...n turn it on and off at will If you wish to save the chat use the export chat function Press the Attendance button to see who is watching your live video You can send a private message to any attendee Viewers not the owner admin have a Ask Question button where they can type in questions When they ask a question the Question icon on your page shows you ...

Page 57: ...e 57 DEVOS have a new question You can open a resizable window to view the audience does not see questions Press the Poll button to open the poll dialog If you are pre existing polls they will be listed otherwise select Create New Poll ...

Page 58: ...iewer s screens Give sufficient time for your audience to answer and then close the poll by selecting the X icon You now may view the result in a bar graph If you want to share the result select the center icon and the graphic result will open for all viewers You can close the result viewing by selecting the X icon You can reset the results with the third icon and you can reset the results of all ...

Page 59: ... Demand manager and you may add it to any channel You can also schedule multi player recordings For multi player recordings you may adjust the offset for each video the delay time between video 1 and video 2 etc and change the layout when you are logged in to the system and the video is owned by you Viewers do not have the ability to save layout settings You may click on the audio icon to mute unm...

Page 60: ...nd shows who viewed for how long and also shows the IP address of the network the viewer came from Live Questions Live videos include the ability of the viewer to ask questions that only the owner of the video can see This is useful in a presentation environment for near real time audience feedback To view the live questions select Asked Questions then open the provided page You may copy the URL t...

Page 61: ...licenses are portable and you can think of them as being licensed to a person That person can use Streamsie PC Mac on multiple computers but only one at a time Streamsie 2 iOS for iPad iPhone is available for free from the iTunes store and it uses a standard Streamsie account Streamsie PC is available as Streamsie Standard and Streamsie Pro Streamsie Pro provides professional features such as wate...

Page 62: ...ced Author the author to be shown on the player Stream Category select a category Start Date The date time when the video will appear in Channels Expiration Date The date time when the video will be removed from Channels Tags Optional Additional content tags to search within Channels Use comma to separate entries Channels Select a channel where the encoder stream will appear optional Thumbnail Sel...

Page 63: ...oder Password read only enter this in Streamsie You can select Generate Password to change the password Selected Template causes Streamsie to use the selected layout Animation when switching templates configures whether the video does quick cut or animation Streaming Templates Select live streaming bit rate and resolution settings from dropdown list Select custom to create your own values Recordin...

Page 64: ...ter Record enables upload after local Mantis recording Delete After Upload configure Mantis to remove the local recorded file after successful upload to save disk space After creating Mantis or Hornet account save it Click on the Copy XML link on the encoder page then paste this in to the Mantis or Hornet XML control IMPORTANT Allow up to 30 seconds for changes to apply CDN For Streamsie type enco...

Page 65: ...ncoder Control Select Encoder Remote from the Encoders page to control encoders from the server For Streamsie PC you can start and stop streaming and recording and select the template in use Control is delayed by up to 30 seconds so please be patient when using remote control For Mantis remote recording is available when there is a USB storage device inserted into the Mantis USB port Remote Contro...

Page 66: ...n the just recorded video will be uploaded after recording The function does not control server side recording For Mantis and Hornet you must have a USB storage inserted Mantis must be formatted FAT16 or FAT32 Encoder upload uses passive FTP Your DEVOS system must have passive FTP configured for upload to occur See Scheduling for more information ...

Page 67: ...ion the Description of your video Video URL paste in video URL The URL may be from any available location or from YouTube e g https www youtube com watch v LOYNf76ZKsE The video URL must point to a video file not to a web page except for YouTube you normally copy paste the YouTube URL that points to one video not to a YouTube playlist Not all YouTube video can be added The target video must be aut...

Page 68: ...ail select or upload new image If you are adding YouTube video image will be generated automatically Documents Select or upload new document to be associated with this video Security Password Optional If entered then the viewer must enter it to view Start Time the offset from the start of the video where playback should begin Limit Viewers No The maximum number of simultaneous viewers allowed Ente...

Page 69: ...e all entries Add As select Me unless you are a delegate for another DEVOS user and wish to add a video to their account Title the title for your video Description the Description of your video Choose Video browse to a video file on your computer then select Upload Prior to upload you can make advanced and security settings Download Video You may download a video that has been uploaded or recorded...

Page 70: ... the video will start to play again Repeat until you have entered desired captions You can remote edit and search your captions When done save the settings When captions are present the player will have a CC option where they can be turned on by the viewer Bookmarks You can add bookmarks to any video that has been placed on the system by selecting the video Edit Play the video and navigate to a po...

Page 71: ...presented with question They must answer the question to continue playing the video After the specified duration they are warned to answer the question Duration The viewer is presented with the question They must answer it within the duration time or they will receive a 0 not answered score The video continues after the answer or when the duration expires Answer At End The viewer is presented with...

Page 72: ...ability to trim the starting and ending point that will be shown to viewers Simply drag the player starting and ending position and save your edit Trimming is particularly useful for scheduled recordings of live events when actual start time differs from the schedule start time Video trimming is non destructive the original video file is not altered Video Information The video information give you...

Page 73: ...ensive report of viewing history for the selected video Video Embed Code Video embed code allows you to select a video set the desired size and copy the embed code to your web page Select size optional HTML5 player and select Auto Play to cause the video to start playing automatically ...

Page 74: ...the last view date time is shown Show Related Videos Based on tags sets whether the player shows related videos StreamPump Sets whether live videos are replicated to StreamPump Show Hits Sets whether viewing hits are shown Show Landing Page Admin icon for channels sets whether a channel has a link allowing the viewer to access the top level landing page Limit Viewers Allows limiting of viewer coun...

Page 75: ...t Add New Priority Alert Add As create an alert as you or if you are a delegate then for another account Title The name of the alert displayed in the button Zone The zones that the alert is for Color The color to be displayed in Text alerts Allow Cancel If on then the viewer can close the alert Otherwise the viewer cannot close and must wait for it to expire or for you to end the alert Time durati...

Page 76: ...lect the sign s that will be affected by this Alert except SignStick which uses zones Priority Alert Application can be freely downloaded and installed on Microsoft or Apple computers Follow the instructions for installation and configuration provided on the Priority Alert manager screen NOTE Priority Alert is a system wide function You cannot have an alert in two different zones at the exact same...

Page 77: ...Streams and Recordings Select the Live tab which shows a list of all live streams and encoders Drag the desired stream to the calendar then double click on it Live Stream If you have selected a live stream you may set the start and end time for recording this stream on the server Set the Title Author Description and optionally the channel that you wish this recording to be published to Checking Re...

Page 78: ...encoder to stop streaming leave the stop field blank Enter Title Author Description and select option channel s where the video will be published Checking Recurrence exposes options for scheduling this action on a recurring basis Save when done Multi Player The scheduler supports multi player configurations A multi player is a live stream that includes 2 3 or 4 live videos If the videos are source...

Page 79: ...mily of things For example a specific brand TV You will be setting the exact command that this Brand requires for each control that this Brand will do For example you might create Sony TV Model 1 and set the Power On command to XYZ On and Power Off to XYZ Off A Device is the thing that will receive the command It has an IP address and IP Port For example TV Lobby When you define a Device you also ...

Page 80: ...uct manual and identify the IP port used for control This vendor refers to IP as RJ45 and tells us to use port 4661 You will need this when you set up the device or function Next you must find the desired function From the illustration notice that Power Turn On function is hex code 0x06 0x14 0x00 0x04 0x00 0x34 0x11 0x00 0x00 0x5D and the Turn Off hex code is 0x06 0x14 0x00 0x04 0x00 0x34 0x11 0x0...

Page 81: ...2 22 64 22 64 22 64 22 21 22 21 22 21 22 21 22 21 22 64 22 64 22 64 22 21 22 21 22 21 22 2 1 22 21 22 64 22 21 22 21 22 64 22 64 22 21 22 21 22 64 22 21 22 64 22 64 22 21 22 21 22 64 22 64 22 21 22 1820 Power Off sendir 1 1 1 38000 1 1 173 173 21 65 21 65 21 65 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 65 21 65 21 65 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 2 1 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 65 21 65 21 21 21 21 21 65 21 65 21 65...

Page 82: ...such as Lobby TV My Office TV etc Note for iTach the port is 4998 Save when done Setting Up Functions A function is one or more commands sent to a device Select Add New IoT Function enter a meaningful name such as Lobby TV My Office etc select the Brand and then select the Brand Commands to be sent Enter the IP and Port of the target device You may test the function using the Test Command button S...

Page 83: ... and Off code when you created a device you can create a Group that directly sets power on or off by selecting the Command from the dropdown This command has no effect on Functions it operates on devices only Testing iTach Devices When you have a iTach device connected and ready it is handy to test it directly without commanding DEVOS This helps to give you confidence that the iTach is working Sim...

Page 84: ...that accept command via RS 232 serial ports For example SignStick2 can support a USB to RS232 adapter and it will accept commands sent to it on port 4998 Of course you will want to ensure the IP address is static A classic terminal server commonly uses port 23 to telnet and you can schedule devices this way ...

Page 85: ...wn signs and there is no limit to the number or variety of signs available Create Sign To create a new sign select Add New Signage and select from one of the available templates Each template is created using a wizard that prompts you for required values NOTE Many templates use video playlists text playlists and banner playlists You should be sure you have created desired playlists prior to creati...

Page 86: ...age before creating the sign Select the desired playlist RSS 1 Optional Enter a valid RSS feed such as from a public news aggregator e g CNN or NPR RSS 2 Enter 2nd RSS feed or select text playlist which must have been previously created Global RSS Duration enter the number of seconds for display of each RSS element e g 15 NOTE Some RSS feeds will not operate properly in Digital Signage displays RS...

Page 87: ... advance time Copy the URL using Control C or right click copy Select Google Slides from the template list Paste the URL as the Web URL enter a title and enter a link to optional audio You may get royalty free music from http discovervideo com music You may also use a popular Internet radio station link must be m3u type Set the refresh duration to set how often DEVOS should check your Google Slide...

Page 88: ...nd press the A button on the Samsung remote control Enter your DEVOS server and enter the desired digital signage ID code displayed on the DEVOS Signage page See http discovervideo com samsung Roku Box Discover Video has published a free App called Signage available on the Roku Box This inexpensive box delivers high quality audio video Simply install the Discover Video Signage Channel on your Roku...

Page 89: ...tomatically change the signage display when you edit your sign You can change the contents of playlist or change the sign style without needing to visit each display to make configuration adjustments The Priority Alert system will override what is displayed on your sign s if the alert has been set to include selected sign s ...

Page 90: ...r schedule a name select the sign you want to use and add it to the list Enter the time for each sign and save After saving click on the Schedule Signage Name to open it in your browser You may create as many schedules as desired Note that you can include any sign in your schedule any template so you can show image playlist in the morning video playlist in the afternoon etc Schedule Signage displa...

Page 91: ...ions To set up a live presentation be sure you have set up a live stream e g have Streamsie account ready and you have a PowerPoint file ready Log in to DEVOS and select Presentations then select Add New Presentation Enter desired values as described below Title enter a title Description enter a description Author enter author Start Date enter date time when the presentation will appear in a chann...

Page 92: ...mage now appears in your Presentation page with the title you have entered and with a Give Presentation image overlay which indicates it is a live presentation Offset how much to delay live slide change for live viewers default 0 Record Offset how much to delay live slide change for recording default 0 Thumbnail select image to display for presentation thumbnail Groups select security group that m...

Page 93: ...channel for your live presentation then it appears in the channels with the title you entered and with the thumbnail you selected If you did not select a channel then your viewers can only access your presentation from a link you must send to them or via invitation see below To access the live presentation link right click on the presentation from the Presentation page and select View to open the ...

Page 94: ...the message that viewers will receive Message enter a message such as View my presentation from Discover Video Logo select an image to be shown in the invitation Live Presentation select the live presentation that you will use Start Date Time select the date time when you will start your presentation Reminder enter the number of minutes prior the to start date time to send a email reminder to your...

Page 95: ...entation Select the presentation By default you will see the first slide in your presentation To change slides just click on the Next button or click on the desired slide View Attendees shows list of who is watching your presentation Chat opens closes chat window for you and for your audience Questions indicates when there is a question Click to view questions Polls opens poll window If you have i...

Page 96: ...plays your slide or if video is enabled displays video slide Slide Strip On Off displays the slide filmstrip to allow random access to your slides Swap swaps position of video and slides toggle Recording to record your live presentation select Record and wait for the status to change to Stop Recording To end recording select Stop Recording Note after recording your recorded presentation appears in...

Page 97: ...ke your presentation more interactive and to gain insight into your audience s thoughts Select Poll to expose the poll panel Select Create Poll and enter a question and possible answers Your poll is now ready to be sent to viewers Select the eye icon next to the desired poll to cause it to be shown to your audience ...

Page 98: ...the poll and retrieve the result select the close X icon next to the open poll After you close the poll you may view the results Note Polls are for live presentations only When you record a presentation with a poll the poll does not appear in the recording Close Poll View the poll results Show the poll results with your audience Reset the poll ...

Page 99: ...similar to creating a live presentation Select an existing Video on Demand and Image collection or upload a new PowerPoint Image Collection When done select Adjust Slide Times The timing editor opens and the video starts to play Select the desired slide at the desired time to add it to the list or simply select Next to add slides in presentation order Add as many slides as desired You can select t...

Page 100: ... sent out invitations for a live presentation then invitations are sent and a reminder email is also automatically sent The viewer then can view your presentation Live Presentation Viewing For live presentation viewing the viewer has these buttons During a live presentation the viewer s page may automatically change to show polls chat and questions under control of the presenter Show Video Swap Vi...

Page 101: ...trates creating a video playlist text image and banner playlists are similar Enter a playlist name You may search and sort videos and filter by category Select the Video On Demand or Live Stream and select Add Optionally enter a Starts From time and Ends At time if you wish to specify less than the full length of the video For live video you must enter a duration Use the Up and Down arrows to adju...

Page 102: ...lows you to insert pre roll materials such as advertising in the playlist where the viewer cannot bypass it Using the start and end times you can insert ads or other video into a lengthy movie For example a playlist with ads inserted every 5 minutes might look like this Title Start Time End Time Navigation Movie 00 00 10 00 Yes Ad1 00 00 00 00 No Movie 10 00 15 00 Yes Ad2 00 00 00 00 No Movie 15 0...

Page 103: ...it easy for you to find a desired image Default folders include root Channel Images Playlist Images PowerPoint Images Profile Pictures Signage Images Video Images and YouTube Images By default the system will use the proper folder e g new YouTube videos will have the image in the YouTube Images folder You can copy and move images between folders by 1 Select source image s by checking the image s 2...

Page 104: ...con You can also add an image to the system from a web URL link Simply select From Link and enter the URL to the image must be a JPG or PNG DEVOS will then download and copy that image to the system Do not use copyrighted works without permission PowerPoint You can upload a PowerPoint presentation ppt pptx file and the system will create an image collection in a new folder with your title If your ...

Page 105: ...ad a new document select Add New Document Enter a document title and select Upload to select the document from your computer You may also enter a URL link to a document found on the web in which case DEVOS will download it and add it to your library Document types supported include PDF DOC PPT PPTX XLS XLSX Document Links Are Very Useful A Document Link is a URL to virtually any web page or it may...

Page 106: ...w others to publish to that Channel To create or edit a Security Group select Add New Group or edit existing Group Name a convenient name for your group Search Users enter a the target user s first last name to find desired users Select Users Select the user you wish to add to the group and then select Add Select Active Directory Groups Select any AD you wish to include in your group and select Ad...

Page 107: ...cher may delegate privileges to a media specialist To add a delegate select Add New Delegate and search for the user Select the privileges you wish to give and select Save You can select any existing delegate illustrated above and change privileges or delete delegates at any time If you are a delegate then you may select the user you are acting on behalf of when doing any operation that has delega...

Page 108: ...eneral Media Report that shows you what content is viewed when and by who The interactive graph allows you to sort and view the report in stacked stream and expanded views Clicking on any reported viewers of your content gives detail showing what they viewed the duration of the video and the IP address that they came from ...

Page 109: ...tions tests are included in the Questions Report The report allows you to drill down to view each answer and it calculates a score The Media Questions Report allows you to gain insight into a viewer s learning progress but also allows you to determine if viewing assignments have been completed ...

Page 110: ...ystem Report The System Report is only available to users with Super Portal privilege This report shows all viewer activity for all users and includes General System Statistics and Current Live Viewers General System Statistics Current Live Viewers ...

Page 111: ...and Stop buttons Simply select Record to start recording and Stop to end recording It is possible that a live stream may work in the player but not record e g the recording has audio but the video is black This is usually the result of using a 3rd party encoder that does not meet standards or a configuration error in the encoder setup Be sure to verify recording with your target video before you r...

Page 112: ...ed operation Rather the Roku box allows you to select the content you wish to view and provides FF and RW capabilities DEVOS supports Roku boxes when a license is added to your system See http discovervideo com roku Channels that are marked as Add To Roku will then appear in the content lineup in Roku For Digital Signage use the above link to add the Discover Video Digital Signage Channel Note Do ...

Page 113: ... more privilege There is no functional difference between Education and Business interface except the pictures displayed for the icons The icon for each function e g Upload New Video only appears if that user has that privilege Each function opens in a new window The user has access to advanced functions via the Advanced link in the upper right of the page ...

Page 114: ... Digital Signage An important feature in the simple interface is the ability to edit playlists directly from the signage page To edit any playlist edit the sign then select the playlist to reveal the Edit button Then edit the playlist as desired ...

Page 115: ... Title Description etc Use default settings for Thumbnail Start End time Password Limit Viewers Groups Video Settings or make changes if desired Select Browse and find desired video on your computer Select Upload and wait until the pages closes Note that if your Profile Account Settings is configured to add new video to a specific Channel your new video will automatically appear there How To Guide...

Page 116: ...IPTION description OPTIONAL author YOUR AUTHOR author OPTIONAL startdate 8 31 2014 3 59 27 pm startdate OPTIONAL expiredate 8 31 2024 3 59 27 pm expiredate OPTIONAL starttime 00 00 00 starttime OPTIONAL endtime 99 00 00 endtime OPTIONAL mediasettings default media settings mediasettings OPTIONAL password password OPTIONAL viewerlimit 0 viewerlimit OPTIONAL tags one two three tags OPTIONAL category...

Page 117: ...eo in your DropBox folder Here is how Create a folder in your DropBox account called devos Drop a video file there Be sure it is a H264 video with mp4 extension Optionally include a xml file with the desired metadata the same as described above under FTP method Wait for the video to appear in DEVOS manager After it appears you can delete it from your DropBox account if desired ...

Page 118: ...t up you can use it for all of your live broadcasts To start a live stream follow these steps Open Streamsie PC Select Account tab and enter Server Account Number and Password Select Connect Select desired input A and or B Be sure the same audio source is NOT selected for both A and B if using one microphone disable one audio source Select the Template tab and adjust view as desired Select Stream ...

Page 119: ...t once If not checked they may take the test again and again and each answer will be retained Select Playlist Type Answer and Continue allows the video to resume as soon as they have answered Duration gives the viewer limited time to answer and if the time expires they receive a 0 for that question Answer At End puts the question at the end of the video If Answer And Continue is selected then play...

Page 120: ...S Repeat for additional questions picking different points in the video where the question will be displayed When done select Add to video Select SAVE to complete the video edit View question test results from the Reports Media Questions Report ...

Page 121: ...he template in real time as you record Select the toolbar icon to move Streamsie off your screen so you don t capture Streamsie in your recording Moving your mouse to the right of the screen will cause the toolbar to appear When ready press the Record button Look into the camera and speak normally as you being your lecture You can change the templates at any time You can share anything on your des...

Page 122: ...rise Video System Page 122 DEVOS To upload the video to DEVOS select the Info tab in Streamsie and select the Upload link which will bring you to the DEVOS upload page you will need to log in if you are not already ...

Page 123: ...t side by side or Picture in Picture where the projector image is dominant assuming that is the important part of the lecture Ensure the audio is adequate You may wish to use a wireless microphone connected to the camera or in small rooms the camera microphone may be sufficient Enter the Streamsie PC account credentials and connect to DEVOS Now that the system is set up you may record a lecture th...

Page 124: ...an a single stream but are ideal when you want to capture multiple cameras computer screens or other video sources where the viewer can choose how they wish to view In this example we will set up four streams Set up a StreamEngine with four channels or use four Mantis encoders Create a new live stream and drag drop the desired live video sources For StreamEngine use the drag the Manual setting and...

Page 125: ...H264 with AAC audio Login to DEVOS and navigate to Advanced Options Pull Stream Enter the RTSP address and a unique stream name such as camera1 Select Create RTMP Pull Navigate to Live Stream Add Live Stream Enter desired values title description etc For the Live RTMP field enter rtmp your devos IP live stream name For example rtmp 111 111 111 live camera1 For the Live HLS field enter http your de...

Page 126: ... Upload and upload an image from your computer It may be a PowerPoint slide saved as a jpg or any other image you desire Repeat this several times until you have a few images in the playlist You may also select any existing image from your Image Library Specify a duration in seconds for each image Use the up and down arrows to change the order of play When done select Save Create another playlist ...

Page 127: ...our sign Your sign has been created and verified You can change it on the fly anytime you wish by editing the video and or image playlist A Priority Alert can override your sign if so configured To display your sign in your lobby follow these steps Good open a web browser and enter the same URL as you see when you click on your sign You can put a browser into full screen mode by pressing F11 Conne...

Page 128: ... Number Server and Encoder Password Write them down or send yourself an email with these values Open Streamsie iOS on your iPad or iPhone and enter the Server Account and Password then select Connect Start Stream and view in DEVOS Stop Streaming and change to Recording Record your video Unlike the native iOS camera Streamsie iOS records in compressed format allowing you to record longer and with g...

Page 129: ...capture an appropriate image for the channel e g CNN MSNBC etc For the Live RTMP field enter rtmp your devos IP live stream name For example rtmp 192 168 111 live tvchannel1 For the Live HLS field enter http your devos IP autohls stream name stream name m3u8 For example http 192 168 111 autohls tvchannel1 tvchannel1 m3u8 Repeat for each channel You can set the security group as desired so that onl...

Page 130: ...er mpegtsudp 239 1 2 3 4444 Leave the Push Stream Name blank For the Stream select the live stream you wish to use Select Create Push Whenever the live stream from Streamsie or Mantis is available it will now also be sent via multicast to the selected address Discover Video offers a unique browser capable multicast technology that does not requires a brower plug in but does require a simple user i...

Page 131: ...e presenters in front of a video or image Start you live stream Issue a video Priority Alert that will open your live video on desktops without the user needing to take any action This is most helpful in classrooms and other locations where tight scheduling is difficult Priority Alert can also override Digital Signage displays so that the Morning Announcement is seen in lobbies lunch rooms and oth...

Page 132: ...t to be sure everything is set up correctly Stop the stream Leave all equipment running From anywhere you can login to DEVOS and set a schedule that will start the encoder and stream and record the event or From anywhere you can login to DEVOS and manually start streaming to view the event live and when the time is right you can start recording on Streamsie which tells Streamsie to make a video fi...

Page 133: ...e Encoder player and select Stop in the player so that the audio video does not play but you can see the chat on your computer Dual monitor setup is ideal for this but you can manage on a single screen by careful arrangement of windows and Streamsie capture area Open Streamsie PC and select your camera and microphone for one video input and select your desktop for the other input use DV Screen 1 I...

Page 134: ...o is visible in Streamsie and that the audio indicators are moving Look at the VCR label and notice the duration of the program if available Enter this duration in minutes in the Streamsie Duration Recording tab Press Record Streamsie will start recording and after the specified duration it will stop recording If you have set the Streamsie account to upload after recording your video will appear o...

Page 135: ... videos to DEVOS and post them to your Channel Here is how Find desired YouTube video and play it Paste URL into YouTube for DEVOS program Adjust settings as desired Enter DEVOS server your account from your profile page and your DEVOS password these will be saved so you only need to do this once Select Upload Congratulations In a few moments all of your selected video will appear in your DEVOS Vi...

Page 136: ...3b456 Right click on the new Channel and select Rename then enter the desired name of the Channel for example History Right click on the new Channel History and select Settings Enter a title heading optional icon and select a logo If you want to limit access to your new History Channel you can select a Security Group for access For Add Remove Groups select History Teachers the security group you c...

Page 137: ... Remove Groups To All Children if you want your Channel Security settings to be applied to any sub Channels Select Save Changes when done You can now add videos to your Channel by right click and selecting Add Remove Videos Members of your Security Group may do this too ...

Page 138: ...ant to limit the viewers to members of a particular group select that group If you have already created a poll select it or create a new one Select the live stream you identified in Step 1 If you have already uploaded a PowerPoint file select the one you want to use otherwise select Add New Image Collection and upload your PowerPoint file Select Save Step 3 Your live presentation is now shown on t...

Page 139: ...use the Next button to display the slides in order TIP Using Streamsie for your live stream allows you to switch your video between camera s and desktop capture While showing a slide you can change your video to show your desktop to demonstrate web pages or other desktop applications TIP If your PowerPoint has speaker notes the notes will be shown to the presenter but not to the audience ...

Page 140: ...s server rtmp devos server live stream name devosstream1 It might also be something like server rtmp devos server Application live stream name devosstream1 Next set up a new live stream as described on page 50 For the rtmp address enter rtmp devos server live devosstream1 and for the HLS address enter http devos server autohls devosstream1 devosstream1 m3u8 Server Pull Set up a pull using the Supe...

Page 141: ...h a live stream to DEVOS Let s call the camera stream lecture camera and the computer screen lecture computer Use a reasonable bit rate 1 2 Mbps Be sure audio is present on the first stream 2 Log in to DEVOS and create Mantis or Hornet Encoders and set them up via XML 3 Start both encoders and view the dual stream in the newly created player Adjust the layout as desired and save it 4 When ready st...

Page 142: ...oder Decoder Rover laptop with HDMI input and Streamsie PC StreamEngine Encoder Spirit computer for live streaming and Recording Captiva USB 3 Video Input Dongles Captiva PCIe Video Cards K 12 Video Content from Mazz Media Installation Implementation and Training Available from Discover Video Partners and Suppliers Cameras Microphone and audio systems Tripods and mounts TV s and display panels Sys...

Page 143: ...ou can generally deliver over the air broadcast TV content received via an antenna and encoded and delivered via DEVOS without issues provided the viewers are in the same broadcast area Most Cable TV providers allow private distribution too in areas where you may otherwise string your own legacy coax cable Use Maximum Viewer feature For example if you set the value to 1 then only one viewer can ac...

Page 144: ... play via streaming progressive playback will not start for a very long time no audio or no video does not display on iOS video is broken up will not play at all audio video is out of sync Encoding Parameters For best results follow these guidelines for encoding Use the lowest bit rate that give acceptable quality There is little point in using high bit rates for talking head videos that have litt...

Page 145: ...ing label The QR code brings the viewer directly to that video viewing page QR Code readers are available for SmartPhones Tablets and other devices Simply point your QR Code reader to the image and the video will automatically open and play Here are some possible uses for DEVOS QR Codes Printed signs that advertise important events DEVOS Digital Signage image displays Instruction manuals that poin...

Page 146: ...he free Discover Video Caption Maker program available from the DEVOS help page The file simply contains the times when a line of captions should be displayed followed by the text and a new line Simply upload this file to any VoD either at the time of upload or later during VoD edit You can also upload the vtt file with the video by naming the vtt file with the video file name plus vtt For example...

Page 147: ...ts in and to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT including but not limited to any images photographs animations video audio music text objects dll s applets and other components incorporated into the SOFTWARE PRODUCT the accompanying printed materials and any copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT are owned by Discover Video LLC or its suppliers or partners The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and interna...

Page 148: ...e or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Discover Video harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale ...

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