Producer Service
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Vision
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Instruction Manual
Producer Service
Overview
The Vision
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Producer Services enables users to create a scheduled TV channel. Users can schedule the Producer to display either
MPEG 2 Live Channels or MPEG-2 or MP4 H.264 files from a Vision
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archive. Schedules run on a four week loop, then begin again
after the four weeks have expired. In the event there is no content scheduled for a certain period of time, Producer enables setting
an intermission source which automatically plays either a MPEG-2, MP4 H.264file from a Vision
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archive or an MPEG-2 Live
Channel.
NOTE: A Producer service can only use Archives on the same server as the Producer service or on a NAS.
NOTE: Some MP4 files may not be compatible with the Vision
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Producer Service. They may play when accessed via Video on Demand
but when used by the Producer and accessed as a live channel on the client they will not play, or will only play audio. If you see these
symptoms then the file must be re-encoded and uploaded to the Vision
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archive again replacing the defective file.
NOTE: The Producer service cannot display HD h.264 Live Channels.
Producer Channel Best Practices
When creating producer channels, consider the following best practices for best playback results:
Always use content with the same codec.
Avoid mixing SD and HD content. Some playback devices (including Enzo), will playback content based on the resolution of
the initial video received, and then scale all other video content to match.
The video bitrates of content in the producer channel should be similar.
Configuration
Access the Producer page using Producers > Manage Producers (FIG. 103).
The following options can be configured for the Vision
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Producer Service:
FIG. 103
Producer Configuration Page
Configure Options
Video Format
Select the Video format from MPEG or MP4 h264. Only files of this format are
shown when you select a file for intermission or to add to the Producer schedule.
Intermission Bitrate
Select the Bitrate from High, Medium, or Low. Only files with matching Bitrate and
Format are shown when selecting a file for intermission or adding to the Producer
schedule.
Destination
Address
The multicast address for the Producer channel.
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