VIVOTEK
User's Manual - 159
■ Intra frame period
Determine how often for firmware to plant an I frame. The shorter the duration, the more likely
you will get better video quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption. Select
the intra frame period from the following durations: 1/4 second, 1/2 second, 1 second, 2 seconds,
3 seconds, and 4 seconds.
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Video quality
Constant bit rate:
• Constant bit rate:
A complex scene generally produces a larger file size, meaning that
higher bandwidth will be needed for data transmission. The bandwidth utilization is
configurable to match a selected level, resulting in mutable video quality performance.
The bit rates are selectable at the following rates:
20Kbps, 30Kbps, 40Kbps, 50Kbps,
64Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 768Kbps, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps, 4Mbps, 6Mbps, 8,
12, 14,.. up to 32Mbps
. You can also select
Customize
and manually enter a value.
- Target bit rate
: select a bit rate from the pull-down menu. The bit rate ranges from
20kbps to a maximum of 32Mbps. The bit rate then becomes the Average or Upper
bound bit rate number. The Network Camera will strive to deliver video streams
around or within the bit rate limitation you impose.
- Policy:
If Frame Rate Priority is selected, the Network Camera will try to maintain
the frame rate per second performance, while image quality will be compromised. If
Image quality priority is selected, the Network Camera may drop some video frames
in order to maintain image quality.
• Fixed quality: On the other hand, if
Fixed quality
is selected, all frames are
transmitted with the same quality; bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable.
The video quality can be adjusted to the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good,
Detailed, and Excellent. You can also select
Customize
and manually enter a value.
- Maximum bit rate:
With the guaranteed image quality, you might still want to place
a bit rate limitation to control the size of video streams for bandwidth and storage
concerns. The configurable bit rate starts from 1Mbps to 40Mbps. In low light
conditions, lot of noises can be generated and the frame sizes can significantly
increase. Placing a bit rate limitation can limit the size of frames.
You may also manually enter a bit rate number by selecting the
Customized
option.
