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- Page 1 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 PAL/NTSC H.264 Video Encoder User Manual v1.1 Composite Video To IP Encoded Video Converter visualengineering.co.uk Page 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Table of Contents Table of Contents ............... 2 Change History . -
Page 3: Change History
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Change History Version Date Change Summary Author v1.0 25/7/2016 Initial Draft v1.1 8/12/2016 WiFi & Recording Sections Added visualengineering.co.uk Page 3... -
Page 4: About The User Manual
The VE part number for this manual is 110-3143 Warranty and Support All Visual Engineering products are supplied as standard with a 12 month ‘Return to Base’ warranty. In the event of a suspected product failure, users should contact the Visual Engineering support team on the telephone number +44 (0) 1206 211842 or please email us at: support@visualengineering.co.uk... -
Page 5: Introduction To The Video Encoder
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Introduction to the Video Encoder The encoder is a simple to use rugged in-line module that accepts PAL or NTSC composite video and outputs an ONVIF compliant H.264 IP stream. Together with the built-in microphone it provides a complete hardware solution to digitise SD video &... -
Page 6: Encoder Body Types
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Encoder Body Types The encoder is available in two different body shapes. A Power over Ethernet type and a type that accepts DC power on the 8 way connector on the rear of the module. The two different body styles are shown below. -
Page 7: The Video Encoder Kit
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 The Video Encoder Kit Kit Contents with Part Numbers The kit comes complete in a foam lined carry case, as shown above. The full kit for the 8 way connector body includes the following parts: •... - Page 8 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Encoder Kit Contents • PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder • Encoder Breakout Cable • 1m ethernet camera cable, not included with PoE model • DC insertion cable, not included with PoE model •...
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Page 9: Encoder Connections
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Encoder Connections The encoder has connections on both the front and rear. The rear connections differ dependant upon the body type. The front connector is the same for both body types, the encoder breakout cable should be connected at this point. -
Page 10: Camera Connections
IP stream. As such the encoder is compatible with many different cameras. For a PTZ camera solution a recommended pairing would be to use either the Visual Engineering’s SWZ or ATM camera modules. More information on these camera modules via our website: www.visualengineering.co.uk... -
Page 11: Rear Connection
Firefox, Internet Explorer or Chrome installed on their PC. To view the streaming video from the camera users should have a video player installed onto their Visual Engineering strongly recommends that users have VLC installed. This is essential if Internet Explorer is used as the browser. -
Page 12: Pc Connection
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 PC Connection Now that the encoder is powered and has an IP connection to a PC, users can web browse to view the video and control its functions. Video from the connected camera can be viewed on a web browser. The web browser also allows control of encoder’s parameters such as resolution, bit-rate, and network settings. -
Page 13: Web Browser Control
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Web Browser Control The primary mechanism for controlling the encoder is its web browser interface. The example screen below shows what is to be expected once a valid connection between the PC and encoder/camera has been established by typing the encoder’s IP address into the web browser... -
Page 14: User Menu
It is possible to update the firmware of the encoder. There are three steps to updating the firmware. Only update the encoder with files that have been approved by Visual Engineering. Use of other files will render the encoder inoperable. -
Page 15: Video Menu
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Video Menu The Video Page is where all the IP encoder parameters are controlled. The encoder supports two encoding formats, H.264 and MJPEG. The choice of the format is initiated by the user when the stream is enabled. -
Page 16: View Menu
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Recommended Settings Bit-rate Available Resolution Frame Rate 5-10MB/s 1920x1080 4-5Mb/s 1920x1080 3-4Mb/s 1280x720 2-3Mb/s 800x600 1-2Mb/s 800x600 512kb/s-1Mb/s 640x480 256-512kb/s 320x240 Video Flip and Reverse The image can be flipped vertically by selecting Video Flip ‘Flipped’. This can be useful when the connected camera is installed upside down or hanging from a ceiling. -
Page 17: Ethernet Menu
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Ethernet Menu Network parameters can be set by selecting the Ethernet menu. The encoder can operate with a fixed IP address, or can be allocated an IP address from the network, these modes are controlled using the DHCP button enable/disable. -
Page 18: Wifi Menu
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 WiFi Menu For WiFi capability to be available the encoder must have the WiFi option included. The WiFi module requires the WiFi antenna to be connected to the SMA connector on the top of the encoder as shown in the image on the right. - Page 19 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 STA Mode Menu The STA Mode WiFi sub-menu allows the user to configure the WiFi adaptor in station mode. This can be achieved by following the four steps as described on the right of the STA Mode web page shown below.
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Page 20: Recording Menu
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Recording Menu For recording to be available the encoder must have the recording option included. If this option is included the encoder will be fitted with a 32GByte SD card recorder. The SD card is located beneath a cover plate. - Page 21 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Recordings can be activated in two ways: • Timed recordings • Trigger recordings Timed Recordings There are 4 options for timed recordings, these are; Off, Continuous, Once and Daily. Off = No recording takes place Continuous = Recording Continuously Once = Record once when the start time is reached and record for the set duration.
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Page 22: Recovering Recordings
Recordings are stored in a file structure on the SD card and can be accessed using the FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Visual Engineering recommends applications such as FileZilla for accessing and downloading these recordings. Once downloaded recordings can be played in players such as VLC either individually by selecting Play stored File or in groups by creating a play list. -
Page 23: Using Filezilla
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Using FileZilla With FileZilla downloaded, installed and running it will appear as shown below. FileZilla will NOT operate if recording is active, records must be deactivated before a download can take place. -
Page 24: Using Vlc To Play Streams
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Using VLC to Play Streams Users wishing to access streaming video from the encoder will need a video player application. The encoder is compatible with many players, a simple freeware player is VLC Media Player. - Page 25 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 • Enter the encoder URL and stream type, eg: rtsp://192.168.1.199/h264 The URL depends upon the IP address of the encoder and the stream type, eg: h264 or jpeg. This is shown below •...
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Page 26: The Ve Camera Viewer
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 The VE Camera Viewer The VE Camera Viewer is a software application used to display the video from all video streams in the system. It will auto detect any sources that are on the network and populate each one into a Video Panel. -
Page 27: Video Panels
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Video Panels Each Video Panel is associated with one video source and has the following three key areas. Video Panel Video Panel Mode Status Icon Selection Video Panel Window Video Panel Modes The Video Panel can be set into one of three modes •... -
Page 28: Video Panel Coloured Borders
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 An example of a Video Panel in Settings mode is shown on the right. Mirror Video: Causes the video image to flip as if observed in a mirror. Flip Video: Inverts the video vertically. -
Page 29: Pan, Tilt & Zoom Operation
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 The Status Icons have a symbol code. These are described in the following table: Status Icon Symbol (in Meaning priority order) A trigger alarm has occurred in the last 30 seconds. The source of the trigger is a low light level to high light level transition. -
Page 30: Example Of Ve Camera Viewer In Operation
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Example of VE Camera Viewer in Operation In the example shown above the following can be inferred: • There are five cameras sources, since five video panels have loaded •... -
Page 31: Recording Retrieval
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Recording Retrieval Recordings can be retrieved from cameras when in Advanced Mode. To access the advanced mode the user needs to hold keyboard keys “A”, “D”, and “V” then click on the padlock icon, which can be found just underneath the Pan Tilt Zoom Panel. -
Page 32: Connector Interfaces
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Connector Interfaces 8 Way Connector Body PoE Connector Body 8 Way Binder Male on Rear RJ45 Female on Rear Mating half is Binder 99-9226-00-08. Mating half is male RJ45. PoE is auto between Modes A & B, hence power can appear on different pins dependant upon which mode the power injector supports. -
Page 33: Specifications
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated PAL/NTSC H.264 Encoder December 2016 Specifications Specifications Input Video PAL or NTSC Optional WiFi 2.4GHz H.264 Compression ONVIF Compliant. Video Encoding BP @ Level 4.1 VMS Compliance VLC, Genetec, Milestone, MJPEG Dual Streaming View Commander...
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