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  • Page 1 Osprey TALON User Guide...

  • Page 2: Overview

    No part of this specification may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted or stored in a retrieval system in any part or by any means without the express written consent of Osprey Video.
  • Page 3 Osprey Talon User Guide <20180425>...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Using Talon for the First Time ....................7 Osprey BOSS and DHCP........................7 Osprey BOSS Without DHCP ......................7 Osprey BOSS With an Invalid Static IP ..................... 8 Unknown IP Address Without Osprey BOSS ..................8 Osprey Talon Product Identification ..................8 Osprey Talon Back ..........................
  • Page 5 Osprey Talon User Guide Stream Control Buttons ......................23 Stop/Start ............................23 Save ....................Error! Bookmark not defined. Clone ............................... 23 Delete .............................. 23 Status .............................. 23 Encoder Setup ......................... 24 AutoStart ............................24 Video Source ........................... 24 16:9 ..............................24 Encode Profiles (RTMP/RTP only) ....................
  • Page 6 Osprey Talon User Guide StreamSpot ............................. 46 Zixi ..............................47 Osprey BOSS ............................ 48 Installing Osprey BOSS ........................48 Locating Talon with Osprey BOSS ....................49 Additional Operations from BOSS ....................50 Reboot ............................. 50 Clear Configuration ......................... 51 Clear System ............................ 51 Appendix A: Encoding Profiles .....................

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Getting Started Before you can use your Osprey Talon encoder, you first need to set up and configure it. This chapter provides you with the details and step-by-step instructions you need to make your installation as quick and easy as possible.

  • Page 8: Using Talon For The First Time

    If you do not know the IP address of Talon, the Osprey BOSS utility is the best way to determine the network location of Talon and connect with it. As an alternative to installing Osprey BOSS, you can insert a thumb drive into the USB port on Talon. After a minute, remove the thumb drive and insert it in an available PC.

  • Page 9: Osprey Boss With An Invalid Static Ip

    Unknown IP Address Without Osprey BOSS In this scenario, Talon is installed on a network and already has an IP address. You find yourself without access to Osprey BOSS. With Talon powered up and attached to the network, insert a thumb drive in the USB port of Talon. The thumb drive needs to be formatted with either FAT or FAT32.

  • Page 10: Osprey Talon Back

    Osprey Talon User Guide Osprey Talon G1 Front Panel Diagram You should familiarize yourself with the front panel controls for the Osprey Talon. Besides the basic buttons for power, start/stop, up/down and menu access, there are indicator lights that are hidden until illuminated.

  • Page 11: Osprey Talon G2 Encoder Front Panel Diagram

    Osprey Talon User Guide Osprey Talon G2 Encoder Front Panel Diagram The front panel of the G2 is the same as the G1. However, on the top surface is a touch sensitive LCD panel that can be used to control the encoder without accessing the Web interface.
  • Page 12 Osprey Talon User Guide The Touch Control screen updates continuously to Boot Screen provide the status of Talon encoding operations. Shows IP address and encoder status. Select to turn off the screen Main Screen Select to go to streams screen...

  • Page 13: Osprey Talon G1H Front Panel Diagram

    Osprey Talon User Guide Osprey Talon G1H Front Panel Diagram Talon G1H has two distinct differences from the G1. It does not have an SDI input. On the front panel is a single button to allow users to stop and start the G1H without having to use the web interface.

  • Page 14: Osprey Talon Status Lights

    Osprey Talon User Guide Osprey Talon Status Lights There are five lights on the front panel of Talon that indicate the status of several functions. A and B: Indicate power and boot status of Talon.  Single Red indicates that Talon’s power is on but is not ready ...

  • Page 15: Talon Web Gui

    Your browser will be directed to the Talon Web Interface. Upon login, you will reach the home page of the web configuration site. The default password is ‘osprey’. For increased security always change the default password. 1.0 Tab ID The tabs on the front page provide access to the available configuration features of the Talon.

  • Page 16: 2.0 System Control

    NOTE: When configuring static IP addresses, Talon requires all variables to be filled in. Static addresses without Netmask, Gateway and two DNS servers may fail. Osprey Boss may not be able to find a Talon with a failed address. <20180425>...

  • Page 17: Firewall Configuration

    Osprey Talon User Guide Firewall Configuration By default, Talon’s configuration and control webpages can be accessed by any web browser that can reach it on the network. To add another level of security, users can enable the Talon firewall. Enabling the firewall effectively prevents any browser from connecting to Talon unless it is included on the “Management IP Address”...

  • Page 18: Set Name

    Set Password The default password is “osprey”. To maintain device security, it is recommended you change the default password. Reboot Reboot performs a complete power reset of the device. Make sure you save all your settings before rebooting.
  • Page 19 Osprey Talon User Guide Updating via the Talon Web Page From the DOWNLOADS section of the Osprey Video webpage, download the most current Talon update file. Login to the Talon via the web page and click the System Setup tab.
  • Page 20 Osprey Talon User Guide Talon will display this upload success screen and begin the actual update process. This could take several minutes. When the process is complete, Talon will display the Login screen. Updating via Thumb Drive If you cannot access the Talon web page, it is possible to update directly from a USB thumb drive.

  • Page 21: 4.0 Operating Mode

    Osprey Talon User Guide 4.0 Operating Mode Talon has three operating modes. The current operating mode is indicated in the upper right corner of the webpage along with the serial number and device name. The mode can be changed from the menu just below the Device Management box on the System Control tab.

  • Page 22: 5.0 Status

    Osprey Talon User Guide 5.0 Status The Status page provides information about inputs and outputs. From this tab, you can get specific statistics about the incoming video, and outgoing audio and video streams. <20180425>...

  • Page 23: 6.0 Encoder Configuration

    Osprey Talon User Guide 6.0 Encoder Configuration All configuration for actual encoding is found under the tab marked “Stream (1)”. If your interface doesn’t have a tab marked “Stream” simply click on the tab marked “+” and one will be created automatically.

  • Page 24: Stream Control Buttons

    Osprey Talon User Guide Stream Control Buttons The five buttons in the Stream 1 Control box control the Stop and Start of the encoder labeled Stream 1. Stop/Start Stop and Start buttons will start this stream only. Note that the button color changes to indicate the status of the encoder.

  • Page 25: Encoder Setup

    Osprey Talon User Guide Encoder Setup By default, the encoder setup dialog is presented in its simplified state with the ‘Advanced Settings’ button set to ‘Hide’. The user can take advantage of pre-set Encode Profiles that configure the advanced settings for you. To see the full range of available settings set the ‘Advanced Settings’...

  • Page 26: Encode Profiles (Rtmp/Rtp Only)

    Osprey Talon User Guide Encode Profiles (RTMP/RTP only) There are nine Encode Profiles available on Talon. These range from ‘Low’ which creates a low bitrate stream with a video resolution of 480x270, to ‘HD 1080 60fps” which creates a robust 3G stream. There are specialty profiles for Facebook®...

  • Page 27: Advanced Settings

    Osprey Talon User Guide Advanced Settings When an Encode Profile is selected, Encoder Setup displays a shortened menu. To view all the encoder’s settings, select ‘Show’ from the Advanced Settings pull down. If you are using an Encode Profile, many of the menus will be grayed out as the profile overrides several of the settings. If you would like to start with an Encoder Profile, but want to change some of the settings, first select the profile that best suits your need.

  • Page 28: Video Resolution

    Osprey Talon User Guide Video Resolution This pull-down menu sets the video resolution for the outgoing stream. To make the stream the same resolution as the input imply select “Follow Input”. Otherwise select an outgoing resolution from the list. NOTE: Up-Scaling, (creating a stream larger than the incoming resolution) is not recommended as it usually results in severely reduced quality.

  • Page 29: Audio Enable

    Osprey Talon User Guide NOTE: When encoding multiple streams, the same DEINTERLACE method is used across all streams. Be certain to select a method that is applicable for all streams. Once a stream has started the DEINTERLACE method cannot be changed on subsequent streams until all streams are stopped.

  • Page 30: Output Setup

    Osprey Talon User Guide Output Setup The Output Setup dialog allows you to choose the Output Format and configure the options necessary for each. Output Format This pull-down menu exposes the available streaming formats. The menu changes depending on the Output Format selected.

  • Page 31: Udp

    Osprey Talon User Guide Frame Alignment When creating multiple bit rate (MBR) streams it is preferred that all streams use the same GOP length and the frames be sent at the same time. Frame Alignment “True” will allow you to apply the same frame settings to all outbound streams.

  • Page 32: Rtp

    Osprey Talon User Guide RTP is a delivery protocol like UDP. It is simple to configure as it only requires a Destination Address and a Destination Port. Destination Address This address can be either Multicast or Unicast address depending upon your requirements. You need only enter the destination IP address here.
  • Page 33 Osprey Talon User Guide About SDP files Some RTP/RTSP connections may require a Session Description Protocol (SDP) file that is placed on the media server to direct users to the stream. Talon does not support creation or automatic injection of SDP files. Should your media server require such a file, it can be created using notepad.

  • Page 34: Save To File

    Osprey Talon User Guide Save to File Talon does not have internal file storage. To save video to file there are two options available. You may save to a USB device, or a shared network location. Select “Save to File” under the “Output Format” menu and one of your “Stream” tabs will be dedicated exclusively to saving encoded output as a .ts file.
  • Page 35 Osprey Talon User Guide Destination: Network Share For larger files, or for saving to a Content Management Server, you can elect to save to a Network Share. When this is selected, the dialog allows you to enter the Share Path along with the necessary Username and Password.

  • Page 36: Wowza Cloud

    Below are the easy steps to connect with Wowza Streaming Cloud. Create a live stream that uses Osprey as the video source If you haven't already done so, create a live stream in Wowza Streaming Cloud that uses the Osprey Talon encoder as the video source.
  • Page 37 Osprey as its video source. Click the Video Source and Transcoder tab of the live stream detail page. Under Download Configuration File, click Download. Copy the downloaded file, osprey.xml, to a computer on the same network as the Osprey Talon. <20180425>...
  • Page 38 Test the connection In the Wowza Streaming Cloud web manager, select the live stream that uses the Osprey Talon as its video source. Click Start Live Stream at the top of the live stream detail page.

  • Page 39: Facebook Live

    Talon Application for Facebook Live API If you are going to do 24/7 streaming, or are creating a regular stream every day, Osprey has created an API level application that works from within Talon. Once Talon has been authorized to stream to your Facebook page or timeline, it is not necessary to reauthorize the stream.
  • Page 40 Osprey Talon User Guide Facebook will respond with a connection code and a link to their site. Copy the code and then click on the link. The link will take you to your Facebook page where you can enter the code provided. This code authorizes your encoder to send video to your Facebook page.
  • Page 41 Osprey Talon User Guide This box tells you that the Osprey Talon Encoder will receive your public profile. Press “Continue” to assign posting permissions to Talon. If you’ve already granted permissions to Talon you will receive a message telling you that the encoder has previously been authorized.
  • Page 42 Osprey Talon User Guide If you have other pages that you manage from this Facebook account, you can assign permissions to them here. You have completed Facebook configuration. Now go back to Talon to provision your stream. The Talon page will now show successful connection with Facebook.
  • Page 43 Osprey Talon User Guide Enter a title and description for your stream. Titles must be less than 255 characters or streams will fail. Select “My Profile” to stream to your timeline, or select another page the you administer from your Facebook page.
  • Page 44 Osprey Talon User Guide Once you have completed setup, select ‘Start’ to begin streaming to Facebook Clicking ‘Stop’ ends your Facebook stream. It is not necessary to close out the stream from your Facebook page. To start another stream simply click ‘Start’.

  • Page 45: Ibm Cloud Video

    Osprey Talon User Guide IBM Cloud Video Talon has API support for IBM Cloud Video (formerly UStream). To use your account, select “IBM Cloud Video” from the Output Format menu and press “Login”. A Popup window will appear where you can insert your IBM Cloud or UStream credentials and login.
  • Page 46 Osprey Talon User Guide From that available channels, select the one you want to use. To create a new channel, you have to go the Cloud Video management page. Once you start the encoder, you can view your stream by clicking on this link.

  • Page 47: Streamspot

    Osprey Talon User Guide StreamSpot Talon has API support for StreamSpot. To use your pre-existing StreamSpot account, select StreamSpot from the “Output Format” menu and enter your Username and Password and click “Authorize”. When authorization is successful, StreamSpot will respond with a completion dialog.

  • Page 48: Zixi

    Osprey Talon User Guide Zixi Talon can act as a Zixi Feeder. If you have an existing Zixi account simply select “ZIXI” from the Output Setup dialog. Insert your Zixi Destination Address and Channel Name Make sure the “Zixi Max Bitrate” field has a bitrate larger than the “Video Bitrate”...

  • Page 49: Osprey Boss

    Osprey Talon User Guide Osprey BOSS Osprey® BOSS is a utility application for managing Osprey Talon encoder systems on a Local Area Network (LAN). It is an extensible application that currently offers six important functions.  Locate all Talon encoders on a LAN subnet ...

  • Page 50: Locating Talon With Osprey Boss

    IP address of the Talon you wish to access into the address bar of the browser. The simplest way to determine the IP address is to power up Talon and connect it to the LAN. Once it is fully booted up and on the network, Osprey BOSS will locate it and notify you of the IP address.

  • Page 51: Additional Operations From Boss

    Osprey Talon User Guide Additional Operations from BOSS BOSS also includes other functionality that can be used to manage Talons  Reboot  Set a Temporary IP  Clear Configuration  Clear System Reboot To reboot a Talon from BOSS: Click the icon.

  • Page 52: Clear Configuration

    Osprey Talon User Guide Clear Configuration When this check box is selected, Talon will remove all encoder configurations from memory. You will not be able to recover them. Clear System When this check box is selected, Talon will clear the encoder name and IP address from memory. Selecting both “Clear Configuration”...
  • Page 53 FCC Notice The Osprey Talon has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 54: Appendix A: Encoding Profiles

    Osprey Talon User Guide Appendix A: Encoding Profiles Encoding profiles serve as a guideline for the selected resolution. The bitrates are set near the minimum end of the spectrum. You may find that your encode requires a higher bitrate. The bitrate can be changed without changing the rest of the profile settings.

  • Page 55: Appendix B: Osprey Hardware Specifications

    Osprey Talon User Guide Appendix B: Osprey Hardware Specifications Osprey Talon G1 model SAH-E23 Osprey Talon G2 model SAHD-E23 Description: Closed Caption: SAH-E23: Multi input, H.264 hardware video encoder Closed Captioning (EIA-608 & EIA-708) Type 1 ATSC Picture User Data is automatically embedded in the H.264 SEI per SAHD-E23: Multi-input, H.264 hardware video encoder...

  • Page 56: Osprey Talon G1H Model Ah-E23

    Osprey Talon G1H model AH-E23 Description: Closed Caption: AH-E23: Multi input, H.264 hardware video encoder Closed Captioning (EIA-608 & EIA-708) Type 1 ATSC Picture User Data is automatically embedded in the H.264 SEI per Software Control: SCTE 128-1 standard*** (Available in UDP & RTMP...

  • Page 57: Appendix C: Troubleshooting Tips

    Appendix C: Troubleshooting tips Common Issues: Solutions: Unable to locate the system on the 1) Make sure that Osprey BOSS is on the same VLAN or network subnet that the Talon is on. 2) Make sure that the computer hosting Osprey BOSS...
  • Page 58 2) Decrease the resolution of one or more of the streams that are encoding. Keep in mind the total capability of the Osprey talon is equivalent to one 1080P 60 stream Closed Captions are not being displayed in 1) Ensure that the Flash player being used supports Flash Player on webpage closed captions and is configured for them.
  • Page 59 No part of this specification may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted or stored in a retrieval system in any part or by any means without the express written consent of Osprey Video.

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