Transcoder User Manual Product Outline The Transcoder BTR-6000, processes SD/HD efficiently based on the high-performance CPU/GPU designed specifically for IPTV systems with h.264 AVC and additional HEVC/h.265 low bit rate compression. The TV Services can be converted to a low bit rate (< 600kbps) while maintaining the image quality. It supports IP re-multiplexing to MPTS and streaming SPTS.
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual PCR auto-correction Maximum bitrate 100Mbps each Maximum TS count 200 input TS Streams + 200 output TS Streams (with transcoder function disable) IP Output Interface 1000M/100M/10M RJ45 x 4pcs Full Duplex TS/IP Output Average per port 800Mbps...
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Default is: root/12345 or admin/admin Set the administrator’s computer IP as: 192.168.0.* to avoid IP conflicting with the units own IP address 192.168.0.103. - Or always shown is the actual IP address of the network management address ‘Control’...
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Connecting The Transcoder comes with 1x Management RJ45 Interface for Web-access and 3 GbE Ports for the streaming connection: The USB ports are equipped for future use. The rear has only one IEC connector for main voltage 110….230VAC.
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Network Settings: Up to 3 x GbE can be connected and selected for IP Inputs and outputs (bi-directional). Changes can be done by editing the ports: If DNS addresses are needed, you can add them as well.
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Selecting Status will popup actual information: Server-Settings: In this menu, you can change the http and RTMP ports for streaming to i.e. VIMEO, WOWZA or catching Http streaming. IP Input configuration: Now we start to get some streams in: Press add- button or insert multiple with the Adds-button: Version 1.0 –...
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual This is an MPTS. Source IP as well as VLAN ID can be chosen if applicable. Source IP might be to serve the SSM – feature of your streamer (SSM=Source Specific Multicast). We add some more SPTS now: Version 1.0 –...
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Selecting the stream will give you information about the content: Expanding the view by using the ‘+’: Version 1.0 – 06-2018 Page - 10 -...
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual If multiple addresses want to be configured use ADDS: Get more detailed information of the IP Input stream and even details from the PSI/SI: Version 1.0 – 06-2018 Page - 11 -...
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You’ll get a ‘warning’ if some stream errors occur: CC errors might come up if the receiver streamer input signal got some input weakness like here the DVB-S streamer…. Blankom DRD700 SAT-> IP Streams containing encryption Information will be shown as well: You can PID filter in a later step…...
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Now that we have some streams coming in we like to transcode them: Transcoding: The HDMI/SDI encoding Menu is only for BTR units equipped with either an HDMI Input card or an SDI Input card (optional). Files adding will be also a future release upgrade.
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Set the values according to your needs. Audio, Text Logo Service Informations … and finally the output stream GbE port (eth1…3) destination and address: Detailed Information about your transcoded Service can be gathered by selecting the leaf-button: Version 1.0 –...
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Subtitles can be passed or injected: LOGO’s ad advertisements or simple Text strings can be added to the transcoded Service as well: After setting up some encodings, later on they can be changed as well.
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual IP Remux- Menu: Entering this menu, allows the user to use already incoming streams to be remultiplexed to new MPTS: First off all, you need to setup one or more output streams: Chose DVB-Mode or IPTV. Than save and you can drag and drop services from the left side (Input...
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual In the PSI/SI submenu you can edit and add i.e. PSI or other NIT table values: Version 1.0 – 06-2018 Page - 17 -...
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual As well as inserting descriptors: and manage i.e. character table corrections: Version 1.0 – 06-2018 Page - 18 -...
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual As well as do PID-Remapping: Or even PID filtering (dropping): To add zero-packets (PID8191dec) to the output stream, you need to configure DVB-Mode and than enter a max. Total bitrate in the Mux output Services like: Version 1.0 –...
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual IP Backup function: Add a stream first or here we are using existing ones just to show how it works… The Reason of this function is obvious?: If a mayor stream input will fail, the backup address will be used to process it so the output encoding has still content.
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Example for setup another transcoding h.264 to HEVC: Can be checked by VLC: Version 1.0 – 06-2018 Page - 21 -...
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Or by DekTec: Because we have setup CBR instead of VBR, Null-packets are added on PID8191dec to the encoded IP output: When editing streams to transcode, please always have an eye on: It will change colour if the encoder processes are coming to its limits.
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Example for streaming to VIMEO Live by RTMP by our tiny boxed encoders: VIMEO gives the user an RTMP –address with a live token at the end. No username/password is necessary because they handover individual stream-keys which simply needs to be inserted as rtmp://rtmp.cloud.vimeo.com/live?token=*************/streamkey...
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Multicast capable Switch As a we recommend is the HP (ARUVA) 2530 24G or 48G. (For Floor switches we have an own branded one and support IGMP as well) IGMP should be set to ON in the port configs. The latest HP Firmware might not be the best choice. Better to test IGMP functions before installation into a HOT running System and eventually do a downgrade of the Firmware.
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Available Formats HTML Plain text Registries included below Local Network Control Block (224.0.0.0 - 224.0.0.255 (224.0.0/24)) Internetwork Control Block (224.0.1.0 - 224.0.1.255 (224.0.1/24)) AD-HOC Block I (224.0.2.0 - 224.0.255.255) RESERVED (224.1.0.0-224.1.255.255 (224.1/16)) ...
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual names-port-numbers.xml Generally one of the unassigned User Ports (1024-49151) should be used, you can run the netstat -abn (as admin under windows) command to see which ports are currently in use. Registered port A registered port is a...
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BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual is supplied then the application SHOULD replace that number with the next lower (even) number to use as the base of the port pair. applications in which the RTP and RTCP destination port numbers are...
BLANKOM BTR-6000 Transcoder User Manual Remember: Shutdown the unit always by its Shutdown button please: If you only disconnect power, the unit can be damaged and maybe will show strange behaviors after re-launching it. Contact: First Aid, Ralf Riedel: ralf.riedel@blankom.de...
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