Multicasting With Producer - AMX Vision 2 Operation/Reference Manual

Producer Service
You can configure the following options for the Vision
Configure Options
Service Enable
Service Name
Web Service URL
Stream Address
Address
Port
TTL
NIC to use
Content
Path to content
Intermission
This section defines what to do whenever there are no videos scheduled to broadcast. You can schedule a
specific MPEG-2 file from a Vision
channel, or a WMV source such as an encoder.
Enable
Source
Live
Name
URL
Video Format
Bitrate
You must apply the settings any changes to take effect.

Multicasting with Producer

Perform these steps to multicast with Producer:
1.
Select Configure Service from the V2Producer Menu on the left pane of the window. The Configure
Producer page appears (FIG. 106).
2.
Select the IP address of the network you are using from the NIC to Use options menu.
3.
Click the Service Enable check box. Vision
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Producer Service:
This enables the service and will begin multicasting if appropriate.
Note: You cannot edit any of the other settings while the service is enabled.
The name of the service as it appears in the playlists.
The URL to the Web Services interface for this service. This value is
automatically generated and should not be edited unless instructed by AMX.
The multicast address for this channel
The multicast port for this channel
The multicast TTL for this channel. You can enter a value in the space
provided.
The IP address of the network to use for multicasting.
The Archive which is to be used as the source of the videos to be scheduled.
The physical path to the archives content
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archive, a multicast MPEG-2 source such as a DVB or Live MPEG
If the Intermission not enabled and nothing is scheduled then the user sees a
blank screen.
Defines whether a file plays continuously or if it is a live feed during
Intermission.
Select the live channel from the available list. This option only appears if you
select Live Feed for your source.
Select a source file from the menu on the left pane. This option is view-only if
you select File for your source.
The path of the intermission source. This field is automatically populated when
you select a file or live channel.
Select the video format by clicking the appropriate option button. You can
choose from MPEG and MP4 H.264 with MPEG Producer. For WMV Producer,
the only option is Windows (.WMV).
Note: You should have separate Producer services to isolate the MPEG-2 and
the H.264 Live channels and content. If you mix the content, the Producer
service may not function properly.
Select the bitrate of the files to be used from the selected archive.
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begins multicasting on the multicast address you assigned.
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