Introduction General Description The Scorpion Encoder streams live video presented to the HDMI input port. The output stream may be RTMP push, RTSP pull, HLS, or UDP IP multicast. The encoder appliance is compact and is used stand-alone on a desktop or other surface.
IPTV Encoder Chapter 2: Configuration Installation Connect desired Audio/Video input, 100/1000 Ethernet, and Power. Power is supplied by an external AC power supply and connects via a locking DC connector. The 19- inch shelf is powered by internal power supply and only requires AC power. Video input is HDMI with or without embedded audio.
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IPTV Encoder Configuration Double-click on the target encoder in the Finder, or simply enter the IP address in a browser. When prompted, enter default username and password: Username: admin Password: admin Status Access Address – the address to view the video via blob. Video Parameters –...
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IPTV Encoder Audio Parameters – shows the audio settings Hardware Status – shows hardware status Preview – shows the live video stream if Extended / RTMP-HLS is enabled. Page 5 DiscoverVideo IPTV Encoder...
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IPTV Encoder Report to DV – allows Scorpion to send the local IP address to the DiscoverVideo server if set to ON. This allows you to find the IP address by entering the Scorpion MAC address on the finder page: http://service.discovervideo.com/scorpion/ip.asp...
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IPTV Encoder Network IPTV encoders are shipped with DHCP enabled. You may disable DHCP and enter a fixed IP address, netmask, gateway, and DNS. Reminder: DHCP does not set DNS. You may also change the MAC address. Page 7 DiscoverVideo IPTV Encoder...
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IPTV Encoder Encoder HDMI Main The HDMI Main sets the values for the live encoder and streaming. Channel Name – set a meaningful name which will appear in the DVFinder • program for this encoder. Mirror control – mirror reverse the video, useful if you are shooting video •...
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IPTV Encoder Bitrate Control – Variable or Constrained bitrate (CBR preferred) • Key Interval – sets how often, in frames, a keyframe (I-frame) appears in the • encoded stream. More keyframes is more robust but less compression. Typical value is 10-30. Encoded Size –...
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IPTV Encoder TTL – Time To Live for UDP streaming • Unicast IP – destination address for sending unicast • Unicast Port – destination port for sending unicast • Multicast IP – IP multicast address • Multicast Port – IP Port for multicast •...
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IPTV Encoder Extended Audio Settings – adjust the audio source, rate, gain, etc. The Main and 2 OSD settings supports uploading a .bmp image file and locating it on the screen of the encoded video stream. Page 11 DiscoverVideo IPTV Encoder...
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IPTV Encoder Color settings supports modification of brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation. Image Quality Settings supports filtering for noise and general video quality enhancements. Page 12 DiscoverVideo IPTV Encoder...
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IPTV Encoder RTMP-HLS Settings provides enable/disable access and address information for pulling HLS and RTMP stream from the encoder. Must be enabled for the status preview to operate. “Open” = “Enabled”. System System settings provides access to a reboot settings. Reboot span allows the system to reboot enter N hours (max of 200) Change password capability.
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IPTV Encoder Version info shows the current firmware and ONVIF version. Update the IPTV firmware by browsing to the DiscoverVideo provided .bin file, then select update. Page 14 DiscoverVideo IPTV Encoder...
IPTV Encoder Specifications Codec H264 baseline/main/high Rate Control CBR/VBR Rate Range 16Kbps to 12,000 Kbps Audio AAC-LC, 64 Kbps – 256 Kbps, 32,44.1,48 kHz Protocols RTMP, RTSP, HTTP, ONVIF, UDP Multicast Network Ethernet 10/100, DHCP or Fixed IP 19” Rack Size 16.9”...
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The [streamname] may be anything you wish without spaces or special characters. For example, “stream1” or “TVChannel2”. Apply the changes to the Scorpion. Log in to DEVOS and create a live stream (not “encoder”). For the rtmp address, enter rtmp://localhost/live/[streamname], and for the HLS address enter http:// or https://localhost/autohls/[streamame]/[streamname].m3u8...
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How To Stream DVPlayer, VLC, others Scorpion supports a small number (less than 10) unicast streams directly to clients, and an unlimited number of clients can view Scorpion via IP multicast. Clients can pull the stream via rtsp, rtmp, http, or UDP multicast.
THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE (OR JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION). DISCOVER VIDEO LLC RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN HARDWARE IS LIMITED TO REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AS SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT.
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