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Compact H.264 Media Encoder and Streamer
Z3Stream-SDI-01
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Software Version 2.45
DOC-USR-0117-01
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- Page 1 Copyright © 2017 Z3 Technology, LLC. All rights reserved. This document contains proprietary information of Z3 Technology, LLC ("Z3"). This document may not be used, reproduced, disclosed, or disseminated to anyone without the prior written approval of an authorized representative of Z3. Z3 reserves the right to change this product at any time and without notice.
- Page 2 Z3Stream-SDI User Instructions DOC-USR-0117-01 REVISION HISTORY Version Date Change Note Author 03/06/2017 Original Z3Stream-SDI-01 Document ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
APPENDIX A: Configuring the Wowza Server for RTMP .............. 50 APPENDIX B: Finding the IP Address of Your Computer .............. 52 APPENDIX C: Troubleshooting ................... 53 APPENDIX D: Warranty ....................55 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... - Page 4 Z3Stream-SDI User Instructions DOC-USR-0117-01 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Z3Stream-SDI-01 Encoder Dimensions ................. 6 Figure 2 Z3Stream-SDI Package Contents ................8 Figure 3 Rear and Front Views .................... 9 Figure 4 Power Up Connections for the Encoder ..............10 Figure 5 ZFinder with Z3Stream-SDI Selected ................ 11 Figure 6 Z3Stream-SDI User Interface - Encoder Tab ..............
- Page 5 Figure 38 Using the Command Prompt to Determine Your PC’s IP Address ........52 Figure 39 Locating Your Computer’s IP Address ..............52 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Encode Quality Options with Resolutions ..............14 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
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Page 6: General Description
122 mm 33 mm 157 mm Figure 1 Z3Stream-SDI-01 Encoder Dimensions ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 7: Features
2.2 Supported Input Resolutions 1080p60, 1080p59.94, 1080p50, 1080i30, 1080i29.97, 1080i25, 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, 576p50, 576i25, 480p60, 480p59.94, 480i30, 480i29.97, and CIF (352x240) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 8: Package Contents
DOC-USR-0117-01 PACKAGE CONTENTS Z3Stream-SDI Encoder BNC to BNC Cable Composite Adapter Cable 5V Power Supply HDMI Cable Figure 2 Z3Stream-SDI Package Contents ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 9: Operating Controls
Non-HDCP HDMI content only. For example, a Blu-Ray player cannot be used as a video source. 3 Not currently supported by Z3Stream. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 10: Getting Started With Z3Stream-Sdi
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This enables the PC to dynamically receive an IP address at startup and allows your PC to correctly communicate with a Z3Stream-SDI encoder with default manufacturing settings. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ +1.402.323.0702... -
Page 11: Find The Encoder On The Network Using Zfinder
5.2 Find the Encoder on the Network Using ZFinder ZFinder is a PC utility that allows you to find any Z3 Technology product on your network. If you have not yet downloaded this to your computer, you can find it at www.Z3Stream.com. -
Page 12: Figure 6 Z3Stream-Sdi User Interface - Encoder Tab
RUNNING, you will need to click the red Stop button in order to change any settings. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 13: Configuring Encode
(4) In the user interface Encoder tab, verify the Video Source is set to HD-SDI. Selecting HD-SDI also supports 3G-SDI resolutions. Note: Settings in the user interface cannot be changed if the unit is currently encoding. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 14: Figure 8 Encoder Tab Configuration - Sdi
Table 1 above, resizing will occur. When Full HD or HD are selected, the encoder will output the resolution of the detected video source resolution. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 15: Hdmi Encoder Setup
DVD player as a video source is not supported. When Full HD or HD are selected, the encoder will output the resolution of the detected video source resolution. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 16: Figure 10 Encoder Tab Configuration - Hdmi
(8) Next you will need to set your encoding output to your desired settings. See Section 7.0 for more information. Figure 10 Encoder Tab Configuration - HDMI ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 17: Composite Encoder Setup
(4) Connect the special adapter end of the cable to A/V In on the encoder. Connect to Composite source Figure 12 Composite Connection for Encoding ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 18: Figure 13 Encoder Tab Configuration - Composite
(9) Next you will need to set your encoding output to your desired settings. See Section 7.0 for more information. Figure 13 Encoder Tab Configuration - Composite ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 19: Set Encoding Output
Settings in the user interface cannot be changed if the unit is currently encoding. VLC is an open source media player from the VideoLAN organization that can be downloaded for free online. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 20: Figure 14 Encoder Tab Configuration - Udp
Z3Stream-SDI User Instructions DOC-USR-0117-01 Figure 14 Encoder Tab Configuration - UDP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 21: Figure 15 Vlc Open Network Stream Screen For Udp
(10) Press Enter or click Play. You will see your source video streaming to VLC: Figure 16 Example of Video Streaming to VLC - UDP ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 22: Stream Rtp/Rtsp
Figure 17 Encoder Tab Configuration - RTP Note: Settings in the user interface cannot be changed if the unit is currently encoding. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 23: Figure 18 Finding Your Encoder's Ip Address
Figure 19 VLC Open Network Stream Screen for RTSP (7) Press Enter or click Play. You will see your source video streaming to VLC. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 24: Figure 20 Example Of Video Streaming To Vlc - Rtsp
RTSP is only supported with VLC version 2.1.5 or later. When encoding via RTP/RTSP, any time the encoding session is stopped and restarted, you will need to reopen VLC in order to view the stream. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 25: Stream Rtmp
RTMP streaming accepted by a variety of CDN’s (Content Delivery Networks) and social media platforms for wide content distribution and live streaming. 7.3.1 RTMP Encoder Setup – Wowza Streaming Engine™ Z3 Technology is a member of the Wowza Media Systems Technology Alliance partner program, and the Wowza Streaming Engine is used as an example CDN. -
Page 26: Figure 21 Encoder Tab Configuration - Rtmp - Wowza Streaming Engine
IP address of the Wowza server with the port 8088 (in this example, “192.168.0.4:8088”). This will bring up the Wowza Streaming Engine home page. (7) Log in with your valid user name and password. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 27: Figure 22 Navigate To The Wowza Test Player
(1) Use IP address of Wowza server + “:8088” (2) Select “Applications” (3) Select “live” (4) Select “Test Players” Figure 22 Navigate to the Wowza Test Player ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 28: Figure 23 Viewing Encoded Content On The Wowza Test Player
(2) Type “720” for Stream name (3) Click “Start” (4) Audio and Video appear Figure 23 Viewing Encoded Content on the Wowza Test Player ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 29: Figure 24 Youtube Live Dashboard - Encoder Setup
(As of the date of this document, YouTube’s online streaming instructions are found at: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2474026?hl=en) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 30: Figure 25 Encoder Tab Configuration - Rtmp - Youtube Live
Settings in the user interface cannot be changed if the unit is currently encoding. (10) Allow a few seconds for your video to appear in your YouTube live dashboard. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... - Page 31 Half if your video source is outputting 60 fps. (10) It is also recommended to set GOP Size between 30 Frames and 60 Frames. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
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Page 32: Figure 26 Encoder Tab Configuration - Rtmp - Facebook Live
Settings in the user interface cannot be changed if the unit is currently encoding. (14) Allow a few seconds for your video to appear in Facebook Live. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 33: Performing Other Operations With The Z3Stream-Sdi
Half, you will see 30.0 FPS on the Status tab. Note: You will see a visible reduction in the smoothness of video playback when reducing the frame rate. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 34: Adjust Aspect Ratio
(6) Return to your VLC window to see the video playing at a 16:9 aspect ratio. 4:3 Aspect Ratio 16:9 Aspect Ratio Figure 27 Comparing 4:3 to 16:9 Aspect Ratio ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 35: Save Current Settings
(6) Select your newly created configuration from the preset dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen. (7) As soon as you select z3_config1, the screen will reload. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 36: Figure 30 Saving A User Preset
In order for these changes to take effect, the unit must be re-started. Power the unit off then back on and wait 45-60 seconds for the unit to boot up. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 37: Set A Static Ip Address
(7) Now that DHCP is no longer set in this configuration and your network settings have been entered, click on the Save button. Un-check “Use DHCP” Click “Save” Figure 31 Saving IP Address Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... - Page 38 You can also access the user interface by manually typing your unit’s static IP address into a web browser on any computer connected to the same network as the unit. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
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Page 39: Upgrade Firmware
(4) Click Upload and Update. A progress message will appear. Once update of firmware is completed it will return to the main menu. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 40: Use The Password Feature
(5) You will now be able to access the user interface only through logging in with this password. (6) At any point, you can also click the logout button to return to the login prompt. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 41: Summary Of Options
Unchecked Auto Start Checked Check this box to set the system to automatically start encoding upon powering on. Unchecked ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 42: The User Presets Tab
Reset the user presets. a list of presets Checked Check the box next to a preset to select it for editing. Unchecked ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 43: The Status Tab
Refresh the current status values. Auto Refresh Checked If checked, the values in the status tab will be refreshed automatically once every five seconds. Unchecked ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 44: The Encoder Tab
(CBR Only) Follow Input “Follow Input” generates the resolution based on the capture resolution. [Note 1] ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... - Page 45 If this is desired, set to Enable. User and Password text boxes then become active. User User name to enter when Authentication is enabled. (RTMP Only) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
- Page 46 This can be used to improve quality if playing back on a PC player. Interlace can be used to make progressive input interlaced. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
- Page 47 0 – 9999 If the Output Format is set to RTP/RTSP, the port number associated with that audio channel. (RTP Only) (8892) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com...
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Page 48: Values Appearing At The Bottom Of All Tabs
Save Button Click to save preset value to the selected configuration. Stop Button Stop current encode session. Start Button Start encode session. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 49: Zfinder
RUNNING indicates the unit is currently encoding. 9.6 ZFinder Buttons Description Rescans the network for Z3 Technology products. Refresh Edit Device Allows for manual edits to encoder settings: Name: Name visible in ZFinder and top right corner of GUI (useful when... -
Page 50: Appendix A: Configuring The Wowza Server For Rtmp
(4) Click Edit and then change Java Heap Size to Production Level and Java Garbage Collection Settings to Concurrent collector. (5) Click on Save. Figure 36 Wowza Performance Settings ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 51: Figure 37 Wowza Security Settings
If you are unable to see RTMP streaming to Wowza working correctly, please verify the Firewall on your PC with the Wowza server is turned off. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 52: Appendix B: Finding The Ip Address Of Your Computer
Local Area Connection. The IP address will display as 169.254.x.x where x is any one to three digit number. Figure 39 Locating Your Computer’s IP Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... -
Page 53: Appendix C: Troubleshooting
-Is the PC fast enough for 1080p decode on VLC? -Does the PC have enough DDR to handle 1080p decode on VLC? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Z3 Technology, LLC ♦ 100 N 8 ST, STE 250 ♦ Lincoln, NE 68508-1369 USA ♦ Z3Stream.com... - Page 54 225.1.2.3/5 as the Dest Address. When contacting Z3 Technology for additional support, please click the Download device logs button in the System Setup tab of the user interface at the time the problem occurs and send the resulting .tgz file, along with screenshots of all applicable tabs in the user interface to Z3.
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Page 55: Appendix D: Warranty
Your receipt with the original purchase and ship date is required for warranty coverage. Z3 Technology, LLC incorporates HDMI® technology. The terms of HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.
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