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Page 2: Table Of Contents
7) Edit device .................................20 7.1) Web interface ..........................21 7.1.1) miniCASTER® Status ......................21 7.1.2) Selected profiles ........................21 7.1.3) miniCASTER® to VLC ......................21 7.2) Device menu ..........................22 8) Firmware update ............................23 9) Support ................................23 9.1) Documentation .........................23...
Page 3: Introduction
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the miniCASTER. This User Manual will show you how to handle the device. What is miniCASTER®? miniCASTER® is a truly mobile hardware based H.264 live encoder that converts any camera or video source signal into an IP based H.264/MPEG4 Live stream and delivers it via landline, WiFi, satellite or cellular networks to the leading Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) , Wowza and Adobe Media Servers and live video platforms like USTREAM.tv.
Page 4: Connections
One-to-One Broadcasting Why not start with a local LIVE stream straight to your PC/VLC Player? With miniCASTER® you can establish a quick and cheap One-to-One connection between your PC/ Notebook and your miniCASTER®. Please make sure to use a port that is not used on the pc and not blocked by a firewall.
Page 5 Connections Bottom side (HDMI® SD/HD model) HDMI® Input Optional Analog Audio Input Power Input (Hi-Rose) Bottom side (SDI SD/HD model) SDI Input Optional Analog Audio Input Power Input (Hi-Rose) Left side (All models) SD Card slot for Recording * via break-out cable...
Page 6: Production Scenarios
Production Scenarios 3. Production Scenarios Thank you for purchasing the miniCASTER®. This User Manual will show you how to handle the device. miniCASTER® enables you to stream to a single destination or to many viewers and this is what your set-up should look like for these production scenarios: For streaming to a single destination you need a decoder, where the miniCASTER®...
Page 7: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications 4. Technical Specifications miniCASTER® is a MPEG-4 AVC H.264 SD/HD mobile encoder family – it comes in three different versions: miniCASTER® analog, miniCASTER® HDMI® and miniCASTER® SDI. Supported Features SD Resolutions (Analog, HDMI®, SDI models) HD Resolutions (HDMI®, SDI models) Composite Video Input/RCA connector* (Analog, HDMI®, SDI models)
Page 8 Unicast and Multicast traffic supported USB: 1x USB 2.0 (on board Connector), High Speed, Type A socket Management: Full monitoring, Updates and maintenance over web based repository service (https://my.minicaster.com) Environmental Agency Approvals: CE, FCC , RoHS Humidity: Up to 90%, non-condensing Temperature: 0 to +35°C environment temperature, fanless...
Page 9: Encoding & Recording
Encoding & Recording 5. Maximum Encoding Values Resolution Bandwith Frames Network Delivery Record 3 Streams parallel 2 Streams parallel H.264 Level 1280x720 6 Mbit/s WiFi RTP/TS 4.1 High 1280x720 4 Mbit/s WiFi RTP/TS 4.1 High 1280x720 3.5 Mbit/s WiFi RTP/TS 4.1 High 1920x1080 3 Mbit/s...
Page 10: Remote Management
You can regsiter more than one device with one account. After logging in to my.minicaster.com, you will enter this page. Now you are able to manage profiles or users, browse and edit your devices and add a new miniCASTER to your Account.
Page 11: Manage Profile
6.1 Manage Profiles At this point, you are able to manage profiles for all your miniCASTER’s. You are also able to create new profiles by clicking , edit existing profiles or delete them.
Page 12: 1) Lan Profile
The most relieable way to go LIVE is to use the LAN connection. You can use a DHCP connec- tion, or type in your specific IP Adress. Make sure, that your Firewall and port restrictions are turned off. Otherwise you could face trouble when trying to operate miniCASTER® remotely. When creating a new LAN profile, you can specify the IP Address, Subnetmask, Gateway and DNS Server.
Page 13: 2) Wifi Profile
Wireless streaming is easy and set up in a few seconds. Please do only use the certified CISCO WiFi stick, that comes with your miniCASTER® since it is certified by us and connects quickly with your new device. After setting up your system incl. your local WiFi/Access point creden- tials, miniCASTER®...
Page 14: 3) 2G/3G Profile
Tablets and Smart phones, therefore upload capacity is limited at crowded places. If you are planning to go LIVE via 3G/4G, please keep in mind, that miniCASTER® can only accept one Surfstick on it´s USB port. Depending on coverage and quality of your Tele- communication provider results can vary.
Page 15: 4) Input Profile
In this case the Audio signal should be ingested via the minijack port on the bottom side of your miniCASTER® Click on cropping to set exact cropping pixel parameters regarding on the signal you are ingesting, in order to adjust your encoding profile.
Page 16: 5) Encoding Profile
When unboxing the device and bringing it online for the first time, you will find some common 4:3 and 16:9 Encoding profiles on your miniCASTER®. Of course you can delete these and/or create multiple profiles meeting your specific needs. In the Video area you can type in your individual Size, Bandwith, Framerate and Keyframe interval.
Page 17: 6) Output Profile
„ “ symbol. Whean creating a new Output profile you should give this profile a specific name. miniCASTER® is able to generate three streams at the same time, therefore it makes sense to choose diferrent re- solutions/qualities. If your playout should be able to detect the users bandwith quality..the most...
Page 18: 7) Delivery Profile
Remote Management / Delivery 6.1.7 Delivery Profiles When it comes to Delivery, miniCASTER® is pretty much open. Since you can choose bet- ween the RTP and RTMP protocols, it is quite easy to adress common CDNs or LIVE platforms. RTP should be ingested to a Wowza Media Server, RTMP should be ingested to a Adobe Flash Media Server or also a Wowza Media Server.
Page 19: Manage Users
Remote Management / User Management 6.2 Manage Users Within my.minicaster.com you can create and edit users at any time. You can also set and exchange specific rights, or delete single users whenever you want it. 6.2.1 Create User Every user can receive individual rights through clicking on the „Key“ button after being created.
Page 20: Edit Device
You will get realtime feedback from miniCASTER®. You can edit every setting on the fly and start/stop your miniCASTER® with a single click. Once your miniCASTER® is online and has received a valid IP adress and Input signal, please start the stream as shown above.
Page 21: 1) Minicaster® Status
Remote Management / Device status 7.1.1 Device status The left area of my.minicaster.com shows your miniCASTER® and right next to it you will see all relevant connections incl. the actual status of every connection. These connections are: USB Port, SD-Card Slot, LAN, WiFi and Input Signal.
Page 22: Device Menu
MAC-Address • PIC-Version • Register Code (For registration on my.minicaster.com) • Serial Number (Important for technical requests) The red central button starts/stops all selected encoding profiles. By pushing the „light bulb“ button you can adjust the Backlight of your Display in three steps from 50% to 100%.
Page 23: Firmware Update
To update your Firmware you need an Imagefile which is named: miniCaster-Images. In order to execute this Image it has to be saved to the root file of a USB stick. Once this is done..please follow these easy steps: miniCASTER®...
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