Encoding Settings; Automatic Encoding; Manual Encoding - Sling Media Slingbox User Manual

Encoding Settings

You may never need to adjust the streaming characteristics of Slingbox. However, you can fine-tune the
SlingStream based on the type of content you're currently viewing.
To change the encoding settings:
1. Select Player > SlingPlayer Options.
The Options window opens.
2. Update the following settings in the Encoding tab to change the streaming options:
• Automatic. Select Enable SlingStream optimization. See "Automatic Encoding" on page 70.
• Manual. Select Manually adjust stream parameters. See "Manual Encoding" on page 70.
3. Click OK to save the changes.

Automatic Encoding

There are the three TV profiles to which you can optimize the streaming experience. Select the one that
suits your viewing requirement.
• Low Action: Best used when the content you are watching has little action but many details.
• Medium Action: Works best for most content, and should be your default setting.
• High Action: Use during action movies and sporting events.

Manual Encoding

If you would like to make manual adjustments to your TV viewing experience, select the Manually adjust stream parameters option. When in manual
mode, SlingStream does not actively monitor or adjust the video quality. If your network conditions vary, you may experience poor video streaming. You'll
probably always want to use SlingStream mode, but feel free to tweak the following settings:
• Video bitrate. The higher the video bitrate the higher the quality of video.
• Video frames per second. Anything below 10 frames per second looks jumpy; above 20 looks fairly smooth.
• I-Frame interval. While streaming video over a network, compression technologies are used to only show the incremental difference between each
frame, and I-frames are used to help keep the video looking normal. When intervals are shorter, the video quality is higher but uses more bandwidth.
You may be able to increase to higher numbers and still have very good video quality.
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Customizing SlingPlayer
Slingbox User Guide