Polycom RMX 1500 Administrator's Manual page 63

Maximum Resolution
Maximum Resolution can be limited per conference or per participant endpoint.
The Maximum Conference Resolution, can be limited via the Profile - Video Quality dialog box.
For more information see "Defining Profiles" on page 1-8.
The Maximum Resolution can further be limited per participant endpoint via the Participant -
Properties dialog box. For more information see "Adding a Participant to the Address Book" on
page 6-3.
Resolution Configuration Pane
The user can select from 3 pre-defined Resolution Configurations or select a manual Resolution
Slider adjustment mode. The pre-defined settings can be accepted without modification or
be used as the basis for manual fine tuning of resolution settings by the administrator.
The Manual radio button is automatically selected if any changes are made to the Resolution
Sliders.
The Resolution Configurations are:
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Use this option:
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Use this option when the priority is to save MCU resources and increase the number of participant
connections.
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Use this option when the priority is to use higher video resolutions while decreasing the number of
participant connections.
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Sharpness / Motion Resolution Slider Panes
Sharpness and Motion are Video Quality settings that are selected per conference and are
defined in the conference Profile and they determine the resolution matrix that will be
applied globally to all conferences according to the selection of Sharpness or Motion. The
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Resource-Quality Balanced (default)
A balance between the optimized video quality and optimized resource usage. This is
the only available resolution configuration in version 6.0.x and earlier.
When the priority is to maintain a balance between resource usage and video quality.
When it is necessary to maintain backward compatibility with previous versions.
When working with CMA.
The Balanced settings are described in the section: "Continuous Presence (CP)
Conferencing" on page 2-3.
Resource Optimized
System resource usage is optimized by allowing high resolution connections only at
high line rates and may result in lower video resolutions (in comparison to other
resolution configurations) for some line rates.
Video Quality Optimized
Video is optimized through higher resolution connections at lower line rates increasing
the resource usage at lower line rates. This may decrease the number of participant
connections.
Manual
The administrator adjusts the sliders to accommodate local conferencing requirements.
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