Defining Content Sharing Parameters For A Conference; Useful Procedures In Content Sharing - Polycom RealPresence 1500 Administrator's Manual

Useful Procedures in Content Sharing

For all MCUs, content sharing parameters are defined in the conference profile Video Quality dialog box.

Defining Content Sharing Parameters for a Conference

The available content options change according to the selected conferencing mode, and in RealPresence
Collaboration Servers 1500/2000/4000 by the media cards installed (MPMx or MPMRx) as well.
To set the content sharing parameters:
» In the Content Video Definition section, set the values for the Content Settings and Protocol as
follows:
Content sharing Options
Field
Content Settings
AS-SIP Content
Multiple Resolutions
(CP conferencing
mode only)
Content Protocol
Polycom®, Inc.
Description
Select the transmission mode for the Content channel:
• Graphics — Basic mode, intended for normal graphics
• Hi-res Graphics (AVC CP Only) — A higher bit rate intended for high resolution
graphic display
• Live Video (AVC CP Only) — Content channel displays live video
• Customized Content Rate (AVC CP Only) - Manual definition of the Conference
Content Rate, mainly for cascading conferences.
For a description of each of these options, see
AS-SIP is a SIP implementation utilizing SIP's built-in security features.
When selected, content is shared using the Multiple Resolutions mode, and is not
supported in any other content sharing mode.
Select this check box to enable Multiple Content Resolutions mode, for both H.263
and H.264 content protocols.
When enabled, H.264 is always selected and cannot be modified.
Optional. Select additional protocols:
• H.263 - If the conference includes endpoints with H.263 capabilities.
• H.264 Cascade - If the conference includes cascading links and you want to
define the video settings for content sharing.
For more information, see
• H.263 (AVC Only) - Content is shared using the H.263 protocol.
• H.263 & H.264 Auto Selection (AVC Only) - Content is shared according to
conference participants capabilities.
• H.264 HD (AVC Only, default) - Content is shared using the H.264 HD protocol.
• H.264 Cascade and SVC Optimized - Content is shared using the H.264 content
protocol (fixed), and optimized for use in SVC only and cascaded conferences.
For a detailed description of each of these settings, see
Sharing Content During Conferences
Content
Sharing Content During Conferences.
Settings.
Content Media Protocols.
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