Live View Settings - Extron electronics SMP 351 User Manual

Live View Settings

In the Configuration>Live View Settings page, a user with administrator privileges
can configure the media player settings for the Preview window in the AV Controls panel.
These settings are available only via this page. They cannot be set via the front panel.
Configure the Live Preview Player
To configure the player and streaming method used in the Preview window:
1. Click the Configuration tab at the top of the embedded Web pages and then click
the Live View Settings tab on the second tier of tabs.
The Live View Settings page opens, showing the Player pane.
2. Select the media player program from the Default Player: drop-down list. By
default, Auto Detect is selected, allowing use of an installed and accessible player.
Additional options include the following:
VLC — The VideoLAN™ opensource VLC™ media player, available from
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http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html.
SMP — The Extron Streaming Media Player (SMP) Web browser plugin provides the
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best streaming features to display streams from Extron streaming media devices.
Quicktime — Apple® QuickTime® player, available from
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http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
3. If you selected SMP in step 2, the Streaming Methods drop-down list is accessible.
Select an option from the drop down list: Auto (automatic selection by the SMP), RTP,
RTP/RTSP, or RTP/RTSP/HTTP.
4. If you selected VLC or SMP in step 2:
Select a video initiation period (from 0 to 60 seconds) from the Video Init Time
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(sec): drop-down list. This control sets the time to initialize stream playback or
recording. It is the delay between selecting a new input or unmuting video and
reflecting the change in the recording and the Preview window in the AV Controls
panel.
NOTE: "Init" time determines how long you see "Initializing" when the page
Select a cache period (from 200 to 5000 milliseconds) from the Cache Time
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(milisec): drop-down list. The cache period is the amount of jitter buffer time
for the encoded stream. For example, if 5 is selected, making a change such as
swapping windows or changing layout presets forces the unit to wait during the
cache period before displaying the changed stream.
5. Click Save. The Live View Settings dialog box opens.
first loads. This helps ensure the stream is stable before it is displayed.
If you are using low frame rates and high GOP lengths, you should use
longer initialization times to ensure that an I-frame has been received before
displaying the stream.
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