Streaming features, Layout and branding improvements – Epiphan Networked VGA Grid User Manual

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DVI input D2P83659.vga is called D2P83659_analog. Audio inputs from the server's main board have no product serial

number and are prefixed by audio.

Precision time protocol (PTP) synchronization

Ensuring multiple sources are synchronized and time-stamped precisely is easier than ever. with support for PTP time

synchronization.

See

Configure Date and Time

.

Custom recording file names

Starting with release 3.11.0, you can customize the prefix used for recorded files. Use this to identify files being auto-

uploaded from various rooms at a conference, or to keep track of which source is being recorded.

See

Configure the type and length of recording files

Streaming Features

AAC audio codec

AAC is now supported for audio encoding. The system uses simplest and most commonly used AAC audio codec

profile: Low Complexity (LC). Mono audio only.

MPEG-TS streaming for IPTV

Networked VGA Grid now supports MPEG-TS streaming over RTP/UPD and UDP for easy integration with IPTVs. Simply

provide the IPTV's or IPTV gateway's IP address in the channel's publishing configuration menu to enable transmission

of the MPEG-TS stream.

See

Choose a codec to maximize your stream quality

.

Universal plug and play (UPnP) support for streaming media players

Your system can now be discovered and streamed through software and hardware media players, set-top-boxes and

Smart TVs with ease. UPnP uses MPEG-TS over HTTP with the H.264 codec and MP3 or AAC audio encoding.

See

Stream content using UPnP

.

Layout and Branding Improvements

Visual stream feedback and simplified picture-in-picture layout

Video source previews are now available for each input. The preview function takes a single frame from the source every

three seconds and is visible from the Frame Grabber configuration pages.

If a given input has no signal a No Signal message is displayed. Previews are also visible via the new tablet interface. See

Configure a video source

and

Mobile / Tablet Operator Interface

for details.

Creating multi-source layouts has never been easier! The new layout configuration screen shows you a live preview of

your configuration. Each added source can be clicked and dragged to a new location.

See

Create a multi-source layout

.

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