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1. CSI DIG The user interface of the Mux is shown below ITAL Output Mux Configuration Save Configuration Defaults Input Streams Stream Interface Address Rate bps TeS Output Interface Address Port Rate bps 225 1 1 1 10000 2500000 Transport Stream ID 1 1 65535 Enable MGT TVCT tables Stream Major Channel Minor Channel Channel Name Source ID MGT Repetition Rate 20 20 150ms TVCT Repetition Rate 20 20 400ms Configuration Notes The PMT Video and Audio PIDs for each program in the MPTS are derived from the input SPTS Therefore each SPTS input stream must have unique PMT Video and Audio PIDS and unique Program Number o When using the MPE Encoder Transcoder to create SPTS that are inputs for the Mux you have the option to create unique PIDS per stream The MPE Encoder Transcoder PID remapping feature should be used example shown below PID remapping Enable PID PMT 480 Video 481 Audio base 482 Transport stream ID 1 1 8191 Program number 1 1 8191 The Mux MPTS places each program in the order of the Input Streams of the configuration Therefore it is recommended to organize the Program Number of the SPTS be in order as well Page 47 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 That is the first input should have Program Number 1 the second input should have Program 2 etc Unicast IP input to the Mux use IP address 0 0 0 0 To configure the Mux to receive
2. CSI Digital xCoder User Manual March 12 2015 xCoder H 264 and MPEG2 Encoder Transcoder User Manual Introduction xCoder is a real time multi function audio video processing platform with a wealth of application capabiliy The flexible nature of the xCoder platform provides for a customizable solution that can integrate into any workflow environment Real time file based or mixed workflows are supported xCoder is a platform which can be instatiated as common functions such as encoder decoder transcoder or format conversion Best of all it can combine these elements into a unique solution that can solve workflow problems xCoder processing functions include decoding encoding transcoding and streaming solution for HD and SD signals xCoder supports a very wide variety of input and output formats xCoder can encode from uncompressed sources or transcode from compressed sources The delivery format can be traditional MPEG2 TS streams via IP or ASI interfaces native RTP or up to 16 multi rate streams compliant with the internet streaming formats of Apple HLS Flash RTMP or Silverlight xCoder is compatible with any media servier including Wowza Microsoft IIS and Adobe Flash Media Server and includes CDN integration support as well The xCoder processing engine includes CSI Digital s very high quality 2 pass H 264 and MPEG2 multi core video encoding technology With this core encoding engine xCoder provide
3. 479028615 485028615 491028615 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB service is running Channel service is running Channel service is running Channel service is running Channel gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune When the Scan is complete then the pull down menu will be populated with available channels found during the Scan Page 15 to to to to to to to 497028615 503028615 509028615 515028615 521028615 527028615 533028615 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB 8VSB number number number number xCoder User Manual sya ib Wh K PRR a ge Name Name Name Name m Aug 18 2014 Tuner Configuration Perform Channel Scan Frequency Mod VID 491028615 Hz WPHL DT 100 00515 He rw LSI 593028615 Hz WCAU DT 8VSB 52 e FEE 599028615 Hz MiND Media Independence Public Broadcasting from Japan FRANCE 24 Russia Today WFME 641028615 Hz WTXFDT 647028615 Hz NJTV HD Composite Input Option For XCoder models that have the Compsite input option then the Composite Input configuration will be included on the input section of the user interface as shown here For each composite CVBS input several options are available Capture Device This input control allows selecti
4. Delete Reset to defaults Manage Input Output Multirate Streaming Input resolution preset Input interface IP MPEG2 TS D ASI RTMP O Apple HLS gt Analog TS File Source IP Address 0 0 0 0 Enable raw socket Source port 5004 Multicast IGMPv3 Source IP blank disabled Audio Only Enable Programs Discover Programs HD 1920x1080 v Input format Interlaced Y Input framerate 29 97 Y Input program index SPTS v Input subtitles Off Language List None Y PMT Order Fist Y FEC on input Off Y Buffer Delay 1500ms Y Closed Captioning on Y AFD Of Y AC3 DRC mode Custom A default Y Contrast Brightness Input cropping Enable Left 0 0710 255 default 0 0 0 16 default 0 Top 0 Right 9 o Bottom HD SDI ATSC Tuner Page 10 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Source IP Address For IP UDP MPEG2TS input interface e For unicast input there are two options o Without the raw socket mode enabled set IP address to 0 0 0 0 or to the input IP of eth0 o With the raw socket mode enabled set IP address to the IP of the encoder eth0 e For multicast input set IP address to multicast IP address of the source to join Raw Socket mode Raw socket mode is not recommended for most applications Without the Raw Socket Mode enabled the hardware NIC filters for the appropriate packets which is th
5. MPEG2TS Streaming Tab Settings The MPEG2TS Streaming Tab Settings Tab is used for defining output parameters for IP UDP or ASI output modes Output resolution preset Define the output resolution e Same as input output resolution will be the same as the input e Preset values various certain typical preset resolutions can be selected such as NTSC and others e User Override define a custom resolution When the output resolution is changed compared to the input a high quality video scaling algorithm is used Output framerate Choose the relative frame rate conversion factor e Same as input keep frame rate the same as the input signal frame rate e 1 2 of input reduce the frame rate by a factor of 2 compared to the input frame rate e 25to 29 97 use this setting when converting from PAL to NTSC rate e 29 97 to 25 use this setting when converting from NTSC to PAL rate e 60 to 50 converts any 60 fps progressive to 50 fps progressive e 50 to 60 converts any 50 fps progressive to 60 fps progressive e 29 97 to 30 converts any 29 97 fps to 30 fps e 30 to 29 97 converts any 29 97 fps to 30 fps e 59 94 to 60 converts any 59 94 fps progressive to 60 fps progressive e 60 to 59 94 converts any 60 fps progressive to 59 94 fps progressive e 2xinput increase the frame rate by factor of 2 compared to the input frame rate Not available for input frame rates above 30 fps Output video rate Set to 0 and the video rate will be
6. Mux and Management Configuration Control Monitor Log Management Input Splitter Output Mux The Splitter page is used to configure and control the Splitter de multiplexing functions The MPE Configuration page is used in Step 1 to define audio video and network settings for processing of audio video channels Parameters and settings are grouped together in user named configuration profiles You can create as many configuration profiles as you wish in the Configuration page These profiles can then be assigned to individual channels on the MPE Control page The MPE Control Page is used to start stop a channel based on MPE configuration profiles The MPE Monitor Page is used to view characteristics of the real time audio video signal being processed on each channel The MPE Log page shows real time log information on channels running The Management page is used for network configuration IP NTP and DNS configuration of xCoder system restart controls and software update Page 3 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Management Page The Management page has 3 tabs Network System and Update Network System Update Data Interface eth0 DHCP Static Address Mask Broadcast Default Route Management Interface eth1 Disabled DHCP Static Address Mask Broadcast Default Route Nameserver Nameserver Nameserver Nameserver Server nist1 ny ustiming org OK Server nist1 chi ustiming org FAI
7. 0x6 TO INDEX 0 Jul 29 11 07 30 ubuntu mptsdemux CH 0 STATUS RTP 0 00 0 01 0 02 0 03 0 04 0 05 0 06 0 07 0 08 0 09 0 010 0 011 0 Jul 29 11 07 40 mptsdemux last message repeated 9 times Jul 29 11 07 40 ubuntu mptsdemux PROGRAM 1 AVG VIDEO RATE 8 16 mbps OUTPUT IDX 2715 RELATED PMT 7168 PACKET COUNT 56541 PROGRAM INDEX 0 Jul 29 11 07 40 ubuntu mptsdemux CH 0 STATUS RTP 0 00 0 01 0 02 0 03 0 04 0 05 0 06 0 07 0 08 0 09 0 010 0 011 0 Jul 29 11 07 41 ubuntu mptsdemux CH 0 STATUS RTP 0 00 0 01 0 02 0 03 0 04 0 05 0 06 0 07 0 08 0 09 0 010 0 011 0 Jul 29 15 24 43 ubuntu apache2 mptsmux Problem reading config v Page 45 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Mux Configuration Guide Description The xCoder Mux is a separate function from the MPE Transcoder Encoder function The diagram below describes the Mux capability from a Data Flow perspective The Transcoder Encoder can feed internal to the chassis SPTS programs to the MUX or bypass the MUX and output directly to Ethernet IP or ASI The Mux can take IP or ASI SPTS MPEG2 TS streams from the external Ethernet input or from the output of the MPE The Mux can combine up to 8 SPTS programs into 1 IP output multiplex The MPE encoder transcoder can support IP ASI SDI inputs and IP or ASI outputs Currently the MUX component supports MPEG2 TS streams over IP and IP ASI output Static or Dynamic PSIP insertion is supported as an option Static PSIP can be inserte
8. CAS ID matching ECMG configuration Please consult your ECMG provider for the correct value TEK Rekey Interval Specify how often the TEK short term encryption key should be changed in ms STKM Send Interval Specify how often STKM packets should be sent in the STKM stream in ms STKM Port Specify the port on which the STKM stream should be sent The STKM stream must be transmitted as part of the mux in order for an authorized receiver to decode the content Stream Authentication If enabled stream authentication is used by the scrambling protocol Stream authentication is an optional feature of ATSC M H scrambling It is recommended that this be disabled unless specifically required For more information on scrambler configuration please refer to your ECMG provider and to the relevant standards DVB Document A045 Rev 4 and ATSC Mobile DTV Standard Part 6 Service Protection Page 35 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Verimatrix Scrambling for HLS mode For HLS mode scrambling is supported with Verimatrix key management To configure this mode for HLS navigate to the Verimatrix UI page and enable the feature Application Configuration Reset to defaults Manage CONFIG FILE hdmpeg2 cfg v Save Save As Delete Input Output Multirate Streaming Verimatrix Enable Verimatrix Enable Y ACSM Server Encrypto qeg se http public ott nodrm verimatrix com 12884 CAB key file ACSM Server Clien
9. Example shown here CHANNEL INPUT CONFIGURATION CONTROLS STATUS scrolltext cfg Start Stop Restart RUNNING Status A INPUT INTERFACE ETHERNET 0 0 0 0 5004 INPUT VIDEO MPEG2 720 x 576 25 00 fps AVG 7 77 mbps INPUT VIDEO PID 2720 0x aa0 INPUT PMT PID 804 0x 324 INPUT AUDIO 1 MPEG PID 2880 0x b40 288 631 kbps 48000 Hz OUTPUT INTERFACE ETHERNET 192 168 1 28 1111 8 00 mbps OUTPUT VIDEO MPEG2 720 x 576 25 00 fps AVG 6 73 mbps OUTPUT VIDEO PID 2720 0x aa0 OUTPUT PMT PID 804 0x 324 OUTPUT AUDIO 1 AAC PID 2880 0x b40 64 kbps FRAMES PROCESSED 8767 UP TIME 5m 49s since last re sync Scrolling Text RESYNC COUNT 3 QUEUES DI 0 VPQ 0 MP2 1 AMUX 70 VMUX 0 CC 0 UDP 2675 Start Stan TS CC ERRORS 5 LAST AT Wed Jan 29 13 48 07 2014 EP SOR CLOCK DIFF 81509 INPUT CLOCK VS LOCAL CLOCK PROC 13543 Step 2 Select the Start button in the Scrolling Text controls Step 3 Enter parameters and text information into the pop up window seen here Page 40 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Dune Overlay Text Font Text Size Text Color CO Helvetica Narrow BoldOblique Y Large Y Background Color Scroll Speed Vertical Offset Text Preview Fast v EE of video height from bottom Take almost any path you please and ten to one it carries you down in a dale and leaves you there by a pool in the stream There is magic in it Let the most
10. SDI 1920 x 1080 29 97 fps INPUT AUDIO 1 HDSDI 48000 hz 5 1 OUTPUT INTERFACE ETHERNET 192 168 1 55 2000 15 00 mbps OUTPUT VIDEO H 264 1920 x 1080 29 97 fps AVG 12 94 mbps OUTPUT VIDEO PID 512 0x 200 OUTPUT PMT PID 256 0x 100 OUTPUT AUDIO 1 AC3 PID 768 0x 300 384 kbps FRAMES PROCESSED 10333 UP TIME 5m 44s since last re sync RESYNC COUNT 4 QUEUES DI 1 VPQ 0 H264 0 AMUX 180 VMUX 0 CC 0 UDP 370 CLOCK DIFF 2379 INPUT CLOCK VS LOCAL CLOCK PROC 19211 STARTUP DELAY 369 305 ms THREADS 4 Q 1 Page 39 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 esi D ITAL Scrolling Text Inserter optional feature The scrolling text feature enables the insertion of user defined text into a live video signal being processed by the encoder transcoder The user can create scrolling text in a variety of fonts text sizes and colors The text is inserted live into the video signal at the click of a button The scroll motion is right to left across the screen in a single line of text The scroll can be set at different speeds and vertical positions on the screen There are approximately 10 seconds of delay from the moment the user selects to start the scroll until the text is rendered and inserted into the stream Once the text begins scrolling it will remain scrolling until the user stops it with another control button press Operation Step 1 Start a channel on the control page and open the detail status information
11. automatically determined based on a value less than the defined mux rate paramter The video rate will be approximately equal to the mux rate minus the audio rate and other transport elements such as program guide system clock etc If other than 0 is defined then video rate will be set to this value and the mux rate must be a larger value If the difference between the mux rate and the video rate is not large enough to provide bandwidth for other transport stream elements such as audio program guide etc then the video rate will be lowered automatically to create room for these other elements of the transport stream Output mux rate Define the output mux rate of the MPEG TS stream including audio video and null packets Output IP Address set the output IP address for streaming to a specific computer device Unicast and Multicast addresses can be used Raw Socket mode is available If this is disabled then the Linux routing table is used Output port Set to output stream port number Mulitcast TTL The time to live parameter of IP routing can be set with this parameter Typical value to use is 16 Page 23 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 IP output type Select UDP or RTP output encapsulation of MPEG TS streams COPv3 FEC settings Define FEC parameters for COP v3 FEC format This is only available for RTP MPEG TS mode e L Parameter gt this defines the number of columns in the 2D matrix for the FEC creation e D Paramete
12. can be accessed from HTTP user interface by selecting the Input Splitter name on the top of the user interface The Splitter has the following main controls Start to turn on the Splitter Function Stop to stop the Splitter Function Restart to restart a Splitter channel Status to open detail real time stream information on running splitter channels Save Configuration save the configuration of the Splitter settings This is best done when the splitter is not running If you change configuration of the Splitter while running a dialog box will appear asking if you want to save these new settings If yes the splitter channels which have had configurations changed will be stopped and restarted at that time gt Defaults If selected the user will be prompted to set all channels to default settings then these can be saved Default settings set all output IP ports to loopback and incremented non conflicting ports For each Channel there are these parameters to configure o Input Interface ASI or IP or Tuner For IP input multicast unicast and loopback address supported Set IP to 0 0 0 0 for generic unicast input and 127 0 0 1 for loopback input 0 0 0 0 will catch all unicast inputs with a matching port o Discover gt once an input port is defined you can select the Discover button After a few seconds a Table will appear in the Output section that lists all the incoming programs on the input port For
13. is a mixture of the overlay graphic and the video signal Example below shows a logo selected Page 21 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 CONFIG FILE hdmpeg2 cfg v Seve Save As Delete Input Output MPEG2TS Streaming Output interface Preferred network interface Output video encoder H 264 Profile H 2684 encoder buffer constraint I P frame distance GOP length frames Output video format Output video aspect ratio Output quality Temporal filter strength Diagonal smoothing filter Scene detection Output audio encoder Output audio AGC Primary Audio Output audio bitrate Output audio volume Audio sync delta ms Secondary Audio Output audio bitrate Output audio volume Audio sync delta ms Third Audio Output audio bitrate Output audio volume Audio sync delta ms Image Overlay Upload image Image Position X Margin Y Margin Alpha Blend Preview Page 22 IP MPEG2 TS ASI RTP RTMP Apple Live Apple VOD Silverlight ATSC M H Multirate TS ethno Y H 264 v HIGH v 1000 ms Y 3 30 Same as input Y Force 4 3 V Medium v ov On Y On Y AAC v TV_5B GEN Y 24 kbps MPEG4 HE AAC v2 Y 96 kbps MPEG2 AAC LC Y 100 0 200 128 kbps MPEG2 AAC LC OV 100 0 200 0 sync units 10 to 10 Choose File Showtimelogo jpeg Upload showtimelogo jpeg 174x104 yuv Y Delete Bottom Right Y 10 10 100 0 100 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014
14. local HDD space and or setup a ftp or other mechanism to offload the Apple encoded files to a different server Segment size Apple HTTP streaming segments MPEG TS streams into segments Segment Size length in seconds Typical value to use is 10 seconds Segment Rollover o Automatic The segment index will increment to from 0 to 99 and then rollover back to 0 o Manual The rollover count can be specified Depending on the value and segment size the Rollover time will be calculated and shown in the UI see below Host Address An address can be explicitly defined for the index files If this field is left blank then the host address will not be included in the manifest index files HLS Prefix Name for live streaming the number of segments to retain in the index files Typical setting is 5 for live streaming For VoD mode this parameter is not used HLS Version 1 2 or 3 HLS standard compliant modes are supported See IETF draft for details on the differences in these versions http tools ietf org html draft pantos http live streaming 03 Apple Segment sce 10 seconds Window size 8 segments Segment rollover Manual Y Rollover count 100 segments Rollover time estimate 16 minutes 40 seconds Host Address HLS Prefix Name HLS Version tv Local Hosting on xCoder For limited device connections you can use xCoder embedded web server to host apple streams To use this method enter the IP address of xCoder in the Remote Address field User
15. server File name convention is Output_M_bitrate_N chCU mp4 or ts M stream group 0 or 1 Bitrate stream transport stream rate video audio plus TS overhead N index for the segments auto increments and loops on channel resets C channel number U unique ID number Segment File Archival Mode Disabled 9 Duration 14 minutes File format View output files Page 31 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Stream Group Settings Stream Groups define common settings optimized for client device video capabilities Preset values such as Apple devices PCs etc are available to be chosen More than one stream group can be used for each input channel For example one stream group could be iPad and the second stream group ipod Each of these stream groups would then be optimized for these device types including the H 264 profile support For each stream group 1 to 4 streams can be created with different video parameters This is to support the dynamic streaming protocols of Flash Apple and Silverlight Stream parameter options e Stream You can enable each stream within a stream group with the check box next to each Stream N name e Audio Only Audio only stream can be defined by selecting the check box audio only This is only supported by Apple HLS e Video Resolution Video resolution presets common resolutions used on the internet or a customer defined video resolution can be created e Horizon
16. 2 17010 USports MPEG2 704 x 480 ON PID 81 29 97 fps 2 40 mbps 4 3 CAPTIONS 1 AFD 0 BAR 0 AC3 ON PID 84 132 13 kbps 7s since last re sync 0 1264 PROC Channel 1 Start Start Channel 2 Configuration Notes Stop Restat STOPPED Stop Restart STOPPED Status The Splitter MPTS places each program in the order of the Input Streams incoming MPTS PAT PMT table gt To send the output SPTS to an internal component such as the MPE or Mux use the loop back lo output with address 127 0 0 1 with a unique port Then configure the MPE or Mux receiving configuration with the input 127 0 0 1 and port number Page 8 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 MPE Configuration Page Overview The Application Configuration page allows you to define audio and video processing parameters and network settings You can create as many configuration profiles as you wish These profiles can then be assigned to individual channels in the corresponding Control section of the GUI To start stop a channel you must navigate to the Control page NOTE Any changes to the channel configuration settings or profiles will not take effect on an actively running channel For configuration changes to take effect you must stop the active channel and restart it Configuration File Setting The Configuration page is composed of several sub tabs in the user interface for setting input output and oth
17. 7S ne TERE WIM _ NS 29 S71 OSH 11 2IZILICH MOC LH hypos o CHO LY Sl er JERSE Aces Ft Sol WAS oe IS TSH A orl Sol ASE SS asse Ct 12418 2htt So ae HICHHI R SZ TEE T Text T wa Je mu i AH cc Cr 2 2 DD x ax ro ro Start Cancel Suggestions It is highly recommended to determine the text settings that will work for your particular application and tune them in a practice environment before using them on a production channel Page 43 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Monitor Page Overview The Application Monitor page allows you to view the video bitrate for each channel or each stream when multi rate streaming Also there are Channel Status Tabs that show high level information for each channel Select Channels or Streams from the pull down Channels will graph the video bit rate for each channel Individual channels can be enabled for graphing with the checkboxes NOTE If a multi rate stream is being run for a channel then the channel video bit rate is the total of all streams for that channel Streams for multi rate streaming use this mode to graph video bit rate for each individual stream In the example below the monitor page is showing the video bitrate of Channel 0 with 8 apple multirate streams Configuration Control Monitor Management Ch 0 Status Ch 1 Status Ch 2 Status Ch 3 Status Application Monitor 2 start stop CHANNEL VIDEO BITRAT
18. E kbps Channels e n Channel 0 225 Channel 1 vYicho E Channel 2 Vich4 Channel 3 ich 2 ich3 1 18 10 1 18 20 1 18 30 1 18 40 1 18 50 1 19 00 Page 44 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 LOG Page The LOG page shows the user any messages from the application This can be useful to help determine any interoperability issues with other devices High Priority messages can be filtered to show only these In some cases to help in support issues it is valuable to send these logs to CSI Digital Simply select Download logs which creates a single tar file and downloads it from your browser Send this file to CSI Digital if requested Application Log Download Logs All Messages Y Jul 29 11 07 29 ubuntu mptsdemux DECODE PMT TABLE ADDING PID 195 0xc3 OF TYPE 6 0x6 TO INDEX 0 Jul 29 11 07 29 ubuntu mptsdemux IDX 0 DECODING PMT TABLE PID 7168 stream type 6 0x6 stream pid 196 0xc4 Jul 29 11 07 29 ubuntu mptsdemux DECODE PMT TABLE ADDING PID 196 0xc4 OF TYPE 6 0x6 TO INDEX 0 Jul 29 11 07 29 ubuntu mptsdemux IDX 0 DECODING PMT TABLE PID 7168 stream type 6 0x6 stream pid 197 0xc5 Jul 29 11 07 29 ubuntu mptsdemux DECODE PMT TABLE ADDING PID 197 OxcS OF TYPE 6 0x6 TO INDEX 0 Jul 29 11 07 29 ubuntu mptsdemux IDX 0 DECODING PMT TABLE PID 7168 stream type 6 0x6 stream pid 198 0xc6 Jul 29 11 07 29 ubuntu mptsdemux DECODE PMT TABLE ADDING PID 198 0xc6 OF TYPE 6
19. ES When any network settings are changed including Ethernet DNS or NTP then the settings will not take effect until you select Apply Changes When Apply Changes is selected data traffic on any running xCoder channels will be interrupted causing interruption of video audio signals Update Tab This feature allows the user to poll for a software update available for xCoder This feature is disabled in evaluation versions of xCoder Page 5 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Splitter Configuration Guide Description The Splitter is an MPTS Program De multiplexer and ASI IP to IP router The Splitter can take IP MPTS MPEG2 TS streams from the external Ethernet input or ASI input VSB Tuner or from the output of the internal Mux The Splitter then de multiplexes programs in a MPTS to individual SPTS MPEG2 TS streams These SPTS streams can be configured to be used as inputs for the MPE for transcoding or routed to the MUX or be sent to the external IP Ethernet output of the chassis without further processing The splitter can be configured with a chassis that supports up to 4 ASI inputs and up to 4 ethernet inputs The splitter also features a discover mode to identify what programs exist in an incoming stream and provide information on the stream construction and codecs The splitter has 8 channels in its normal configuration Higher number of channels are available in certain product models Operation The Splitter
20. ID This ID identifies a unique key It can be set to any desired non zero value A Generate button is provided for convenience to generate a random ID Content ID GUID This ID identifies unique content It can be set to any desired non zero value A Generate button is provided for convenience to generate a random ID Media ID This is a textual identifier of the content used by the BuyDRM web UI GUID parameters must be a 16 byte GUID in one of the following forms Hyphenated hex 00000000 0000 0000 0000 000000000000 Hex 00000000000000000000000000000000 Base64 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA In order to access BuyDRM xCoder must have outgoing network access over HTTP to BuyDRM s key server Page 37 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Control Page Overview The Application Control page allows you to start stop a channel capture and monitor the activity of each channel To start the capture system first click the SYSTEM ON button The SERVER STATUS should change to ACTIVE when the system has started successfully You can then start or stop capture on any individual channel with the channel start and stop buttons Each channel is listed as a row in a table The columns of the table are the following Channel Each channel represents a pair of physical connectors for audio and video signals The channel numbers correspond to the labels on the capture system connectors Configuration Summary of the main parameters
21. IP SPTS from the MPE encoder decoder use the loop back IP address 127 0 0 1 for the output of the MPE encoder decoder Then use unicast input address port for the Mux input for that channel LI Page 48 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014
22. Image Overlay The image overlay can be enabled or disabled per stream The Video bitrate is calculated internal to xCoder based on the total bitrate and audio bitrate Page 32 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Application Configuration 2 CONFIG FILE ip_to_mts cfa Input Output Multirate Streaming Flash Apple Silverlight RTP Multirate TS Stream 1 Address 192 168 1 15 Stream 1 Base Port 15010 Stream 2 Address 192 168 1 55 Stream 2 Base Port 2000 Stream 3 Address z 239 192 10 30 Stream 3 Base Port 15030 Stream 4 Address 239 192 10 40 Stream 4 Base Port 15040 Stream 5 Address 239 192 10 50 Stream 5 Base Port 15050 Stream 6 Address 239 192 10 60 Stream 6 Base Port 15060 Stream 7 Address 239 192 10 70 Stream 7 Base Port 15070 Stream 8 Address 239 192 10 80 Stream 8 Base Port 15080 Multicast TTL 8 16 L Stream Group PC High profile 7 DI Video Format Bitrate kbps oar Preset Width Height Frame Rate Mux Target VBR Max Audio sc d Fsm 1 640x480 640 480 Full LS ceR m 1500 o 64 7 9 sm 2 640x480 640 250 Eull LS ver pe 750 1500 64 F sm 3 Custom ml 0 olrul IS cer 0 ol 64 Z sm 4 Custom e o of Full pe car i o o eg la Stream Group pod Touch iPhone i Video Format Bitrate kbps oar Preset Wid
23. LED retry Server us pool ntp org OK Server ntp ubuntu com OK Enter host name or IP address for at least one Network Time Protocol NTP server Reset defaults Note Applying changes will restart networking Network connectivity may be lost while restarting and you may need to point your browser to a new address to get back to this control panel The System tab in this release is a re boot switch for user convenience if operating from a remote facility Page 4 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 The Network tab allows control of the network configuration of xCoder system xCoder uses eth0 for Data and eth0 and or eth1 for data output and eth1 for Management You can choose DHCP or static settings for each interface DNS and NTP settings are also available Indicators are shown that check the DNS and NTP addresses to see if they are reachable on the network Green indicator ok means the address is valid and the target is returning a ping Failed means the IP can not be reached or pinged This could be due to the target IP not returning ping which may be normal for some systems NTP external reference is recommended for most installations This can be an internet available NTP reference server provided by a variety of organizations worldwide or a private NTP reference on your LAN NTP provides a mechanism to lock the clock reference used for video audio time stamps and system reference times to an external source IMPORTANT NOT
24. OP length should be 30 for 1 second or 60 2 second It is recommended to use GOP settings without B frames for low delay mode Gop length 60 and I P distance 1 are recommended Output video format This allows the output video format picture format to be interlaced or progressive frames You can select to use the same format as the incoming signal or to select interlaced or progressive When changing interlaced input to progressive output the format is converted with a high quality 3 frame motion compensated de interlacer If the output resolution has less than 480 vertical lines then choose progressive output format Output video aspect ratio Select 4x3 16x9 or default mode In default mode xCoder will determine the best aspect ratio based on incoming and outgoing resolution scaling and cropping settings Output Quality This setting typically only available on demo versions of the product Customer can set video codec quality setting The lower the setting the more channels per chassis can be achieved The higher settings provide better quality but with less dense chassis Depending on the bit rate and application use case for the product these settings can be adjusted to fine tune your product choice and cost per channel Temporal Filter Strength This controls the temporal filter strength for the format converter Default value is 0 which provides the sharpest picture Certain content may look better with more temporal smoothin
25. PE must have unique PIDs and program numbers Refer to Mux section of this document for more information Output File Writing A MPEG2 TS file can be saved simultaneously when streaming out in MPEG2 TS mode Several modes are available Duration In Minutes define the duration of the saved output TS file After the duration is reached the channel will continue running streaming but the file will not continue to be extended Max File Size In Mbytes define how large the file can be When the limit is reached the file will stop being extended but streaming will continue Unlimited The file will be saved as long as the channel is running with a stream output However once the Hard Disc capacity is reached the file will quit being extended while streaming will continue File Name the directory path and file name for the saved MPEG2 TS file Extension of the file must be ts For absolute directory path use a at the beginning For relative path from var www output directory just enter the file name such as file ts Note check your hard drive capability in case there is not enough capacity to store the transport stream over time Page 24 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Application Configuration Reset to defaults Manage CONFIG FILE hdmpeg2 cfg Y Save Save As Delete Input Output MPEG2TS Streaming Output resolution preset Output framerate Output mux rate Outp
26. PEG2TS IP UDP output with RTP MPEG TS packets or MPEG TS e ASI ASI output interface requires optional ASI interface card e HD SDI HD or SD SDI output xCoder can operate as a decoder or format converter e RTP Native RTP output with SDP file and smil files for Wowza support s IP RTMP Adobe Flash RTMP streaming format for Adobe FMS or other CDN e Apple Live Apple HTTP live streaming format e Apple VOD Apple HTTP vod streaming format e Silverlight Microsoft Silverlight streaming format e ATSC MH suitable for interfacing with ATSC MH mux modulators RTP based e Multi TS multirate version of MPEG2 TS mode Preferred Network Port eth0 or eth1 can be used for output data traffic EthO is always used for input data traffic for IP modes Output video encoder output video compression format can be either MPEG2 Main Profile H 264 baseline main or high profile or H 264 Low Latency baseline main or high profile or low latency MPEG2 The Low Latency modes offer single pass HD SDI input to ASI or IP output low latency The Low Latency MPEG2 and H 264 modes provide a very short delay through the encoder less than 200 msec but has somewhat lower video quality compared to the normal mode For best video quality the regular H 264 or MPEG2 mode should be used There are 6 H 264 Low Delay settings that provide a range of video quality vs low delay performance For 720p60 the range of delay with these settings is approxima
27. TTP Digest authentication so to publish to Akamai you must selected Digest authentication and enter the appropriate username and password e Fragment size The fragment duration in seconds typically set to 2 for live streaming In order to play a channel on a player a Silverlight player and manifest URL are required The manifest URL will be of the form http host path file isml Manifest In many cases this will be the above Publishing Point with Manifest appended In some cases such as with Akamai a different Publishing Point URL may be provided for the player than for the streaming encoder Please consult the user interface and documentation for your streaming server in order to determine the correct player URL Example In the prior example of publishing to Microsoft IIS the manifest URL required by a player would be http 192 168 1 101 test1 isml Manifest xCoder comes installed with an evaluation Silverlight player To use this install the Silverlight plug in on a windows machine and point the windows machine browser URL to http xCoder IP ADDRESS silver html file lt your manifest URL gt Example http xCoder IP ADDRESS silver html file http 192 168 1 101 test1 isml Manifest In order to publish to a streaming server that is located on the internet xCoder must have outgoing network access over HTTP and must have HTTP POST chunked encoding capability This may require proxy firewall configuration change
28. absent minded of men _ lbe plunged in his deepest reveries stand that man on his legs set his feet a going and he will infallibly lead you to water if water there be in all that region Should you ever be athirst in the great American desert try this experiment if your caravan happen to be Start Cancel The text overlay settings can be modified for each channel Page 41 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Parameter Controls A variety of fonts are available including bold and italic fonts Any Language font can be installed If you need a language not provided on your system just request it to anywave support Three text sizes are available Different fonts have inherent different sizes so the actual text size option will vary based on the font chosen A full spectrum of colors for text letters and text background are available Alpha Blend can be used to mix the scroll text graphics with the video signal 100 being all graphics and 0 being all video 0 100 range is supported Scroll speed is relative to the frame rate of the content Three speeds are available Vertical Offset from the bottom of the screen is provided Typical setting of 5 10 is suggested to avoid cut off by some televisions The Text window is for the user to insert the desired text to be scrolled Up to 400 words are supported A preview is shown of the text based on options selected Step 4 Once the settings are comple
29. at Interlaced Y Input framerste 29 97 Y Input program index Program Number 3 Page 12 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Input Subtitles If the incoming stream has DVB Subtitles then you can optionally enable the burn in of the subtitles into the video signal In the example below an incoming stream has several languages associated with the channel After a Discover the languages are shown and the Input Subtitles option can be used to select which language to decode and insert into the video PMT Order can also be used to select which subtitle to select based on the order in the stream Programs Discover Programs Clear Discover Results Program ssid fo e e ____ Number PMT PID Description ACI EC A ee SRTR 7168 192 EEE RONNIE Input resolution preset HD 1920x1080 Y Input format Interlaced Y Input framerste 29 97 Y Input program index Program Number 1 Input subtitles Off Language List PMT Order First v FEC on input Turn FEC on for input stream Parameters are detected in the input stream and packets are corrected based on COP v3 FEC standard Buffer Delay Typical value to use is 1500 msec Larger values can be used if the input has high burst characteristics such as a VBR input with wide variation Larger values increase the latency through the system Closed Captioning Closed Captions can be transferred from the input signal into the output signal or they can be removed Depending on the input f
30. ative to the video signal in time Normal setting is 0 no change You can adjust the lip synch by using a value other than 0 Negative number moves audio earlier relative to video Output audio volume Select to increase decrease and keep the same volume level of audio e Value of 100 leaves the volume at the same level as the input e Values above and below 100 approximately linearly increase or decrease the volume level respectively Image Overlay Logo Inserter Images of practically any format can be used as an overlay on the video signal To use this function first select choose file to select your image file source for the overlay This can be a JPG PNG BMP or other format image file After choosing the image file select upload which uploads the image to the xCoder system After the image has been uploaded you will be able to select it in the Image drop down list and you will also see a visualization of it If your image has transparent pixels then these pixels will be displayed as black pixels in the user interface but will be properly used as transparent pixels when overlayed with the video The position of the image to be overlayed with the video can be located offset from any corner of the screen The X and Y Margin are the X and Y offset from the edge of the screen from the choosen position 1 of 4 corners of the screen Alpha blend can be set from 0 to 100 100 is solid overlay and less than zero
31. b servers that require authentication enter the username and password Page 28 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Silverlight Tab Settings Silverlight mode supports Live Streaming Mode and VOD archival mode xCoder determines which type of mode to use by the extension name of the Publishing point isml extension is used for live streaming and ssm extension is used for VOD e Publishing Point Silverlight streams are published over HTTP to a Microsoft Smooth Streaming compatible server using a configured publishing point that is identified by a isml file on the server and a URL pointing at this file Please consult the user interface and documentation for your streaming server in order to create the publishing point and identify the URL Example To publish to Microsoft IIS located at 192 168 1 101 and configured with a publishing point located at http 192 168 1 101 test1 isml the Publishing Point field for Stream Group 1 should be set to http 192 168 1 101 test1 isml Be sure to use different publishing points for each stream group e Authentication The HTTP protocol defines a number of authentication methods xCoder supports no authentication basic authentication and digest authentication The authentication method and username and password should be specified here Please consult the user interface and documentation for your streaming server in order to determine authentication requirements Example Akamai requires H
32. d by the MUX or dynamic PSIP from an external PSIP generator Operation The output Mux can be accessed from output mux selection on the right hand side of the GUI The Mux has the following main controls Enable Mux select this check box to enable the mux feature Start to turn on the Mux Function Stop to stop the Mux Function Save Configuration save the configuration of the Mux settings Input Streams o Up to 8 SPTS Input Streams can be input into the Mux Each Input stream is configured with these options IP or ASI input Address and Port for IP input multicast unicast and loopback address supported Rate bbps For IP input the bit rate of the incoming SPTS program TS o PSIP optional dynamic PSIP input stream is supported with certain external PSIP generators gt Output o The Mux creates a MPTS multiplex of the incoming SPTS MPEG2 TS The output is an IP Ethernet or ASI output IP Address and Port multicast unicast and loop back supported Rate The combined MPTS rate Must be greater than or equal to the sum of the input Rates The Mux will insert Null packets to create a CBR MPTS o Static PSIP tables can be created by the mux Enable the MGT TVCT tables and modify the channel information for major channel minor channel channel name and source ID o NOTE do not use STATIC PSIP and DYNAMIC external PSIP at the same time or the tables will conflict GUD Page 46 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014
33. e most efficient method Raw socket mode sends all network traffic into the application level and then packet filtering is done at the application level which is less efficient WARNING Raw Socket Mode can negatively impact the Ethernet bandwidth and is not recommended for most installations Please contact your CSI Digital support contact for further details and recommendations for you particular installation Source port For IP UDP MPEG2TS input interface Set to input stream port number Multicast IGMPv3 Source IP For networks that require v3 IGMP multicast request setup enter the IP address of the multicast source for your network SDP Server Address For Native RTP input interface a session description protocol file is required Enter the server URL and directory where the SDP file is located SDP Filename For Native RTP input interface enter the SDP filename RTCP For Native RTP input interface enable RTCP time stamps if available from the source RTP Audio Only This mode is available for MPEG2 TS input and output via ASI or IP If the incoming signal has audio and video elements then the video is removed and the output will only have audio element For an input with audio only then the output is audio only HD SDI or HDMI input mode Select input resolution and frame rate from the pull down menu If the resolution frame rate parameters are not set to match the incoming input signal resolution and frame rate then xCoder will au
34. each program PIDs stream type and codec is displayed o Output Format GUY Page 6 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 UDP or RTP Both use MPEG2 TS but RTP includes the addition of RTP headers in the stream NIC for systems with multiple Ethernet NIC interfaces you can select any NIC for each SPTS output You can also select lo for loopback output e Setting a specific NIC with 127 0 0 1 also will result in loopback P port setting Each program will be output to a different IP port as a SPTS multicast unicast and loopback address supported PMT Passthrough or Rewrite e Passthrough mode simply keeps the PAT PMT structure of the incoming stream and the outgoing SPTS has just 1 element in the PMT e Rewrite creates anew PAT PMT for the stream with new PIDS The user interface of the Splitter is shown below with a step by step example Step 1 Configure input interface on channel 0 or other channels In this example we configure it for unicast input 0 0 0 0 and port 5566 Input Splitter Configuration Save Configuration Defaults Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Input Input Interface Pv Source NIC gt eth0 Y Source IP Address 0 0 0 0 Source Port gt 5566 D Discover Step 2 Select Discover Button and if an MPTS is found the stream information is shown as below Step 3 Define output settings for each SPTS Then select Save Configurati
35. end Interval ms 1 1000 STKM Port 12045 Stream Authentication Enable F Log Level Warnings Scrambling Mode Enable scrambling by selecting a scrambling mode Currently dynamic key mode with a live ECMG server is the only supported mode Scramble RTCP If enabled data on the encoder RTCP Real Time Transport Control Protocol ports will be scrambled Otherwise RTCP data is sent in the clear Scrambling of RTCP is optional according to the ATSC Mobile DTV Standard It is recommended that this be left disabled unless specifically required ECMG Server Host Port Specify the host port of the ECMG server Please consult your ECMG provider for the correct value Page 34 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 ECMG Backup Server Host Port Specify a backup ECMG host port In the case that the primary ECMG server cannot be reached the scrambler will attempt to contact the backup server Please consult your ECMG provider for the correct value Protocol Version Select Protocol Version matching ECMG configuration Please consult your ECMG provider for the correct value ECM ID Select ECM ID matching ECMG configuration Please consult your ECMG provider for the correct value Stream ID Select Stream ID matching ECMG configuration Please consult your ECMG provider for the correct value Channel ID Select Channel ID matching ECMG configuration Please consult your ECMG provider for the correct value Super CAS ID Select Super
36. er signal settings CONFIG FILE You can create new configuration profiles by clicking the Save As button When clicked you will be prompted to enter a name for your new profile in the dialog box These files are saved with extension cfg To clear settings to default values select the Defaults button You can also choose previously saved configuration files from the pull down selector Whenever you change any configuration parameters you must hit the Save button to store the changes and update the configuration file To Delete a configuration file select the Delete button Input Tab Settings Input interface The following input interfaces are supported s IP MPEG2TS IP UDP input with RTP MPEG TS packets or MPEG TS e RTP Native RTP over IP UDP A SDP file is required see below SDP file selector e DVB ASI ASI input interface requires optional ASI interface card e HD SDI HD or SD uncompressed digital input requires optional SDI input card e HDMI HD or SD uncompressed digital input requires optional HDMI input card e Analog Composite SD requires optional composite input card e TS File MPEG2 TS file on local hard disk drive or mounted drive e HLS Apple HTTP Streaming input e ATSC Digital Terrestrial VSB Tuner Interface requires optional Tuner Card Page 9 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Application Configuration 2 CONFIG FILE hdmpeg2 cfg Y Save Save As
37. g adjust this upward if desired Note that values larger than 0 may create loss in detail Diagonal Smoothing Filter This controls the diagonal edge smoothing filter of the format converter Default setting is on Scene Detection Scene detection on inserts Intra Frames on scene changes for better video quality Output audio Encoder Select the output audio compression format Passthrough format results in the incoming audio bitstream being transferred directly to the output Passthrough compability mode allocates worst case audio output rate for the case where the input audio rate changes for example during commercials AAC MPEG1 MPEG2 MP3 and AC3 are different audio codec standards that can be selected AC3 If AC3 is selected then the output Audio can be stereo or 5 1 Page 19 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Output Audio AGC Optional CALM Act compliance settings Dynamically adjusts the audio level to be CALM act compliant By default the audio level control ALC is disabled for each channel To enable and choose a parameter for a channel configuration a control element is located on the output tab of the channel configuration see next page The Output Audio AGC parameter will be operational for all audio programs within a channel Parameter Controls A variety audio level settings can be selected A drop down list shown here allows selection Output audio encoder Dolby AC3 Y Output audi
38. nal on some chassis A second BNC input with black burst synchronization will be used to define synchronization Input resolution preset For IP UDP MPEG2TS or ASI input interface select input resolution and frame rate from pull down menu For custom resolutions that are not present as a preset option select User Override Input resolution override Set the horizontal and vertical pixel dimensions for User Override setting Input format Progressive or Interlaced frame format selection Input framerate Select the input format frame rate For IP or ASI inputs if the input resolution and frame rate do not match the actual input signal then xCoder will adjust to the correct input resolution and frame rate Input stream For ASI or IP input select the type of MPEG TS e SPTS single program transport stream a single channel encapsulated in the MPEG TS e MPTS multi program transport stream multiple channels programs encapsulated in the MPEG TS To determine what programs are available on the incoming mpts then select the discover button The programs will be detected and a table will appear example below You can then select a program to use by hitting the select button next to the program you want You can also manually enter the Program Number in the Input Program index Programs D Discover Programs Clear Discover Results Non Stop Input resolution preset HD 1920x1080 Y Input form
39. name and Password can be left empty On an apple device such as ipad or iphone point the device browser to the following URL http xCoder IP ADDRESS HLS_Prefix_Name_groupM_chN m3u8 where M is the stream group 1 or 2 where N is the xCoder channel number 0 1 2 etc from the control page Page 27 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 An example with xCoder IP address of 192 168 1 40 running a configuration on xCoder channel 0 with group 1 streams and no HLS Prefix Name defined http 192 168 1 40 group1_ch0 m3u8 Remote Hosting of apple streams are supported with 2 upload mechanisms 1 ftp to ftp the streams enter a valid web server location in the form of ftp URL_of_web_server directory For example to have xCoder ftp the files to machine 192 168 1 50 and directory apple_cdn located off of the base web server directory use the following ftp 192 168 1 50 apple_cdn 2 http posting to http post the streams enter a valid web server location in the form of http URL_of_web_server directory For example to have xCoder http post the files to machine 192 168 1 50 and directory apple _cdn located off of the base web server directory use the following http 192 168 1 50 apple_cdn e Remote server address During Live Streaming the multimedia streams are sent to a web server to be served to the end device Two options are available for the movement of the files to the web server of choice e Username and Password for remote we
40. o AGC Disabled Y Disabled Primary Audio TV_5B_GEN ae TV_5B_LIGHT Output audio bitrate TV 5B HEAVY TV_5B_LOUD Output audio channels MU LOUD LMT Y Output audio volume PROTECT LMT 0 The setting options are Disabled gt no limiting TV_5B_GEN This is the recommended setting that provides moderate degree of dynamic range processing and works with a wide variety of content TV_5B_LIGHT similar to the GEN setting but has a slower transition on sharp loudness changes TV_5B_HEAVY Stronger reduction to loudness changes but results in less dynamic sound TV_5B_Loud Strongest loudness suppression IT_LOUD_LIMIT this provides a slow adjustment to the program loudness This is useful for live applications where the program loudness may be changing slowly Protect Limit This provides a simple limiter function to protect against overload Primary Secondary and Third Audio Programs Up to 3 audio programs per channel are supported Each audio program can be enabled disabled When enabled each audio program has a separate bitrate volume control and audio lip synch offset control Output audio bitrate Select the desired output bitrate Higher bit rates result in high audio quality Up to 3 audio programs are supported per video program in this release Each audio program bit rate can be controlled independently Page 20 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Output sync delta This parameter moves the audio rel
41. of each channel configuration resolution frame rate video bitrate audio bitrate INPUT Denotes the composite signal status for the channel S 5 A composite signal is being properly recognized by the capture card and can therefore be captured and encoded e amp No composite signal is detected on the capture card and therefore cannot be captured or encoded Status e STOPPED Channel is not being captured and encoded e RUNNING Channel is being captured and encoded based on the configuration settings defined for the channel Controls Start and Stop buttons to start and stop capture on the channel Restart will stop start in one step An example control page is shown below A thumbnail of the processed video is updated every 5 seconds The System load of the server is monitored and displayed on this page The value includes user and system process load After a Power Failure or other reboot event xCoder will start up automatically and relaunch all channels as they were configured before the reboot event Page 38 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Control Page Example Application Control SERVER STATUS ACTIVE System Uptime 4d 1h 36m 52s System Load 15 VERSION 1 4 4209 May 21 2013 16 13 54 a gt Memory Load 15 CHANNEL INPUT CONFIGURATION CONTROLS STATUS Channel0 S lowdelay_local cfg e Stat Stop _Restat_ RUNNING Status N L INPUT INTERFACE HD SDI INPUT VIDEO
42. on Program Streams Output Codec NIC Address Port PMT PMT MPEG2 1920x1080 29 97 fps 127 0 0 1 Passthrough AC3 Audio AC3 Audio AC3 MPEG2 NonStop 4 64 65 Video 704x480 29 97 eth1 v 239 1 2 3 Rewrite fps PMT MPEG2 704x480 29 97 fps AC3 USports 192 168 1 222 17010 Passthrough Y Page 7 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Step 4 Start Channel 0 or other channels and monitor real time status Input Splitter Control STATUS ACTIVE Channel Input Start Stop Controls Status Channel 0 ra Start Stop Restat RUNNING Status 4 SOURCE INTERFACE TRANSPORT STREAM PROGRAMS OUTPUT 0 SOURCE IDENTITY 0 VIDEO 0 ASPECT 0 METADATA AUDIO 0 2 AUDIO 0 3 AUDIO 0 4 OUTPUT 1 SOURCE IDENTITY 1 VIDEO 1 ASPECT 1 METADATA AUDIO 1 2 OUTPUT 2 SOURCE IDENTITY 2 VIDEO 2 ASPECT 2 METADATA AUDIO 2 2 UP TIME RESYNC COUNT IP 0 0 0 0 5566 19 51 mbps ID 2491 3 PROGRAM NUMBER 3 IP 127 0 0 1 17000 WCAU DT MPEG2 1920 x 1080 ON PID 49 29 97 fps 12 11 mbps 16 9 CAPTIONS 1 AFD 1 BAR 0 AC3 ON PID 52 396 78 kbps AC3 ON PID 53 105 21 kbps AC3 ON PID 632 264 52 kbps PROGRAM NUMBER 4 IP 239 1 2 3 17005 NonStop MPEG2 704 x 480 ON PID 65 29 97 fps 1 79 mbps 16 9 CAPTIONS 1 AFD 0 BAR 0 AC3 ON PID 68 198 24 kbps PROGRAM NUMBER 5 IP 192 168 1 22
43. on of different physical interface mapping for the configuration Page 16 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Preferred PIDs The PIDS can be set for video audio and PMT Audio Language The audio language can be set in the MPEG TS stream information Brightness The default setting is 128 Allowed settings are 0 255 Increase or decrease the value will increase or decrease the luminance level of the picture Hue The default setting is 0 Allowed settings are 127 to 128 Increase or decrease the value will shift the color values within the spectrum of defined colors Use this for course color correction when needed Contrast The default setting is 68 Allowed settings are 0 127 Increase or decrease the value will increase or decrease the sharpness and separation of objects Saturation The default setting is 64 Allowed settings are 0 127 Increase or decrease the value will increase or decrease the color intensity Application Configuration 2 Reset to defaults Manage CONFIG FILE hdmpeg2 cfg v Seve Save As Delete Input Output Composite Input Multirate Streaming Capture device Interface 1 dew video v Prefered Video PID 1212 Prefered Audio PID 1414 Preferred PMT PID 94 Audio language English eng Y Brightness 128 Hue Q 128 127 Contrast 68 7 Saturation 64 Page 17 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Output Tab Settings Output interface The following output interfaces are supported s IP M
44. ormat of the closed captioning signal the output is translated to the appropriate output closed caption format 608 and 708 captions are supported AFD If AFD is enabled AFD signaling is passed through to the output bitstream to be used by client devices for AFD cropping functions Page 13 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 AC3 DRC Mode For Dolby AC 3 input audio then 4 optional modes of decode parameters are available These parameters alter the audio model used during decoding Refer to AC 3 specifications for further details Contrast Contrast control for video signal 0 setting will not alter the contrast Values from 1 255 can be set to increase the contrast of the picture Brightness Brightness 0 setting will not alter the contrast 1 16 values will increase the brightness of the video picture Input cropping The input video signal may be cropped to user defined dimensions The cropping rectangle in the GUI provides the top bottom left and right pixel locations that the input signal will be cropped to If cropping is used it is recommended to crop to pixel boundary positions divisible by 16 to align on macroblock boundaries of the compressed video stream This provides the best video quality during cropping If the input signal is cropped and the output resolution setting is different then the video will be cropped and then scaled to the requested output resolution setting Therefore you do not need to crop to an exact
45. output resolution xCoder will scale appropriately The Top and Bottom Parameters are in pixel units measured from the top of the incoming Frame The Left and Right Parameters are in pixel units measured from the left of the incoming Frame Cropping Example Input HD 1920x1080 frame Desired Output SD 720x480 frame from upper left section of input Frame Cropping settings Top 16 Bottom 496 Left 128 Right 848 Output 720x480 Input 1920x1080 Page 14 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 ATSC Tuner Model Option For XCoder models that have the ATSC VSB Tuner option then the ATSC Tuning configuration will be included on the input section of the user interface as shown here ATSC Tuning Tuner Channel To setup an input ATSC VSB source first xCoder must scan the ATSC Terrestrial Frequency range for available channels During the scan process a status of the scan will be shown Tuner Configuration Scan is in progress gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune gt gt gt tune to to to to to to to to to to to to to Apple HLS Tuner 1 NIJTV HD PID 1 Configuration Scanning 79028615 8VSB 85028615 8VSB 177028615 183028615 189028615 195028615 201028615 207028615 213028615 473028615
46. r gt this defines the number of rows in the 2D matrix for the FEC creation s 2D Paramer gt set to 0 for single dimension FEC set to 1 for 2D FEC Repetition Rate PAT The Program Association Table of a MPEG TS Default value is 80 milliseconds This defines the repetition rate of a PAT table in the MPEG TS Higher value reduces the overhead of the PAT component on the overall MPEG TS bandwidth hence providing slightly more room for audio and video signaling PMT The Program Map Table of a MPEG TS Default value is 350 milliseconds This defines the repetition rate of a PMT table in the MPEG TS Higher value reduces the overhead of the PMT component on the overall MPEG TS bandwidth hence providing slightly more room for audio and video signaling PCR The Program Clock Reference of a MPEG TS Default value is 40 milliseconds This defines the repetition rate of the PCR in the MPEG TS Higher value reduces the overhead of the PCR component on the overall MPEG TS bandwidth hence providing slightly more room for audio and video signaling However lower values may be needed for some networks with high jitter downstream of the encoder for example IP network connections add jitter so a lower value may be needed PID Remapping PID remapping is available for the output MPEG2 TS SPTS stream The PMT Video Audio PIDs can be set as well as the Program Number and Transport Stream ID When using the output mux each SPTS created by the M
47. rough rtpsource_ch2_7 sdp stream groups smil file will be rtpsource_ch2_group1 smil and rtpsource_ch2_group2 smil Page 30 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Multirate TS Settings The multirate TS mode streams MPEG2 TS streams over UDP Each stream is synchcronized and can be used to interface to CDNs or directly to set top boxes or other devices For each stream a destination IP address and port can be entered on the user interface Each stream address and port can be unique Each destination IP address can be a unicast or multi cast address Multicast TTL for output multicast streams the time to live parameter is defined in this parameter PID Generation for output multicast streams the same PID values can be used for each stream or unique PIDs for each stream Segment File Archival When using multirate TS output mode each stream can archived segmented and uploaded to a remote machine or CDN This allows to segment and archive a live stream and provide it to a CDN or other archive system for later viewing TS file format or MP4 file format are supported To enable Segment File Archival select the duration button on the user interface see below The duration of segment sizes must be non zero and defined in minutes The file format option allows the option of TS files mpeg2 ts segments or MP4 file segments Thech file names are automatically generated and available for download or automatic ftp upload to a remote
48. s Page 29 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 RTP Tab Settings ATSC MH Mux Interface Defines the IP addresses for the RTP output streams Use this mode to stream to a RTP compatible server such as Wowza Media Server or directly to a RTP compatible player such as VLC or set top box In RTP mode a sdp file is created along with the RTP UDP stream s RTP stream address The IP address which each stream is directed to s RTP stream base port The port for each RTP stream e SDP Path the directory where the SDP files and SMIL files will be written SMIL files are used for some streaming servers e g Wowza O SDP and SMIL files can be optionally ftp or http posted to a remote machine by using the File Transfer Option at the bottom of the streaming page File Transfer Options Au Lamas lansie af SDP SMIL and Apple les La 4 temale server Remote Server Address 127 0 0 1 http ftp sftp Username required Password t required For RTPmode each stream sdp file will be labeled rtpsource_chC_N sdp where C and N are defined below The smil file which is used for Wowza interface is named rtpsource_chC_groupM smil e Cis the xCoder channel number from the xCoder control page such as channel number 1 2 3 etc e Nis the stream number as enabled in the stream groups below e Mis the stream group number either 1 or 2 Example 8 streams running on xCoder channel 2 The stream names will be rtpsource_ch2_0 sdp th
49. s leading video quality and bitrate savings In addition motion compensated based filtering and frame rate conversion provides very high quality HD to SD downscaling and 50HZ to 60HZ conversions SD HD or Mobile Resolution Inputs Uncompressed or Compressed IP ASI SDI HD SDI Composite Broadcast Live Networks Events MP4 FLV TS etc File Archival Output SD or HD MPEG2 TS Streams Up to N Multirate Streams Distribution to Any Device Types Page 1 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Connection Setup Guide xCoder is controlled from a web based interface xCoder comes with a separate setup guide Refer to the setup guide if you are installing a new xCoder machine Operation Overview xCoder is composed of 3 separate functional components as shown in the diagram below Each functional block has separate configuration and control for maximum flexibility In a given processing flow any combination of these 3 functional blocks may or may not be in use The 3 blocks are as follows 1 Splitter This block provides a mechanism to split incoming ASI or IP based MPEG2 TS streams and re route them or the individual programs in a MPTS For example a MPTS with 4 programs in it can be split into 4 separate SPTS MPEG2 TS steams which can be processed and or passthrough the xCoder platform 2 Media Processing Engine MPE The MPE provides the video and audio processing functions required for applications s
50. sing the RTMP Stream Name Prefix as a base name If just 1 stream is enabled then the prefix name is used If greater than 1 stream is enabled then the prefix name is used as a base name and each stream is enumerated prefix_N where N is 0 through 7 o Manual the stream names are explicit Each stream name can be entered in the user interface e RTSP Mode Set the server address to rtmp localhost live Then the output is available at rtsp encoder ip 554 live stream name Input Output Multirate Streaming RTMP Server Address rtmp localhost live Stream Naming Manual v Stream Group 1 RTMP Stream 1 Name lived RTMP Stream 2 Name live RTMP Stream 3 Name live2 RTMP Stream 4 Name live3 yup 2 Page 26 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Apple Tab Settings Two Apple modes are available Apple Live and Apple VoD Apple HTTP Streaming uses segmented MPEG2 TS files and associated index files m3u8 o Apple Live Mode gt In live mode an apple device such as ipad phone etc will show live on the media player and no fast forward reverse or other trick modes are available The Apple files are not preserved on the local xCoder server beyond a small window defined by the window size parameter see below o Apple VoD Mode gt In this mode Apple devices will be able to use trick modes timeline scrubbing etc in the media player The content is retained on the xCoder server Therefore you must be careful to manage your
51. t URL Resource ID igolgi_010 Maximum Segments 0 0 fixed key L e egments to e Single Key Use ed Ke IV Mode Y ACSM Server Encryptor URL URL path for the Key Server ACSM Server Client URL URL path for the Client server access Resource ID Unique ID for each channel Maximum Segments 0 will used fixed scrambling key A value greater than 0 will encrypt the number of segments specified with a key then change the key for the next number of segments IV Mode Random or Sequence Number options Random this uses an explicit Initialization Vector IV for each key period Sequence Number This uses an implicit IV for each key period based on the media sequence number Page 36 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 BuyDRM for Silverlight For Silverlight output xCoder has optional PlayReady DRM support using BuyDRM When configured xCoder will request the encryption key information from BuyDRM s key service and will encrypt the output streams using AES encryption BuyDR M is configured on the BuyDRM tab and has independent settings for each Stream Group This allows a single xCoder channel to support independent DRM configurations for the two independent stream groups This is useful for Enable BuyDRM Set to Enable to enable DRM Set to Disable for clear streaming User Key GUID This key is provided by BuyDRM to uniquely identify the BuyDRM customer Please obtain the appropriate key from BuyDRM Key ID GU
52. tal Vertical Resolution Custom horizontal and vertical resolutions are available to be defined e Frame Rate Each stream group can have a different frame rate based on the incoming rate xCoder can also change the frame rate per stream however most multistream protocols servers and end devices do not support this mode It is recommended to keep the frame rate of all streams in a stream group to be the same e CBR or VBR Mode VBR mode is more bandwidth efficient Depending on the specific content and settings the VBR mode can provide 20 30 more efficient bitstreams To put another way 20 30 less bandwidth is needed to distribute the content e Mux Target kbps This is the Total bitrate audio video mux overhead setting for the stream o For CBR mode this is the birate for the TS stream o For VBR this is the target rate but the rate will vary up to the VBR Max parameter o Be careful to include some overhead bit rate Mux overhead varies but 30 Kbps is a good rule of thumb For example if you want 500 Kbps video rate and your audio rate is set to 64 Kbps then set the total bitrate to 600 Kbps and video rate will be close to 500 Kbps e VBR Max This is the max total bitrate for the stream for VBR mode CBR mode ignores this parameter e Audio Bitrate kbps Audio bitrate is defined from the Output section previous tab All streams are forced to use the same audio bit rate for audio quality reasons during stream switching e
53. te select Start to turn on the live insertion of the defined text The text will be inserted after a short delay to process the input text into graphics The pop up text control will remain on screen during this period Step5 View the output result of the video on a receiver Example below Page 42 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 CSI DIG ITAL Step 6 To stop the text insertion select the Stop button under the Scrolling Text section of the channel control Multi Language Support A variety of different languages are supported By default the factory does not install all languages Therefore if you need a specific language that is not included with your system make a request to your anywave support To use other languages simply insert the different characters in the text and select the appropriate language font Below is an example of a Korean Language being used Text Overlay Text Font UnBatang HSI Y l AR PL UKai CN Text Size Korean Language UnBatang HHE Bangwool s Text Color AREE WenQuanyi Zen Hei X RRES Bandal BYE UnPen 2 Hl Background Color UnGraphic 2 2104 UnDotum 2 SS a4 Alpha Blend UnjJamoNovel 2 AQ UnPilgi 2 E7 UnJamoBatang AR HE Scroll Speed Eunn Z n URER 2 WenQuanYi Micro Hei 615 E Vertical Offset ARESE WenQuanyYi Zen Hei Mono RRs ES UnYetgul 3 Wa Eunjin Naksco 27 LP WSS PKS WenQuanyi Micro Hei Mono X RYSARE UnBom 2 S Guseul
54. tely 100 msec to 800 msec The higher the delay the better the quality It is recommended to use GOP settings without B frames for low delay mode Gop length 60 and I P distance 1 are recommended B frames can be enabled but add latency both in the encoder and a receiving decoder When operating xCoder in transcoding mode the incoming stream GOP structure will impact the total latency through xCoder In addition the decoder in xCoder adds latency as well Total latency in this mode will be in the 1 2 seconds typically for 1 2 second input GOP length streams H 264 Profile Baseline Main and High Profile High Profile provides the best video quality Check your receive device specification to be sure it supports the profile you choose to encode with H 264 encoder buffer constraint typical value is 1000 msec Longer values can provide better picture quality but also increase the latency through the system I P frame distance Define the distance between and P frames Typical setting is 3 which results in a 2 B frames between P frames Page 18 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 e Value 0 is illegal e Value 1 results in 0 B frames used resulting GOP IPP e Value 2 or higher results in Value 1 B frames between P frames GOP length The GOP length is the distance in frame numbers between Intra frames For best encoding performance select GOP lengths of 1 2 seconds For example for 30 fps content such as 1920x1080i30 the G
55. th Height Frame Rate Mux Target VBR Max Audio oe y Fsm 1 480x320 w 480 320 Full m cer e 600 0 64 F sm 2 Custom we 0 oj Full e cere o o eag sm 3 Custom le o oj Full e cere o o Ff sm 4 Custom le o olrull S cer pe o o eg Segment File Archival Mode gt pisabled Duration MP4 View output files File format 1 minutes Page 33 File Transfer Options Automatic transfer of SDP SMIL and content files to a remote server Remote Server Address ftp 10 1 43 33 upload http ftp Username Password g required required xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Scrambling Tab Settings xCoder has an optional feature that implements AES scrambling and is integrated with a variety of scrambling management systems such as Verimatrix BuyDRM and NAGRA Nagra Scrambling The NAGRA system provides the key management server and related system xCoder must be setup to receive system keys from a remote NAGRA key management server CONFIG FILE udp_720p60_to_ntsc cfg Save lL Save As Delete _Defautts _ Input Output MPEG2TS Streaming Scrambling Scrambling Mode Dynamic Key Scramble RTCP Enable ECMG Server Host ECMG Server Port 88388 ECMG Server Host Backup ECMG Server Port Backup 8888 Protocol Version 1 1 5 1 ECM ID i Stream ID 1 Channel ID 1 Super CAS ID al TEK Rekey Interval ms 30000 STKM S
56. to detect the proper input resolution and frame rate This will result in slower channel start times since xCoder has to detect the input HDMI input does not support HDCP encryption Repeat Last Frame when signal is missing For HD SDI mode only this option can be enabled Disabled when the HD SDI input is removed or missing on a running channel then the output of the channel will stop When the HD SDI input is returned then the channel starts again Enabled When the HD SDI input is removed or missing on a running channel then the output of the channel will continue with the last good HD SDI input video frame It will appear as a frozen frame on the output stream This will remain frozen for a duration defined by the Frame Repeat Timeout parameter Frame Repeat Timeout When Repeat Last Frame when signal is missing is enabled then this parameter will control the duration that the last HD SDI video frame is repeated Set to 0 for infinite repeat last frame or a number other than 0 which will repeat the last frame for the value frame times For 30 frame per second content then value 30 would repeat for 1 second as an example Page 11 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Genlock Source For HD SDI inputs three SDI synchronization methods are available e Internal Synch the HD SDI input will be synchronized with an internal clock e SDI Synch the HD SDI input will be used as the synchronization master for the input e Black Burst optio
57. uch as decoding encoding transcoding and format conversion In addition AES scrambling logo insertion and a plethora of other media processing functions are available in the MPE 3 Mux The Mux can passthrough and or merge SPTS streams into MPTS streams For example 4 different SPTS MPEG2 TS streams created by the MPE can be combined into 1 MPTS MPEG2 TS stream here Each processing block can route output signals to the neighboring blocks for further processing It is possible to loop a single media stream multiple times through the system if needed HD SD SDI HDMI Composite RF QAM or VSB HD SD SDI MPE IP or ASI IP ASI Decoder Transcoder Encoder Format Conversion Scrambling Jayuds ASI or IP ASI or IP IP loop back Page 2 xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 The 3 main steps to running xCoder are shown in the diagram below The Splitter MPE and Mux each have multiple channels of media processing within each function Depending on the product model you have STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Configure the 3 Start any of the 3 Start Stop each channel functional blocks W functional blocks M within each functional and save the Select a Configuration block Monitor status configuration for each The xCoder user interface is accessed via any HTTP web browser Along the top of the xCoder web interface are the major user pages for xCoder Splitter MPE Configuration Control Monitor Log
58. ut IP Address Output port Multicast TTL IP output type COP v3 settings Same as input Y 1 2ofinput Y UDP output_ 1500000 bps 192 168 1 55 7 Enable raw socket 9000 1 ROW None Y COLUMN None Y DIMENSION 1D v Repetition Rate PAT 80 20 100 ms PMT 350 50 400 ms PCR 40 20 100 ms PID Remapping Enable On Y PMT PID 32 1 8191 Video PID 308 1 8191 Audio base PID 256 1 8191 Transport stream ID 4 1 8191 Program number 1 1 8191 Output File Writing Mode Disabled Duration 0 minutes Max file sce 0 MB Unlimited File name igolgi_mpeg2_2 5mbpsmuxrate ts View output files xCoder User Manual Aug 18 2014 Page 25 Multi rate Streaming Tab Settings The tab is used for any of the multi rate streaming output formats such as Apple HLS Flash RTMP Silverlight RTP and multi MPEG2 TS mode Flash Tab Settings Defines the IP addresses for the Flash RTMP output streams Use this mode to stream to a Flash compatible server such as Adobe FMS or other compatible RTMP servers This mode also supports RTSP output protocol e RTMP server address This is the destination IP of the RTMP compatible server Syntax must be in the form rtmp IP directory where IP can be a URL or IP address and directory structure can be any directory or subdirectory string e RTMP stream naming There are 2 stream naming formats supported o Automatic the stream names are created u

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