Operation Manual
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Use the <UP> and <DOWN> buttons to move the select arrow to point to the encoder profile you
want Niagara Pro to use for this encoding session.
Once you select the encoder profile you need, press the <STREAM> button again to start the
encoder.
The Niagara Pro LCD readout then displays messages about the encoder start process.
After the encoder session has successfully begun, the Niagara Pro LCD readout returns to the
previous display of available encoders. The screen will indicate that the encoder profile you selected
has begun encoding.
If the encoder you started was assigned to one of the EZStream ABC buttons, the corresponding
button flashes and steady illuminates during and after the starting process.
By repeating this method, you can quickly start multiple encoders at the same time.
Niagara Pro is a two-channel encoder, which means you can connect and stream up to two audio and
video sources at any given time. However, you can stream the same audio and video at multiple data
rates and multiple formats to provide the best user experience for different viewing audiences.
For example, you can stream Windows Media at full resolution at 1 Mbps and the same time stream
RealVideo at CIF resolution at 300kbps.
WARNING: There are limitations to the number of streams you can capture simultaneously. If you
attempt to capture more streams than Niagara Pro is capable of processing simultaneously, the
streams will drop frames and the video will appear to stutter resulting in a poor viewer experience. If
the number of sessions is not reduced in order to reduce CPU load, all encoding sessions could self-
terminate without warning.