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Chapter 11: Niagara SCX and SimulStream
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Step Action
NOTE: This could also be a file requiring conversion to a streaming format.
Use the same video input for each output. If you have multiple boards in
the system, select the same board for each output desired.
5.
Configure the video and audio settings, if needed, on the Video and Audio
Settings tab.
6.
Select the output on the Output tab.
NOTE: RealProducer requires two output settings. Is the output a live broadcast,
being saved for future use, or both?
On the second Output tab, establish the target audience.
Windows Media Encoder has only one output tab. It contains both the
target audience and information for saving the video to a file.
7.
If required, enter the author and copyright information on the Author Info tab
under the Streaming Options for the encoder.
8.
To view a preview of the video, click the View tab under the Streaming Options.
NOTE: Steps 7 and 8 are optional.
9.
Click Start on the Operations tab to begin encoding.
10.
To view the statistics for the encoding session, click Streaming Options.
11.
Select the various tabs to see information about the encoding session.
WARNING! If you enable or disable SimulStream after you save an encoder profile could disable the
profile you saved.
For instance, if you save a profile using Capture Device 1, then enable SimulStream, SCX no
longer recognizes Capture Device 1 but sees Capture Device(s) 1.n instead.
You see a red X designating a non-recognized capture device by that profile and must reselect
your input device to Capture Device 1.n to clear the red X and use the profile.
Filters
From a practical point of view, filters have two interrelated purposes:
1. They allow applications to enumerate and list DirectShow video capture and preview pins or
streams (each with different settings) as named entries in their video device select list.
• You can set up the driver to show 1 to 10 filters per device.
• Each filter has one preview pin and one capture pin.