Operation Manual

Niagara SCX and SimulStream
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The Encode Settings tab has the following controls.
Basic Settings
The MPEG Type drop-down list provides you with a drop-down list that includes the following
choices:
 H.264 – MP4, H.264, MPEG-4, Part 10 or Advanced Video Coding (AVC) - Accommodates
very high data compression while maintaining better quality than its predecessor.
Created to address a broad range of applications from low bit rate to high bit rate and
from low resolution such as cell phones to high resolution such as broadcast. The
Niagara SCX H.264 is baseline profile.
 MPEG-4, Part 2, or H.263 - Applies to situations where other conditions of the
applications, like network bandwidth or device size, mandate low bit rate and low
resolution. Examples of video applications for H.263 include cell phones, some low-end
video conferencing systems, and surveillance systems. H.263 remains important for
legacy handheld devices that do not support H.264.
 H.263 – MP4 MPEG-4, Part 2, or H.263 - For situations where other conditions of the
applications, like network bandwidth or device size mandate low bit rate and low
resolution. Examples of video applications for H.263 include cell phones, some low-end
video conferencing systems, and surveillance systems. H.263 remains important for
legacy handheld devices that do not support H.264.
Note: By default, the Niagara SCX H.263 uses Simple Profile unless you select the
Enable B Frames option. If you enable B frames, the resulting stream becomes
Advanced Simple Profile.
 H.263 – 3G2 - Creates an H.263 stream stored in a 3G2 container.
 H.263 – 3GP - Creates an H.263 stream stored in a 3GPP container.
 MPEG4 – 3GP - Exemplifies a multimedia container format defined by the Third
Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for use on 3G mobile phones. It stores video
streams such as MPEG-4 or H.264 and audio streams such as AAC. Creates an H.263
stream stored in a 3GPP container. The two defined standards for this format include:
o 3GPP for GSM based mobile phones
o 3GPP2 for CDMA based mobile phones
 H.264 – 3G2 - Creates an H.264 stream stored in a 3G2 container.
 H.264 – 3GP - Creates an H.264 stream stored in a 3GPP container.
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