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How to Calibrate the Touchscreen on the Instacast Encoder Device?

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If you have any issues on your Instacast device touchscreen, you can calibrate the touchscreen by following the below steps. Turn on the Instacast device. Connect the device and your PC using the HDMI cable. ( Also make sure to use the HDMI monitor) Get the device IP address from your HDM1 monitor. Now go to any browser of your preference and log in to the device system interface using the IP address. Note:   To access the device interface on your browser, enter the IP address followed by the port  :3978 . And on the Instacast encoder system interface, click the gear icon. On the “Set Touchscreen” option, click the drop-down menu to select your device touchscreen type. Then click the “Set” button. Followed by, a reboot confirmation appears. And you can click “Yes”. Your device touchscreen is enabled. But still, there is a need to set the resolution of the device touchscreen, as the resolution changes while setting the touchscreen type. So now, go back to the settings and set the resolu

How to create a channel in the Livebox TV?

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Before you create a channel on your  Livebox  TV, you have to create the categories to keep your channels organized. To create your categories, Login to your Livebox TV. Go to “Categories” from the navigation menu. A page with the category specifications opens, under which go to “Add Category” to create your category. In “Add Category”, give your category name and set a thumbnail. Then give “Submit”. And your category is added. Note:   In the  Parent Category  option you can set your category as the  Root menu  or  Sub-category  within your main category. Now to create your channel, Go to “Channels” from the navigation menu. In “Channel”, go to “Add Channel” and give your channel name. If you want to distribute your Livebox streams or recordings to your subscribers, then select  Livebox  as your video type. Then select the Livebox channel from which you want to distribute the content. Once you select your channel, the embed code of your  Livebox  channel will auto-appear in the  Embed

How to conduct Multi-bitrate Streaming Using the Livebox Playout and Encoder?

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To conduct Multi-bitrate streaming using the   Livebox   Playout and Encoder software, Create your channel in the Livebox streaming server. Go to  Manage Channels  from the navigation menu. Under manage channels, select  Multi-bitrate . In  Multi-bitrate  page, select your channel and turn On multi-bitrate. Once you turn on  Multi-bitrate , the preset options will appear. You can set the required resolution and click “Save”. Note:   You also have an option to edit or set your required preset. Once you click save, RTMP URLs for your resolution gets listed below. Make a note of the required RTMP links and click “Save”. With each URL of definite qualities (resolutions), the player will adjust video quality to that of viewers bandwidth.*The first given URL is the RTMP URL of your channel. The remaining URLs are RTMP URLs with resolutions. Note:   The RTMP URL should be used to initiate the  live streaming  on your server channel. And the other RTMP URLs of resolutions can be used to deliv

How to Mix Streams Using the Livebox Mixer?

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The Livebox mixer is one of the dimensions of the Livebox streaming server. With the Livebox mixer, you can mix and match your streaming contents based upon your needs. And also, you can add effects and configurations to your streams by using the Livebox mixer. Login to your Encoder-Mixer-Playout software and open the  Livebox Mixer  window. Click inside the “Add Source” area to add your video source. Likewise, you can add two or more sources to proceed with your mixing. A new dialog box “Menu_Dialog_Form” opens, where click the option “Add File” to add your local files. Note:  -To add your professional camera or webcam sources, click the  Add Live  option.-To add URL from any other media platforms, click the  Add URL  option.-To add your Livebox playout sources, click the  Add Playlist  option. Now your sources are added, click the drop-down menu from the “Transition” option and select the required transition effect and also set time for your transition effect.    Note:   Scroll down

How to Live Stream CCTV contents Using the Livebox Streaming Server?

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Things become possible with Livebox efficiently in any aspect. Criminals target buildings that lack proper monitoring. In that case, the very presence of CCTV cameras is enough to deter such potential criminals. Now, what if you could make all your CCTV Cameras live together in one space? Yes, Livebox Provides the platform where you can take all your surveillance cameras to live to Social media and other platforms 24/7. You could monitor all the activities from any place in real time. Let’s see how it is possible with the Livebox server. First You need to login to Livebox server. Go to  Queues  from the navigation menu. Under queues, select “Create Queues”.  In Create Queue page, enter your queue name, task name, priority and attempts. Then go to thePull HTTP Link / RTMP / RTSPunder Source enter RTMP link of the CCTV source. Then click the “Next” button. After clicking next, you will be taken to the destination, where you can select a destination for your live streaming to occur. If y

How to Live Stream on the Livebox Server Using vMix as an Encoder?

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Livebox streaming server is multidimensional in nature, it can encode, stream and, transcode by working alone. At the same time, the Livebox server is also adaptable enough to go along with any many encoders or streaming software. vMix is one such streaming software which is supported by Livebox. Though Livebox works with external software, still the streaming process is simple and easy. The following steps will give you the understanding to use vMix with Livebox. Create your channel in Livebox. Go to vMix and click “Add Input” from the bottom left corner. A dialog box “Input Select” opens, where you can click “Browse” to add your source to vMix. After selecting your source, click “OK”. And your source is added. Now go to the Livebox  Channel Dashboard  under  Manage Channels  from the navigation menu and click  Streaming URL  to copy the streaming RTMP URL. Then go to vMix and click  Stream . A new dialog box  Streaming Settings  opens, where you can enter the copied streaming URL in