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 T here are primarily two different ways to do adaptive bitrate streaming. One method is called Transcoding and the other method is using Multi bitrate streaming aka MBR. Transcoding is recommended in most cases since it is hassle-free and the conversion to multiple bitrates happens at the server end on the fly as you   stream . Also, it can be turned on with a click of a button for any channel. If your Livebox does not have transcoding enabled, contact the Livebox team to upgrade to a box with transcoding, Also, Check out our other articles about the transcoding to learn more about transcoding. As for  Multi bitrate streaming , it has to be manually streamed in multiple qualities from the encoder, be it a hardware or software encoder. Some encoders support streaming in multiple qualities and some encoders don’t. For some software encoders, you may need to open multiple instances of the encoder on your PC. As for hardware encoders, MBR can be used only if the hardware enc...

To activate your   Livebox   Instacast encoder device, Email your  Device ID  and  Hardware Key  to the IVB7 support team. The IVB7 support team, in turn, will send you the License Key. Now access the device interface on your browser. Note:   To access the Instacast Encoder device on your browser, you can use your  Device IP  along with the port URL ( :3978 ) provided by the IVB7 team. E.g.,  127.0.0.1:3978 Enter the provided License Key on the License Key bar and click Save. And your device will be activated. So, you can start  live streaming  using the Instacast Encoder device.

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...

Go to  User & Roles  from the navigation menu. Under  Custom User , go to ‘Add Role’. In ‘Add Role’, click on the ‘Create Role’ button. A dialog box ‘Add Role’ opens, where you can give the role name. Then select  API Access . Under API Access, select the  Video Conferencing  option. Once you select the Video Conferencing option, select all the required permissions. And click ‘Save’. And a role for the API permission will be created. Now go to the ‘Add User’ column and click on the ‘Create User’ button. A dialog box ‘Add User’ opens. Enter the name of the user (customer) that you are going to lend this API permission. Then set a password for your user. And now, near the ‘Role’ option, click the drop-down menu to select the role you have created. Once you select the Role, you will be provided furthermore options. So, you can set the  Video Conference Limit  and then ‘Select Mode’.  Note:   The Production mode is secure one when compar...

Install the  Live Radio  app from the Livebox  App Store . Create your Radio Station. Create a Streamer DJ account on the Live Radio app. Make sure that you have enabled your Icecast Port on the “Settings”. Select the “Station” to which you are broadcasting and set the Icecast port. Then enable your port and “Save’ the settings. Note:   To get your Port details, go to your Streamer DJ account. Install BUTT streaming software on your PC. Open the BUTT streaming software. Click the “Settings” button. A dialog box opens, where under the “Main” menu, you’ll get the “Server Settings”. To add your Server, click the “ADD” button. A dialog box “Add Server” opens, where you can fill your server details. To get your server details, go to Streamer/DJ Accounts from the Live Radio’s navigation menu.   On the Streamer/DJ Accounts, you can get your server details under “Connection Information”. So back on your BUTT settings, enter your name, select your type, ...

Go to  User & Roles  from the navigation menu. Under  Custom User , go to ‘Add Role’ section. In ‘Add Role’, click on the ‘Create Role’ button. A dialog box ‘Add Role’ opens, where you can give the role name. Then select  API Access . Under API Access, select the  Live Streaming  option. Once you select the Live Streaming option, select all the required permissions. And click ‘Save’. And a role for the API permission will be created. Now go to the ‘Add User’ column and click on the ‘Create User’ button. A dialog box ‘Add User’ opens. Enter the name of the user (customer) that you are going to lend this API permission. Then set a password for your user. And now, near the ‘Role’ option, click the drop-down menu to select the role you have created. Once you select the Role, you will be provided furthermore options. So, you can set the  Channel Limit  and then ‘Select Mode’.  Note:   The Production mode is secure one when compared to the...