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How to Conduct Transcoding Using Wirecast as an Encoder?

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 Ad aptive bitrate   streaming   (Transcoding) is available only in the higher-end versions of Livebox. To conduct transcoding using Wirecast, Keep your streaming channels ready i.e., output channel and input channel. Now under  Manage Channels , go to  Transcoding .  A  Transcoding  page opens up and you can select your input channel by clicking the drop-down menu given in the “Select Channel” option. In  Output Channels , select the channel where the video has to be transcoded. Then give turn on near transcoding. Once you give the turn on, new options for transcoding shows up, where you can set the  Preset . And then click “Save”. Note:   Livebox will generate both Transcode Output URL and Transcode Embed Code. After clicking save, give  Service Restart  to get your changes applied. Go to Livebox and create your channel. Now go to the Wirecast main window, and click the icon to add your source. Many options to ...

How to Enable API Permission for Live Streaming?

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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...

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 t...

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. ...