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MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS User Guide V1.3

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MULTICODER™ MC-TRANS

User Guide V1.3 Teracue GmbH Schlossstr. 18 85235 Odelzhausen Germany Tel: +49 (0)8134-555-10 Fax: +49 (0)8134-555-199 [email protected] www.teracue.com

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COPYRIGHT This document may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without

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DISCLAIMER This publication supersedes all previous publications. Information and specification in this documentation is subject to change without notice. Please make sure you have the latest document version. User guides are located at: www.teracue.com/support If you find some points in this document unclear then please let us know, so we can improve this documentation. Thank you! Mail to: [email protected] All information within this document is confidential to Teracue GmbH costumers and should not be copied or distributed to non Teracue GmbH customers.

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I. Information about the manual This document is designed to help users setup, configure and work with the MC-TRANS.

.!. Important features are marked by this sign.


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II. Content 1. OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................... 6

.!. ATTENTION ........................................................................................................................................ 7

2. REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 8

2.1 HARDWARE ............................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................................ 8

3. INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................... 9

3.1 CONFIGURATION OF WINDOWS COMPONENTS ............................................................................. 9 3.1.1 Disable IE ESC ................................................................................................................. 9 3.1.2 Switch off Windows Firewall ............................................................................................. 9 3.1.3 Installation Internet Information Service ......................................................................... 10 3.1.4 Register .Net Framework for IIS ..................................................................................... 12 3.1.5 Microsoft .Net Framework .............................................................................................. 14

3.2 INSTALL MULTICODER™ MC-TRANS ...................................................................................... 15 3.3 REGISTERING MULTICODER™ .................................................................................................. 20 3.4 SERVER MANAGER OF MC-TRANS .......................................................................................... 22

3.4.1 ‘Server settings’ Tab ....................................................................................................... 23 3.4.2 ‘Advanced settings’ Tab ................................................................................................. 24 3.4.3 ‘Watchdog settings’ Tab ................................................................................................. 25 3.4.4 ‘Web settings’ Tab .......................................................................................................... 28

4. MC-TRANS OPERATION .............................................................................................................. 29

4.1 ACCESSING AND CONFIGURING MC-TRANS............................................................................. 29 4.2 LOGIN ..................................................................................................................................... 30 4.3 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE OF MC-TRANS .......................................................................... 31

4.3.1 Navigational Menus ........................................................................................................ 31 4.3.2 ‘APPLY’ and ‘SAVE’ Buttons .......................................................................................... 32 4.3.3 Blue Info-Box .................................................................................................................. 32

4.4 MC-TRANS CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................. 33 4.4.1 Menu: Encoder / Input .................................................................................................... 33 4.4.2 Menu: Encoder / Video ................................................................................................... 35 4.4.3 Menu: Encoder / Audio ................................................................................................... 37 4.4.4 Menu: Encoder / Inserter ................................................................................................ 38 4.4.5 Menu: Encoder / SAP ..................................................................................................... 39 4.4.6 Menu: Encoder / Transport ............................................................................................. 40 4.4.7 Menu: Encoder / Destination .......................................................................................... 41 4.4.8 Menu: Encoder / Xplayer ................................................................................................ 43 4.4.9 Menu: Encoder / SDP ..................................................................................................... 44 4.4.10 Menu: Encoder / HLS Streaming.................................................................................... 45 4.4.11 Menu: Presets / Management ........................................................................................ 46 4.4.12 Menu: Presets / Save ..................................................................................................... 47 4.4.13 Menu: Presets / Load ..................................................................................................... 48 4.4.14 Menu: Network / Settings ............................................................................................... 49 4.4.15 Menu: System / Date/Time ............................................................................................. 50 4.4.16 Menu: System / User Management ................................................................................ 51 4.4.17 Menu: System / Service Stop ......................................................................................... 52 4.4.18 Menu: System / Default Settings .................................................................................... 53 4.4.19 Menu: System / Monitoring ............................................................................................. 54 4.4.20 Menu: System / Monitoring All ........................................................................................ 55 4.4.21 Menu: System / About .................................................................................................... 56

4.5 HELP ....................................................................................................................................... 57 4.6 LOGOUT .................................................................................................................................. 58 4.7 MC-TRANS WEB SERVICES .................................................................................................... 59

5. VIDEO ENCODING GUIDELINES ................................................................................................. 60

5.1 MPEG-2 VIDEO GUIDELINES ..................................................................................................... 60 5.2 H.264 GUIDELINES ................................................................................................................... 61


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6. AUDIO ENCODING GUIDELINES ................................................................................................ 63

6.1 MPEG-1 AND MPEG-2 AUDIO GUIDELINES ............................................................................... 63


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1. Overview MultiCoder™ is the product family name of a variety of live stream encoder and transcoder engines which are introduces below: MC-SCREEN: MC-SCREEN encodes any local desktop- and screen-applications such as PowerPoint, Excel/Word, Websites including embedded video etc. MC-SCREEN supports HD-resolution for detailed reproduction of text, figures and fine details. It enables exclusive software encoding for usually installed PC's and laptops, without grabber card. MC-VGA/DVI: MC-VGA/DVI encodes external desktop- and screen-signals such as PowerPoint, Excel/Word Websites including embedded video etc. with VGA/DVI input. MC-VGA/DVI supports HD-resolution for detailed reproduction of text, figures and fine picture textures. It has a VGA/DVI grabber card. MC-ENC: Multiformat encoder and live stream transmitter with video and audio input. MC-ENC supports Composite (CVBS), Y/C, S-Video, SDI and Component (YUV) signals via different video grabber cards. MC-TRANS: MC-TRANS enables transcoding and transrating of existing IPTV live streams. Allows stream modification and on-the-fly conversion of stream parameters: such as MPEG format, bitrate, bitrate type (CBR/VBR), resolution, GOP structure and much more. MC-ROUTE: MC-ROUTE is an application for converting, routing and bridging different streaming types. It is designed for streaming to external locations, for WAN transmissions or for the adaptation and alignment of live streams within an IPTV system. Multiple live input streams can be modified to unicast, multicast or multiple unicast/multicast streams.


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.!. Attention For the following Teracue Products, an IP Address and User change needs configuration adjustment. Teracue recommends to change the default Password for the Software and for Windows OS, especially when used in public environment. MC-Trans

IP Address: Restart the MC-Trans service or restart Windows OS and take care that the new IP Address is entered in the ‘Server NIC’ see Chapter 2.2.1 from MC-Trans Installation Guide.

Windows Credentials: If user ‘admin’ is changed or deleted, enter the new credentials in the ‘Web settings’, see Chapter 2.2.4 from MC- Trans Installation Guide.

Teracue Software: Add or change the Website credentials on the ‘Advanced settings’, see Chapter 2.2.2 from MC-Trans Installation Guide.

MC-Route

IP Address: Restart the MC-Route service or restart Windows OS and take care that the new IP Address is entered in the ‘Server NIC’ see Chapter 3.4.1 from MC-Route User Guide.

Windows Credentials: If user ‘admin’ is changed or deleted, enter the new credentials in the ‘Web settings’, see Chapter 3.4.4 from MC-Route User Guide.

Teracue Software: Add or change the Website credentials on the ‘Advanced settings’, see Chapter 3.4.2 from MC-Route User Guide.

iCue Server

IP Address: Change the IP Address in the settings ‘Netcard’ see Chapter 3.4 in the iCue Server Manual, and restart the iCue Server services.

Windows Credentials: If user ‘admin’ is changed or deleted, you may need to enter the new credentials, see Chapter 3.2 in the iCue Server Manual.


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2. Requirements The following sub-chapters describes the basic software-, hardware- and network requirements, which are needed to guarantee the operation of the MC-Trans. The following requirements are the minimum and recommended requirements MC-Trans Software.

2.1 Hardware Intel Core i5 and higher, best Intel Core i7 5

th or 6

th Generation, with Intel Pro Graphic Card

4 GByte RAM 64 GByte HDD Network Interfaces 1GbE or 10GbE .!. A Soundcard have to be installed minimum once with the driver. If the motherboard do not have a Soundcard Teracue recommend a USB Device.

2.2 Software Microsoft Windows 7/8.1 Following windows components are needed:

Internet Information Services v6.0 or higher with version 6.0 compatibility .NET Framework v3.5 or higher .NET Framework v4.5


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3. Installation

3.1 Configuration of Windows Components Before MC-Trans can be installed Windows components must be adapted. This is shown on a Windows 2008 Server, 7 or 8.1 it is similar.

3.1.1 Disable IE ESC The Internet Explorer Enhanced Security must be disabled with the following steps: Open the Server Manager with >Start >Administration >Server Manager Click on Configure IE ESC

Figure 1: Configure IE ESC

Disable Enhance Securities for User and Administrators

Figure 2: IE Enhanced Securities

3.1.2 Switch off Windows Firewall Switch off the Windows Firewall via >Start >Control Panel > Windows Firewall.


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3.1.3 Installation Internet Information Service For X-Wall Server IIS is needed:

1. Open Server Manager with >Start >Run >ServerManager 2. Step to Roles 3. Add Role Web Server (IIS)

Figure 3: Windows Server Manager Add IIS

The following role services are necessary:

Static Content (set by default)

Default Document (set by default)

Directory Browsing (set by default)

HTTP Errors (set by default)

ASP.NET

Net Extensibility

ASP

ISAPI Extensions

ISAPI Filters

HTTP Loggin (set by default)

Request Monitor (set by default)

Static Content Compresion (set by default)

ISS Management Console (set by default)

ISS 6 Management Compability

IIS 6 Metabase Compability

ISS 6 WMI Compability

ISS 6 Scripting Tools

ISS 6 Management Console


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4. Make sure that at IIS Application Development ASP is checked (see Figure 4)

Figure 4: 'ASP' check-box in the Application Development item

5. Make sure that at IIIS options IIS 6 Compatibility is checked (with all sub categories)

Figure 5: IIS 6 Management Compatibility


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3.1.4 Register .Net Framework for IIS The steps described in this chapter are only necessary if .Net Framework 4.0 is already installed. If you install .Net Framework 4.0 after IIS installation (strongly recommended) you can skip this chapter since all steps are done automatically. Steps for Windows Server 32bit:

1. Open command line with >Start >Run >cmd 2. Register .Net Framework 4.0 with

c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis –i Steps for Windows Server 64 bit:

1. Open command line with >Start >Run >cmd 2. Register .Net Framework 4.0 with

c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis –i The following Application pools of the IIS Manager (inetmgr) must be available:

ASP .Net v4.0

ASP .Net v4.0 Classic

Classic .Net AppPool

DefaultAppPool

Figure 6: IIS Application Pools


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Accomplish the following configuration steps:

1. Step to Application Pools default 2. Change .NET Framework version to v4.0 3. Set Enable 32-Bit Applications to True if your OS is 64 Bit

Figure 7: Application Pool Defaults


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3.1.5 Microsoft .Net Framework Before installation of MC-Trans make sure that .NET Framework 4.0 is installed on the system. Check this via >Start >Control Panel >Add or Remove Programs.

Figure 8: .NET Framework 4.0

If the referring .NET Framework versions are not installed on your system, please download them (dotnetfx.exe) from the following possibilities:

From Microsoft web page From Teracue DVD From the support area of the Teracue website: http://www.teracue.com

.!. We recommend accomplishing the Microsoft update to guarantee that all necessary updates are installed.

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3.2 Install MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS The following section describes the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS installation. Please execute the ‚Multicoder.MC-TRANS.Install.exe’ of the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS. It opens the install assistant for the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS application, see Figure 9. Click there on ‘Next>’.

Figure 9: Install assistant for the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS application

Now will be defined where the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS files should be stored, see Figure 10. In the shown field the storage path of the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS binaries files is indicated, which are needed for the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS. These binary files are elementary components of the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS. The default value of the storage path is ‘C:\Program Files\Teracue\MultiCoder\MC-TRANS’. We do not recommend changing the path. Click ‘Next >’ to continue the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS installation.

Figure 10: Installation directory of the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS installation


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As next, please select the installation volume. We recommend selecting the ‘Full installation’ and enabling the ‘Web page control’ check-box. See Figure 11. If you enable the ‘Web page control’ check-box, you can control MC-TRANS via webpage. If you disable the ‘Web page control’ check-box, you need a client application to control MC-TRANS. Click ‘Next >’ to continue the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS installation.

Figure 11: Installing volume of MC-TRANS installation

Please enter in the ‘Username’ and ‘Password’ fields of the login information section the administrator login data of the system on which you install the MC-TRANS. See Figure 12. The MC-TRANS uses the internet information service (IIS) and needs therefor administrator access. Click ‘Next >’ to continue the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS installation.

Figure 12: 'Login information' section of the MC-TRANS installer


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Now, please enable the ‘Install Multicoder Service’ check-box and press the ‘Next >’ button. We recommend not disabling this check-box, because the MultiCoder Services are needed, therewith the MC-TRANS can work. See Figure 13.

Figure 13: 'Service settings' section of the MC-TRANS installer

The ‘Select Start Menu Folder’ section specifies the folders of the start menu about which you can launch the MC-TRANS. The default folder structure is: Teracue/Multicoder/MC-TRANS. We recommend not changing this path. See Figure 14. Click ‘Next >’ to continue the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS installation.

Figure 14: 'Start Menu Folder' section of the MC-TRANS installer


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As next, you can enable / disable the ‘Create a desktop icon’ check-box in the ‘Select Additional Tasks’ sections. See Figure 15. With this check-box you can create a MC-TRANS short cut icon at the desktop. Click ‘Next >’ to continue the MultiCoder™ MC-TRANS installation.

Figure 15: 'Additional Tasks' section of the MC-TRANS installer

After you have finished your installation settings, the installer asks you to confirm your settings with ‘Install’, see Figure 16. Please click the ‘Install’ button, to start the MC-TRANS installation.

Figure 16: ‘Ready to Install’ section of the MC-TRANS installer


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The installer begins to install the MC-TRANS application, see Figure 17.

Figure 17: Installer installs the MC-TRANS application

If the installer has installed the MC-TRANS, your computer must be restarted. Not till then the MC-TRANS installation is completed successfully. Therefor, please select the radio button ‘Yes, restart the computer now’ and please click ‘Finish’ to exit the install assistant, see Figure 18.

Figure 18: ‘Installation Complete’ window of the MultiCoder™ Server installation


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3.3 Registering MultiCoder™ After you have installed MC-TRANS successfully, you must register your MC-TRANS. If you have enabled the creation of a desktop icon in the installation process, you find after the successfully MC-TRANS installation on your desktop a shortcut called ‘MC-SERVER’. This shortcut opens the server manager of the MC-TRANS in which you can start the registering process. If you have disabled the creation of a desktop icon in the installation process, you must go to the start menu and click to Programs > Teracue > Multicoder > MC-TRANS > MC-SERVER to open the server manager of the MC-TRANS. Please double click on the shortcut ‘MC-SERVER’ or open the server manager via start menu, to start the registering process. To register your MC-TRANS you must click the ‘License’ button in the server manager. The ‘License’ button is located in the left bottom corner of the server manager. After clicking this button, it opens the ‘Register Teracue product’ window, see Figure 19.

Figure 19: ‘Register Teracue product’ window

Registering a FULL or DEMO VERSION: For registering, click on ‘Ask for a Request Code’. It opens the ‘New license request’ window, see Figure 20. After you pressed ‘Ask for a Request Code’, the ‘New license request’ window will appear, see Figure 20. It displays your request code, which is needed to obtain a license key. Please right-click on the blue marked request code and copy it. Paste it into an email along with your name, your company details and your project number and send it to: [email protected] You will shortly receive an answer supplying you with your full license key.



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Figure 20: ‘New license request’ window

After you have received your license key, you can continue with the registration of your MC-TRANS. Therefor double click on the shortcut ‘MC-SERVER’ or open the server manager via start menu (Programs > Teracue > Multicoder > MC-TRANS > MC-SERVER), to continue the registering process. It opens the server manager window, see Figure 22. Please click the ‘License’ button of the server manager again. It opens the ‘Register Teracue product’ window, see Figure 19. Click in this window the ‘Register Version’ button. After that it opens the ‘Registration’ window, see Figure 21.

Figure 21: ‘Registration’ window

Please enter your name in the top entry field. And paste your full license key from the e-mail into the lower field. Simply click ‘OK’. Close the ‘Register Teracue product’ window by clicking the ‘OK’ button of this window. Your product is now fully licensed. To use the MC-TRANS, you must configure the server manager now.


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3.4 Server Manager of MC-TRANS

If you have enabled the creation of a desktop icon in the installation process, you find after the successfully MC-TRANS installation on your desktop a shortcut called ‘MC-SERVER’. This shortcut opens the server manager of the MC-TRANS. To use the MC-TRANS, you must configure the server manager at first.

If you have disabled the creation of a desktop icon in the installation process, you must go to the start menu and click to Programs > Teracue > Multicoder > MC-TRANS > MC-SERVER to open the server manager of MC-TRANS. Please open the server manager of MC-TRANS now. At first click the ‘Install’ button of the ‘MultiCoder.Server.Manager’ window to install the MultiCoder™ Service. The ‘Service status’ changes from ‘Not Installed’ to ‘Stopped’. Select in the drop-down field ‘Profile name’ your desired MC-TRANS module, which shall be loaded. If your hardware has several network cards, please select in the ‘Server NIC’ drop-down field your desired network card, which the MC-TRANS should be used. Please click the ‘Apply’ button when you finished the MultiCoder™ Server configuration and the ‘Start’ button to start the MultiCoder™ Service. The status of the ‘Service status’ field changes to ‘Running’. The MultiCoder™ Service starts only when you have registered the MC-TRANS. After the MC-TRANS is successfully installed and the MultiCoder™ Service is started, you can close the server manager and you can use the MC-TRANS now. Figure 22 shows the server manager of the MC-TRANS. The server manager has four tabs which are described in the following subchapters.


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3.4.1 ‘Server settings’ Tab This tab contains the main features, e.g. installing/uninstalling and start/stop the services.

Figure 22: The 'Server settings' tab of the 'MultiCoder.Server.Manager' window

Table 1 describes the respective text fields and buttons of the ‘Server settings’ tab.

Buttons, Text- / Check-Boxes: Description:

Service name: Specifies the name of the server service. This service is elementary component of the MC-TRANS and it is needed for the operation ability.

Install: Installs the MC-TRANS server service.

Uninstall: Uninstalls the MC-TRANS server service.

Service status: Displays the service status. It exist three services statuses ‘Not Installed’, ‘Stopped’ and ‘Running’.

Start: Starts the MC-TRANS server service, but the service must be already installed.

Stop: Stops the MC-TRANS server service.

Use Watchdog: Enables / Disables the watchdog of the MC-TRANS server service.

Profile name: Defines the module which shall be used.

Server name: Specifies the MC-TRANS server name. This is not to be confused with the server service name.

Server NIC: Specifies the used IP-address for the MultiCoder™ Server.

Server port: Specifies the used port number for the MC-TRANS Server. This port is used to send control information by using TCP. .!. We recommend do not changing this server port number. The default server port number is 9101. .!. If you use a firewall on the system, on which you install the MC-TRANS, please allow in the firewall the server port number (Default port number 9101) of the MC-TRANS.

License: If you do not have registered the MC-TRANS, this button opens the ‘Register Teracue product’ window for the registration of the MC-TRANS.

Apply: Confirms and saves your settings. Table 1: Description of the 'Server settings' tab of the server manager


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3.4.2 ‘Advanced settings’ Tab This tab contains the advanced settings for the MC-TRANS for example when you want use MC-TRANS as client/server model.

Figure 23: The 'Advanced settings' tab of the 'MultiCoder.Server.Manager' window

Table 2 describes the respective text fields and buttons of the ‘Advanced settings’ tab.


Communication IP: Specifies a multicast IP-address for the multicast announcement which will be sent into the network. This multicast announcement will be received from the Client, when you use the MC-TRANS as client/server model. The Client lists all received multicast announcements and on the basis of this list the user can select the desired MultiCoder from a list. .!. We recommend do not changing the communication IP-address. The default IP-address is 229.29.29.29.

Communication Port: Specifies a multicast port for the multicast announcement which will be sent into the network via UDP. This multicast announcement will be received from the Client, when you use the MC-TRANS as client/server model. The Client lists all received multicast announcements and on the basis of this list the user can select the desired MultiCoder from a list. .!. We recommend do not changing this communication port number. The default communication port number is 9100. .!. If you use a firewall on the system, on which you install the MC-TRANS, please allow in the firewall the communication port number (Default port number 9100) of the MC-TRANS.

App data directory: Specifies the storage path of the ‘user.config’ file. The ‘user.config’ file saves your last configuration settings.

Log directory: Specifies the storage path of the MC-TRANS log files.

Authentication required: Activates/Deactivates the authentication table below. If the check-box is checked, the user will be asked to enter his username and password before the MC-TRANS opens.

Synchronization required: Activates/Deactivates the synchronization between the server and the client, when you us the MC-TRANS as client/server model. If the check-box is checked and it exist different module-versions on the server as well as on the client, the server synchronizes the client to the current version.

User list: Contains the existing usernames for a login. Therefor the check-box ‘Authentication required’ must be checked.


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Apply: Confirms and saves your settings. Table 2: Description of the 'Advanced settings' tab of the server manager

3.4.3 ‘Watchdog settings’ Tab The following subchapters describes the tabs which are included in the ‘Watchdog settings’ tab. With these settings you can set the watchdog service. The watchdog triggers a MC-TRANS restart if the main program due to some faults condition.

3.4.3.1 ‘Task scheduler settings’ Tab

Here you set the task scheduler of the watchdog.

Figure 24: The 'Task scheduler settings' tab in the 'Watchdog settings' tab


Enabled: Watchdog daily restart Daily task Weekly task Monthly task

Enables / Disables individual tasks of the watchdog. ‘Watchdog daily restart’ restarts the watchdog server daily. ‘Daily task’ / ‘Weekly task’ / ‘Monthly task’: Every day / week / month the watchdog restarts the MC-TRANS services or reboots the whole system depending on what is selected on the ‘Action’ area.

Schedule time: Specifies the time at which the task shall be executed.

Day if week/month: Specifies the day at which the task shall be executed, when ‘Weekly task’ and/or ‘Monthly task’ is enabled. For example: Every second day of the week the watchdogs executes the restart or at each 23th of the month the watchdogs executes the restart.

Action: Specifies which action shall be executed.


Apply: Confirms and saves your settings. Table 3: Description of the 'Task scheduler settings' tab in the 'Watchdog settings' tab of the server manager


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3.4.3.2 ‘Application monitor settings’ Tab

The watchdog offers not only a task scheduler option but also a monitoring option at which the watchdog checks whether the MC-TRANS service is alive.

Figure 25: The 'Application monitor settings' tab in the 'Watchdog settings' tab


Check period (secs): Specifies the period in seconds how often the watchdog shall check whether MC-TRANS service is alive.

Start delay (secs): Specifies the timeout in which the MC-TRANS service can show, that the MC-TRANS service is alive. When this time has elapsed and the MC-TRANS service does not response, the watchdog restarts the service.

Applications: Specifies the application which shall be monitored by the watchdog. .!. We recommend do not changing the application entry for the MultiCoder server which is the MC-TRANS service.


Apply: Confirms and saves your settings. Table 4: Description of the 'Application monitor settings' tab in the 'Watchdog settings' tab of the server manager


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3.4.3.3 ‘Udp listener settings’ Tab

Concerning of the monitoring option the watchdog listens at a specific port number for responses of the MC-TRANS service. This specific port number can be defined here.

Figure 26: The 'Udp listener settings' tab in the 'Watchdog settings' tab


Ip Address: Specifies the IP-address at which the watchdog listens for responses of the MC-TRANS service whether the service is alive. .!. We recommend do not changing this entry.

Port: Specifies the port number at which the watchdog listens for responses of the MC-TRANS service whether the service is alive. .!. We recommend do not changing this entry.


Apply: Confirms and saves your settings. Table 5: Description of the 'Udp listener settings' tab in the 'Watchdog settings' tab of the server manager


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3.4.4 ‘Web settings’ Tab You have the possibility to remote control the MC-TRANS via web interface. Therefor the MC-TRANS web pages needs administrator access of the operating system on which the server manager of MC-TRANS runs. Here you can enter for the web pages the username and password of the system administrator.

Figure 27: The 'Web settings' tab of the 'MultiCoder.Server.Manager' window


Log on webpage as: Enable this check-box when you want remote control via web page. When this check-box is not enabled, the remote control via web page does not work.

User name: Enter here the username of the system administrator on which the server manager of MC-TRANS runs.

Password: Enter here the password of the system administrator on which the server manager of MC-TRANS runs.


Apply: Confirms and saves your settings. Table 6: Description of the 'Web settings' tab of the server manager


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4. MC-TRANS Operation This chapter gives you an overview over MC-TRANS and demonstrates the appliance's main functions. .!. Before proceeding please be sure that the MC-TRANS is setup correctly and all necessary connections are established. That means enter minimum a power cable and a network cable into the MC-TRANS appliance. Working and configuring Teracue's MC-TRANS is very easy. You do not need to install an application or remote configuring software. If you know how to browse the internet, then you already know how to access and control the MC-TRANS, simply via web-browser.

4.1 Accessing and Configuring MC-TRANS Open your standard web-browser and enter the IP-address of MC-TRANS in the address field and press the ‘Enter’ button. The IP-address of the MC-TRANS is shown at the LCD display of the MC-TRANS appliance. Depending on whether you have connected LAN 1 or LAN 2 with the network cable, you must enter the LAN 1 or LAN 2 IP-address in your standard web-browser.

Login username: admin Login password: admin

.!. To be able to login to the MC-TRANS's user interface, your computer has to be in the same IP-address range (subnet). You briefly might have to change your computers IP-address to be in the same subnet as the MC-TRANS. Only then you will be able to access the MC-TRANS and configure it.


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4.2 Login After typing the IP-address of your MC-TRANS into the browser and hitting enter, a login screen should appear. See Figure 28.

Figure 28: MC-TRANS web interface 'Login Page'

Enter your username and password and click on ‘login’.

Login username: admin Login password: admin


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4.3 Graphical User Interface of MC-TRANS

4.3.1 Navigational Menus After successful login you have access to the MC-TRANS's configuration. All of the settings can be adjusted via web-browser. Main Menu: The main menu contains the ‘Encoder’, ‘Network’, ‘System’, ‘Help’ and ‘LOGOUT’ links from the top bar. See Figure 29. Secondary Menu: After selecting the desired menu item from the main menu, choose an area for configuration from the secondary menu, which is resides on the left-hand side. See Figure 29.

Figure 29: Settings of the MC-TRANS


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4.3.2 ‘APPLY’ and ‘SAVE’ Buttons A change or multiple changes of the configuration settings will only take effect after the ‘► APPLY’ button is pressed.

MC-TRANS will then start working with the new parameters, but the parameters will not be saved to the MC-TRANS. Applied settings are not saved and will be lost after a reboot. Good for quickly testing and applying different settings. Same as the ‘► APPLY’ button, but the configuration parameters will be applied and saved to the MC-TRANS memory. Saved parameters will be used by MC-TRANS even when MC-TRANS is turned off & on or after a reboot has taken place. Good for permanently saving the MC-TRANS configuration.

4.3.3 Blue Info-Box The blue Info-Box shows read-only state information for the user, see Figure 30. Table 7 contains the description of the blue Info-Box.

Figure 30: Blue Info-Box of the MC-TRANS webpages

Information: Description:

Graph Status: Shows whether the MC-TRANS graph has been built up successfully.

Encoder Status: Shows whether the MC-TRANS is transcoding or not.

Destination: Shows the specified destination IP-address and port.

Session name: Shows the specified SAP session name of the MC-TRANS.

Stream type video: Shows the selected video codec for the MC-TRANS output stream.

Stream type audio: Shows the selected audio codec for the MC-TRANS output stream.

MUX Time: Shows how long the encoding process runs without any breaks.

Frame rate: Shows the output framerate of the MC-TRANS stream.

Output bitrate: Shows the output transport bitrate.

Horizontal size: Shows the horizontal size of the output stream.

Vertical size: Shows the vertical size of the output stream.

CPU / Memory: Shows the CPU load and the used memory of the MC-TRANS appliance.

Table 7: Description of the blue Info-Box of MC-TRANS webpages


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4.4 MC-TRANS Configuration

4.4.1 Menu: Encoder / Input Under the menu option ‘Encoder / Input’ you define the input option of the MC-TRANS. Here you can set which input stream the MC-TRANS shall transcode. See Figure 31.

Figure 31: 'Encoder / Input' page of the MC-TRANS

There are two ways to set the input:

First you set ‘Source Type’ to ‘UDP’. In this case you have to give the current ‘Source IP’, ‘Source Port’, ‘Adapter’ settings.

Second you set ‘Source Type’ to ‘URL’. In this case you must enter an URL to define the source path. example:

rtp://239.1.1.2:1234 rtsp://192.168.0.229/axis-media/media.3gp

Table 8 describes the ‘Encoder / Input’ page of the MC-TRANS.


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Settings: Description:

Source IP: Specifies the unicast or multicast IP-address of the input stream which should be transcoded. If you want to receive a unicast stream, you must enter here the IP-address of your MC-TRANS.

Source Port: Specifies the port number of the input stream which shall be transcoded.

Adapter: Specifies the IP-address of the used network card of the MC-TRANS, in which the desired input stream is available. If several network ports are used, the MC-TRANS lists all detected network port in this dropdown field. So you can select the LAN on which your desired stream is available.

URL: Here you must enter an URL where the stream comes form. Example: rtsp://85.23.123.2/

Deinterlace: Enables / Disables deinterlacing.

Video trans: Specifies whether you want to edit the video stream or not. If you want to edit the video stream, please select: ‘Select video PID and reencode video’. If you won’t edit the video stream, please select: ‘Select video PID and multiplex video’.

Video PID: Lists all existing video PIDs which are contained in a MPTS (Multi-Program-Transport-Stream). Please select your desired video on the basis of the listed video PIDs. This field can be refreshed by clicking the ‘Get Streamlist’ button.

Audio trans: Specifies whether you want to edit the audio stream or not. If you want to edit the audio stream, please select: ‘Select audio PID and reencode audio’. If you won’t edit the audio stream, please select: ‘Select audio PID and multiplex audio’. If you won’t edit the audio stream, but you want to stream all audio PIDs, please select: ‘Bridge all audio’. .!. Note: If you not reencode the audio, the audio menu setting is disabled.

Audio PID: Lists all existing audio PIDs which are contained in a MPTS (Multi-Program-Transport-Stream). Please select your desired audio on the basis of the listed audio PIDs. This field can be refreshed by clicking the ‘Get Streamlist’ button.

Get Streamlist: Refreshes the drop-down fields ‘Video PID’ and ‘Audio PID’. Table 8: Description of the 'Encoder/Input' webpage of MC-TRANS


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4.4.2 Menu: Encoder / Video Figure 32 shows the ‘Encoder / Video’ page of the MC-TRANS and Table 9 describes it. Here you can change the video format which determinates the encoder type. The type can be MPEG-2 or H.264. The video format has different levels: ‘Baseline’, ‘Main’, ‘High’. If you choose higher level the quality will be better, and the resolution will be higher.

Figure 32: 'Encoder / Video' page of the MC-TRANS


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Video format: Specifies the output video format with the used profiles. Depending on the selected video format, the individual options, like ‘Resolution’, have different selectable variables.

Encoder Start: Stops or starts the encoding process.

Resolution: Specifies the video encoding resolution. The available resolutions depend on the chosen video format.

BitrateMode: Specifies the used bitrate mode of the output stream.

Bitrate(kbit/s): Specifies the used video bitrate of the output stream. For the case when you have chosen the variable bitrate as the bitrate mode: The ‘Bitrate’ field specifies the average bitrate. To set the maximum bitrate, you must use the ‘Max Bitrate’ field. .!. The maximum bitrate is limited by the used MPEG-2 or H.264 level.

Max Bitrate(kbit/s): Specifies the used maximum bitrate of the output stream when variable bitrate mode is choosen. .!. The maximum bitrate is limited by the used MPEG-2 or H.264 level.

Aspect Ratio Mode: Specifies the aspect ratio. If at the input stream is the WSS (Wide Screen Signal) flag set then the MC-TRANS can detect whether the input signal is in 16:9 or in 4:3, when the ‘Aspect Ratio Mode’ option is switched to ‘Auto’. If at the input stream is not the WSS flag set, although you have a ’16:9’ stream, you can manually switch in this field the MC-TRANS to ’16x9’, ‘4x3’ or ‘1x1.

Sequence: Specifies the interlaced/progressive mode of the MPEG-2 sequence. You can choose between:

Interlaced Progressive

This field appears only when MPEG-2 is chosen in ‘Video format’ field.

Coding Mode: Specifies the coding mode of the H.264 output stream. You can choose between:

Progressive frame Interlaced fields Interlaced frame

This appears only when H.264 is chosen in ‘Video format’ field.

Manual Frame Rate: Specifies the frame rate of the output stream.

CPB Size (bytes): Specifies the size of the coded picture buffer (CPB). The buffer size will be changed automatically and depends at the entered bitrate. This field appears only when H.264 is chosen in the ‘Video format’ field. .!. We recommend not changing the CPB buffer size.

P-Frames: Specifies the value of used P-frames.

Entropy coding: Specifies the used entropy coding type CAVLC (Context-adaptive Variable Length Coding) or CABAC (Context-based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding). This field appears only when H.264 is chosen in the ‘Video format’ field.

B-Frames: Specifies the value of used B-frames. Table 9: Description of the 'Encoder/Video' webpage of the MC-TRANS


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4.4.3 Menu: Encoder / Audio Figure 33 shows the ‘Encoder / Audio’ page of the MC-TRANS.

Figure 33: 'Encoder / Audio' page of the MC-TRANS

.!. A Soundcard have to be installed minimum once with the driver. If the motherboard do not have a Soundcard Teracue recommend a USB Device. .!. This setting is only available when the ‘Audio trans’ option in the ‘Encoder/Input’ webpage is set to ‘Select audio PID and reencode audio’. Table 10 describes the ‘Encoder / Audio’ page of the MC-TRANS.


Codec: Specifies the used audio codec of the output stream. You can choose between:

MPEG2 Audio (MPEG-2 Layer II) AAC Audio (MPEG-4 AAC LC)

Bitrate(kbit/s): Specifies the used audio bitrate of the output stream. Table 10: Description of the 'Encoder/Audio' webpage of the MC-TRANS


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4.4.4 Menu: Encoder / Inserter Figure 34 shows the ‘Encoder / Inserter’ page of the MC-TRANS.

Figure 34: 'Encoder / Inserter' page of the MC-TRANS

Table 11 describes the ‘Encoder / Inserter’ page of the MC-TRANS.


On/Off: Enables / Disables the inserter graph.

Use Logo: Enables / Disables the logo inserter.

Logo: Lists all logos which you have uploaded to the MC-TRANS.

‘Delete’ Button: Deletes the selected logo from the ‘Logo’ list.

Upload File: Specifies the path of the logo image which shall be uploaded.

‘Durchsuchen...’ Button: Browses to the logo image which shall be uploaded.

Use Time: Enables / Disables the time inserter.

Use Text: Enables / Disables the text inserter.

Text: Specifies the text which shall be inserted in the video stream.

Position: Specifies a general position of the inserted logo/time/text. If you select the parameter ‘Custom’ in the drop-down field ‘Position’, you must enter the x- and y- coordinates in the ‘Pos X’ and ‘Pos Y’ fields.

Pos X: Specifies an individual x-position of the inserted logo/time/text. This field is only available when the parameter ‘Custom’ is selected in the ‘Position’ drop-down field.

Pos Y: Specifies an individual y-position of the inserted logo/time/text. This field is only available when the parameter ‘Custom’ is selected in the ‘Position’ drop-down field.

Size: Specifies the font size of the text and time insertion. Table 11: Description of the 'Encoder/Inserter' webpage of the MC-TRANS


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4.4.5 Menu: Encoder / SAP The Session Announcement Protocol (SAP) is a protocol for broadcasting multicast session information. A SAP listening application can listen to the well-known SAP multicast address and construct a guide of all advertised multicast sessions. SAP was published by the IETF as RFC 2974. .!. According to this specification and standard SAPs are sent on the multicast address 224.2.127.254 on port 9875. A SAP is used to label a stream to guarantee an effective workflow. Streams with SAPs can easily be located, selected and viewed – due to their description. Please see the figure below to get an overview of all the properties that can be defined.

Figure 35: 'Encoder / SAP' page of the MC-TRANS

Table 12 describes the ‘Encoder / SAP’ page of the MC-TRANS.


Transmit On/Off: Enables/Disables the transfer of the SAP messages.

Session Name: Specifies the session name of the stream which is attached in the SAP messages.

Session Description: Specifies the description of your session. Table 12: Description of the 'Encoder/SAP' webpage of the MC-TRANS


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4.4.6 Menu: Encoder / Transport Figure 36 shows the ‘Encoder / Transport’ page of the MC-TRANS.

Figure 36: 'Encoder / Transport' page of the MC-TRANS

Table 13 describes the ‘Encoder / Transport’ page of the MC-TRANS.


Video PID (0 – Autoselect): Specifies the video PID of the output stream. If the ‘Video PID’ has the value ‘0’, the MC-TRANS uses the same PID values from the input stream.

Audio PID (0 – Autoselect): Specifies the Audio PID of the output stream. If the ‘Audio PID’ has the value ‘0’, the MC-TRANS uses the same PID values from the input stream.

PCR PID: Specifies the PID (Packet Identifier) for the program clock references (PCR).

Program Number: Specifies the program number of the output stream.

Padding: Enables / Disables padding option. Table 13: Description of the 'Encoder/Transport' webpage of the MC-TRANS


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4.4.7 Menu: Encoder / Destination The MC-TRANS is capable to encode a video either as a unicast stream or a multicast stream. According to the entered destination IP-address, the MC-TRANS will automatically recognize whether it should be a unicast or multicast stream. Figure 37 shows the ‘Encoder / Destination’ page of the MC-TRANS.

Figure 37: 'Encoder / Destination' page of the MC-TRANS

Table 14 describes the ‘Encoder / Destination’ page of the MC-TRANS.


Stream Mode: Specifies the used stream mode. You can choose between: ‘UDP’, ‘RTP over UDP’, ‘Transport RTP over UDP’.

IP Address: Specifies the destination IP-address which should the MC-TRANS use for the output stream. If you want to stream a multicast stream: Please enter in the ‘IP Address’ field your desired multicast IP-address, e.g. 239.252.20.100 .!. Some multicast addresses are reserved by the ‘Internet Assigned Numbers Authority’ (IANA) for specific purposes. To avoid conflicts concerning multicast addresses, please always use private addresses. The address range 239.252.0.0 – 239.255.255.255 is approved for private use only. If you want to stream a unicast stream: Enter in the ‘IP Address’ field the IP-address of the destination, e. g. the IP-address of a DEC-200™.

Port: Specifies the port number of the output stream.

TTL: Specifies the number of routers/switches how many routers/switches the stream is allowed to travel/pass.

Packet Size: Specifies the packet size in bytes. The packet size can be changed in 188 byte steps. The range value goes from 1316 till 8836 bytes. .!. We recommend using a packet size of 1316 Bytes.

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used, the MC-TRANS lists all detected network port in this drop-down field.

HLS Streaming: Enables / Disables the HTTP streaming to an Apple device like iPad. This check-box must be enabled, when you want to use the ‘HLS Streaming’-Link inside the ‘Encoder’ menu. If you check the ‘HLS Steraming’ checkbox, the new menu point ‘HLS Streaming’ appears, where you can check the HLS stream. See also chapter 4.4.10 on page 45. The requirements must be satisfied to use this stream correctly.

File Duration (sec): Specifies the file duration of the HTTP streaming files.

Loop Duration (sec): Specifies the duration for a loop of HTTP streaming files. For example: The file duration has 10 seconds and the loop duration is set to 120 seconds, then the files will be streamed 12 times as a loop.

Table 14: Description of the 'Encoder/Destination' webpage of the MC-TRANS


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4.4.8 Menu: Encoder / Xplayer The menu ‘Xplayer’ starts the ‘Standalone XPlayer’, if an ‘XPlayer’ is installed on the client PC. You can start the ‘XPlayer’ by clicking the Xplayer-Link inside the ‘Encoder’ menu. Afterwards the ‘XPlayer’ automatically displays the output stream of the MC-TRANS.

Figure 38: 'Encoder / Xplayer' page with opened XPlayer

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4.4.9 Menu: Encoder / SDP The menu ‘SDP’ starts the VLC Player, if a VLC Player is installed on the client PC. You can start the VLC Player by clicking the SDP-Link inside the ‘Encoder’ menu. Afterwards you will be asked whether you want to save or open the ‘Encoder.sdp’ file. When you open this file, the VLC Player automatically displays the output stream of the MC-TRANS. If the VLC Player is not installed on the client PC, the SDP-Link will have no function. .!. Requirement for this feature: The VLC Player must be installed.


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4.4.10 Menu: Encoder / HLS Streaming If you want to receive the MC-TRANS stream with an Apple device like the iPad or on an Android device, you can open the web pages of MC-TRANS and click the ‘HLS Streaming’-Link inside the ‘Encoder’ menu. Then the apple or android player will automatically display the output stream of the MC-TRANS. If not, follow the link to the m3u8 file. If you want to watch the stream on PC browser, you have to install VLC player web browser plugin or media player browser plugin. At the apple device, the built in player can play the stream. If you don’t see this menu option, you have to go to the ‘Encoder / Destination’ page and enable the ‘HLS Streaming’ check-box. See chapter 4.4.7 on page 41.

Figure 39: 'Encoder / HLS Streaming' page with the m3u8 link

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4.4.11 Menu: Presets / Management Figure 40 shows the ‘Presets / Management’ page of the MC-TRANS. Here you are able to manage the preset files of the MC-TRANS. The preset file contains all the settings what are needed for the encoders. So if you set the encoders options, you can make a backup save of these settings. You can upload, download, or delete the saved settings files in this page.

Figure 40: 'Presets / Management' page of MC-TRANS


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4.4.12 Menu: Presets / Save Here you can save the current settings of the encoders to a preset file. If you fill the new preset field, the settings will be saved in a new preset file. If you leave it blank, the settings saved in the selected preset file. You can see the ‘Presets / Save’ page at Figure 41.

Figure 41: 'Presets / Save' page of the MC- TRANS


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4.4.13 Menu: Presets / Load On this page you can load a saved preset file setting. The preset file contains all of the settings of the encoders. If you load a preset file, the current settings will be override by the loaded preset file.

Figure 42: 'Presets / Load' page of the MC-TRANS


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4.4.14 Menu: Network / Settings Figure 43 shows the ‘Network / Settings’ page of the MC-TRANS. Here you are able to set the MC-TRANS's own IP-address, subnet mask, gateway address and you can define the MC-TRANS's host name.

Figure 43: 'Network / Settings' page of the MC-TRANS

Table 15 describes the ‘Network / Settings’ page of the MC-TRANS


Adapter: Specifies the network card for which the settings below are.

IP Address: Specifies the IP-address of the MC-TRANS. The IP-address is an identifier for your MC-TRANS in the TCP/IP network. Networks use the TCP/IP protocol route messages based on the IP-address of the destination.

Subnet Mask: Specifies the subnet mask of the MC-TRANS. A subnet mask is a 32-bitmask used to divide an IP-address into subnet and specify the networks available hosts. E.g.: 255.255.0.0 is the net mask for a class-B IP-address like 172.16.20.100.

Gateway Address: Defines IP-address of your gateway. The gateway is commonly the address of the network device such as a network router.

DNS Server1: Specifies the IP-address of the primary used DNS-Server.

DNS Server2: Specifies the IP-address of the secondary DNS-Server.

Host Name: Specifies the hostname of the MC-TRANS Please enter your desired hostname of the MC-TRANS.

Table 15: Description of the 'Network/Settings' webpage of the MC-TRANS

.!. When you want to change the network settings of your MC-TRANS, you must stop at first the MC-TRANS server service. Therefor please go to the ‘System / Service Stop’ webpage of the MC-TRANS, disable the ‘Start/Stop service’ check-box and click the ‘Apply’ button. Now you can change the network settings of your MC-TRANS. After changing the network settings of your MC-TRANS, please do not forget to enable the MC-TRANS server service again.


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4.4.15 Menu: System / Date/Time You can set the time and date for the MC-TRANS in the menu ‘System/Date/Time’. See Figure 44.

Figure 44: 'System / Date/Time' page of the MC-TRANS


Server Date/Time: Shows the date / time of the MC-TRANS server. That means the date / time is shown, on which the MC-TRANS is installed. The date syntax is MM/DD/YYYY. The time syntax is hh:mm:ss.

Client Date/Time: Shows the date / time of the MC-TRANS client. If you have installed a MC-TRANS client on a PC, that means the date / time is shown, on which the MC-TRANS client is installed. The date syntax is MM/DD/YYYY. The time syntax is hh:mm:ss. If you have not installed a MC-TRANS client, the date / time of the MC-TRANS server is shown here.

Time: Specifies the current date / time. Please enter in the left field the date (MM/DD/YYYY), in the middle field the hour and in the right field the minutes of the current time.

Table 16: Description of the 'System/Date/Time' webpage of the MC-TRANS


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4.4.16 Menu: System / User Management Figure 45 shows the ‘System / User Management’ page of the MC-TRANS. If you need to change the password due to security issues, then simply click on the submenu ‘User Management’, select the user name, which shall be changed, in the ‘Select User’ drop-down field and enter the new user name and / or the new password in the provided boxes below. Then hit the ‘SAVE’ button.

Figure 45: 'System / User Management' page of the MC-TRANS

.!. Unless your MC-TRANS is used in very critical scenarios, we recommend to leave the password set to its default value (‘admin’, ‘admin’).


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4.4.17 Menu: System / Service Stop At the ‘System / Service Stop’ page of the MC-TRANS you can start / stop the MC-TRANS server service. For example this is needed when you want change the network settings of the MC-TRANS or when you want load another MC-TRANS plugin. To Stop the MC-TRANS server service disable the ‘Start/Stop service’ check-box and click the ‘Apply’ button. See Figure 46. To Start the MC-TRANS server service select in ‘Services’ drop-down filed your desired MC-TRANS plugin, enable the ‘Start/Stop service’ check-box and click the ‘Apply’ button. See Figure 47.

Figure 46: 'System / Service Stop' page with running MC-TRANS server service

Figure 47: 'System / Service Stop' page with stopped MC-TRANS server service


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4.4.18 Menu: System / Default Settings At the ‘System / Default Settings’ page of the MC-TRANS you can restore the default settings of the application.

Figure 48: 'System / Default Settings' page of MC-TRANS server


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4.4.19 Menu: System / Monitoring At the ‘System / Monitoring’ page of the MC-TRANS you can get information about your local machine. In this case you can see your MC-TRANS encoders.

Figure 49: 'System / Monitoring' page of MC-TRANS server


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4.4.20 Menu: System / Monitoring All At the ‘System / Monitoring All’ page of the MC-TRANS you can get information about the Teracue products in your network. This page lists all encoder streaming information and the connection information of all MC-Route in your network, too.

Figure 50: 'System / Monitoring All' page of MC-TRANS server


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4.4.21 Menu: System / About On this page you can check the Mulicoder product name and the version information.

Figure 51: 'System / About' page of MC-TRANS server


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4.5 Help Clicking on the ‘HELP’ button will open the Teracue website where you can get to the ‘Support’ link.

Figure 52: 'Help' page of the MC-TRANS

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4.6 Logout After having made adjustments to the MC-TRANS, please be sure to logout, see Figure 53.

Figure 53: Logout form the MC-TRANS

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4.7 MC-TRANS Web Services MC-TRANS supports the Web Services. You can get information, MC-TRANS remote with SOAP, HTTP GET and HTTP POST messages. Visit the following URL to see the list of the available functions.

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx There are three categories in the functions:

Start function Stop function Get information function

The first three categories have their own ‘ADD’, ‘UPDATE’ and ‘REMOVE’ functions. The last ‘Get information’ category helps you to get information about the current system state and the available variables list which are used in other functions.

Encoder_Start Encoder_Stop Get_All_Encoder_Name_List Get_All_Encoder_OutputBitrate Get_Encoder_Destination_Status Get_Encoder_Source_Status Get_Encoder_Status Get_MulticoderStatusXml Get_Service_State Service_Start Service_Stop WebServiceXmlPluginRefresh

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=Encoder_Start

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=Encoder_Stop

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=Get_All_Encoder_Name_List

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=Get_All_Encoder_OutputBitrate

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=Get_Encoder_Destination_Status

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=Get_Encoder_Source_Status

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=Get_Encoder_Status

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=Get_MulticoderStatusXml

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=Get_Service_State

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=Service_Start

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=Service_Stop

http://localhost/Multicoder/webservice_mctrans.asmx?op=WebServiceXmlPluginRefresh


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5. Video encoding guidelines When you use the MultiCoder™, we recommend using the supplied presets. Please note: You can freely change all parameters in the advanced settings of the MultiCoder™, but some parameter combinations have possibly no function. To set correct parameters in the advanced settings of the MultiCoder™, you must have a good knowledge about the MPEG-2 and H.264 standard. For example, you use the ‘Main Profile’ and the ‘Main Level’ for a MPEG-2 encoding and you want to enter a bit rate of 20 Mbit/s. But the MPEG-2 standard restricts the maximum bitrate of the ‘Main Level’ to 15 Mbit/s, so you are not able to set the bitrate to 20 Mbit/s. You have set the MPEG-Level to ‘Main Level’ to do so. The following chapters deliver a small insight of the MPEG-2 and H.264 standard guidelines.

5.1 MPEG-2 video guidelines MPEG-2 supports different profiles and levels, which can be combined. The following tables shows the profile and level combinations (see Table 17), available picture types and chroma formats of the existing profiles (see Table 18), the maximum bitrates of profiles/levels (see Table 19) and the available framerates (see Table 20):

Simple Profile Main Profile 4:2:2 Profile High Profile

High Level - High 1440 Level - -

Main Level Low Level - - -

Table 17: Profile and level combinations of MPEG-2


Picture type I, P I, P, B I, P, B I, P, B

Chroma format 4:2:0 4:2:0 4:2:0 or 4:2:2

4:2:0 or 4:2:2

Table 18: Available picture types and chroma formats of the MPEG-2 profiles


High Level - 80 Mbps 300 Mbps 100 Mbps

High 1440 Level - 60 Mbps - 80 Mbps

Main Level 15 Mbps 15 Mbps 50 Mbps 20 Mbps

Low Level - 4 Mbps - - Table 19: Maximum video bitrates of MPEG-2 profiles/levels

The profiles and levels have also the following abbreviations:

Profiles: Simple Profile SP Main Profile MP 4:2:2 Profile 422P High Profile HP Levels: High Level HL High 1440 Level H144L Main Level ML Low Level LL

The usage of a specific profile with a specific level will be shown with a @-sign. For example: MP@ML means that you use the ‘Main Profile’ with the ‘Main Level’.


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Resolution

W x H

Framerates in fps

Progressiv Interlaced

23,97 24 25 29,97 30 50 59,94 60 25 29,97 30

MP@HL 1920x1088 MP@H144L 1280x720

1440x1088 MP@ML 704x480;

720x480

704x576; 720x576

640x480 544x576

544x480 352x576

352x480 MP@LL 320x240

352x240 352x288

Table 20: MPEG-2: Available framerates by using the ‘Main Profile’ with different levels

5.2 H.264 guidelines H.264 also known as MPEG-4 part 10 supports profiles and levels too. The profiles support different encoding criteria and the levels restrict the encoding parameters. See the Table 21 and the Table 22.

Baseline Profile Main Profile High Profile

I and P Slices B Slices -

SI and SP Slices - - -

Multiple Reference Frames In-Loop Deblocking Filter CAVLC Entropy Coding CABAC Entropy Coding -

Flexible Macroblock Ordering (FMO) - -

Arbitrary Slice Ordering (ASO) - -

Redundant Slices (RS) - -

Data Partitioning - - -

Interlaced Coding (PicAFF, MBAFF) - 4:2:0 Chroma Format 4:2:2 Chroma Format - - -

4:4:4 Chroma Format - - -

8 Bit Sample Depth 9 and 10 Bit Sample Depth - - -

11 and 12 Bit Sample Depth - - -

8x8 vs. 4x4 Transform Adaptivity - - Quantization Scaling Matrices - -

Separate Cb and Cr QP control - - Monochrome Video Format - - Residual Color Transform - - -

Predictive Lossless Coding - - - Table 21: Supported criteria of H.264 profiles


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Table 22 includes the following abbreviations for the word ‘macro block’ and for the word ‘motion vector’:

macro block MB motion vector MV

Level Max

MB’s/sec

Max Frame size (in MB’s)

Max Bit rate for

Baseline- and Main

Profile

Max Bit rate for

High Profile

Typical Frame

Resolution

Typical Frame rate in

fps

Max Reference

Frames

Max MV’s per two

consecutive MB’s

1 1485 99 64 bps 80 kbps 176x144 15 4 -

1.1 3000 396 192 kbps 240 kbps

176x144 30 9 -

320x240 10 3

352x288 7,5 3

1.2 6000 396 384 kbps 480 kbps

352x288 15 6 -

1.3 11880 396 768 kbps 960 kbps

352x288 30 6 -

2 11880 396 2 Mbps 2,5 Mbps

352x288 30 6 -

2.1 19800 792 4 Mbps 5 Mbps 352x480 30 6 -

352x576 25

2.2 20250 1620 4 Mbps 5 Mbps 720x480 15 5 -

720x576 12,5

3 40500 1620 10 Mbps 12,5 Mbps

720x480 30 5 32

720x576 25

3.1 108000 3600 14 Mbps 17,5 Mbps

1280x720 30 5 16

3.2 216000 5120 20 Mbps 25 Mbps

1280x720 60 4 16

4 245760 8192 20 Mbps 25 Mbps

1920x1088 30 4 16

1280x720 60

4.1 245760 8192 50 Mbps 62,5 Mbps

1920x1088 30 4 16

1280x720 60

4.2 491520 8192 50 Mbps 62,5 Mbps

1920x1088 60 4 16

5 589824 22080 135 Mbps 168,75 Mbps

2048x1024 72 5 16

5.1 983040 36864 240 Mbps 300 Mbps

2048x1024 120 5 16

4096x2048 30 Table 22: Restrictions of H.264 levels


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6. Audio encoding guidelines

6.1 MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 audio guidelines

MPEG-Version: Sample rates in kHz:

16 22,05 24 32 44,1 48

MPEG-1 Layer I - - - 32 – 448 kBit/s

32 – 448 kBit/s

32 – 448 kBit/s

Layer II - - - 32 – 384 kBit/s

32 – 384 kBit/s

32 – 384 kBit/s

Layer III - - - 32 – 320 kBit/s

32 – 320 kBit/s

32 – 320 kBit/s

MPEG-2 Layer I 32 – 256 kBit/s

32 – 256 kBit/s

32 – 256 kBit/s

- - -

Layer II 8 – 160 kBit/s

8 – 160 kBit/s

8 – 160 kBit/s

- - -

Layer III 8 – 160 kBit/s

8 – 160 kBit/s

8 – 160 kBit/s

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Table 23: Available audio bitrates and sample rates of MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 audio


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III. List of figures FIGURE 1: CONFIGURE IE ESC .................................................................................................................. 9 FIGURE 2: IE ENHANCED SECURITIES ......................................................................................................... 9 FIGURE 3: WINDOWS SERVER MANAGER ADD IIS ...................................................................................... 10 FIGURE 4: 'ASP' CHECK-BOX IN THE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ITEM ...................................................... 11 FIGURE 5: IIS 6 MANAGEMENT COMPATIBILITY .......................................................................................... 11 FIGURE 6: IIS APPLICATION POOLS ........................................................................................................... 12 FIGURE 7: APPLICATION POOL DEFAULTS ................................................................................................. 13 FIGURE 8: .NET FRAMEWORK 4.0 ............................................................................................................ 14 FIGURE 9: INSTALL ASSISTANT FOR THE MULTICODER™ MC-TRANS APPLICATION .................................... 15 FIGURE 10: INSTALLATION DIRECTORY OF THE MULTICODER™ MC-TRANS INSTALLATION......................... 15 FIGURE 11: INSTALLING VOLUME OF MC-TRANS INSTALLATION ................................................................ 16 FIGURE 12: 'LOGIN INFORMATION' SECTION OF THE MC-TRANS INSTALLER ............................................... 16 FIGURE 13: 'SERVICE SETTINGS' SECTION OF THE MC-TRANS INSTALLER ................................................. 17 FIGURE 14: 'START MENU FOLDER' SECTION OF THE MC-TRANS INSTALLER ............................................. 17 FIGURE 15: 'ADDITIONAL TASKS' SECTION OF THE MC-TRANS INSTALLER ................................................. 18 FIGURE 16: ‘READY TO INSTALL’ SECTION OF THE MC-TRANS INSTALLER ................................................. 18 FIGURE 17: INSTALLER INSTALLS THE MC-TRANS APPLICATION ................................................................ 19 FIGURE 18: ‘INSTALLATION COMPLETE’ WINDOW OF THE MULTICODER™ SERVER INSTALLATION ................. 19 FIGURE 19: ‘REGISTER TERACUE PRODUCT’ WINDOW ................................................................................ 20 FIGURE 20: ‘NEW LICENSE REQUEST’ WINDOW .......................................................................................... 21 FIGURE 21: ‘REGISTRATION’ WINDOW ....................................................................................................... 21 FIGURE 22: THE 'SERVER SETTINGS' TAB OF THE 'MULTICODER.SERVER.MANAGER' WINDOW ..................... 23 FIGURE 23: THE 'ADVANCED SETTINGS' TAB OF THE 'MULTICODER.SERVER.MANAGER' WINDOW ................. 24 FIGURE 24: THE 'TASK SCHEDULER SETTINGS' TAB IN THE 'WATCHDOG SETTINGS' TAB ................................ 25 FIGURE 25: THE 'APPLICATION MONITOR SETTINGS' TAB IN THE 'WATCHDOG SETTINGS' TAB ........................ 26 FIGURE 26: THE 'UDP LISTENER SETTINGS' TAB IN THE 'WATCHDOG SETTINGS' TAB ..................................... 27 FIGURE 27: THE 'WEB SETTINGS' TAB OF THE 'MULTICODER.SERVER.MANAGER' WINDOW .......................... 28 FIGURE 28: MC-TRANS WEB INTERFACE 'LOGIN PAGE' ............................................................................ 30 FIGURE 29: SETTINGS OF THE MC-TRANS .............................................................................................. 31 FIGURE 30: BLUE INFO-BOX OF THE MC-TRANS WEBPAGES .................................................................... 32 FIGURE 31: 'ENCODER / INPUT' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS ......................................................................... 33 FIGURE 32: 'ENCODER / VIDEO' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS ........................................................................ 35 FIGURE 33: 'ENCODER / AUDIO' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS ........................................................................ 37 FIGURE 34: 'ENCODER / INSERTER' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS ................................................................... 38 FIGURE 35: 'ENCODER / SAP' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS .......................................................................... 39 FIGURE 36: 'ENCODER / TRANSPORT' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS ............................................................... 40 FIGURE 37: 'ENCODER / DESTINATION' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS.............................................................. 41 FIGURE 38: 'ENCODER / XPLAYER' PAGE WITH OPENED XPLAYER ............................................................... 43 FIGURE 39: 'ENCODER / HLS STREAMING' PAGE WITH THE M3U8 LINK ........................................................ 45 FIGURE 40: 'PRESETS / MANAGEMENT' PAGE OF MC-TRANS .................................................................... 46 FIGURE 41: 'PRESETS / SAVE' PAGE OF THE MC- TRANS.......................................................................... 47 FIGURE 42: 'PRESETS / LOAD' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS .......................................................................... 48 FIGURE 43: 'NETWORK / SETTINGS' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS .................................................................. 49 FIGURE 44: 'SYSTEM / DATE/TIME' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS.................................................................... 50 FIGURE 45: 'SYSTEM / USER MANAGEMENT' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS ..................................................... 51 FIGURE 46: 'SYSTEM / SERVICE STOP' PAGE WITH RUNNING MC-TRANS SERVER SERVICE ........................ 52 FIGURE 47: 'SYSTEM / SERVICE STOP' PAGE WITH STOPPED MC-TRANS SERVER SERVICE ........................ 52 FIGURE 48: 'SYSTEM / DEFAULT SETTINGS' PAGE OF MC-TRANS SERVER ................................................. 53 FIGURE 49: 'SYSTEM / MONITORING' PAGE OF MC-TRANS SERVER ........................................................... 54 FIGURE 50: 'SYSTEM / MONITORING ALL' PAGE OF MC-TRANS SERVER .................................................... 55 FIGURE 51: 'SYSTEM / ABOUT' PAGE OF MC-TRANS SERVER .................................................................... 56 FIGURE 52: 'HELP' PAGE OF THE MC-TRANS ........................................................................................... 57 FIGURE 53: LOGOUT FORM THE MC-TRANS ............................................................................................ 58


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IV. List of tables TABLE 1: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'SERVER SETTINGS' TAB OF THE SERVER MANAGER ..................................... 23 TABLE 2: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'ADVANCED SETTINGS' TAB OF THE SERVER MANAGER ................................. 25 TABLE 3: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'TASK SCHEDULER SETTINGS' TAB IN THE 'WATCHDOG SETTINGS' TAB OF THE

SERVER MANAGER ............................................................................................................................ 25 TABLE 4: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'APPLICATION MONITOR SETTINGS' TAB IN THE 'WATCHDOG SETTINGS' TAB OF

THE SERVER MANAGER ...................................................................................................................... 26 TABLE 5: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'UDP LISTENER SETTINGS' TAB IN THE 'WATCHDOG SETTINGS' TAB OF THE

SERVER MANAGER ............................................................................................................................ 27 TABLE 6: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'WEB SETTINGS' TAB OF THE SERVER MANAGER .......................................... 28 TABLE 7: DESCRIPTION OF THE BLUE INFO-BOX OF MC-TRANS WEBPAGES ............................................... 32 TABLE 8: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'ENCODER/INPUT' WEBPAGE OF MC-TRANS.............................................. 34 TABLE 9: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'ENCODER/VIDEO' WEBPAGE OF THE MC-TRANS ...................................... 36 TABLE 10: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'ENCODER/AUDIO' WEBPAGE OF THE MC-TRANS .................................... 37 TABLE 11: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'ENCODER/INSERTER' WEBPAGE OF THE MC-TRANS ............................... 38 TABLE 12: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'ENCODER/SAP' WEBPAGE OF THE MC-TRANS....................................... 39 TABLE 13: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'ENCODER/TRANSPORT' WEBPAGE OF THE MC-TRANS ........................... 40 TABLE 14: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'ENCODER/DESTINATION' WEBPAGE OF THE MC-TRANS .......................... 42 TABLE 15: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'NETWORK/SETTINGS' WEBPAGE OF THE MC-TRANS .............................. 49 TABLE 16: DESCRIPTION OF THE 'SYSTEM/DATE/TIME' WEBPAGE OF THE MC-TRANS ................................ 50 TABLE 17: PROFILE AND LEVEL COMBINATIONS OF MPEG-2 ...................................................................... 60 TABLE 18: AVAILABLE PICTURE TYPES AND CHROMA FORMATS OF THE MPEG-2 PROFILES .......................... 60 TABLE 19: MAXIMUM VIDEO BITRATES OF MPEG-2 PROFILES/LEVELS ........................................................ 60 TABLE 20: MPEG-2: AVAILABLE FRAMERATES BY USING THE ‘MAIN PROFILE’ WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS ........ 61 TABLE 21: SUPPORTED CRITERIA OF H.264 PROFILES ............................................................................... 61 TABLE 22: RESTRICTIONS OF H.264 LEVELS ............................................................................................. 62 TABLE 23: AVAILABLE AUDIO BITRATES AND SAMPLE RATES OF MPEG-1 AND MPEG-2 AUDIO .................... 63


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V. Release Notes

mc-trans · 2018-07-05 · before mc-trans can be installed windows components must be adapted....

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