Getting started, Add vod content, Preparing vod content for cloudcast – TelVue CloudCast User Manual

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TelVue

CloudCast

User Manual / v. 4.1.0 / June 2014

is a trademark of TelVue Corporation 800-885-8886 / www.telvue.com

Getting Started

Be sure to record your customer information. You will need your:

•

CMS Address: http://cloudcast.telvue.com

•

Username: ______________________

•

Password: _______________________

•

FTP Address: cloudcast.telvue.com

•

TelVue® CloudCast

Player Address: such as

http://vp.telvue.com/player?id=YourTown

Add VOD Content

Adding content to your CloudCast account involves three steps:

1. Prepare Content. See instructions for preparing VOD content for CloudCast. For Live

Streaming, contact [email protected].

2. Upload videos to the CloudCast service. Either use the

TelVue Turbo Workflow Accelerator

or use FTP (file-transfer protocol) that lets you transfer files from one computer to another.
While this can be convenient, you must consider your installation’s firewall. Consult your IT
department before proceeding. You will need an FTP client application and many modern ones
support drag-and-drop transfers for ease of use. Some Web browsers support an integrated
FTP client. Be aware of your FTP client’s limitations, especially older ones. TelVue recommends
the freeware FileZilla FTP program found at

http://filezilla-project.org/

. You will need to set

your FTP mode to “Active” (see instructions for

FileZilla

and

3. Import the Content to your CloudCast account. Once the content is in your TelVue®

CloudCast™ folder you will use TelVue® CloudCast’s Import function to make the content
available for viewing in your player.

Preparing VOD Content for CloudCast™

This is a guide to the formats best suited for playing Video on Demand (VOD) through the

TelVue®

CloudCast™

Internet streaming service.

Most online video is encoded using the H.264 video codec and AAC audio codec in an MP4 container.
This format is currently the most widely used and will allow your content to be viewed on Android,
iOS, Roku, and most web browsers. These video and audio codecs provide high quality without a very
high bit rate, making them ideal for streaming over the Internet.

The easiest way to prepare content for CloudCast, if you already have a TelVue Broadcast Server, is
with a

TelVue® Turbo™ Workflow Accelerator

, which will automatically encode and transfer your video

assets to your CloudCast account.

However, if you are going to prepare your VOD content manually, here are some generally
recommended settings for SD and HD videos:

Recommended settings

for VOD

Video Codec

H.264; MPEG-4 (Main Profile @
3.1 Level)

Video Bit Rate

700-1250 Kbps

2000-2500 Kbps

CBR vs VBR

CBR

Aspect Ratio

typically 4:3, sometimes 16:9
(widescreen)

16:9 (widescreen)