Configure video codec – Epiphan Pearl User Manual

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Configure encoding

Configure video codec

To configure encoding:

1. Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism. See

2. Login as admin.

3. Click the Encoding link for your channel; the encoding configuration page opens.

4. Click the Codec drop-down menu to change the size and speed of the compression and decompression

and the quality of the image. Choose one of the following options from the Codec drop-down menu.

Value

Description

H.264

H.264 is the default value and provides high quality video while using low band-
width. This is the preferred codec for the system.

Motion JPEG

This is suitable for live streaming and video, however may have low quality
images while using high bandwidth. Motion JPEG does not support audio.

MPEG-4

This may be suitable for presentations. Provides good image quality, while using
moderate bandwidth.

5. If the selected codec is Motion JPEG, you can configure the Page refresh time. Specifiy a time in a

seconds.

6. If the selected codec is H.264 (default), click Video encoding preset to define how the video stream is

encoded. Choose one of the following:

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