ZeeVee ZvShow Channel (QAM & DVB-T/C) - Manual

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Configuring and Using
the ZvShow Channel
About the ZvShow Channel
The ZvShow Channel is an “extra” channel that you configure on any unit in
the HDbridge 2000 or ZvPro lines. This channel is available in addition to the
channels already offered on the unit. The content for the video on this channel
comes from a stored video resident on the ZeeVee product. The video is played
and looped onto the new ZvShow Channel continuously.
Common uses for the ZvShow Channel
The videos running on the ZvShow channel are typically very simple, signage-like
video clips (about 5 minutes in duration), used for the following purposes:
• Menus
• Commercials
• Barker channels – commercial establishments
Type of video for the ZvShow Channel
The ZvShow function only accepts video files that have been converted using
the ZvConvert tool. These files end with a ‘.zvc’ extension. The files are played
out continuously. The ZvShow channel is a sub-channel of the first configured RF
channel and is simply added as another logical channel to the existing lineup.
There is some flexibility in the content and quality of the video that the channel
permits. Note that the bandwidth is shared between the active encoded
channel from a video source and the ZvShow channel. If the bandwidth of the
loaded video is sufficiently large, it can compromise the video playback on the
companion program(s).
The internal storage capacity of the ZeeVee units is roughly 250MBytes. A video
file cannot exceed that limit to be usable in the ZvShow application.
Channels available for multiple ZeeVee units
Each ZeeVee product deployed can generate one ZvShow channel. For example,
a head end consisting of six HDb2640 units would have up to six available
ZvShow channels available for looped video content on new channels; one from
each unit. These ZvShow channels are disabled by default, so will not show up in
a channel lineup until they are enabled.
A P P L I C A T I O N N O T E
The user loads a video clip
in the proper format (.zvc)
in to an internal on-board
storage. That video clip is
encoded and played just
as if it had come from a
different video source.