The videos below will walk you through some of the essential tasks in ZEN Master.

How To Videos

Connecting an Unmanaged Pull Target

Overview

Centralized Management

Acquisition and Delivery

Health Monitoring

PID Mapping Options in ZEN Master

Deep Data Analytics

Intelligent Data Platform (IDP)

ZEN Master Authorization

Access Control

Billing Codes

AWS and Zixi

Improving Stream Resiliency: Error Correction and Concealment

Live Events Management

Disaster Recovery (Alternative Path)

Redundancy in ZEN Master

Introduction to ZEN Master

Logging in to ZEN Master

Main Screens

Working with Lists

Working with Data Forms

Working with Graphs

Global Search

Change Tracking

Time Zone Selection

Dark Mode

Help

Customizing the Info Panel (Layout)

Using Widgets

Collapsing and restoring the details and resources panes

Management Console UI Elements

Configuring Tags

Configuring Events Profiles

Configuring Notifications

Configuring API Keys

Configuring SSH Keys

Configuring AWS Account Credentials

Configuring Microsoft Azure Account Credentials

Configuring Google GCP Account Credentials

Configuration

Adding a ZEC

Connecting the ZEC (ZEC UI)

Viewing Existing ZEC

Adding a Zixi Feeder

Connecting the Zixi Feeder (Zixi Feeder UI)

Viewing Existing Zixi Feeders

Adding a Zixi Receiver

Viewing Existing Zixi Receivers

Editing the Tags and Configuration Profiles of Multiple Zixi Edge Devices

Zixi Edge Devices

Creating a Broadcaster Cluster

Viewing Existing Clusters

Broadcasters

Adding ZEN Master Sources

Adding AWS Media Sources

Cloning a Source

Viewing Existing Sources

SCTE-35 Insertion

Sources

Adding Transcoded Channels

Adding Pass-Through Channels

Adding Failover Channels (Deprecated)

Adding MediaConnect Flow Channels

Adding a AWS MediaLive Channel

Adding Adaptive Channels

Cloning a Channel

Viewing Existing Channels

Channels

Adding HTTP Targets

Adding Zixi Pull Targets

Adding Zixi Push Targets

Adding Zixi AWS MediaConnect Targets

Adding RIST  Targets

Adding UDP/RTP Targets

Adding RTMP Targets

Adding SRT Targets

Adding NDI Targets

Adding CDI Targets

Adding ST 2110 JPEG XS Targets

Adding MediaLive HTTP Targets

Adding Entitlement Targets

Actions on a Target

Viewing Existing Targets

Targets

ESNI Decisioning User Guide

Adding a Zixi Remote Access Profile

Adding a Videon Remote Access Profile

Connecting Device Using Remote Access

Viewing Existing Remote Access Profiles

Remote Access Events

Remote Access

Pre-requisites

Adding a Live Event

Viewing Existing Events

Live Event Management

Live Events

Adding a Tag Multiviewer

Multi-Viewers

Transcoding Profiles

PID Mapping Profiles

SCTE-35 Modification Profiles

Transformations

Events

Alarms Notification List

SCTE-35

Logs

Status

Active Errors

Active Incidents

Recent Events Log

Dashboard

Creating a Map

Editing Maps

Cloning Maps

Viewing Map Lists

Viewing Map Display

Maps

Actions on Networks

Network Details

Network Active Objects

Networks

Creating a Grid

Creating a Grid Group

Editing Grids

Editing Grid Groups

Cloning Grids

Cloning Grid Groups

Viewing Grid Lists

Viewing Grid Display

Grids

Managing Users and Groups

Managing Roles

Editing Your Account Details

Configuring Single Sign-On Account Settings

Account Management

Managing Error Notifications

Sending Notifications to a Kafka server

Notifications

Adding New Reports

Editing Reports

Cloning Reports

Generating Reports

Viewing and Downloading Reports

Understanding Report Content

Reports

Adding a New Automation Task Set

Adding Tasks to a Task Set

Adding a Schedule to a Task Set

Viewing and Running Task Sets

Automation

Sources Graphs

Broadcaster Graphs

Targets Graphs

Viewing the Graphs for Multiple Resources

Selecting a Time Range

Navigating Back/Forward in Time

Insights

Viewing Existing Incidents

Creating an Incident Manually

Incidents

Glossary - Common Terms & Acronyms

ZEN Master - Errors and Troubleshooting

References

ZEN Master User Guide

Azure SSO Introduction

Setting up ZEN Master Azure SSO

Setting up Groups and Roles

Pre-registering Users in ZEN Master for Azure

Azure SSO Setup Guide

Okta SSO Introduction

Setting up ZEN Master Okta SSO

Pre-registering Users in ZEN Master for Okta

Okta SSO Setup Guide

GCP SSO Introduction

Setting up ZEN Master GCP SSO

Pre-registering Users in ZEN Master for GCP

GCP SSO Setup Guide

SSO Setup Guides Home

ZEN Master

(Decoding Time Stamp) a timestamp embedded in MPEG transport streams and other video container formats that indicates when a frame should be decoded by the decoder. Needed for In advanced codecs - frames can arrive out of order because of B-frames

(Presentation Time Stamp) indicates the exact time when a video or audio frame should be presented during playback. It ensures synchronization between audio and video streams.

(Program Map Table) Describes all elementary streams (video, audio, metadata) for a specific program, along with their PID numbers; Found on the PID indicated by the PAT

(Program Association Table) Lists all programs in the transport stream and points to their corresponding PMT; Always carried on PID 0x0000

Time Addressable Media is a set of principles from BBC Research & Development (BBC R&D) which set out a practical approach for how to handle broadcast content throughout the media lifecycle from live to packaged content.

TAMS

(Differentiated Services Code Point) a 6-bit field within the IP header of a network packet. The 6-bit value (ranging from 0 to 63) classifies the type of traffic and its desired priority level.

DSCP

Refers to a transport stream packet that is 204 bytes in length, which is a variation of the standard 188-byte TS packet.

204B_TS_Packet

(Program Clock Reference) helps synchronize the decoder's clock with the encoder's clock. This synchronization is essential for maintaining audio-video sync and ensuring smooth playback.

(Estimated Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio) a variation of the traditional PSNR metric, developed to estimate video quality without needing access to the original (reference) video—which is a key limitation of standard PSNR

ePSNR

(Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio) a widely used metric in image and video processing to measure the quality of a reconstructed or compressed image compared to the original.

PSNR

(Common Media Application Format) a media streaming format developed by Apple and Microsoft and standardized by the MPEG group to simplify and unify the delivery of streaming video across different platforms and devices.

CMAF

(Quick UDP Internet Connections) a modern transport layer network protocol developed by Google and later adopted by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) as a standard designed to improve performance.

QUIC

DTS-PCR delta refers to the time difference between the Decoding Time Stamp (DTS) and the Program Clock Reference (PCR). Understanding this delta is important for ensuring proper synchronization and smooth playback of audio and video streams.

DTS-PCR_delta