Transcoding an Input Stream

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zixi broadcaster offers live transcoding, enabling users to create multiple bitrate streams from a single input stream for a comparison of transcoders codecs and color support see docid 0kugumogtknakzy ug6qs supported video and audio formats include video decoding – mpeg2, h 264/avc , h 265/hevc video encoding – mpeg2, h 264/avc , h 265/hevc audio decoding – aac, mpeg 1 audio layer i / ii / iii, mpeg 2 audio layer i / ii / iii, ac 3 (dolby digital)] for ac 3, which can contain up to six discrete channels of sound, the transcoder only supports the left and right channels and will ignore the other channels audio encoding – aac, aac he (high efficiency) and aac hev2; pass through (no encoding) – any audio codec (mpeg1/2 / aac / ac 3, e ac 3 (dolby digital plus) the transcoder comes with pre set common video profiles 1080i60 / 1080i59 94, 1080p30 / 1080p25, 720p60, 720p50 / 720p30, 576i60 / 576p25, 480i60 / 480p29 97 in order to transcode an input stream from the inputs screen you must first configure the transcoding profiles in the transcoder screen for more information, see docid 7l8zpt7uyouyl6oseunzl section to transcode an input stream in the zixi broadcaster inputs page, click the desired input stream that you want to transcode click the ⚙️ icon on the right end of the selected row and then transcode the transcode < input stream name> window with the settings of the selected input stream is displayed enter the unique stream i d for the new transcoded input stream under stream parameters , in the video profile and audio profile fields, do one of the following select the desired video profile and/or audio profile that you have configured select keep original stream if you have not configured a video or audio profile or do not want it transcoded or you want to set specific transcoding parameters for the specific stream in this case, the video or audio input will not be transcoded select remove stream – you can use the transcoder to remove the video or audio track from the stream fill in additional fields (see table below for additional parameters) click ok the transcoded input stream is created and appears in an embedded window labeled transcoded sources under the original input stream from which it was created stream parameters true 330,331 unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type unhandled content type