General
Sending the HDMI Output of a Set Top Box to an Encoder
There may be times when it is useful to connect the HDMI output of a Discover Video Set Top Box to an encoder or other device such as a converter to another connection type. Connecting the output to an encoder could provide a way to send the stream ...
Frame Rate
Your encoder frame rate setting should be as low as possible to produce the desired result. Encoding all video at high frame rate is often just a waste of resources, and you can get higher quality video at lower frame rate in many cases. This is ...
VGA Distance Limits
Captiva supports VGA and DVI inputs up to 1920x 1080. The distance limits for cables is not particular to Captiva but to the cable used and the ability of the source to deliver it. Generally, it is best to keep cables short, under 5 meters, and use ...
Video Resolution, Bitrates, and Player Size
The quality of encoded video is mainly affected by three characteristics. These are as follows: Video bitrate - the number of bits per second the video is encoded at. Video frame size - the actual size of the video in pixels. Key frame rate - how ...
USB
The Dell Latitude E5440 has two USB 3.0 ports, one on each side, and one USB 2.0 port on the rear. Captiva devices should be plugged in to the USB 3.0 port. The Dell Latitude E5430 has one eSATA/USB 3.0 connector on the left, one USB 3.0 port on the ...
Metadata
When you upload content to DEVOS via FTP, Dropbox, or Google Drive, you may also include a metadata file. The metadata file must have the EXACT same name as the video file, but has .xml appended. Thus, myvideo.mp4 could have metadata file ...
Active Directory
DEVOS supports two levels per Active Directory groups. You can add a group/subgroup as Users or Admins. You can have as many groups as desired. Groups must be set up as Universal Groups, not Global Groups. For reference: A Universal Group is a ...
Browser Cache
Browsers try to enhance performance by keeping a copy of the web page content in memory. In theory, the next time you visit the same page, the content is already on your computer so it appears faster. The local copy of the web page is in what is ...
HDCP
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a "feature" that is built-in to consumer HDMI interfaces that prevents content from being displayed unless both ends of the HDMI connection are licensed. HDCP was insisted on by content owners ...
How to use internal audio from soundcard as an audio source on Windows 7 PC
IMPORTANT NOTE: This tutorial may not work for all Windows computers depending on the operating system and what soundcard is installed. Some soundcards to not support the "Stereo Mix" functionality and therefore will not be able to be used in this ...
iPhone and Interlaced Video
Conventional analog video delivered via composite signal is interlaced. Interlaced video plays perfectly well on Discover Video players (DEVOS, Arcus) and on 3rd party players. However, iPhones do not officially support interlaced video. ...
Audio Problem Causing Over-modulation or Distortion
There is a problem with some input devices where the audio in the stream seems heavily distorted or "over-modulated" in Streamsie. One device that seems to have this problem is the Hauppauge Live2USB analog capture device, but it can also be ...
DEVOS IoT and Samsung Commercial TVs
The following information pertains to Samsung commercial TVs with the following model numbers: DB32E DB40E DB48E DB55E DM32E DM40E DM48E DM55E DM65E DM75E DH40E DH48E DH55E In order to control any of the above TVs from DEVOS, the TV must be ...
Replacement Batteries for Rover Laptop
At the time of this article's publication, the current Rover laptops sold by Discover Video use a 6-cell laptop battery with product number N850BAT-6. It is also sometimes listed as 6-87-N850S-6U7. Battery Specifications: Battery rating: 11.1V ...
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iPhone and Interlaced Video
Conventional analog video delivered via composite signal is interlaced. Interlaced video plays perfectly well on Discover Video players (DEVOS, Arcus) and on 3rd party players. However, iPhones do not officially support interlaced video. ...
Live Caption Inserter
Insert live captions in live video and optionally record a WebVTT file. Enter your DEVOS server address, unique ID, and start typing. You may use a speech-to-text program for rapid entry. The unique ID can be found in the Live Stream's URL after ...
Replace Video
When you upload a video to DEVOS and you want to replace it after it is published, follow these steps: 1) Log in to DEVOS and select edit of the target video 2) In the upper corner of the edit page, next to the "Download Video (Right-Click and Save ...
How To Post A Video Download Link
DEVOS 4 allows you to make a video available for download by viewers if desired. Background In many cases you do not want to allow viewers to download a local copy of your video. This may be because of copyright, privacy, or security concerns. It ...
Change a User's Name or Email
Any user can change either their first or last name or their email address in DEVOS as long as that user is a locally registered user in DEVOS and not an account that was created by logging in with Active Directory credentials. If you wish to change ...