<aside> ☑️ Real-time encoding software, which offers the option of multi-input and multi-output formats, aimed at 24x7 continuous operation live streaming environments or events. Moreover, C21 Live Encoder has been designed to be integrated with the leading live streaming services and CDNs on the market.
C21 Live Encoder allows the simultaneous acquisition, encoding, recording and publishing of multiple input signals, which make it a high-quality solution with endless possibilities.
It allows the capture of audio and video signals from various input sources (streams, files, SDI, ASI, IPTV, NDI, etc.) and its subsequent publishing on RTMP, SRT, HLS, DASH, Smooth streaming, unicast or multicast stream servers, as well as content recording or monitoring.
It also has the ability to encode real-time signals in various encoding formats, such as H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AV1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and MP3/AAC, with all of them being able to use multiple bitrates per channel.
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C21 Live Encoder has a web interface for its control and configuration.
To access the web interface, you will need to open a web browser and enter:
<http://device> IP address/
The device will have the following IP addresses assigned by default to each of its Ethernet ports located on the rear of the device:
IP port Ethernet 1: 10.11.12.13
IP port Ethernet 2: 10.12.13.14
The interface for accessing the main menu is protected by means of a username and password to avoid malicious use of the equipment.
The user profile for first-time use has the following credentials:
**Username:** admin
**Password:** admin
With the side menu located on the left-hand side of the main menu interface, we can access each section of the application, consisting of Control, Asset Library, Recordings, Diagnostics, Performance, Logs, Users and Global Configuration.
Directs the user to the main menu of the device.
From this menu, the user can create, define and display the status of live feeds.
Each live feed is associated with a ‘channel’. To set the parameters that define the live feed, the user should double-click on the channel to be configured as a first step in creating a live feed.
Once the channel has been selected, a panel will drop down on the right-hand side of the screen in which we should set parameters specific to the live feed. These elements are input, additional options (crop, overlay and record), encodings and publishings.
In the first instance, we should configure the input, selecting the type to which it belongs and giving it a name.
Once the signal type has been selected, an additional drop-down menu will offer us fields for defining elements specific to the input type selected.
The encodings that you want to perform on the input can now be configured. Enabling it will allow you to use this encoding in publishings, although it could be performed without any type of encoding. In this case you should uncheck the ‘Transcode’ checkbox.
Publishings allow you to send the encoding output to the desired target. There are various publishing modes and each one has a series of parameters, which specify where and how channel publishing has to be performed.
For channel configuration, you can use videos stored in files that will be played back as input or images, which can be inserted together with the input. These resources should be added to the system before using it, via the “Asset Library” menu, where you can upload “Clips” and “Images”.
You just need to select the clip or corresponding image in the tab using the ‘add’ button and then start uploading it using the ‘start all’ button.
Displays the recordings made by the device and, if you have an editor’s licence, you will be able to edit them. For more information about editing, please consult the corresponding manual.
This allows a quick analysis to be made of the network status. You will need to select the tool, fill in the fields and then press the ‘execute’ button; this will show the results obtained in the log on the right-hand side of the screen.
The system diagnostics panel appears as follows:
The following tools are available in the drop-down window:
From this section, the user will be able to view everything related to equipment performance: CPU, Memory, Processes, Disk, Network, Network Interfaces, NFS, Web Server, Sensors.
From this section, the user will be able to display the device log where every incident, which occurs on the device will be recorded. There is a ‘Download’ button on the screen, which allows you to download a copy of the log in text format.
The user will be able to filter the type of record in the log that they wish to view, checking and unchecking each of the various options available at the top of this function.
They can also select a specific date for which they wish to see the log by entering it in the ‘date’ box.
From the user menu, the user will be able to create, change and delete users in the system. Users are created by using the ‘Add User’ button and filling in the required fields.
Depending on the action to be performed, there are various types of user profile to configure: