Operation Manual

Niagara SCX User Guide
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Chapter 8: Flash Options and Settings
Flash format is only available on select encoding appliances.
Flash Encoder Tabs
Table 20. Flash Encoder Tabs
Tab
Description
Auto/Name
 Set the name for the encoder and select the option to Automatically
Start Device at Service Startup (Figure 67).
 The encoder starts when Niagara SCX starts if you select auto start
option.
 The Located On field provides machine name where the encoder
resides.
Figure 67. Flash Properties
Input
Set the input sources to use for Live or File Conversion/ File Transcode
(Figure 68).
Figure 68. Flash Input Sources
Live Encoding
1. Click the Live radio button.
2. Click the video capture device in the Video field and select the audio
device in the Audio field for live encoding.
The system lists all known video and audio devices in drop-down menus.
File Encoding
1. Click the File Conversion/File Transcode radio button to encode a
previously recorded file (such as .avi files) into streaming format.
2. Click the box to right of Input File field to browse for file name to insert.
Remember the file name applies to the encoder system and not the system
currently running SCX Explorer.