User's Manual

NewsCaster VT2 Operation
M17-0002-01A Rev 0.0 59 User Manual
Video Settings
The Video Settings allow the user to select
the video formatting to be used with the
MPEG Encoder. They are:
1. Standard - can be toggled between:
• NTSC
• PAL
2. Profile - can be toggled between:
• 4:2:0
• 4:2:2
3. Aspect Ratio - can be toggled between:
• 4:3 - Normal full-screen TV.
• 16:9 - Wide-screen TV.
Table Settings
MPEG-2 data packets consist of 188 bytes
of information, with the package identifier
(PID) located at the start of each packet.
The user can set PID values in the Tables
sub-menu. The options are:
• Service - allows the user to set the
Service Name.
• Provider - allows the user to set the
name of the Service Provider.
• PCR PID - allows for setting the
hexadecimal value for the Program
Clock Reference (to synchronize the
video and audio packets). Typically
found in the video stream.
• Video PID - allows the user to set
the hexadecimal value for video
stream.
• Audio1 PID - allows the user to set
the hexadecimal value for the
audio 1 stream.
• Audio 2 PID - (if configured) allows
the user to set the hexadecimal value
for the audio 2 stream.
NOTE: Each PID must be a unique value.
GOP Settings
With the GOP sub-menu, the user can set
the type of frames, the amount frames, and
the sequence used. The options for this sub-
menu are:
• 0: Super Low Density - very fast
encoding with low latency.
• 1: IP–15 - encoding utilizing Intra
and Prediction frames, with a
sequence of 15 frames.
• 2: IP–45 - encoding utilizing Intra
and Prediction frames, with a
sequence of 45 frames.
• 3: IPB–15 - encoding utilizing Intra,
Prediction, and Bi-directional
frames, with a sequence of 15
frames.
• 4: IPB–45 - encoding utilizing Intra,
Prediction, and Bi-directional
frames, with a sequence of 45
frames.
• 5: IPBB–15 - the slowest encoding
utilizing Intra, Prediction, and Bi-
directional frames, with a sequence
of 15 frames, but with double bi-
directional frames. It has the highest
type of encoding quality.
SYSTEM MENU
The System Menu is used to set various
parameters regarding operational behavior
of the system. There are seven sub-menus:
• Options
• Remote
• Frequency
• Version
• Restore
• Factory
• Nextel