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5. Continue to identify a profile (.xml file) similar to the one you wish to create
inside the appropriate sub-folder at that location, and click the Open button
in the file explorer.
6. In Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder®, modify the settings for the profile to
suit your need.
7. Select Save Profile from the File menu.
8. Navigate (again) to the appropriate sub-folder inside the main
C:\TriCaster\Configuration\Streaming Profiles\FlashProfile directory, supply
a suitable name for the new profile, and click the Save button.
9. Exit Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, and re-launch TriCaster.
SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION:
Q: Does TriCaster support multi-bitrate streaming profiles?
A: Yes it does, but there are a few things you should consider. Multi-bitrate
encoding places higher demands on system resources than usual. It is entirely
possible to create a custom multi-bitrate profile that is impractical, either because
its bandwidth expectations are unrealistic, or because the encoding requires so
many cpu cycles that it can intrude into other important live functionality.
For this reason, we encourage you to use the profiles supplied with your system
whenever possible, and if you do opt to use a custom profile especially a multi-
bitrate one do perform meaningful testing in advance, to ensure everything goes as
planned.
Note: The Stream ID (text string) for multi-bitrate profiles must contain the character
combination “%i”, without the quotation marks. (The exact position of the character
combination does not matter, and spaces are permitted though the latter may pose
issues for some CDNs.)