Encoders

The encoders tab is where you go to take an input, encode it and stream it somewhere.

The sygnalTRX 2x3 has 8 on board hardware encoders (at 1080p60). 4 of these hardware encoders available to the user. Each of these has an automatic sub-encoder which generates a low-res webRTC source for the Sygnal system to use for things such as multi viewers and iPad camera views.

The page is split into three columns: Source, Encoder, Stream. 

Source

In this column, the user choses from the list of available sources to feed into the encoder. The options are:

SDI
HDMI
Prompter Out
Playback Out
Bars Generator

Select one of these from the dropdown list, and click 'set'. Changing the source will - obviously - interrupt the streams. So don't do this while on air!

In the top left corner, there is a toggle switch to enable and disable the source. Toggling this unpatches the source and replaces it with black.

Encoder 

In this column you can configure the encoder profile. Select the cog in the top right corner of the encoder to change these settings. There are tooltips which describe each parameter in detail. For further details, tooltips contain links to the glossary of terms. LUTS can also be applied here. Simply upload the .cube file in browser, or browse from our selection of pre-installed LUT files.

In the top left corner, there is a toggle switch to enable and disable the encoder.

Stream 

In the streams column, you can add, delete and manage streaming destinations.

To add a stream, click add, and then configure the streaming destination. There is a box for entering a name, such that you can easily keep track of which stream is which.

To delete a stream, click the 'x' icon at the top right of a streaming destination.

To edit a stream, click the cog icon at the top right of a streaming destination.

There is a toggle switch to turn a streaming destination on or off. 

Assigning the user button to a function

Some functions, such as enabling and disabling a stream can be assigned to the SYGNAL user button on the side of the device. To quickly add a function to the user button, click the sygnal logo icon next to that button, and click "yes" when it asks if you wish to add that function to the user button. To remove the function, click the sygnal logo icon again. A list of functions that the user button is currently configured to perform can be found in the system page.