Technical

[Olga Bulava]

For my HEVC encodings, I need highest encoding performance, but I don’t want to sacrifice quality. Can the MainConcept Live Encoder fulfil these requirements? 
Yes, the MainConcept Live Encoder is featuring Hybrid GPU accelerated HEVC Encoding that combines the power of NVIDIA’s RTX Graphics engine with the quality and control of MainConcept’s encoding technology to accelerate video encoding without sacrificing quality, i.e. you get software-like HEVC encoding quality in tremendous speed. 

How can I test playback of MPEG-DASH or HLS streaming output?  
A: For MPEG-DASH or Apple HLS playback, you need e.g. the DASH-IF Player, THEOplayer or the player from Bitmovin. Basically, you can use every player that supports MPEG-DASH or Apple HLS. However, many players only support H.264/AVC playback, so players supporting HEVC/H.265 are still not common.  

How can I test playback of RTMP streaming output?  
For RTMP you need to setup a Flash Media Server first that then sends the feed to a player or website supporting RTMP playback. 

Does the MainConcept Live Encoder support TS@UDP or RTP output?  
Yes, you can output content via TS over UDP, TS over RTP as well as TS over HTTP. 

I have a DeckLink card attached on my PC, and I see multiple DeckLink device selections in the input list. Why? 
MainConcept Live Encoder has native support on DeckLink cards, however it also detects devices in system frameworks. Please select our native DeckLink device handle named with all capital letters unless there is any specific reason not to. 

I don’t see an option for file import within the MainConcept Live Encoder. Isn’t this supported? 
No, this is not supported in the MainConcept Live Encoder. We have a different application for doing file transcoding, called TotalCode Studio. 

I need to add multi-language tracks to my HLS and MPEG-DASH encodings. Is this supported? 
Unfortunately, multi-audio track support for different languages is not yet supported but it is on our roadmap. 

I am looking for low latency encoding solution for CMAF. Is this already supported? 
Not yet, but we are already planning to add CMAF-DASH to the MainConcept Lice Encoder soon. 

I need to encode my live feed to both MPEG-DASH and HLS. Do I need to setup an encoder instance for each? 
No, if the encoding ladder and presets are basically the same, you only setup the different Output types (DASH and HLS). In this case, the encoding is only done once, but the segments are packaged differently (for MPEG-DASH and HLS). 

Can the MainConcept Live Encoder only be used via web UI? 
No, it can also be controlled via REST API for easy integration in your existing workflow. 

How can the REST API be used in the MainConcept Live Encoder? 
All data is expressed in either XML or JSON format.