Starting Streaming
Use the following procedure to start and stop streaming from the Streaming screen of the Connection Control Manager.
Specify the transmitter device at the shooting location, and enable streaming transmission.
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Select a transmitter device displayed by a thumbnail in the Source area.
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Select the SDI port group to output in [Output to] in the Settings area.
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Select the maximum bit rate for streaming in [Network Range] in the Settings area.
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Select the delay time for streaming video in [Delay] in the Settings area.
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Click [Set] to save the settings in the Settings area.
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Click [Start] in the streaming control area.Distribution of streaming video starts.
To stop streaming
Click [Stop] in the streaming control area.
To save video images during streaming to a file
You can save video being streamed on the SDI1 and 2 ports to a file by setting [File Output (SDI 1,2 Only)] on the [RX] tab of the Settings screen to on. The settings on the [RX] tab are used to start/stop saving and to set the save destination.
When saving to file, the 
icon is displayed on the thumbnails in the receiver area. If an error occurs while saving to a file, the 
icon appears. Check the status of the save destination for errors.
To enable RTMP output of video images during streaming
You can enable RTMP output of video being streamed on the SDI1 and 2 ports by setting [RTMP Output (SDI 1,2 Only)] on the [RX] tab of the Settings screen to on. When RTMP output is enabled, the 
icon is displayed on the thumbnails in the receiver area. If an error occurs during RTMP output, the 
icon appears. Check the status of the RTMP output destination for errors.
Note
- If QoS loss occurs or the streaming video is unstable, increase the value of [Delay] or decrease the value of [Network Range] in the Settings area.
- The [Delay] and [Network Range] parameters can be changed while streaming, although the streaming output may freeze or be disturbed momentarily when the value is changed.
- The settings on the [RX] tab cannot be modified during streaming.
- When saving video to a file while streaming, the image is re-encoded at 720p and the file is subdivided about every two hours.
- The correct operation of the saved file is not guaranteed for all playback environments.
- When storing video images or outputting RTMP during streaming, control the instances from a web browser on a client PC, and not the PCs on which PWA-RX1 is installed.
- Images streamed to the SDI 3 and 4 ports are not saved.
- Images streamed to the SDI 3 and 4 ports are not output via RTMP.
- The output frame rate will be 50.00 fps, 59.94 fps, or 60.00 fps, depending on the input, even if “1080p, 60fps” is selected using [RTMP Output (SDI 1,2 Only)] > [Resolution] on the [RX] tab of the Settings screen.
