Compression and Image Rate
On the Compression and Image Rate page, you can change the camera’s compression and image quality
settings for sending video over the network.
To enable easy access and lower bandwidth usage, the web interface only displays video in JPEG format and
cannot be changed. The settings on this page only affect the video transmitted to the network video
management software.
Avigilon cameras have dual stream capabilities, so even when the camera’s streaming format is set to H.264, the
camera's web interface can still display live video in JPEG format.
However, cameras that are connected to anAvigilon encoder do not typically have multi-stream capabilities. So
once you set the video streaming format to H.264, live video from that camera is no longer displayed in the web
interface.
NOTE:
You can only set the RTSP stream settings in the camera web interface.
1. In the
Format
drop down list, select the preferred streaming format for displaying the camera video in the
network video management software.
If you are using the Onboard Storage feature, select
H.264
. For more information, see
2. In the
Image Rate
field, enter a number between 1-30 to indicate how many images per second you want
the camera to stream over the network.
3. In the
Quality
drop down list, select the desired image quality level.
Image quality setting of 1 will produce the highest quality video and require the most bandwidth.
4. In the
Max Bitrate
field, enter the maximum bandwidth the camera can use. You can enter any number
between 200-12000 kbps.
5. In the
Resolution
drop down list, select the preferred image resolution.
6. In the
Keyframe Interval
field, enter the number of frames between each keyframe. You can enter any
number between 2-64.
7. Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Viewing the RTSP Stream URI
In the Compression and Image Rate page, you can also generate the camera’s real time streaming protocol
(RTSP) address. The RTSP Stream URI allows you to watch the camera’s live video stream from any application
that supports viewing RTSP streams, including many video players.
NOTE:
You can only generate the RTSP stream address in the camera web interface.
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