Templates are a great tool to help make capturing with the CaptureCast Pro as easy as possible. But what are they and why should you use them?
With templates, you are able to save a series of settings for your captures including what will be captured and how.
You will be able to name each template created and give it a description for its intended purpose to better organize and reduce duplication.
When you create a template you will setup the Media Canvas for the capture which entails arranging the video sources onto a customized screen. This will be your mux/mix video file.
Give your Template a name and a brief description for quicker and easier use.
We highly recommend that under the Devices page of our UI that you assign Alias Names to all of your audio and video devices.
Audio: This drop down menu contains all available audio devices. This will be a mix between Dedicated Sound Card and Embedded Audio
Video: Select whichever video devices you would like to use by checkmarking the box Use this device next to each Video Device
The Media Canvas allows users to create a customized layout.
To create click the Media Canvas button.
If you wish to change the size of the current canvas, at the very bottom of the Media Canvas you will find a Dimensions drop down with a variety of resolution sizes, including a custom size which you can adjust yourself.
Note: You must have at least one audio or video source selected to be able to go to the Media Canvas. But audio captures alone will not show the media canvas
From this tab you are able to adjust the Scene Change Detector sensitivity and enable the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) features. * Scene Change Detection: Using the slider you can adjust the percentage of change to detect before a new slide is created. * OCR: Any text presented in the capture(Ex. Powerpoint) will be captured and saved.
In this section you can select where you want to publish your capture sessions after they have completed.
Note: We always recommend that you select Storage by default on all templates. This will save your capture session to the local hard drive of the unit. If Storage is not selected and after your session you lose power, have network issues or any other environmental issues the session will be lost and unrecoverable. * You must select at least one publishing source before the Template can be saved. * Once you checkmark the publisher you'd like to send your capture sessions to the UI will display the form requesting the required information. Keep in mind that if you have already used or added your account previously you can click on the Use Saved Configuration button and select the account you'd like to use from the list.
If you need help with finding the right information for setup please visit our support portal at catturavideo.zendesk.com and look under Integration, Kaltura Integration and Live Streaming categories.