If the IP address of the units is unknown, follow the reset procedure here to default the IP and login credentials.
Caller vs Listener
Both the encoders and decoders can be either callers or listeners, it is not linked to what the unit is doing. A unit set to be a caller will attempt to contact the unit you have configured it to contact, while the listener will sit waiting for inbound connections to come to it.
On a closed network it doesn’t matter which is which. It only becomes important if you are streaming over the internet or across VLANs as port forwarding may need to be configured on the routers to get the stream to work.
There is a third mode; rendezvous. This has not been completely tested by CT in real world situations and should only be used in specific circumstances.
Makito X Dual Decoder Setup
Setting Up Streams
Click on the streams icon (the network port image) to get to the streams configuration page and click Add.
Give your stream a name. As mentioned, because both encoders and decoders can be either callers or listeners, and they units are dual channel, clear naming is important. ‘From Encoder 1-A’ is a good example.
Set the protocol to ‘TS over SRT’ in the drop down menu.
Set the mode to either Caller or Listener depending on your setup. If listening, set the port number it should be listening on. If calling, set the IP of the unit are calling and the destination port it should be calling on based on the configuration of the unit at the other end of your stream. You do not need to set a source address.
Set the latency. The more latency you add, the more time the system has to correct lost packets. The default of 125ms is fine for a LAN, but you can always increase this if you start getting breakup.
If you are using encryption on your encoders, enter the password you set here. If not, leave it blank.
Click Create. Repeat this process if you are handling more streams, or generating main and backup streams. The status will remain orange until it is receiving a video stream.
Setting Up Outputs
Click on the SDI output you want to configure.
Set the primary stream to whichever video stream you want to output. The list includes all the stream set up in the previous steps. If required, do the same for the secondary stream. This is the stream the video output will fail over to if the primary stream fails.
Click Start. Repeat the process for the other SDI port if required.
Saving the Configuration
Click on the cog in the top right of the window and select Presets from the menu on the left.
Click Add, and give your preset a name. Also click the Startup checkbox so the unit uses this configuration once it is booted. Be aware that the configuration also includes the status of the decoders so if you didn’t start the SDI 1 and 2 outputs in the previous steps, the will not start when the system reboots.
Makito X Dual Encoder Setup
Setting Up Video Encoders
Click on Video Encoders from the left-hand menu and select HD Video Encoder 0.
Select the input you want to encoder from the dropdown menu.
Set the bitrate. As an example, 6000bps should be fine for 1080p video but you can set it higher or lower. Higher bitrate means higher quality, but more data to successfully get from the encoder to the decoder.
Leave all the other setting as default.
Click Start.
Setting Up Audio Encoders
Click on Audio Encoders from the left-hand menu and select Audio Encoder 0.
Select your input from the dropdown list. All 16 channels of SDI embedded audio are listed for both inputs so make sure you choose the correct option.
Leave all other settings as default.
Click Start.
Setting Up Outputs
The previous steps only set up the encoders to generate data for a stream. Outputs are where the encoder is actually streaming too.
Click Outputs from the left-hand menu and click Add.
Give your stream a name. As mentioned, because both encoders and decoders can be either callers or listeners, and they units are dual channel, clear naming is important. ‘To Decoder 2-B’ is a good example.
Select video and audio encoders you want to send from the dropdown menu.
Set the protocol to ‘TS over SRT’
Set the mode to either Caller or Listener depending on your setup. If listening, set the port number it should be listening on. If calling, set the IP of the unit are calling and the destination port it should be calling on based on the configuration of the unit at the other end of your stream. You do not need to set a source address.
Set the latency. The more latency you add, the more time the system has to correct lost packets. The default of 125ms is fine for a LAN, but you can always increase this if you start getting breakup.
If you are using encryption on your encoders, select an encryption strength from the two options and enter the password a password. You will need to enter this password in the settings of the decoder if you are using encryption.
Click Apply. Repeat this process for other streams if required using video encoders 1, 2 and 3.
Saving the Configuration
Click on the cog in the top right of the window and select Presets from the menu on the left.
Click Add, and give your preset a name. Also click the Startup checkbox so the unit uses this configuration once it is booted.
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