Transcoding Templates

Instead of manually selecting input streams to be transcoded, you can define templates with rules for automatic transcoding of input streams according to the settings of a pre-defined Transcoding Template. Every time a new input stream, which matches the conditions of the template, is added, it will be automatically transcoded into the transcoded streams defined in the template's settings. The input streams are identified by system according to naming patterns.

To create a new transcoding template:

1. Click the Inputs tab at the top of the ZiXi Broadcaster administrative screen.
2. In the Menu bar, click the Templates () button. 
   The Transcoding Templates window is displayed:
    
3. Click New to define a new template. 
   The following window is displayed:
    
4.  In the Input ID pattern field, enter a pattern for the Stream ID of the input stream that will be automatically transcoded. This pattern will be used to identify the input stream and can include variables that are marked with the "$" sign followed by a number (e.g. $1, $2, etc.) and/or with an asterisk "*" wildcard . The patterns should also include a part of the string that requires an exact match. For example, the pattern "$1_stream_$2kbps" will match an input stream "talk_show_stream_600kbps". 
5. Click Apply.

Once you have created the profile, you can use it to transcode an input stream.

To Transcode an Input Stream:

1. In the  ZiXi Broadcaster Inputs page, click the desired row of the incoming stream that you want to transcode.
2. Click the  button, and then Transcode. The Transcode <input stream name> window with the settings of the selected input stream is displayed.
   
3. Enter the unique Stream I.D. for the new transcoded input stream.
4. In Stream Parameters, select the desired Video Profile and/or Audio Profile that you have configured. If you have not configured a video or audio profile you can select Keep original stream. In this case the video or audio input will not be transcoded.   
5. Click OK.
   The transcoded input stream is created and appears in an embedded window labeled Transcoded sources under the original input stream from which it was created.