File Transfer & VOD

The File Transfer and VOD settings screen enables the download of files and the playback of VOD content and, in addition, specifies the speed limits (download/upload). The settings in this screen are related to the VOD and Files screens.  

FieldDescription

File Transfer & VOD

  

Download

Enables download of files through the Files menu of the Zixi Broadcaster.

HTTP InputEnables HTTP acceleration mode. In this mode, instead of specifying a file location on the server’s hard disk, the Zixi Broadcaster receives an HTTP address from which it will retrieve the file and then transfer it to the Client. 

Upload

Enables upload of files through the Files menu of the Zixi Broadcaster

Automatically index VOD files

Indexes the VOD files in the various VOD folders. In some cases the indexing of VOD files can affect performance. Using this control you can decide when to index the VOD files in order to ensure optimal performance during peek times.

Scan on startupIndexes the files in the VOD folder that have not been indexed during startup of the Zixi Broadcaster.
HLS indexingEnables indexing of HLS streams. The indexing creates an M3U8 playlist file. 
MPEG-DASH indexingEnables indexing of MPEG-DASH streams. The indexing creates a .mpd (MPEG-DASH Media Presentation Description) file.

VOD

Enables the VOD feature.

Encrypt downloads

Encrypts files that are downloaded.

Max download speed [kbps]Limits the amount of bandwidth used to download files
Max upload speed [kbps]Limits the amount of bandwidth used to upload files
Initial bitrate [kbps]Limits the amount of bandwidth used during initial download/upload (before cache)
HTTP/Origin cache size [MB]Limits the amount of cache memory that can can be used for cache