Source Settings

ID

—

HMP assigns a unique identifier (ID) to each source when it is defined.

Note

If you are using the HMP Command Line API, you need to copy this ID to add this source to a session.

Name

Date, time

Enter a name for the source. This name is selectable on the Sources list when content creators define sessions.

Description

—

Enter a description for the source.

Receiver

Current HMP server

To associate the source with a Media Gateway receiver for multi-site live distribution, select a defined Media Gateway from the list (see Configuring Multi-Site Live Distribution).

Type

UDP

Select the protocol type:

• UDP

• SRT (see the SRT Settings section of this table)

• RTMP (see the RTMP Settings section of this table)

• RTSP (see the RTSP Settings section of this table)

Note

RTMP and RTSP are available only in multi-site live configurations when Media Gateway is selected in the Receiver dropdown.

Address

—

Type in the IP address for the source.

Port

—

Type in the port number for the source.

Multicast Stream

Enabled

(UDP only) Indicates this is a multicast stream.

View Direct

Disabled

(UDP only) Specifies that the Haivision Play Set-Top Box uses the configured Source URL directly and not an HLS version of the stream. If a multicast source has View Direct enabled, the Web player starts the Multicast Agent to receive the source directly on the client and flip to the browser. If the source is embedded in a session or does not have View Direct enabled, the video flows through the normal multi-site live distribution mechanism (which requires at least one Media Gateway).

Low Latency

Disabled

(Available with Live Review license only) Enable the low latency player for the source.

Note

• Low latency distribution of a unicast stream from HMP uses additional system resources. Only enable this feature for streams with very limited viewership or streams that are always distributed to clients via multicast.

• Low latency multicast delivery is incompatible with encrypted streams.

• Closed captions are not supported by the low latency player.

• KLV is only supported in the low latency player.

IPTV Channel

Disabled

Specifies that the source is used in IPTV workflows. It is added to the IPTV Channels list (see Configuring IPTV Channels), as well as in the Program Guide on Haivision Play Set-Top Boxes. You can configure IPTV channels and assign access from here or from the IPTV Channels pane.

Channel Number

Highest channel number + 1

Specifies the channel number used in the IPTV Channels list and in the Program Guide. Range = 1-9999.

EPG

Off

To enable EPG display on set-top boxes, toggle the EPG button to On. (EPG must be licensed on your system.)

Schedule

First channel on list

(EPG must be On) Select the schedule for the EPG display from the drop-down list.

Mode

Caller

Specifies the SRT Connection Mode:

• Caller: HMP acts like a client and connects to a server listening and waiting for an incoming call.

• Listener: HMP acts like a server and listens/waits for clients to connect to it.

• Rendezvous: Allows calling and listening at the same time.

Tip

To simplify firewall traversal, Rendezvous Mode allows HMP and the encoder to traverse a firewall without the need to open a network port

Note

See Configuring Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) Sources.

Latency

125 ms

Specifies how long HMP buffers received packets. The size of this buffer adds up to the total latency. A minimum value must be 3 times the round-trip-time (RTT).

Range = 20–8000 ms

Note

Latency is for the SRT protocol only and does not include the capture, encoding, decoding and display processes of the endpoint devices.

Passphrase

—

(Optional, must match encoder passphrase) This parameter is required if the stream is encrypted and is used to retrieve the cryptographic key protecting the stream.

Range = 10–79 UTF-8 characters

Stream Name

Desired name for the source stream.

Mode

Select the mode for connection to the RTMP stream:

• Publisher: Stream sent directly to the Media Gateway's IP address. For more details regarding RTMP Publisher mode see Example: Connecting an RTMP Publisher Source in the Haivision Media Gateway User's Guide.

• Consumer: Stream available for Media Gateway to access on an RTMP server.

RTSP Username/Password

The username and password for the RTSP stream.

Metadata

—

(Optional) To assign metadata to the source, select a key and select one or more values or (where allowed) type in custom values

Note

Metadata keys and values must be pre-defined on your system. See Defining Metadata.

HEVC/4K

Auto Detection

On

When enabled, HMP attempts to automatically detect and update the HEVC/4K stream attributes in the checkboxes below. When disabled, these attributes must be specified manually.

Note

Manually selecting HEVC and/or 4K removes the item from being viewed in the IPTV web player (where HEVC playback is not supported) and/or on an STB (where 4K is not supported on the Play 1000 and 2000A STBs), even if the source content is not HEVC nor 4K.

Enabled

Off

If you notice that the latency on non-HLS streams sent to Haivision Play 2000/4000 STBs increases over time, you may enable PCR (Program Clock Reference) lock. This feature enhances synchronization for smoother playback, by optimizing timing accuracy in your video streams.

Note

• This feature may not work universally for all streams, so it's essential to test it before deploying to your production environment.

• This feature does not apply to HLS streams.

Profile

Default

(For advanced users only) To change the STB player tuning profile used by the View Direct UDP source, select the desired profile from the drop-down list. See Adjusting STB Player Tuning for defining the available tuning profiles.

Note

Only applies to View Direct UDP sources.

Active

Off

Toggle to enable/disable watermarking for the source

Message

—

Message to display on the watermark.

Anchor

Top Left

Location to place the watermark on the video source: Top Left, Top Right, Center, Bottom Left, or Bottom Right.

Orientation

Horizontal

Orientation of the text on the video source: Horizontal or Diagonal.

Transparency

100%

Transparency of the watermark on the video source in percent. Range: 0-100.

Font Color

White

Font color of the watermark.

Font Size

12

Font size of the watermark.

Includes

All enabled

Checkboxes to enable/disable the display of user- and time-specific data in the watermark: Username, IP Address, and Date.