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Table of Contents
- Introduction
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Key Features
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System Requirements
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- Tutorial
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Part 1. Ultra Encode Setup
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Part 2. Youtube Setup
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- Installation
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Safety Information
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FCC Compliance Statement
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- Get Started with Ultra Encode
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Access Web UI
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Initialization
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Streaming Server
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General
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Encoding Parameters
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Summary of Contents for Magewell Ultra Encode
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Access the Web UI Introduction Sign In/Out Dashboard Key Features Streaming Server System Requirements General Tutorial Encoding Parameters EDID Part 1. Ultra Encode Setup Network Part 2. YouTube Setup Firmware Installation User Admin About Safety Information FCC Compliance Statement Interfaces & Indicators Support... -
Page 3: Introduction
Introduction Our Ultra Encode family of universal live media encoders offers systems integrators, streaming professionals, and OEM partners a flexible and affordable encoding solution for applications including live streaming, AV over IP, remote contribution, IP production workflows and much more. Available in HDMI and SDI models, Ultra Encode supports high-quality H.264, H.265 (HEVC) -
Page 4: Key Features
■ Opera 55.0.2994.44 and above ■ Network provides network management and configuration. ■ Ultra Encode Family Firmware provides online and manual update to refresh device ■ Ultra Encode HDMI firmware. ■ Ultra Encode SDI User Admin provides user management. -
Page 5: Tutorial
Tutorial Let’s learn by example. Throughout this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the creation of a basic YouTube live streaming with Ultra Encode. It’ll consist of two parts: Part 1. Ultra Encode setup Part 2. YouTube setup Part 1. Ultra Encode Setup 1. - Page 6 Sign In Find your Device...
- Page 7 2. Add YouTube streaming session In the left control pane, go to Streaming Server tab. Click Add Server and choose Go to YouTube https://www.google.com/device, and paste the code prompted. Follow the page instructions to log in and trust your device.
- Page 8 Choose the Event where you want to show your video clips. Then you can simply save the server with default parameters for streaming. Go back to the Streaming Server tab and turn on the switch before YouTube icon to start the streaming session. Now the encoder is ready to bring your content to YouTube directly with all these settings.
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Page 9: Part 2. Youtube Setup
Part 2. YouTube Setup Create a live stream task in YouTube Studio to go live, and specify the Title, Category, Privacy, etc. -
Page 10: Installation
Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product ■ ■ qualified service technician or your retailer for help. in any area where it may become wet. If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact your dealer ■ or the Magewell Support Team via support@magewell.net. -
Page 11: Fcc Compliance Statement
FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and cause undesired operation (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Statement This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. -
Interfaces & Indicators Ultra Encode HDMI Figure 1 Ultra Encode HDMI Plug included Wi-Fi antenna when you want to connect to a wireless network. ...
- Page 13 Ultra Encode SDI Figure 2 Ultra Encode SDI Plug included Wi-Fi antenna when you want to connect to a wireless network. ...
- Page 14 Indicators Indicators status is as follows. Multiple indicators flash: PWR (Power) All but PWR indicator lights flash once simultaneously: system is booting up ■ On: power on. or rebooting. ■ Off: power off. The indicator lights flash in turn from IN to Wi-Fi: firmware is updating. ■...
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Page 15: Get Started With Ultra Encode
In your smartphone/pad/laptop, turn on WLAN, search for and join the device AP named Ultra Encode + (Serial number). The AP names after your gear's Serial number, and the password is the last 8-number of the serial number. For example, a serial number A304210101001 indicates the initial AP password is 10101001. -
Page 16: Initialization
We recommend that the distance between the Web UI and the encoder should be within 10m. In your web browser, enter 192.168.48.1 to open the Web UI. Input your username and password. The default administrator name and password are both Admin. ■... -
Page 17: Web Ui Configuration
In your smartphone/pad/laptop, turn on WLAN, search for and join the device AP named Ultra Encode + (Serial number). The AP names after your gear's Serial number, and the password is the last 8-number of the serial number by default. For example, a serial number A304210101001 indicates the initial AP password is 10101001. -
Page 18: Sign In/Out
We recommend that the distance between the Web UI and the encoder should be within 10m. In your web browser, enter 192.168.48.1 to open the Web UI. Sign In/Out The Web UI allows multiple users to have read/write access to make configuration settings at the same time after logging-in. -
Page 19: Dashboard
Dashboard On Dashboard page, you can: preview the thumbnail of the encoded video ■ check device hardware information ■ check system performance status ■ set global volume and color ■ Set Volume HDMI/SDI IN: adjust input signal volume ■ LINE IN: adjust the audio connected to the LINE IN ■... - Page 20 Set Color Set color format of preview and stream video. Brightness: range from -100 to 100, the default value is 0. ■ Contrast: range from 50 to 200, the default value is 100. ■ Saturation: range from 0 to 200, the default value is 100. ■...
- Page 21 Check Hardware Information Serial number: serial number of your unit, which is also marked on your ■ device. Hardware version: hardware version of your unit. ■ Firmware version: current firmware version that is installed in your unit. You ■ can update the firmware, via the System > Firmware tab.
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Page 22: Streaming Server
Streaming Server The encoder natively supports streaming to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, as well as self-defined servers. Manage Streaming Sessions The encoder will start working automatically once a streaming session is added. That is, the first streaming task successfully added will start automatically; or, if the encode is streaming a TS, SRT or RTMP task, another streaming session, which use the same protocol as is the one streaming, will automatically start once added. - Page 23 long as the destination server allows, RTMP/RTMPS video platforms such as Twitch, Facebook, YouTube can be streamed to at the same time with your accounts. Stream only 1 session of HLS (push), RTSP, or NDI HX (NDI|HX2). ■ Total bitrates for different network connection types: ■...
- Page 24 Live Streaming to Twitch You can stream to Twitch if you have a Twitch account. To ensure smooth live streaming experience, connecting to a wired Ethernet network is recommended. Click + Add Server in the Streaming Server tab, select , follow the on-screen instructions to log in and select a server.
- Page 25 Live Streaming to Facebook Live You can live broadcast to Facebook if you have a Facebook account. To ensure smooth live streaming experience, connecting to a wired Ethernet network is recommended. Stream via the Facebook live interface. ■ Click + Add Server in the Streaming Server tab, select enter the Stream Name.
- Page 26 Stream via an RTMP session. ■ Click + Add Server, select Enter Facebook URL and Stream Key. To create a live stream on Facebook: Go to https://www.facebook.com/live/create to create a live stream on Facebook. Click Create Live Stream. iii. Choose where you want to post your live broadcast. After inputting the event, or group name, the server URL and stream key or persistent stream key will be displayed on the WebUI.
- Page 27 priority and connect to it for streaming. If the current network is disconnected, the unit automatically re-scans according to the priority. Plug a USB modem into your encoder when using mobile network to stream. Click Test to check the network connection. Go back to the Streaming Server page, and turn on before the added server to start live streaming.
- Page 28 By default, the network connection priority is: Mobile Broadband > Ethernet > Wi-Fi. The device scans for the available network according to the connection priority and connect to it for streaming. If the current network is disconnected, the unit automatically re-scans according to the priority. Plug a USB modem into your encoder while using mobile network to stream.
- Page 29 RTMP/RTMPS Name: specify a name for current task to facilitate server management, ■ which will be displayed in the server list. Stream: choose to deliver a main or sub stream, which can be customized ■ Encoding Parameters tab. URL: enter the RTMP URL address, or an RTMP address you have obtained ■...
- Page 30 The encoder can stream up to 6 RTMP/RTMPS servers simultaneously. The ■ recommended total bitrates for the streams is below 24Mbps for a wired network connection, and 16Mbps for a wireless network connection. RTSP Name: specify a name for current task to facilitate server management, ■...
- Page 31 SRT Caller Name: specify a name for current task to facilitate server management, ■ which will be displayed in server list. Stream: choose to stream main or sub stream, which can be customized in ■ Encoding Parameters tab. Address: enter the Listener address when Mode is set to Caller. If the SRT ■...
- Page 32 Stream ID: specify Stream ID of 0 to 256 characters which should be ■ consistent with that of its sender. Encryption: specify the stream encryption algorithm to ensure the data ■ security, options are AES-128/192/256. Passphrase: specify stream key of 10 to 79 characters, which is the same as ■...
- Page 33 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%. A worse network condition requires more bandwidth for overhead to ensure normal transmission. MTU: specify maximum transmission unit (MTU) in bytes, ranging from 232 ■ to 1500. The default size is 1496. Connections: 8 connections at most. ■...
- Page 34 NDI HX Name: specify a name for current task to facilitate server management, ■ which will be displayed in server list. Source Video ■ Group name ■ Specify the Group name which the source belongs to. It is case- insensitive, and should be a combination of A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9 and special characters like _-.
- Page 35 the switch is off. Failover: turn on to protect your NDI transmission from failure. If the initial ■ source video fails, the backup device begins to provide a service. The initial source will be automatically switched back to after it recovers. This function is disabled by default.
- Page 36 Name: specify a name for current task to facilitate server management, ■ which will be displayed in server list. Main stream: switch it on when pushing main stream. Modify the stream ■ profile in Encoding Parameters tab. Main key: set key for main stream. The keys of main and sub stream should ■...
- Page 37 TS over UDP/RTP Name: specify a name for current task to facilitate server management, ■ which will be displayed in server list. Stream: choose to stream main or sub stream, which can be customized in ■ Encoding Parameters tab. Address: specify the destination address. ■...
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Page 38: General
General Device Name: range from 1 to 32 characters, including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, space ■ ._- + ' [ ] ( ) and cannot begin or end with a space. No Signal Images: Select a JPEG image for no signal display, which size up to 1920x1080, 512KB. - Page 39 Set Input Color format: input video color format. Check the box to select other ■ options, including RGB, YUV BT.601, YUV BT.709, YUV BT.2020. Quantization: input quantization range. Check the box to select other ■ options, including Full range(0-255), Limited range(16-235). Set Output Color format: check the box to select other options, including YUV BT.601, ■...
- Page 40 Cloud You can apply for remotely control using Magewell Cloud. Click Register...: and input parameters in the prompted window. And save ■ after configuration. Invitation code: a 4-digital numbers security code obtained from ■ Magewell Cloud. If not leave it empty.
- Page 41 Cloud address: shows the IP address of Cloud. ■ HTTP port: shows the HTTP port of device used to communicate with ■ Cloud. A/V Sync Audio offset ranges from -200 to 200ms. ■ To match up the audio and video tracks, set a positive value to delay the start of the audio track, or set a negative value to reduce the delay.
- Page 42 Date & Time Time zone: specify a time zone for your device. ■ Set time automatically: turn on Set Time Automatically. Then the device's ■ time will synchronized to the world-time servers depending on the timezone you set. Otherwise, you can set time manually. NTP server 1: the default server is 0.pool.ntp.org.
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Page 43: Encoding Parameters
Encoding Parameters Set Main Stream By default, the parameters follow input. Turn on the switch to customize the main stream. Output: by default, it follows input resolution, frame rate, bitrate. However, ■ when the pixel rate of the input signal reaches 170MHz, 4:4:4/4:2:2, the horizontal and vertical resolutions will both go down to half of the original values. - Page 44 frame, such as Sony A7S II, then write the timecode into SEI message. SDI supports to write system timecode or SMPTE RP-188 timecode (if present in the input signal) into SEI message. Closed caption SEI message: turn on the switch to encode closed captions ■...
- Page 45 Set Audio AAC: all audio streams will be affected by modifying the AAC bitrate. It ■ ranges from 16 to 256 Kbps, and the default value is 128 Kbps.
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Page 46: Edid
EDID Click and enter the EDID tab to check the EDID information. By clicking Reset to Default in the bottom right corner of the page, you can cancel your settings. This tab is only available for HDMI products. Setting SmartEDID NOTE: This function is available for HDMI products. - Page 47 Add audio ■ Force the source device to output audio. ■ If users connect a monitor which doesn’t support audio to the loop- ■ through output, the source device will decide not to output audio. As a result, the device will not get any audio input. If Add Audio is enabled, the device will communicate with the video source device, forcing it to output audio.
- Page 48 Checking OUTPUT EDID OUTPUT EDID shows the EDID of the connected loop-through device. NOTE: This section is available for HDMI products. Export: Click and set the file name to export the current EDID as a .bin file. ■...
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Page 49: Network
Network Networking information, including Ethernet, Wi-Fi and AP, can be set in the Network tab. Set Ethernet The device automatically detects and connects to the Ethernet when networking to a DHCP-enabled LAN. Or you can set the IP address manually for a fixed IP address or an auto-networking failure. - Page 50 Set Wi-Fi 16 Wi-Fi network information can be saved for auto-detection. Modify Wi-Fi Disconnect: click to cut off current Wi-Fi network. ■ Change... click to choose a different WLAN to connect to. ■ SSID: named after device serial number. ■ Status: Wi-Fi signal strength.
- Page 51 Set AP You device can work as an AP to be joined to for remote web control. Disable: click to turn off AP mode. This renders you unable to manage the ■ device over AP, which is not recommended, especially when you are using wireless network or linux/mac OS.
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Page 52: Firmware
Firmware Detect and update firmware to the latest version online, or you can manually add a firmware file to update the unit to specified version. Online Update By default, the function is on. When a new version is detected, a icon will flow on the control pane. - Page 53 Manual Update Click on click to update to select the .mwf firmware update file from your local storage, or just drag and drop the file from your computer into the upload zone. Dowload firmware file from our official website. The device will automatically verify the update file and upload the file after the file verification is passed.
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Page 54: User Admin
User Admin Administrator is allowed to perform the following tasks. The User Admin tab is invisible when you log in as a general user. Create/Remove General User Accounts ■ Modify User Password ■ Create/Remove General User Accounts After signing in with default admin account, you may need to add general users to give them permissions to do basic operations, like monitoring the device, or setting some of the parameters. - Page 55 Modify User Password Set Password in the following ways. Modify user password logged-in via drop-list beside your avatar at the top right Modify a specified user password in User Admin tab with admin account Modify current logged-in user password Log in Web UI. Click the drop-list icon beside your avatar icon, and click Change password.
- Page 56 Modify a specified user password Access the Web UI and sign in with the administrator account. Go to User Admin tab, then you can change any user's password. Click Set password. In the pop up window, type in and confirm your password. The password is a string of 1 to 32 characters, which contains letters A-Z, a-z, numbers 0-9 and special characters _~!@#$%^&*-+=.
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Page 57: About
Export Configuration Files Export reports from your encoder when you want to get help from the Magewell Support team. These files will help our support engineers get a better understanding of your device status and other related information. Go to About > Report. -
Page 58: Faq
VBR(variable bitrate) - which can be modified in the WebUI > Encoding Parameters, and CBR for sub stream which can not be changed. Can Ultra Encode stream to multiple destinations at Can I set one live stream server to use the main stream... - Page 59 What to do if I forget the Web UI password? Forgot admin password: ■ Press a paperclip or similar object into the hole shown in the figure. Hold the paperclip in place until all indicators but power flash twice, then remove the paper clip.
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Page 60: Support
Support Get the Latest Information If you have any problems using Magewell products or need more technical information, please visit the following. Tutorial video: Magewell TV ■ YouTube channel: Magewell Video Capture Device ■ Knowledge base: Ultra Encode Support ■... -
Page 61: Warranty
Magewell for repair. Magewell might ask you to take photos of the front and back of the defective products. Magewell will issue an RMA letter to you if it is confirmed that you need to return the faulty product for further examination or repair. Please fill in the RMA with necessary information as required. - Page 62 Magewell will repair, renovate, or replace the components after receiving the maintenance costs. If purchasers give up repairing, Magewell will dispose of the faulty unit if the purchaser chooses that option. The repaired or replaced product assumes 1) the remaining term of the Warranty of the replaced unit or faulty unit; 2) ninety (90) days from the date of replacement or repair, whichever provides longer coverage for you.
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Page 63: Notice
■ shall prevail. The only warranties for Magewell products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein ■ should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Magewell shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
