3.15 MPEG Service Info

NOTE: No sources of information for this element are supported in the current release.

All references to the PixelMetrix DV Station refer to earlier versions of this software

3.15.1 Creation:

Use the Monitor Browser to add a Monitor containing one or more MPEG Service Info viewers to the current Layout.

  1. Open the Monitor Browser in KEdit in one of three ways:
  2. Select an appropriate Monitor from the pull down list, using the Preview to see its appearance.
  3. Click on the preview, and drag a copy of the Monitor onto the Layout.
  4. Or add a MPEG Service Info viewer to an existing Monitor in the Layout:
  5. Unlock the Monitor by right-clicking it and selecting Unlock Monitor from the contextual menu. The Monitor's border will turn yellow, indicating it may be edited. You may also ALT-click anywhere in the Monitor, which will unlock the Monitor and select the item you clicked.
  6. Select the MPEG Service Info tool in the KEdit toolbar.
  7. Click inside the Monitor, and drag to place a MPEG Service Info viewer of the desired size.
  8. Note that if the new MPEG Service Info viewer extends beyond the Monitor boundary, then it will not be part of the Monitor.

Or add a MPEG Service Info viewer that is not part of a Monitor to the Layout:

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Note that if the new MPEG Service Info viewer extends beyond the Monitor boundary, then it will not be part of the Monitor.

3.15.2 Configuration:

The attributes of an MPEG Service Info viewer are adjustable using its Configuration Panel in KEdit. To access the panel for an MPEG Service Info viewer within a Monitor:

  1. Select the MPEG Service Info viewer using one of these methods:
    • Unlock the Monitor in which the MPEG Service Info viewer is located, by right-clicking and selecting Unlock Monitor from the contextual menu (an UNLOCKED Monitor is identified by a YELLOW BORDER and YELLOW RESIZING HANDLES in its corners), and then click on the MPEG Service Info viewer to select it
    • ALT-click on the MPEG Service Info viewer. The monitor will unlock, and the MPEG Service Info viewer will be selected.
    • NOTE: at this point the MPEG Service Info viewer may be positioned (click on the MPEG Service Info viewer and drag) and scaled (click and drag a control point) within the Monitor. It cannot be moved outside the Monitor boundary.
  2. Open the Configuration Panel for the MPEG Service Info viewer by pushing F5, or from the Configuration Panel item in the View menu.

3.15.2.1 Offline Panels

Assignment Tab

Assign Service ID:

The service ID is the Miranda long ID of the PixelMetrix analyzer, or its alias, in the file C:\iControl\ Startup\KG2Config.xml (see PixelMetrix MPEG Analyzer).

Assign Logical Service Name:

Enter the name assigned on the PixelMetrix analyzer to the service you wish to monitor. See the PixelMetrix manual for details.

Display Options:

Select any number of these three display options.

  • Show Logical Service Info: Shows the name of the program e.g. the PID and the bandwidth.
  • Show Bandwidth Usage in Percentage: if this box is checked, the bandwidth used by this particular MPEG stream will be shown as a percentage of the total available bandwidth.
  • If the box is unchecked, the actual bandwidth used by this MPEG stream will be shown, nominally in Mbits/sec.
  • Optimize Units of Measurement: If the actual bandwidth is being shown (i.e. the above box is unchecked), then checking this box will adjust the units of the displayed value to produce a more readable display, e.g. instead of .00434 MB/s, it will show 4.34 KB/s.

Channel:

If this MPEG Service Info indicator is within a Monitor, the name of the assigned Channel will be shown, and the Link order box will be active, showing the current link order of the MPEG service within the Channel displayed by this Monitor. Enter a new value if desired.

3.15.2.2 Online Panels (Kaleido-K2 only)

Assignment Tab

Assign Service ID:

The service ID is the Miranda long ID of the PixelMetrix analyzer, or its alias, in the file C:\iControl\ Startup\KG2Config.xml (see PixelMetrix MPEG Analyzer).

Assign Logical Service Name:

Enter the name assigned on the PixelMetrix analyzer to the service you wish to monitor. See the PixelMetrix manual for details.

Display Options:

Select any number of these three display options:

  • Show Logical Service Info: Shows the name of the program e.g. the PID and the bandwidth.
  • Show Bandwidth Usage in Percentage: if this box is checked, the bandwidth used by this particular MPEG stream will be shown as a percentage of the total available bandwidth.
  • If the box is unchecked, the actual bandwidth used by this MPEG stream will be shown, nominally in Mbits/sec.
  • Optimize Units of Measurement: If the actual bandwidth is being shown (i.e. the above box is unchecked), then checking this box will adjust the units of the displayed value to produce a more readable display, e.g. instead of .00434 MB/s, it will show 4.34 KB/s.

Channel:

If this MPEG Service Info indicator is within a Monitor, the name of the assigned Channel will be shown, and the Link order box will be active, showing the current link order of the MPEG service within the Channel displayed by this Monitor. Enter a new value if desired.

3.15.3 Operation

There are no operational features that can be controlled on-line for an MPEG Service Info display.


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