VIVOTEKVideo quality <strong>se</strong>ttings for stream 1 / stream 2 Advanced ModeThe Network Camera offers two choices of video compression standards for real-time viewing: MPEG-4and MJPEG.Click the items to display the detailed configuration <strong>se</strong>ttings. You can <strong>se</strong>t up two <strong>se</strong>perate streams for theNetwork Camera for different viewing devices. For example, <strong>se</strong>t a smaller frame size and lower bit ratefor remote viewing on mobile phones and a larger video size and a higher bit rate for live viewing on webbrow<strong>se</strong>rs.If MPEG-4 mode is <strong>se</strong>lected, it is streamed in RTSP protocol. There are four parameters provided inMPEG-4 mode which allow you to adjust the video performance:■ Frame sizeSelect the video size. Note that a larger frame size takes up more bandwidth. The frame sizes are<strong>se</strong>lectable in the following resolutions: 176 x 144, 320 x 240 and 640 x 480.■ Maximum frame rateThis limits the maximum refresh frame rate per <strong>se</strong>cond. Set the frame rate higher for smoother videoquality.If the power line frequency is <strong>se</strong>t to 50Hz, the frame rates are <strong>se</strong>lectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps,8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, and 25fps. If the power line frequency is <strong>se</strong>t to 60Hz, the frame rates are<strong>se</strong>lectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, and 30fps. You can also <strong>se</strong>lectCustomize and manually enter a value.46 - <strong>U<strong>se</strong>r</strong>'s <strong>Manual</strong>
VIVOTEK■ Intra frame periodDetermine how often to plant an I frame. The shorter the duration, the more likely you will get bettervideo quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption. Select the intra frame periodfrom the following durations: 1/4 <strong>se</strong>cond, 1/2 <strong>se</strong>cond, 1 <strong>se</strong>cond, 2 <strong>se</strong>conds, 3 <strong>se</strong>conds, and 4 <strong>se</strong>conds.■ Video qualityA complex scene generally produces a larger file size, meaning that higher bandwidth will be neededfor data transmission. Therefore, if Constant bit rate is <strong>se</strong>lected, the bandwidth utilization is fixed ata <strong>se</strong>lected level, resulting in mutable video quality performance. The bit rates are <strong>se</strong>lectable at thefollowing rates: 20Kbps, 30Kbps, 40Kbps, 50Kbps, 64Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 768Kbps,1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps, and 4Mbps. You can also <strong>se</strong>lect Customize and manually enter a value.On the other hand, if Fixed quality is <strong>se</strong>lected, all frames are transmitted with the same quality;bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable. The video quality can be adjusted to the following<strong>se</strong>ttings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed, and Excellent. You can also <strong>se</strong>lect Customize andmanually enter a value.If JPEG mode is <strong>se</strong>lected, the Network Camera continuously <strong>se</strong>nds JPEG images to the client, producinga moving effect similar to a filmstrip. Every single JPEG image transmitted guarantees the sameimage quality, which in turn comes at the expen<strong>se</strong> of variable bandwidth usage. Becau<strong>se</strong> the mediacontents are a combination of JPEG images, no audio data is transmitted to the client. There are threeparameters provided in MJPEG mode to control the video performance:■ Frame sizeSelect the video size. Note that a larger frame size takes up more bandwidth. The frame sizes are<strong>se</strong>lectable in the following resolutions: 176 x 144, 320 x 240 and 640 x 480.■ Maximum frame rateThis limits the maximal refresh frame rate per <strong>se</strong>cond. Set the frame rate higher for a smoother videoquality.If the power line frequency is <strong>se</strong>t to 50Hz, the frame rates are <strong>se</strong>lectable at the following rates: 1fps,2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps and 25fps. If the power line frequency is <strong>se</strong>t to 60Hz, theframe rates are <strong>se</strong>lectable at the following rates: 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fpsand 30fps. You can also <strong>se</strong>lect Customize, and manually enter a value.■ Video qualityThe video qualities are <strong>se</strong>lectable at the following <strong>se</strong>ttings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed andExcellent. You can also <strong>se</strong>lect Customize, and manually enter a value.NOTE► The value of video quality and fixed quality refers to the compression rate, so the lower value willproduce the higher quality.Day/Night SettingsSwitch to B/W in night modeSelect this to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to B/W during night mode.<strong>U<strong>se</strong>r</strong>'s <strong>Manual</strong> - 47