Step 3: Create SMPTE 2110 output group

To configure a SMPTE 2110 output

To create a SMPTE 2110 output on the web interface, you create one SMPTE 2110 output group that contains one output for video, one output for audio, and (optionally) one output for ancillary data. The video output contains one stream that contains one video.

1. On the web interface for the event, scroll down to the Additional Global Configuration section.

   Open the section and choose Low Latency Mode. We recommend that you enable this field for any event that includes SMPTE 2110 outputs.

2. Scroll down to the Output Groups section and choose the SMPTE 2110 tab.

3. In the output group section, complete the NMOS Control field:

   • Check this field if your organization has an NMOS registry.

   • Otherwise, leave the field unchecked.

4. Choose Add Output on the far right of the page. A new output section appears, with a reference to one Elemental Live stream. For example, Stream 1. Assume that this stream is for video.

5. Choose Add Output again for each audio output you want to include. You should have identified the output you need when you designed the audio output. Each time you add an output, a new output section appears, with a reference to one Elemental Live stream. For example, Stream 2.

6. Optionally, choose Add Output again to create an output for ancillary data. A new output section appears, with a reference to one Elemental Live stream. For example, Stream 3.

   Scroll down to the Streams section. There is one Elemental Live stream for each output you created.

7. To set up the video stream (for example, Stream 1), hover over Audio 1 and click x. The stream now contains only a video stream.

8. To set up each audio stream (for example, Stream 2), hover over Video and click x. The stream now contains only an audio stream. If you scroll back up to the output that references this stream, you'll see that there is now an Audio Settings section.

9. To set up the ancillary data stream (for example, Stream 3), hover over Audio 1 and click x. Then click Caption +. The stream now contains a video stream and a captions stream. If you scroll back up to the output that references this stream, you'll see that there is now an Ancillary Data Settings section.

10. To set up the content of the video, audio, and ancillary data streams, see the sections Set up the video stream, Set up the audio stream, and Set up the ancillary data stream.

11. When you save the event, Elemental Live creates an SDP file for each output you included in the output group. The files are stored on your appliance at this location:

    http://locahost/<filename>

    For information about the file name, see Step 4: Download and post the SDP file.

12. Follow the appropriate step with the SDP files:

    • If you enabled NMOS in the output group, Elemental Live automatically sends the SDP file to your registry, and your registry processes the information in each file. You don't need to do anything with the files.

    • If you didn't enable NMOS, you can download this file so that you can make it available to the downstream system for this output. See Step 4: Download and post the SDP file.

      You must put the files on an HTTP server that is accessible to the downstream system.

To set up the video stream

1. Complete the Outputs section:

   • RTP Payload Type – Enter a number for the type. For example, 96 for a video stream. If you aren't sure what number to enter, speak to the administrator of the downstream system.

     This number will appear in the m= line in the SDP file.

   • Primary Destination and Secondary Destination – These fields appear only if the NMOS Control field is unchecked. Complete the two fields in one of these ways:

     • If you are not implementing seamless protection switching, complete only the primary destination.

     • If you are implementing seamless protection switching, complete both destinations fields, one interface for the primary stream, the other for the secondary stream.

     Enter the unicast or multicast address to deliver the video stream to. For example:

     rtp://239.x.x.x:5000

     This information will appear in the SDP file.

   • Interface – complete these two fields in one of these ways:

     • If you are not implementing seamless protection switching, complete only Interface.

     • If you are implementing seamless protection switching, complete both Interface fields, one interface for the primary stream, the other for the secondary stream.

2. Complete the Streams section for the video (for example, Stream 1):

   • Video Codec – Choose the codec that you identified when you designed the video.

   • Interlace Mode – Choose Progressive or Interlaced.

   • FourCC (Uncompressed only) – Choose s210 (10-bit 4:2:2 packed).

   • Compression Ratio (JPEG XS only) – Choose the compression that the downstream system has requested.

   • Resolution - Width – Enter a value that meets one of the following conditions:

     • A value between 352 and 1152. The value must be divisible by 4.

     • A value between 1160 and 2048. The value must be divisible by 8.

     • A value between 2054 and 4096. The value must be divisible by 16.

   • Resolution - Height – Enter a value that meets one of the following conditions:

     • If Interlace Mode is Progressive – a value of 240 or more. The value must be divisible by 4.

       If Interlace Mode is Interlaced – a value of 240 or more. The value must be divisible by 8.

   • Complete other fields according to your preference.

   Many of the fields in this section appear in the a=ftmp line in the SDP file.

To set up the audio stream

Follow this procedure to set up each audio stream.

1. Complete the Outputs section in the same way that you completed the section for the video. Make sure that you enter an RTP payload type that is unique in this SMPTE 2110 output group.

   For information about the packet time, see the information after this procedure.

2. Add more encodes to each stream, according to your design. For example, if your design includes an output that must contain four stereo PCM channels, you need four encodes in the stream.

3. Complete the Streams section for the video (for example, Stream 1):

   • Audio Source – Choose the input selector that identifies the source for this audio. You previously set up this selector in the Input section of the event.

   • Audio Codec – Choose the codec you identified for this stream when you designed the audio. Choose the same audio codec for all the encodes in this Elemental Live stream.

   • Channels (PCM only) – Set the number of channels you identified for this audio when you designed the audio.

   • Coding Mode (Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus) – Choose the mode you identified for this audio when you designed the audio.

   • Sample Rate (PCM only) – See the information after this procedure.

   • Bit Depth – Choose a value. Choose the same value for all the encodes in this Elemental Live stream.

   • Complete other fields according to your preference. For Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus, some of the remaining fields relate to Dolby metadata. For more information, see Working with Dolby metadata.

   Many of the fields in this section appear in the a=ftmp line in the SDP file.

To set up the ancillary data stream

You set up the ancillary data stream to include embedded captions. You can optionally configure how you want to handle ad avails. These ad avails might be in the source and/or might be ad avails that you insert using the API.

1. Complete the Outputs section in the same way that you completed the section for the video. Make sure you enter an RTP payload type that is unique in this SMPTE 2110 output group.

2. Complete the video stream for this output so that it is identical to the video that you set up in the video output. In our example, the video stream in this ancillary data output is stream 3, and the video in the video output is stream 1.

3. If you want to pass through ad avails, complete these fields in the Outputs section:

   • Enable SCTE 35 Passthrough – Set the check box to checked.

   • SCTE 104 messages line number – Enter the line number that you identified when you designed the ancillary data.

4. If you want include embedded captions in the output, follow this procedure:

   • Make sure that you have set up the event so that the captions in the input are converted to embedded captions in the output (or that the embedded source captions are passed through). For information about setting up captions, see Setting up for captions.

   • In the Outputs section for the ancillary data, for CEA-608-E captions line number, enter the line number that you identified when you designed the ancillary data.