VBrick Systems VB6000, VB4000, VB5000 manual VBStar Pump, Recording vs. Archiving

screen icon indicates when a recording is in progress. VBStar combines digital television recording, networking and video storage with an MPEG-2 video server in one compact package. VBStar provides efficient, robust and feature-rich MPEG video storage and playback capabilities. Through its record and FTP capability, VBStar eliminates the reliance on broadband networks, including Quality of Service requirements. A VBStar encoder allows recording and playing audio and high quality 30-frame per second MPEG video streams on desktop PC's and Television monitors located anywhere in the world.

Recording vs. Archiving

MPEG-2 encoders behave differently when mixed models are present in the same enclosure. For example when there is a WM encoder in Slot1 and an MPEG-2 encoder in Slot2, the MPEG-2 recorder becomes an archiver and not a recorder. (An archiver can only record from an associated encoder whereas a recorder can record from an encoder, a decoder, or from the network.) This section explains in detail how the MPEG-2 encoder works when functioning as a recorder (see VBStar Record on page 105). For an explanation of how the MPEG-2 encoder works when functioning as an archiver, see "Configuration: Encoder > Archiver" in the WM Appliance Admin Guide.

Note In mixed models with an MPEG-2 encoder in Slot1 and an MPEG-4 encoder in Slot2, you can only record from the MPEG-2 encoder.

VBStar Pump

MPEG-2 video can be played directly from the internal hard disk or streamed from the VBrick to an unlimited number of desktops over an Ethernet/IP. The term "Pump" is used in connection with VBStar screens to indicate that video stored on the hard drive may be transmitted similar to the way VBrick delivers live video. Any file selected using any of the management interfaces can be sent to any address on the network. To view the file locally, it is necessary to specify the file and enter an appropriate multicast or unicast address into the pump destination address field. A file may be pumped in batch mode or single file mode. The designated file or batch may be pumped once or continuously. The file may also be pumped automatically as soon as it is received through FTP.

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