Setting up an on-premise encoder

Setting up an on-premise encoder

There are a number of software and hardware encoders that work well with Azure Media Services and the list is growing as more companies certify their equipment or software with Microsoft. Please check directly with Microsoft at this page for … Continued
Editing captions with the CC editor

Editing captions with the CC editor

In the caption editor you can upload a caption file for the video, or you can let technology do the work for you and automatically generate a caption file. Once the file is loaded, you can use the editing panel … Continued
Shifting caption timing

Shifting caption timing

If you use a live captioning service, chances are that the caption file from the service will being when the first person speaks. This doesn’t always align with the video because you may have gone live 10 minutes earlier. Consequently, … Continued
VOD2Live Playlist – Stream VOD as a live stream

VOD2Live Playlist – Stream VOD as a live stream

VOD2Live is a super powerful feature that enables you to stream pre-recorded video content as a live stream on any channel. Ever land on a webpage where video is already playing, similar to turning on the TV in the middle … Continued
Live captions are not displayed in player

Live captions are not displayed in player

The Ravnur Government Live Streaming and Video Archive Management solution supports live captions when sent as embedded CEA-608/708 streams. Whether you are using the passthough or cloud encoding mode on the streaming server, the caption stream should be viewable in … Continued
Automatic extraction of embedded captions

Automatic extraction of embedded captions

If you use a live captioning service to send live captions with the video stream, then we have good news for you. The captions will be automatically extracted from the stream and converted into a sidecar file that you can … Continued
Trimming captions and cue points

Trimming captions and cue points

Removing the unwanted slate and dead air at the beginning and end of the video should be the first step in the post-production editing process. The trim editor is an easy way to do that because the video is already … Continued
Real-time live captioning

Real-time live captioning

Real-time closed captions – we’ve seen them on TV for years thanks to government regulations pushing the technology providers and content producers. As a content producer yourself, you are faced with regulatory compliance as well as the demand from your … Continued
Unlisted Live Streams

Unlisted Live Streams

Sometimes there is a need to run a test stream, or to run a stream that you don’t want to advertise as scheduled or running because it isn’t an official public meeting. This can be accomplished by using the Privacy … Continued
Automatically start a live stream

Automatically start a live stream

When you schedule a meeting, you can configure your channel to start automatically. This applies to both the preview and live streams. This feature ties in nicely with cameras and encoders that are operated remotely or are set to start … Continued