Streaming Configurator

The ROAD Streaming Configurator is a Windows application for testing stream inputs to the ROAD engine. It can be used to get the correct parameters for the template of ROAD Job templates.

Prerequisite

ROAD Streaming Configurator uses the DAVID FFmpeg Source filter, which is installed with the ROAD backend package.
Copy the StreamingConfgurator.exe to your hard disk (recommended into the "Program Files\ROAD" directory ).

Usage

Playback

Start ROAD Streaming Configurator by double-clicking or using a desktop shortcut.

Choose a Source Filter. DAVID FFmpeg Source is recommended.
Choose an URL. This may be any URL supported by FFmpeg. You can find more information of the supported protocols at FFmpeg Protocols Documentation.
Click the Analyze button
Now the Program combobox, Video Streams and Audio streams listboxes are filled with the streams found.
Select the desired stream.
Click Play button to playback the stream

ROAD config

In the top right edit field, the configuration required for the ROAD Jobs can be copied to the clipboard.
Paste the configuration in the respecitve section of the schedule or job template.

Logging

in the lower right part of the window, log messages are written, as well as into a file.
In case of an error click on Open Log File and look for error entries.
If the error message is not clear contact the DAVID support.