Description:
Soloist 4111 HW1:
Specify the video codec for a multicast stream playback. The codec must be set up prior
to starting the stream.
Soloist 4111 HW2 and edje 4111:
The system will automatically detect the video code in future releases. For the current
release, it is required for the initial start of multicast stream playback.
MediaHub:
This command does not apply for MediaHub systems.
Form:
Command Handler: DCMD
VIDEOTYPE [CODEC]
Argument List:
Terse Verbose Description Supported
0 DEFAULT Default (MPEG2_SD and MPEG2_HD) All
1 MPEG1 MPEG1 None
2 MPEG2_SD MPEG2 Std Def All
3 MPEG2_DVD MPEG2 DVD All
4 MPEG2_HD MPEG2 High Def All
5 DIVX311_SD DiVX 3.11 Std Def None
6 DIVX311_HD DiVX 3.11 High Def None
7 MPEG4_SD MPEG4 Std Def All
8 MPEG4_HD MPEG4 High Def None
9 H264_SD AVC/H.264 Std Def Soloist 4111 hw2, edje 4111
10 H264_HD AVC/H.264 High Def Soloist 4111 hw2, edje 4111
11 VC1MP_SD VC1 Main Profile Std Def-wmv3 Soloist 4111 hw2, edje 4111
12 VC1MP_HD VC1 Main Profile High Def-wmv3 Soloist 4111 hw2, edje 4111
13 VC1AP_SD VC1 Advanced Prof Std De-wvc1 Soloist 4111 hw2, edje 4111
14 VC1AP_HD VC1 Advanced Prof High Def-wvc1 Soloist 4111 hw2, edje 4111
15 WMV_SD WM9 Std Def All
16 WMV_816P WM9 816P All
17 WMV_HD WM9 High Def All
18 SVQ3 SVQ3 None
Response:
MODIFY VIDEOTYPE RESPONSE
Verbose- "OK\r\n" to acknowledge receipt of command, or
"ERROR- [Description]\r\n" if error, ending command
Terse- "0\r\n" to acknowledge receipt of command, or
"[NON-ZERO NUMERIC VALUE]\r\n" if error, ending command
"\r\n" concludes modify responses (empty line)
DISPLAY VIDEOTYPE RESPONSE
Verbose- "OK\r\n" to acknowledge receipt of command, followed by
"VIDEOTYPE= [CODEC]\r\n", or
"ERROR- [Description]\r\n" if error, ending command
Terse- "0\r\n" to acknowledge receipt of command, followed by
"[TERSE NUMERIC VALUE]\r\n", or
"[NON-ZERO NUMERIC VALUE]\r\n" if error, ending command
"\r\n" concludes display responses (empty line)
Examples:
Verbose command to retrieve current setting:
*.DCMD VIDEOTYPE <enter>
Response is: OK\r\n
VIDEOTYPE= MPEG2_HD\r\n
Terse command to retrieve current setting:
*.DCMD VT <enter>
Response is: 4\r\n
0\r\n
Verbose command to change setting:
*.DCMD VIDEOTYPE MPEG4_SD <enter>
Response is: OK\r\n
Terse command to change setting:
*.DCMD VT 7 <enter>
Response is: 0\r\n
Notes:
The configuration value for this command is no longer used for file playback. It will
become obselete in future releases for Soloist 4111 HW2 systems, and will continue to be
required for Soloist 4111 HW1 Multicast Streaming.