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Sharing Content During Conferences
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Useful Procedures in Content Sharing
For all MCUs, content sharing parameters are defined in the conference profile Video Quality dialog box.
Defining Content Sharing Parameters for a Conference
The available content options change according to the selected conferencing mode, and in RealPresence
Collaboration Servers 1500/2000/4000 by the media cards installed (MPMx or MPMRx) as well.
To set the content sharing parameters:
» In the Content Video Definition section, set the values for the Content Settings and Protocol as
follows:
Content sharing Options
Field Description
Content Settings Select the transmission mode for the Content channel:
•Graphics — Basic mode, intended for normal graphics
• Hi-res Graphics — A higher bit rate intended for high resolution graphic display
•Live Video — Content channel displays live video
• Customized Content Rate - Manual definition of the Conference Content Rate,
mainly for cascading conferences.
For a description of each of these options, see Content Settings.
AS-SIP Content AS-SIP is a SIP implementation utilizing SIP’s built-in security features.
When selected, content is shared using the Multiple Resolutions mode, and is not
supported in any other content sharing mode.
Multiple Resolutions Select this check box to enable Multiple Content Resolutions mode, for both H.263
and H.264 content protocols.
When enabled, H.264 is always selected and cannot be modified.
Optional. Select additional protocols:
• H.263 - If the conference includes endpoints with H.263 capabilities.
• H.264 Cascade - If the conference includes cascading links and you want to
define the video settings for content sharing.
For more information, see Sharing Content Using Multiple Content Resolutions
Mode.
Content Protocol • H.263 - Content is shared using the H.263 protocol.
• H.263 & H.264 Auto Selection - Content is shared according to conference
participants capabilities.
• H.264 HD (default) - Content is shared using the H.264 HD protocol.
• H.264 Cascade Optimized - Content is shared using the H.264 content protocol
(fixed), and optimized for use in cascaded conferences.
For a detailed description of each of these settings, see Content Media Protocols.