You can open the Settings Window by clicking Settings button which is at the left side on the bottom of Control Agent window.
System Check
System performance is a critical factor while running Ingest application, therefore you can set the system performance options in order to control CPU usage, RAM usage and disk spaces.
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Check used disk space:It activates Refresh interval, Enable warning and alarm. You can adjust used disk space, refresh interval by setting Refresh interval in milliseconds (ms). You can set Enable warning and Enable alarm if used disk space usage exceeds to a percentage value. In the figure above, if used disk space usage is 80% then a warning is triggered. If used disk space usage is 95% then an alarm is triggered. You can check any disk or all the disks by checking appropriate checkboxes.
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Ingest Application
After you run Metus Ingest Control Agent, you can automatically start Metus Ingest by clicking Run button on the Control Agent main window. Ingest Application Settings provides the options for Metus Ingest and the project files.
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Start all encoders after starting the Ingest:You can automatically start all encoders at the time of starting Ingest by checking this option.
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Encoders & Profiles
The Control Agent checks file sizes, the consistencies between encoders and profiles and also frame buffer usage in order to detect the errors occurred in Metus Ingest application.
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Check frame buffer usage:The frame buffers keep unenclosed video frames. If the number of frames exceed to a certain value, the Control Agent can automatically inform the user via alarms. This option activates the options related to frame buffer usage. In the figure above, if the number of frame buffers is 5, then the Content Agent closes the Ingest on buffer alarm.
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Final File Control
Some files may become corrupted because of compression techniques or audio source problems. One of the features of the Control Agent is to check the file with the options given below. The description of the corrupted file is sent to the user via email and also saved as logs.
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Treat check errors as:If the file is corrupted with the result of the file control, the error can be treated as warning, info and alarm by setting this option.
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You can inform any user by sending all type of logs via email. To set this option, you should provide the email address and password of the sender.
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After you completed this options , you could send Test E-mail to check your settings.
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Sound Alert
Enable sound alarms:If you check this option, all options about Sound Alert are activated. You can enable alerts in case of any warning, error and alarm.
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-Alert on error
-Alert on alarm
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Log
Enable text log:If you check Enable text log option, all actions are saved as logs in Logs subfolder of the application folder. This option enables the user to trace all logs. You can adjust the number of the logs on Log tab with Max items on the list option. At the figure below , the last 100 logs are listed. You can also keep all type of logs (Info, Alarm, Warning, and Error) as a text file.
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Remote Connection
Remote Connection option is used for controlling Metus Ingest Control Agent from command prompt or from other external third party software.
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Note:This option will only take effect when you restart the application.
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Language
In this window, you can set the language option (English and Turkish) for this application. If you change the language, it will only take effect when you restart the application.
Hide Option
If you click this button, you minimize the Metus Ingest Control Agent to System Tray.
If you don’t hide the application, it is automatically minimized to System Tray after a certain time.
