General
The Z3 Technologies video encoder can be used to encode an HDMI signal and transmit over an IP network. The encoder can be configured to provide a variety of different video streams. This guide will discuss how to create a shortcut for the VLC program to open the video encoder RTSP stream in TCP mode.
Windows 10 Instructions
Download and install VLC media player from the link here.
After install locate the original shortcut
Press the windows key
Type “VLC”
Right click on the VLC icon
Select “Open file location”
A popup explorer window will appear
Create a new shortcut
Right click on “VLC media player”
Select “Create Shortcut” from the contextual menu
A dialog will appear that explain the shortcut must be saved to the desktop
Click “Yes”
Edit the Shortcut
Locate the newly created shortcut on the desktop
Right click the new shortcut
Select “Properties” from the contextual menu
Alter the “Target” field
Keep the existing text
Add a space and then append the following text to the end
--network-caching 250 --clock-jitter=0 --rtsp-tcp rtsp://10.x.y.20/z3-1.sdp
Change the IP address (10.x.y.20) in the above command to the IP address of the video encoder. This can be found on the Customer Info Sheet supplied with the aircraft. It may also be inferred from the BFD UAS IP Address Ranges
Click “Apply”
Rename the shortcut on the desktop to indicate that it is a link to automatically connect to the video stream of a particular aircraft