Cisco Cisco MXE 3500 (Media Experience Engine)
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Integration Note for Configuring Cisco MXE 3500 Release 3.3 with Cisco Show and Share
About Cisco MXE 3500 Integration with Cisco Show and Share
Overview
When Cisco MXE 3500 integration is enabled in Cisco Show and Share, videos uploaded to
Cisco Show and Share are delivered to the Cisco MXE 3500 for transcoding. When the transcoding is
complete, the transcoded videos are returned to Cisco Show and Share.
Cisco Show and Share are delivered to the Cisco MXE 3500 for transcoding. When the transcoding is
complete, the transcoded videos are returned to Cisco Show and Share.
Cisco Show and Share Release 5.3
Videos are transcoded to MP4 format using the H.264 video codec. You can configure the transcoding
process to produce up to three versions of the video using different resolutions:
process to produce up to three versions of the video using different resolutions:
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360p—Low resolution. The Cisco Show And Share mobile client displays videos in this resolution.
Viewers can also select this resolution for smoother playback over slow connections.
Viewers can also select this resolution for smoother playback over slow connections.
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480p—Medium resolution. Videos transcoded to this resolution are also transcoded to 360p.
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720p—High resolution. Videos transcoded to this resolution are also transcoded to 480p and 360p.
Note
Cisco Show and Share does not upscale a video. For example, if you set transcoding for all three
resolutions, and upload a video at 480p, Cisco Show and Share will only produce the 480p and 360p
versions of the video.
resolutions, and upload a video at 480p, Cisco Show and Share will only produce the 480p and 360p
versions of the video.
Pulse Video Analytics
Integrating Cisco MXE 3500 Release 3.3 that has Pulse video analytics enabled with Cisco Show and
Share Release 5.3 adds keywords and speaker identification to video content. In Cisco Show and Share,
viewers click on the keyword or speaker to go to the corresponding location in the video. Pulse Video
Analytics is a licensed feature on Cisco MXE 3500 Release 3.3.
Share Release 5.3 adds keywords and speaker identification to video content. In Cisco Show and Share,
viewers click on the keyword or speaker to go to the corresponding location in the video. Pulse Video
Analytics is a licensed feature on Cisco MXE 3500 Release 3.3.
For Cisco Show and Share Release 5.2.x
Videos are transcoded to Flash video 8 (.flv) format with the following specifications:
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Bitrate: 400 bps
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Frame rate: 30 fps
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Maximum height: 268 pixels
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Maximum width: 480 (for 16:9 ratio), 360 (for 4:3 ratio)
Table 1
Transcoded File Specifications
Resolution
Size
Bitrate
4:3
16:9
360p
480x360
640x360
400 kbps
480p
640x480
853x480
768 kbps
720p
960x720
1280x720
1300 kbps