Cisco Cisco MXE 3500 (Media Experience Engine)
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Customizing Cisco MXE 3500 Release 3.3 Encoder Profiles for High Resolution Videos from WebEx ARF Files
Creating a New Cisco MXE 3500 Encoder Profile for WebEx ARF Files
When Cisco MXE 3500 uses a default profile to transcode a WebEx ARF file, the resulting video has a
lower resolution and higher frame rate, which can affect visibility of the content and increase the file
size up to 10 times larger than the original ARF file.
lower resolution and higher frame rate, which can affect visibility of the content and increase the file
size up to 10 times larger than the original ARF file.
You can improve the video quality and reduce the file size by making the following changes to an
existing Cisco MXE 3500 encoder profile and saving the profile with a different encoder profile name.
existing Cisco MXE 3500 encoder profile and saving the profile with a different encoder profile name.
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Set the resolution to 1024 x 768.
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Set the frame rate to the lowest possible frame rate.
Creating a New Cisco MXE 3500 Encoder Profile for WebEx ARF
Files
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To create a new profile for WebEx ARF file ingestion from an existing encoder profile, follow these
steps:
steps:
Step 1
Log in to the Cisco MXE 3500 Web UI.
Step 2
From the Toolbox, expand Profile Management and click Open Profile. The Open Profile pop-up
displays the Profile Class: Encoder.
displays the Profile Class: Encoder.
Step 3
Highlight a Profile Type, such as Flash 8, and double-click it.
Step 4
Highlight the Profile Name that you want to customize for WebEx ARF files, such as Flash_16x9, and
double-click it. The Edit Profile page displays.
double-click it. The Edit Profile page displays.
Figure 1
Selecting a Profile Type
Step 5
Change the following encoder settings:
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Change the Width from 480 to 1024.