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Contents 1 Nov 11: Moderate Chat 2 Oct 3: Change the Aspect Ratio 3 Oct 3: Upload Video Settings 4 Oct 3: RSS Storyboards 5 Oct 3: Advanced Flash Media Encoder Options 6 Advanced Flash Media Encoder Options

[edit] Nov 11: Moderate Chat

You can ban users in your chatroom from the chat tab in Mogulus Studio by right clicking on the user you want to ban and choosing the length of the ban from the dropdown menu. Users can be banned for 5 min, 24 hours, 2 weeks, or permanently.

Once a user is banned the user will be grayed out in the user list inside the studio and a message will appear in the chatroom:

To unban, simply right click on the user and select "unban user"

Note that this is only the first version of chat moderation and we will be adding additional features in the weeks to come.

[edit] Oct 3: Change the Aspect Ratio

Stream from a 16/9 Camera Source

• You can change the aspect ratio of video from your camera video settings tab.
• Channels default to 4:3 resolution but you can change the aspect ratio to 16:9 or a custom resolution of your choice from the aspect ratio dropdown.
• Standard Mogulus players will letterbox 16:9 or custom aspect ratios to display correct resolution in a standard 4:3 player.
• Mogulus Pro players will display the Aspect ratio of the player true 16:9 resolution or the custom resolution of your choice.

[edit] Oct 3: Upload Video Settings

Specify the aspect ratio of your uploaded video

• By default Mogulus will auto-detect the resolution of uploaded videos and display them in the correct aspect ratio.
• Manually selecting the aspect ratio will override automatic detection and display the video in the resolution of your choice.
• All Mogulus standard channel players are set to 4:3 resolution by default and will letterbox non 4:3 content to display it correctly
• Mogulus Pro channels will offer the option to change the player resolution to 16:9 or any other aspect ratio for widescreen playback without letterboxing.

Use File as Master

• The "Use File as Master" option allows you to upload an FLV video without it being re-encoded by Mogulus servers. This is great if you have existing videos that have been encoded in VP6 using On2 Flix Standard or Flix Pro encoders.

• When the Use File as Master box is checked the file will not be transcoded and will be streamed exactly as it was encoded by you.

Note that when using this feature the bitrate should be no higher than 400Kbps for video and 64Kbps for audio and the resolution should be no higher than 480x360. If it is higher the video will be transcoded to comply with your channel settings.

A note about Mogulus Video Codec and Quality

• Mogulus currently transcodes uploaded video to FLV using the Sorensen Spark codec (Flash 7), 400Kbps video, 64Kbos audio, 480x360 resolution, 25 fps.
• We plan to introduce MP4 transcoding and playback soon which will allow us to offer the highest possible quality Flash video.

[edit] Oct 3: RSS Storyboards

Mogulus allows you to import videos automatically from a Media RSS feed.

Enter the Media RSS feed URL and the most recent 25 clips in that feed will be automatically imported. The storyboard will continue to update with the latest clips. Note that this is a continuous automated import and videos in the storyboard cannot be added, removed or re-ordered.

Adding RSS storyboards to your auto-pilot playlist or VOD library is a great way to keep your channel continuously updated with the latest content without the need to manually upload clips one at a time in the Studio.

[edit] Oct 3: Advanced Flash Media Encoder Options

Add any of the following parameters at the end of your RTMP URL :

[edit] Advanced Flash Media Encoder Options

Add any of the following parameters at the end of your RTMP URL :

• /autoVOD=true - This automatically adds the recording to the top of the Video on Demand list
• /autoAutopilot=true - This automatically adds the recording to the top of the auto-pilot playlist

• Aspect Ratio Conversion support :
  • /aspectWidth=[number] - If your input camera/feed is not 4/3 - for example 16/9 - set this parameter to 16
  • /aspectHeight=[number] - If your input camera/feed is not 4/3 - for example 16/9 - set this parametre to 9
  • If your channel is configured to be 4/3 aspect ratio, it would letter box your 16/9 feed and display it correctly. If you did you not set the aspect ratio properties and your feed was 16/9 - Mogulus would assume it was a 4/3 feed and display it as 4/3 - which would be incorect for a 16/9 feed.

• /bufferTime=[x sec]

Allows you to set the buffer time of the live streaming in the player. By default this is very low (0.5 seconds) Increase if you use a unreliable connection during a live Flash Media Encoder broadcast.