TVU MediaHub Quick Start User Guide

The TVU MediaHub cloud-centric and hybrid architecture supports limitless inputs and outputs, effortlessly managing intricate signal matrices in SDI and IP formats.

Introduction, setup, and base operation

This Quick Start guide provides detailed information on the following topics:

• Logging in to the MediaHub user interface
• Signing up for MediaHub
• Signing in to MediaHub
• MediaHub user interface overview
• Adding Sources
• Creating a MediaHub project
• Using MediaHub
• Exiting MediaHub

Product overview

Marking a departure from traditional hardware-dependent routers, TVU MediaHub introduces a new broadcasting paradigm. Its cloud-centric and hybrid architecture supports limitless inputs and outputs, effortlessly managing intricate signal matrices in SDI and IP formats. This advancement signifies a significant shift towards cloud-based digital media workflows, enhancing the quality and efficiency of broadcasting.

TVU MediaHub is a key component of TVU Networks’ extensive broadcast ecosystem. It integrates AI-powered ingestion, advanced graphics, and streamlined live production and ad management tools. This comprehensive approach tackles various media supply chain challenges, offering an integrated, powerful broadcasting solution.

TVU MediaHub is more than a routing tool; it’s a portal to endless broadcasting possibilities. As the demand for IP-based input and output sources grows, so does the complexity of managing increasing numbers of decoders and encoders. TVU MediaHub offers an innovative approach to handling, processing, and routing these signals.

MediaHub features

MediaHub is powered by TVU’s Open API, enabling users to use a method other than the Projects module concept. The Open API allows users to build a UI router to manage transitions between states.

Users can also use the Open API to integrate capabilities within our ecosystem with your workflow via API calls.

• Versatile Input/Output Capability: It accepts various input formats, including SDI, NDI, SRT, TVU Grid, YouTube, and more. It can scale and direct outputs to multiple RTMP, HLS, TVU Grid, Facebook, and other destinations.
• Hybrid and Unlimited Scalability: Utilizes resources on-premise in data centers or in the cloud, with TVU providing additional resources as needed.
• User-Friendly Interface: Object-oriented, visual UI allows effortless drag-and-drop operation to route your source without specialized training.
• Limitless and Seamless Content Routing: Outputs simultaneously to an unlimited number of source types, outputs, and source destinations with the ability to infinitely scale or cross-convert video content.
• Real-time decoding, Scaling, and Encoding: Its automation effortlessly manages real-time encoding, scaling, and decoding.
• Spin up on-demand in the cloud or deploy on-premises: Connect and route any audio/video/metadata formats easily, seamlessly integrating on-premises assets with cloud routing, ensuring optimal asset utilization, and enhancing broadcast without added complexity.
• Recording: Instantly capture live feeds for archival, review, or rebroadcast, ensuring no important broadcast moment is missed.
• Backup feature: Built with redundancy for signal continuity. During disruptions, alternative paths activate instantly, ensuring uninterrupted video and audio flow for seamless broadcasting.
• Redundancy: Crafted with redundancy at its core, it offers backup paths for every signal. An alternative path will activate immediately in the rare disruption event, ensuring your video and audio flow remains continuous for non-stop broadcasting.
• Seamless integration: With the TVU broadcast ecosystem.
• Project Sharing: Users can now share access to their projects with other users and subgroups within the same root group.

Before you begin

TVU Networks makes it easy to sign up for a MediaHub account. Log into the MediaHub onboarding user interface and sign up or sign in to get started. In addition, our new user onboarding with self-service billing is also available online.

Logging in to the TVU MediaHub user interface

To log in to the TVU MediaHub user interface, complete the following steps:

1. Open a Web browser window and enter: http://mediahub.tvunetworks.com
2. Click Enter. The welcome page displays.

3. Click the User Preferences icon. The “Get started for free today” pop-up displays.

Sign up for TVU MediaHub

1. To sign up for TVU MediaHub, click the Sign up Caret and enter your name. Choose to sign up by email or phone, and enter a password.
2. Click Get Started Now and follow the prompts.

Sign In to your TVU MediaHub account

1. To sign in to TVU MediaHub, log in to the MediaHub user interface and click Sign In.
2. Enter your User ID and Password.
3. Click Sign In.

MediaHub user interface overview

MediaHub is a virtual video router that can be added to your existing infrastructure from the cloud or on-premises. Its Advantages are:

• Anything in, anything out
• From anywhere to everywhere
• Unlimited scalability
• Removes the hardware complexity
• Removes the operation complexity
• Supports scheduler (schedule your projects for output.)
• Supports Recording (in TS stream)
• Extends control to an on-premise router

The following list describes the TVU MediaHub user interfaces’ operations in the Source and Project panels:

(1) Source + – The Source + icon allows users to add new sources to the Source panel.

(1) Source panel – The Source panel allows users to add and display any type and number of sources. Sources can be configured with any type and number of outputs.

(2) Filter Source feature – Use the Filter feature to sort your source search results.

(3) Search by Name or PID – Enter a source Name or PID in the Search field to find a specific source.

(4) Project + – The Project + icon allows users to set up a new project and its output parameters.

(4) Project panel – The Project panel displays live single and multi-output projects. A “Project” contains “Outputs.” “Outputs” contain “Destinations” and “Encoding Profiles.”

(5) Project previews – The Project panel displays Live project output previews. Round icons denote selected output types for each project.

(6) Project Filter – Use the Filter feature to filter your project search results

(7) Search projects by Name – To find a specific project, enter a project Name in the Search field.

(8) Meter icon – The Meter icon displays your usage information.

(9) What’s New (?) icon – Click the What’s New (?) icon to see the latest MediaHub updates.

(10) User Preferences – Click the User Preferences icon to Sign up or Log in to MediaHub. Once your account is set up, you can Manage Payment, access Plan Management to manage subscriptions, or Sign out of MediaHub.

(0) Service Menu icon – The Service Menu icon opens a list of TVU services you can access when enabled

(10) Preview icon – Allows users to view MediaHub sources and projects by list or thumbnail.

Getting Started – Adding Sources

To get started, users will need to add their information sources. The Source panel allows users to add and display any type and number of sources, and sources can be configured with any type and number of outputs.

To add sources to the Source + panel, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Source + button in the source panel.
2. The New Source window opens. It has four tabs: URL, TVU Device, Others, and SDI Input.

Source selections

Select the new source type you want to add from the URL, TVU Device, Others, or SDI Input tabs. Each tab allows you to set up the output parameters for each source type.

URL tab

To add a URL source type, complete the following steps:

1. Click the URL tab. Click the “!” to display the resource protocol pop-up.

2. Enter the URL for the desired resource protocol in the Enter URL field.
3. Click Save.

TVU Device tab

The Device tab lists available and occupied TVU device source types.

To assign a TVU Device source type such as TVU Pack, TVU Grid-Pack, TVU Anywhere, TVU Grid-SDI, or All, complete the following steps:

1. Click the TVU Device tab.

2. Click Assign a TVU Device +. The Assign Device window opens.
3. There are two tabs: Available and Occupied. Click the Available tab to display available TVU devices.
4. Enter the PeerID or Name in the search field to locate a specific device.
5. To display a specific device type, make a selection from the Type drop-down menu to filter your choices.
6. Available devices are displayed in the device list. Make your selection from the list and click Confirm.

7. To add a TVU Anywhere device, click the Plus “+” symbol next to the Type drop-down menu.
8. Follow the steps in the Add TVU Anywhere Device pop-up window.

9. Select the TVU Anywhere device in the Available device list and click Confirm.

Removing an occupied assigned device from the device list

To remove an occupied device from the list, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Source + > Assign a TVU Device +. The Assign Device window opens.
2. Click the Occupied tab.
3. Locate your Assigned Device Name in the Device list and click the remove icon to the right of the entry.

4. Click Confirm in the pop-up window.
5. The device will be added to the ‘Available’ device list.

Others tab

The Others tab allows users to add and customize parameters for the following source types:

• RTMP Push – A URL will be provided to push your RTMP stream to MediaHub.
• SRT Listener – A URL will be provided to send your SRT stream to MediaHub.
• NDI – Source parameters can either be configured manually, or a Discovery Server can automatically detect and select NDI sources available on the network.
• Zoom – The Zoom source adds a Zoom participant as a video source, active speaker, or specific speaker during the meeting.

To access the above options, click the Others tab, then choose one of the following options:

SDI Input tab

The SDI Input source does not require TVU hardware to enable your devices’ SDI input or output. Users will need to download the Lightweight Agent onto their device. This Agent download is available from the SDI Input tab.

To add an SDI Input source, complete the following steps:

1. Click the SDI Input tab.

2. Click the Download Agent Installer. The installer will detect your device’s capture card and become a registered device.
3. Click the drop-down menu to select which BNC to assign to the source or the output. When using your device, this can also act as an SDI router.

Setting up a new MediaHub project

Users must set up a new Project on the Project + panel to drag and drop sources into. MediaHub projects can contain multiple simultaneous outputs and destinations. Each output can be pre-configured with its encoding profile and destination.

To add a new MediaHub project, complete the following steps:

1. Click Add a Project or Project + in the right panel.

2. The New Project window opens.
3. Enter your project Name in the top New Project field and click the green check mark.

4. Click the Encoding Profile icon to open the Encoding Profile Management window.
5. The Default profile is pre-configured and can be edited. Click Edit to display the default parameters. You can change the default encoding parameters as desired, then click Save.

Note: The Default encoding profile can’t be edited and saved with another name. A new profile must be created.

6. Click the Plus “+” to add your customized Encoding Profile with a new name.
7. Enter a new Profile Name.
8. Select your Video and Audio Encoder parameters. Click the Advanced Carets to set up advanced parameters, click Save, and close the window.

9. Click Destination +. The Output Destination Management window opens. This is where you can pre-configure your output types.

10. Click New Destination + and select your Output Type.

11. Set up your Destination Type parameters and click Save.
12. Click New Destination +, and your Output Types will display in the Output Destination Management list.

13. Select the desired outputs from the list for your project and click Confirm. The following example is an RTMP output type.
14. The new Project settings window opens.

15. Choose the host Node and Region.

• Choose TVU Cloud if you want TVU to provide the resources to transcode, scale, and deliver your source output on demand.
• Choose BYOR and click the Physical Box drop-down menu. Select the option to seamlessly integrate your resources to host live video routing workflows in MediaHub via a lightweight software agent. The agent is downloadable when you select BYOR and deployed onto the user’s devices to transcode, scale, and deliver your source output on demand.

16. Click the Description field to enter a project description, then click the green check mark to save your entry.
17. Click the Tag field to enter a tag name or make a selection from the menu, then click the green check mark to save your changes.

18. Click Save. Your Project is now ready to receive sources.

Editing a MediaHub Project before going live

Note: The project parameters can only be edited before going live.

1. Click the project in the Project + panel to open and edit a MediaHub project.
2. Make your changes and click Save.

Adding Sources to your new MediaHub Project – Going Live

To add sources to your project in the Project + panel, complete the following steps:

1. Click the project preview window in the Project + panel.
2. Click Destination + and confirm that your output destinations are selected from the Output Destination Management list.
3. To add a new destination to the list, continue with step 4.

4. Click New Destination + to select an Output type destination from your sources’ Output Destination Management list. Then click Confirm.

5. Click Destination +. Select your new Output Destinations.
6. Set up the output destination parameters.
7. Your new output displays in the Output Destination Management list.

8. Make your selection from the list and click Confirm.
9. Your added output destination will be displayed in the Project window.

10. Click Save.
11. Your new project is displayed in the Project + panel. The preview window displays your selected outputs as round icons. Mouse over the icon to display the output type.

12. Drag and drop your source from the source panel into the output preview window. The video will spin up and go Live.

13. To stop the video, click Stop.

Editing a live project’s output profile

You can add output destinations to a live project on demand. While the program is live, multiple outputs can be set up with unique encoding profiles.

To update your project’s Output profile, complete the following steps:

1. Click the live project. The project window opens.
2. Click Destination + > New Destination + and select additional outputs to add to your live program.
3. Click Confirm.
4. The project window opens.

5. Click Save.

Monitoring usage

The Usage page displays the source, output project, start time, stop time, duration, and the status and health of your Projects.

To monitor your usage, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Meter icon next to the running timer.

2. The Usage window opens.

3. Users can search by Source Name, Output Project, and filter Status types using the top navigation resources.
4. Click the browser Back button to return to the MediaHub interface.

Restarting a project

Drag and drop the info source back into the Project Preview window to restart a stopped project.

Changing a Live project info source

When you drag and drop your new info source into the project window and click the Confirm button to switch sources, the source releases the previous source from the decoder, connects the source, routes the signal, accesses the transcoder conversion, and scales the video in place.

To change a live project info source on demand, complete the following steps:

1. Select a source from the source panel and drag and drop it into the project preview window.
2. Click the Confirm button to switch sources.

Project sharing feature

Users can now share access to their projects with other users and subgroups within the same root group. This new feature can be used for collaboration purposes.

To share a project and customize the access rights for different users, complete the following steps:

1. Click a Project in the Panel panel.
2. Click the Arrow icon at the top of the pop-up window.

3. The project access window opens and displays the project you own and can share.

Important: Sharing projects and allows management rights to those you share with.

4. Click the Plus “+” icon. In the pop-up window, make your selection from the drop-down menus.

5. Click Add, Done, and Save.
6. A “Save Success” message displays.
7. The user you have shared the project with will see it in their Project panel.

Source sharing feature

To share a Source and customize the access rights for different users, complete the following steps:

1. Click a Source in the Source panel.
2. Click the Arrow icon at the top of the pop-up window.

3. The Sharing properties window opens and displays the access levels you can manage.

4. Click the Plus “+” icon. In the pop-up window, make your selection from the drop-down menus.

5. Click Add and Done.

Managing Subscriptions

To subscribe to an On Demand or Managed Plan, complete the following steps:

1. Click the User preferences icon and select Plan Management.

2. The Manage Subscriptions window opens.

3. Make a selection to:

• Subscribe On Demand Plan – On Demand includes Pay-per-use, monthly, or yearly plans.
• Subscribe Managed Plan – Manage monthly and yearly per 4 CPU core plans.

Manage Payment portal

Users can set up and manage their account payments online using the Management Payment portal.

1. To access the Management Payment portal, click the User Preferences icon and select Management Payment.

2. Click OK.

Tag feature – Info Sources

Add custom tags to your info sources and projects to quickly find and manage associated resources.

To use the tag feature, complete the following steps:

1. Click a source in the Source panel.
2. The Source info panel displays.

3. Click Tags + and enter a Tag Name.
4. Select Personal if you want the tag to be visible only to you. Click Group if you want the tag to be visible to other users in your group who have access to the object it’s assigned to.
5. Click the green check mark to confirm your selection and click Save.

Source + filter feature

The Filter icon in the Source + panel allows users to filter the sources displayed in the panel by type and tag name.

Project+ filter feature

The Filter icon in the Project + panel allows users to filter the projects displayed in the panel by the tag name users add to their Project profile.

Deleting Projects

Complete the following steps to delete a project from the Project + panel.

1. Click a stopped project.
2. The Project profile window opens.
3. Click the trash icon in the Project Name field. The confirmation message displays.

4. Click Confirm.

Exiting MediaHub

To exit MediaHub, complete the following steps:

1. Stop all running programs in the Project panel.
2. Click the User Preferences icon in the top navigation bar.
3. Click Sign out.

TVU MediaHub QSUG Rev A EN 05-2024 – © Copyright 2024 TVU Networks Corporation All rights reserved in all media.