Sub Encoder and Clip Export Interactions

You might choose for bandwidth purposes to view your high-definition streams at a slower bit rate using the sub encoders that are available to you in those streams, as show below.

Figure: Viewing Streams Using Sub Encoders

However, when you create a clip of these streams, Observer creates the clip at the full resolution and bitrate of the stream. This allows you to export your clip at a higher resolution and bitrate than the resolution and bitrate in which you viewed the stream, up to the maximum resolution and bitrate of the stream itself.

In this example, we have created a clip while viewing the stream on the left with the 288x162_384bps sub encoder.

In the Export clip window for that stream, consider the Output Resolution options available for that clip.

Figure: Output Resolution for a Clip Made Using a Sub Encoder

Note that the resolution defaults to the resolution of the sub encoder you used to view the clip, but that you can choose an output resolution up to the resolution of the stream itself.

The same is true of the Target Bitrate. Consider the Target Bitrate options for that same clip.

Figure: Target Bitrate for a Clip Made Using a Sub Encoder

Note that the target bitrate defaults to the bitrate of the sub encoder you used to view the clip, but that you can choose an target bitrate up to the bitrate of the stream itself.