Quality Dots and StreamBitrates settings
Lately, we've found that some developers have been confused about how they should be using the StreamBitrates setting in the content metadata passed to roVideoScreen. This is an important setting to s...
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"dustinhood" wrote:
I am currently using syslog.EnableType("bandwidth.minute") to obtain the bandwidth, how can use use syslog to get the current stream bitrate?"TheEndless" wrote:"dustinhood" wrote:
Is there anyway to programmatically obtain what StreamBitrate or Quality dot is playing within the roVideoScreen?
Take a look at the "bandwidth.minute" log type for the roSystemLog component.
My assumption was that the amount of bandwidth being used would be enough of an indication for you to determine which stream bitrate was being used. If you use the "http.connect" log type, it should give you the URL of the stream being requested when it requests it or switches bitrates, so you could possibly use the two to get the information you need.
