Introduction
Dolby Millicast is a real-time streaming platform that delivers video and audio in ultra-low latency. It allows users to stream content to large audiences globally with minimal delay, making it ideal for live interactive events, gaming, and virtual experiences.
Dolby Millicast is now integrated and available in the 25.6.2420.10R (or above) firmware to enjoy the best low-latency experience in the H-Series.
Prerequisites
This article assumes that you own an H-Series media player containing the firmware 25.6.2420.10R or above, a Dolby.io account, and basic knowledge of the device setup.
Summary
Get a Dolby.io Account
A Dolby.io account is needed to complete the following steps. To create an account, please visit the Dolby.io website.
You will need to generate a Millicast stream and obtain the stream’s "Account ID" and "Stream Name" that will be used in the Amino channel zapper configuration.
Configuration
You can configure the media player through several options such as:
Welcome Screen - Channel Editor
If this is your first interaction with the media player and no configurations were made you will see the "Welcome to your H200" screen.
Select "Zapper" and "Add Channel".
Insert the information needed to create the channel and consider the following URL format:
"name":"1", "desc":"Channel Name", "url":["dolbyio://<Account ID>/<Stream Name>"]
example:
"name":"4", "desc":"split2", "url":["dolbyio://7csQUs/game"]
After completing, save it and press "Back to Zapper".
Orchestrate
If you have an Orchestrate account you can add the dollby.io stream to the Zapper by adding the following parameters:
webapp.lineup_json = [{"name":"1", "desc":"name", "url":["dolbyio://<Account ID>/<Stream Name>"]}]
tvapp.package_id = zapper
Offline Channel line-up creator Web app - USB
Start by opening the Amino Offline Channel line-up creator Web app and select "Add channel".
Add the source URL with the format:
dolbyio://<Account ID>/<Stream Name>
After completion, press "Finish Image" and wait for the Image to be generated.
Download the zip file, extract it to a preformatted FAT32 USB drive, and follow the steps here.
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