Answers to frequently asked questions about ArcGIS Video Server are listed below. If you encounter issues when working with ArcGIS Video Server, contact Esri Technical Support .
General
- What is required to install ArcGIS Video Server?
- Does ArcGIS Video Server require a GPU card?
- Is ArcGIS Video Server available in ArcGIS Online?
- Does ArcGIS Video Server support publishing hosted video layers?
- Does ArcGIS Video Server support publishing hosted live stream video layers?
- Can I export individual images from hosted video layers?
General
See ArcGIS Video Server system requirements for a complete list of requirements.
It is recommended that you install ArcGIS Video Server in an NVIDIA GPU environment that supports NVENC (encoding) and NVDEC (decoding) for optimal publishing, encoding, use, and dissemination of video services. See the NVIDIA support matrix for a complete list of GPU cards that support video encoding and decoding.
Yes. ArcGIS Video Server supports publishing hosted video layers from video files and supported metadata files using ArcGIS Excalibur.
Note:
ArcGIS Excalibur requires an add-on license and additional installation. To learn more, see ArcGIS Excalibur system requirements.
For instructions on publishing hosted video layers, see Publish hosted video layers.
Yes. ArcGIS Video Server supports publishing hosted live stream video layers from network video broadcasts and streams with UDP, RTSP, AND RTMP protocols using ArcGIS Excalibur.
Note:
ArcGIS Excalibur requires an add-on license and additional installation. To learn more, see the ArcGIS Excalibur system requirements.
For instructions on publishing hosted live stream video layers, see Publish hosted live stream video layers.
Yes. ArcGIS Video Server supports exporting individual images from hosted video layers based on a date and time. To learn more, see Use export tools with video layers.