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?
- Does ArcGIS Video Server support high availability or multimachine sites?
- Are video layers supported in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS AllSource?
- Can I connect directly to an RTMP and RTSP stream?
- Will my video layers created in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 be upgraded to ArcGIS Enterprise 12.0?
- Does ArcGIS Video Server 12.0 require a dedicated GPU?
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 for versions 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5. As of version 12.0, an NVIDIA GPU is required for publication. 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 when using Enterprise 11.4 or earlier. As of 11.4, the add-on license is no longer required. To learn more, see ArcGIS Excalibur system requirements.
For instructions for 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, HTTPS, SRT, AND RTMP protocols using ArcGIS Excalibur.
Note:
ArcGIS Excalibur requires an add-on license and additional installation when using Enterprise 11.4 or earlier. As of 11.4, the add-on license is no longer required. To learn more, see ArcGIS Excalibur system requirements.
For instructions for publishing hosted live stream video layers, see Publish hosted live stream video layers.
Starting at ArcGIS Video Server 11.3, livestream video layers can be created to fetch or listen to video stream data from RTMP and RTSP protocols. In these workflows, the video livestream service will pull livestream content from a remote source (fetch mode) or listen for and receive livestream content (listen mode).