Using the Encoding Log

The Encoding Log provides detailed information on encoding sessions and is an essential tool for troubleshooting. If you are trying to resolve an issue with Flash Media Live Encoder, support personnel may request that you examine the screen log or submit a log file. With the Encoding Log, you can view and save logs of encoding sessions and view status information about sessions.

In the GUI, the Encoding Log tab appears automatically when encoding starts. During encoding, logged events and encoding status messages appear in real time.

The log section on the left side of the panel lists important encoding events, file system events, and error messages as they occur. Each event and message includes a time stamp.

The Statistics section on the right side of the panel shows information on what the video and audio encoders are actually achieving, given the current settings and encoding environment. On the Encoding tab, you can see the current (for the last 1 second) encoding time, actual bit rates and frame rates, and whether any video frames are being dropped. You can also view the averages achieved for the current encoding session. This information can help you refine your encoding settings for best results. The Publishing tab shows information about the bandwidth at which Flash Media Live Encoder is publishing to the server, the RTMP buffer length, and the number of frames dropped by automatic adjustment (if the Auto Adjust option is enabled).

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