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Setting Video Server Output Resolution

Last Updated:May 1, 2026
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Configure the output resolution for your Cablecast video server from the Devices page in Cablecast.

Note: Output resolution settings are only available for Cablecast Video Servers. They will not appear for other device types listed on the Devices page.

Configuring Output Resolution

Go to Settings → Location Settings → I/O → Devices.

The Cablecast Settings page showing four options — Location Settings, System Settings, Cablecast CG Settings, and User Settings — with arrows pointing to the Settings icon in the left-hand navigation menu and the Location Settings link.

Select Edit next to the Cablecast Video Server you want to configure.

The Location Settings I/O tab in Cablecast, showing a list of devices with columns for Router Input, Name, Runs, and Active, with an arrow pointing to the Edit link for the VIO Stream Playback device.

Under Device Settings, locate the Video Server Output Settings section.

Note: The Device CMS, Device Address, Device Formats, and Device End Action fields are configured during server commissioning. If you have questions about those settings, contact Cablecast Support at support@cablecast.tv.

The Device Settings section of the Cablecast Devices page, with fields for Device CMS, Shadow CMS, Device Address, Device Formats, Device End Action, and Device Resolution highlighted with a red border.

Use the Device Resolution dropdown to select the output resolution for this server. The available options are:

  • NTSC (720x480) 4:3

  • NTSC Widescreen (720x480) 16:9

  • 720p (1280x720) 16:9

  • 1080i5994 (1920x1080) 16:9

  • 1080p30 (1920x1080) 16:9

  • 1080p5994 (1920x1080) 16:9

  • 1080p60 (1920x1080) 16:9

The Device Resolution dropdown on the Cablecast Devices page, showing seven output resolution options with 1080i5994 (1920x1080) 16:9 selected.

Summary

The output resolution setting applies globally to all playback on the configured server. To configure audio normalization, see Audio Normalization and Processing in Cablecast.

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