MediaCentral | UX User’s Guide : Working with Video Media : Playing Assets : Selecting the Playback Quality

Selecting the Playback Quality
 
When you play media in MediaCentral UX, you are viewing media that is compressed for optimum viewing over a network. Instead of viewing source media in its native format, the media server compresses it on demand for network-based playback.
You have the option of playing media using one of three quality options: good, better, best. Your choice is usually based on the network connection between you and the server. If your computer is connected to the MediaCentral playback server on a local network, you can choose best quality. If your computer is connected to the MediaCentral playback server over a WAN connection, you might need to choose good quality. Good quality consumes less bandwidth at the expense of image quality.
To select the playback quality of the compressed media:
*Click the Pane Menu button, select Playback Quality, and select the level you want.
The numbers associated with each level indicate the amount of JPEG compression.