Product: Thinfinity Workspace
Version: 7 and later
Introduction
H264 is the most widely used format for efficiently capturing, compressing, and distributing high-quality video content. As such, Thinfinity® Workspace must work with H264 to provide a professional experience for your remote applications and desktops. By enabling H264, you gain access to higher quality video content while conserving bandwidth and system resources.
This document focuses on the essential steps to enable and utilize the power of H264 within the Thinfinity ecosystem, also covering how to configure local group policies.
Enabling H264 in Thinfinity Workspace
To set up H264 for Thinfinity Workspace, you must enable this setting on the remote host you are connecting to.
Configuring Local Group Policies
Now you need to enable the H264 feature at the operating system level by opening the Local Group Policy Editor.
- Once you are in the Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the following path:
"Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Remote Session Environment".
- You will need to enable the next policy:
"Prioritize H.264/AVC 444 graphics mode for Remote Desktop Connections".
Once you've opened the policy window editor panel, click in order the next buttons: 'Enabled', then 'Apply', and finally 'OK'.
- To finish applying the policy, you would need to type 'gpupdate /force' and press 'Enter' here.
Once you get the confirmation messages, you're ready to start!
Now you can efficiently capture, compress, and distribute high-quality video content, deliver desktops and GPU applications with high-quality performance to any device.
Conclusion
This document provides a concise guide for integrating H264 to Thinfinity Workspace, the standard for efficient video capture and distribution. By enabling H264, users experience higher video quality while conserving system resources. The step-by-step instructions cover both Workspace and OS-level configurations, ensuring a fully professional experience for remote applications and desktops.q