Overview

The Sync & Tile Frames node synchronizes metadata between nodes across one or more deployments on the same Gateway. It can also be used to create a grid or overlay multiple video streams in one.

Inputs & Outputs

Inputs: 1, Media Format: Raw Video
Outputs: 1, Media Format: Raw Video
Output Metadata: Sync Metadata

Properties

Property	Description	Type	Default	Required
`sync_key`	Unique key to identify this sync group. Key used to synchronize data between Sync nodes in one or more deployments. Must be unique per sync group.	string	null	Yes
`sync_meta`	Metadata to sync. Options: `all` (Sync all metadata), `objects` (Only sync object detection metadata), `nodes` (Only sync node metadata)	enum	`all`	Yes
`sync_nodes`	Comma-separated list of specific nodes to sync. Empty means sync all nodes. ex. `node1`,`node2`,`node3`	string	null	No
`sync_pixels`	Whether to publish video frame pixels from this node to others	bool	false	No
`preview_mode`	Show preview for published pixels. Options: `null` (No preview), `thumbnail_right` (Show thumbnails on right side), `thumbnail_bottom` (Show thumbnails on bottom), `grid` (Show all streams in grid layout)	enum	null	No
`preview_dims`	Dimensions for preview thumbnails in width x height format. ex. 640x360	string	`640x360`	No

Metadata

Example

{
    "synced_deployments": {
        "[deploymentid_syncnodeid]": {
            "nodes": {
                "[node_id]": {
                    "[node_property]": "value"
                }
            },
            "objects": [...]
        }
    }
}

Format

Field	Description
`deploymentid_syncnodeid`	Deployment ID and Sync node ID. Format: `deploymentid_syncnodeid` ex. `8121-2129-2912-2191_sync1`
`node_property`	Value of the node property.