Chapter 10. Multimedia Content in XenApp

In the last chapter, we learned about printing in XenApp environments, starting with Windows, XenApp printing concepts, and how to use Citrix policies to manage printing. In this chapter, we will discuss how to improve the multimedia experience of users using Citrix HDX technologies. HDX stands for High Definition eXperience.

Citrix HDX is a big set of technology that enables better multimedia and peripheral support, and provides improvements in audio quality, enabling us to deliver multimedia and conference applications on XenApp 6.5 and 6.0 farms.

In this chapter we will talk about:

• Description of HDX technologies

• Using HDX 3D technologies to improve image display

• Reduce CPU use by moving processing to GPU

• Using HDX Broadcast Display settings

• Using HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration

• Using Citrix policies to configure multimedia settings (HDX MediaStream)

• Configuring echo cancellation

• Using HDX MediaStream for Flash to optimize Flash content

• Installing...