CuePoints in vod, is it possible at all?

[JosePL2]

Hello,
I have been reading some threads in the forum about cuePoints, but it seems that only CuePoints in live (or live + record) streams are supported.

I tried to make some tests, following the indications found in this thread, but the CuePoint does not trigger on the client.

Is it possible at all to inject CuePoints server-side in vod streams, without calling a function from another client?

I cannot add the CuePoints to the video file for a number of reasons.

Thank you.

[rrlanham]

Yes, that method works with Livestreams, and the recordings that Wowza makes from live streams.

You can use a tool like Captionate to add cuepoints to a pre-recorded video. And some player systems use xml file to map data to timecodes to accomplish the same thing.

Richard

[JosePL2]

Richard,
thank you for your reply. The point is that I cannot add cuepoints to the video file (it's a mp4 which as far as I understand does not support cuepoints).

My question is: is there a way to trigger some sort of action into the player from the server? Anything would do, for example, I can setup a Timer to inject the cuepoints at specified time (would need to handle seeking, but it's not impossible).

Or, any other suggestion? Thank you again.


Cheers,

[rrlanham]

Actually, the 2nd post in that thread showing the new compact version might work with vod:

http://www.wowzamedia.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=6727#2

Richard