Replay Broadcasted Feed in Wowza Automatically

[maksimred]

Basically, we want to replay the live stream over again after the actual live stream has ended, for the users that missed it at first hand.

Any way to get it done?'

And Preferebly, after we are done streaming in FME, to have wowza stream the feed all over again.. once and then disconnect..

[coskel22]

you can do it the way I do manually by changing livevideo in your embed code to simplevideostreaming - but that will loop it endlessly.

To controlit more specifically, the Stream Manager should do what you need:

Check the User Guide "MediaCasters, Stream Manager and StartupStreams.xml" section, and in the quickstart guide.

http://www.wowzamedia.com/resources/...UsersGuide.pdf
http://www.wowzamedia.com/quickstart.html

[charlie]

You can record the stream server-side using either the -record stream type or the LiveStreamRecord package. You can then use the server-side publishing package to push the video on demand file as a live stream to the server. Or you can just make the on demand file available for on demand playback:

LiveStreamRecord:
http://www.wowzamedia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2733

Server-side publishing:
http://www.wowzamedia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6868

Charlie

[maksimred]

Thanks guys, I'll take a look and be sure to give feedback.

[maksimred]

Server-side publishing:
http://www.wowzamedia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6868

A little confused on what it does.. I was looking towards as soon as live stream from FME was completed, wowza to automatically play back mystream.mp4 or .flv without loosing live viewers..


Possible?

[rrlanham]

Stream class stream can play a video recorded video as if it were live, like a tv program. It's a video on disk but it starts playing and users watch it. So you can do that with a video after you have finished recording.

Richard

[maksimred]

As I'm reading on how to get it set up, I notice that it mentioned I have to assign a time on when to play actual file, but for us or church services can be 2-3 hours so I can't tell when to start playing the streamrecord.mp4 file.

Anyway to specify as soon as fmle is done broadcasting to wowza server, to have wowza automatically upon disconnect from fmle to start playback streamrecord.mp4?

[rrlanham]

Once a video is recorded to disk, a flash player, like SimpleVideoStreaming example player or JW player, play the video demand, this is the common use case.

There is a way for Wowza to play recorded videos as if they were live, and there is an example for setting up a schedule, rather like a tv station programmmed content:
http://www.wowzamedia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6868

This is a less common use case, very cool and useful, but more commonly a video on disk is played on demand, whenever the user clicks play. Wowza serves the video but does not control when it is played.

Richard

[maksimred]

Thanks Richard,

I'll take a look at the provided link.

But what we are trying to do is, as soon as fmle disconnects broadcasting to wowza server, then wowza takes the recorded file that we recorded with wowza record app, and have wowza re-broadcast the entire church service, without no user interaction. But VOD could be something we'll take a look at..

[rrlanham]

You can do the "re-broadcast" with the Stream class:
http://www.wowzamedia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7094

Richard