In this mode ZEC pulls a Transport Stream over TCP from an HTTP server. In this case, the stream is initiated by your ZEC.
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- In the ZEC Navigation menu, click the Inputs tab.
- In the Menu bar, click New Input. The Add a new input stream window is displayed.
Enter the unique Stream I.D..
Info Note: this must be identical (case sensitive) to the stream name configured in the sending Zixi Broadcaster or MediaConnect.
- Select the maximum concurrent connections to this stream from the Max. Outputs drop-down list. Default: Unlimited.
- Select the Show in Matrix checkbox to display this stream in the Matrix (see Using the Matrix). Default: Selected.
- Select TS over HTTP Pull for the input stream.
- In the Type field, select Pull.
- Specify the Stream Parameters (see Input Stream Parameter Table).If you want to Enable multicast on pull outputs, select this checkbox (see Input Stream Parameter table).
- If you want to Enable encryption, select this checkbox (see Input Stream Parameters Table). For more information, see ZEC Encrypting an Input Stream.
- If you want to configure the Recording Parameters, specify them in the respective fields (see Input Stream Parameter table).
- Click OK.
The “Input added” message appears on the top of the screen. The TS over HTTP stream is added to ZEC and now appears in the list of streams available in the ZEC inputs UI.
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| Parameter | Description | ||
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| Stream Parameters | |||
| TS URL | Enter the URL of the Transport Stream. | ||
| Smoothing | The Smoothing feature uses a buffer to time packets according to the stream's clock. This is useful when there are bursts in the rate in which the stream arrives. The smoothing features creates a queue in the buffer, allowing smoother entry into the Broadcaster. The Smoothing parameter defines the size of the buffer in Milliseconds. A larger the buffer enables smoother entry. However, it may influence the latency rate. | Enable multicast on pull outputs | Select this checkbox to enable the transmission of this stream’s outputs as multicast. A ZEC that will pull the stream will receive it in multicast. By default ZEC is configured to allow transparent fallback to unicast if it is out of the LAN. Requires enabling Multicast Pull in the Settings. |
Multicast-Only (for multicast enabled) | If desired, specify multicast-only outputs. | ||
Enable Encryption | Select this checkbox to encrypt the Input stream. For more information, see ZEC Encrypting an Input Stream. | ||
Encryption type (for Encryption enabled) | Specify the type of Encryption (AES 128/192/256). | ||
Encryption key (for Encryption enabled) | Click Generate to generate an encryption key. The generated encryption key must be sent to the end-user to decipher the received encoded stream. | ||
Recording parameters | Select this checkbox to customize the recording parameters. | ||
Destination Type | Select the radio button for the desired storage type and then fill in the relevant parameters. Record to disk – the recording is saved on the local disk. It is possible to record to an external destination by replacing the default storage location with a symbolic link. To learn more, see Using an External Storage section. Record to S3 – the file is saved to your AWS S3 Bucket. | ||
Record to Disk ParametersDisk | |||
File Name Template | Specify the file name pattern that Zixi will use to generate when saving the recorded content. A separate file will be generated for each recording up to the time specified in the Max recorded file duration parameter (see above). After this duration a new file will be generated. The file name pattern can include any string and up to five variables listed below. Only the %T=HH.MM.SS creation time is mandatory. You can change the order of these variables and add text as long as you maintain the legitimate structure of the file in Linux and Windows:
For example, the following pattern %Y_recording%T.ts will generate the following file name 2022_recording15:32:35.ts. | ||
Max recorded file duration [hours] | Specify the maximum time allotted for recording a video stream. Default: 2 hours | ||
Keep recorded files for [hours] | Specify the maximum time for storing the recording. Default: 0 hours | ||
Custom Path | Optionally specify a storage location for the recorded files that is relative to the root folder. This location bypasses the location specified as the root folder in the Settings > General screen. | ||
Record to S3 ParametersS3 | |||
File Name Template | Specify the file name pattern that Zixi will use to generate when saving the recorded content. A separate file will be generated for each recording up to the time specified in the Max recorded file duration parameter (see above). After this duration a new file will be generated. The file name pattern can include any string and up to five variables listed below. Only the %T=HH.MM.SS creation time is mandatory. You can change the order of these variables and add text as long as you maintain the legitimate structure of the file in Linux and Windows:
For example, the following pattern %Y_recording%T.ts will generate the following file name 2022_recording15:32:35.ts. | ||
Max recorded file duration [hours] | Specify the maximum time allotted for recording a video stream. Default: 2 hours | ||
URL | Specify the URL of the S3 bucket. | ||
Ignore TLS certificate errors | TLS certificate for S3 bucket might be detected as faulty if bucket name contains dot[s]. When this option is selected, ZEC will ignore the TLS certificate errors and transmit the stream to its destination. | ||
Access Key | The access key that is used for accessing the S3 bucket. | ||
Secret Key | The secret key that is used for accessing the S3 bucket. | ||
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