Adding Delayed Streams

You can delay the broadcasting of an input stream by enabling “time shifting”. In this case the input stream will be stored on the local disk, while a variant of the input is created and delayed according to the specified duration. 

To Add a Delayed Stream:

1. In the ZiXi Broadcaster Navigation menu, click the Inputs tab.
2. In the Menu bar, click New Input. The Add a new input stream window is displayed.
   
   
   

3. Enter the unique Stream I.D.

4. Select the maximum concurrent connections to this stream from the Max. Outputs drop-down list. Default: Unlimited.
5. Select the Show in Matrix check box to display this stream in the Matrix (see Using the Matrix on page 45). Default: Selected.
6. Select Delayed for the input stream.
7. Specify the Stream Parameters (see Input Streams Parameters Table).
8. If you want to Enable time shift, select this checkbox (see Input Streams Parameters Table).
9. If you want to Transmit as multicast, select this checkbox (see Input Streams Parameters Table).
10. Click OK.

11. The “Input added” message appears on the top of the screen. The Delayed Stream is added to the ZiXi Broadcaster and now appears in the list of streams available in the  ZiXi Broadcaster inputs UI.

    Input Stream Parameters Table

    Parameter	Description
    Stream ID	Specifies the unique identifier for this stream.
    Max Outputs	Specifies the maximum number of allowed outputs. Default: Unlimited.
    Show in Matrix	Show input in matrix.
    Stream parameters
    Source	Select one of the input streams that were configured to enable "time shift".
    Delay	Specifies the delay period relative to the original stream.
    Transmit as multicast	Enables transmission of this stream’s outputs as multicasts. A ZiXi receiver will receive it in multicast (unless it is out of the LAN in which case it will receive as unicast). You can also force Multicast only outputs. Requires enabling Multicast Pull in the Settings.
    Multicast-Only	If desired, specify multicast only outputs.