Adding a Source - File

create a source from a ts file the file needs to already exist in the root folder on the input broadcaster (local file option) or at the remote location (url option) the default root folder for broadcasters created by zen master is currently /zixi/zixi broadcaster centos7 transcoder/files manually created broadcasters may have a different root folder zen master does not provide a mechanism for uploading and managing files on the server hosting the broadcaster there are numerous web based file managers that can be deployed for remote file management on the server hosting the broadcaster to add a file source in the main navigation, click sources click + add the create new source selection window is displayed create new source selection window click on file the create new file source window opens new file source in the info section, in the name field, enter a unique name to identify this source in the system in the tags field, select one or more of the predefined tags from the drop down list tags are used for access control by selecting a tag, you are relating this source to that tag tags are associated with certain roles (through the users & roles screen), and roles, in turn, are associated with users and user groups if you would like to create a new tag, see creating a tag docid\ ypm9tw81ap6nq8stkv4rd in the events configuration profile field, select from the dropdown list the profile that you would like to apply to this source by default, the default profile is applied events profiles consist of a series of rules that determine precisely how various types of events are logged and what results they trigger the source's location is used to represent it in the proper position in the map display (see maps docid\ sfzm6jvorvuigo7x0dnue ) by default, the location is determined automatically based on the source's ip if you would like to manually set the location of the source (optional), use the following procedure click on the edit icon next to the location field a search box is shown below the location field enter identifying info for the location (e g street address, zip code, coordinates) search results are displayed below the search box as you type click on the desired location the selected location populates the location field if you would like to stream a file from a local drive, skip to step 10 to stream a file using a url, use the following procedure in the source section, verify that url is selected (default) in the url field, enter the url for the ts file you would like to stream (e g https //example com/source ts https //example com/source ts ) if you selected the use rtp protocol checkbox, then if you would like to use fec, then select the use forward error correction checkbox to upload a file from a local drive, use the following procedure in the source section, select local drive in the file field, select from the list the desired ts file you would like to stream the selected file will be highlighted and displayed under the list you can sort the files in the list by clicking on the column headings in the public output field, if you would like to allow access to the stream directly through a supported player, select the allow checkbox if you selected the allow checkbox, then enter a password in the password field to authenticate access to the stream if you would like to enable content analysis (cqa), verify that the enable content analysis checkbox is selected (default) it is generally recommended to enable content analysis unless it is causing technical problems if content analysis is disabled, the system won't detect errors in the video and audio content of the stream and won't generate warnings for such events even when content analysis is disabled the system will still detect tr101 errors in the stream if you would like to monitor cea 608/cea 708 closed captions, select monitor cea 608/cea 708 checkbox monitoring cea 608/cea 708 closed captions requires using a version 14 4 or newer broadcaster if you would like to disable auto pull, select the disable auto pull checkbox disabling auto pull will lock channels using this source to the source's ingest cluster and targets to the source's current active broadcaster this setting only applies to pass through channels if auto pull is enabled , in the auto pull latency \[ms] field, specify the maximum latency for auto pull actions (default 1000 ms) in the webrtc playback section, select the desired playback method webrtc enables you to monitor the stream via web browsers and mobile applications with real time communication (rtc) webrtc needs to be activated independently for each source in zen master (by default it is disabled) select one of the following options disabled users will not be able to view this source using webrtc (default) pass through passes the stream through to webrtc without transcoding this option can only be used if the input stream is already in a webrtc compliant format (video h 264 codec with baseline or main profile and no b frames, audio opus codec) auto zen master automatically transcodes the stream using the optimal profile for each specific user in this option zixi broadcaster will decode the video, transforming it into raw frames, which will be passed to the webrtc library, where it will be re encoded for each individual user best quality however, if monitored by multiple users this can consume extensive resources 1080p/720p/480p/360p zen master transcodes the stream to a webrtc compliant profile with the specified resolution the transcoding is done by zixi broadcaster's transcoder this method requires a zixi broadcaster with x264 or nvidia for transcoding this method allows many users to monitor the stream without encoding separately for each individual user, which saves cpu capacity since there is only one stream version, it is recommended to encode to a low resolution and low bitrate so that the stream will be viewable by all users monitoring the stream in the initial state section, select the disabled checkbox if you would like to disable this source upon initial configuration select the muted checkbox if you would like to disable error/recovery notifications for this source upon initial configuration you can enable/unmute the source at any time additional scte 35 options are available when you expand the scte 35 manipulation section scte 35 manipulation here you can enable scte 35 insertion set the scte 35 pid remove any existing scte 35 messages from the stream replace any existing scte 35 messages with null if you would like to adjust the advanced settings, click advanced the advanced settings fields are displayed if you would like to track usage for this source, enter your billing code details see billing codes docid\ lalxj n928tegcpdpbirj in the auto pull mtu field, specify the maximum transmission unit (largest data packet that a network connected device will accept) in bytes for the auto pull to set the detection of frozen video, in the frozen video minimal duration field, specify the default minimal duration in seconds of frozen video after which the broadcaster will trigger a frozen video alert default 10 seconds this setting is supported for broadcaster version 16 3 and higher to set the detection of blank video, in the blank video minimal duration field, specify the default minimal duration in seconds of blank video after which the broadcaster will trigger a blank video alert default 10 seconds this setting is supported for broadcaster version 16 3 and higher click save file source configuration parameters table parameter description info name specify a name for the file source in zen master tags select one or more of the predefined tags from the drop down list tags are used for access control by selecting an tag, you are relating this source to that tag tags are associated with certain roles (through the users & roles screen), and roles, in turn, are associated with users and user groups if you would like to create a new tag, see creating a tag https //zixidocumentation atlassian net/wiki/spaces/zmug/pages/828014604/creating+a+tag events configuration profile select from the dropdown list the profile that you would like to apply to this source by default, the default profile is applied note events profiles consist of a series of rules that determine precisely how various events are logged and what results they trigger location (optional) the source's location is used to represent it in the proper position in the map display (see maps docid\ sfzm6jvorvuigo7x0dnue ) by default, the location is determined automatically based on the source's ip enter identifying info for the location (e g street address, zip code, coordinates) and select the desired location from the suggestions that are shown input broadcaster select from the drop down list the broadcaster on which the file is located source select the source of your ts file select one of the following options url (default) – stream a ts file from a url local drive – stream a ts file from the root folder on the input broadcaster url (for url) enter the url for the ts file you would like to stream (e g https //example com/source ts) file (for local drive) select from the list the desired ts file you would like to stream the selected file must exist in the root folder on the input broadcaster note you can sort the files in the list by clicking on the column headings configuration public output if you would like to allow access to the stream directly through a supported player, select the allow checkbox password (for public output) if you selected allow in the public output field, specify a password in this field to authenticate access to the stream enable content analysis if you would like to enable content analysis (cqa), verify that this checkbox is selected (default) note it is generally recommended to enable content analysis unless it is causing technical problems if content analysis is disabled, the system won't detect errors in the video and audio content of the stream and won't generate warnings for such events even when content analysis is disabled the system will still detect tr101 errors in the stream monitor cea 608/cea 708 closed captions if you would like to monitor cea 608/cea 708 closed captions, select this checkbox note monitoring cea 608/cea 708 closed captions requires using a version 14 4 or newer broadcaster disable auto pull if you would like to disable auto pull, select this checkbox note disabling auto pull will lock channels using this source to the source's ingest cluster and targets to the source's current active broadcaster this setting only applies to pass through channels auto pull latency \[ms] specify the desired latency for auto pull actions (default 1,000 ms) webrtc playback select the desired playback method note webrtc enables you to monitor the stream via web browsers and mobile applications with real time communication (rtc) webrtc needs to be activated independently for each source in zen master (by default it is disabled) select one of the following options disabled – users will not be able to view this source using webrtc (default) pass through – passes the stream through to webrtc without transcoding this option can only be used if the input stream is already in a webrtc compliant format (video – h 264 codec with baseline or main profile and no b frames, audio – opus codec) auto – zen master automatically transcodes the stream using the optimal profile for each specific user in this option zixi broadcaster will decode the video, transforming it into raw frames, which will be passed to the webrtc library, where it will be re encoded for each individual user note best quality however, if monitored by multiple users this can consume extensive resources 1080p/720p/480p/360p – zen master transcodes the stream to a webrtc compliant profile with the specified resolution the transcoding is done by zixi broadcaster’s transcoder note this method requires a zixi broadcaster with x264 or nvidia for transcoding this method allows many users to monitor the stream without encoding separately for each individual user, which saves cpu capacity since there is only one stream resolution, it is recommended to encode to a low resolution and low bitrate so that the stream will be viewable by all users monitoring the stream initial state disabled select this checkbox if you would like to disable this source upon initial configuration muted select this checkbox if you would like to disable error/recovery notifications for this source upon initial configuration advanced billing codes if you would like to track usage for this source, enter your billing code details, see (supported for broadcasters v14 8+) billing password enter the password that corresponds to this billing code auto pull billing code specify the maximum transmission unit (largest data packet that a network connected device will accept) in bytes for the auto pull auto pull billing password enter the password that corresponds to this auto pull billing code auto pull mtu specify the maximum transmission unit (largest data packet that a network connected device will accept) in bytes for the auto pull frozen video minimal duration specify the default minimal duration in seconds of frozen video after which the broadcaster will trigger a frozen video alert default 10 seconds this setting is supported for broadcaster version 16 3 and higher for existing sources, you may need to restart the source blank video minimal duration specify the default minimal duration in seconds of blank video after which the broadcaster will trigger a blank video alert default 10 seconds this setting is supported for broadcaster version 16 3 and higher for existing sources, you may need to restart the source