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title: ZEC Adding RTMP and RTMPS Outputs
slug: zixi-broadcaster-zec-current-version/zec-adding-rtmp-and-rtmps-outputs
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createdAt: 2024-12-26T19:40:11.379Z
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Real Time Messaging Protocol streams can be played on systems that accept this protocol as input. Originally designed to enable Adobe® Flash® streams to be sent between a server and a client, RTMP has become a popular protocol for streaming into content-delivery networks (CDNs). Facebook currently uses RTMPS, which is RTMP over a TLS/SSL connection.
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- To create an RTMPS output, select the RTMP output option but make sure RTMPS:// is used in the URL field.
- SCTE-35 markers in MPEG-TS streams trigger OnCuePoint call function in RTMP
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## To create an RTMP Output:
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In the ZEC Outputs page, click **+New Output**.
The **New output** window is displayed.
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Type in the unique identifier for this output in the **Output Name**.
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Select an** Input Stream** to be made available on this output from the drop-down list.
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Select the **Show in Matrix** check box to display this stream in the Matrix (see [ZEC Using the Matrix](docId\:OfxetHpsUO9EIMqpWFZEa)). Default: Selected.
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Select the **Log this stream** checkbox if you would like to generate event logs for this output.
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Select **RTMP**.
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Specify the **Output parameters** (see [Output Stream Parameters Table](docId\:AcPJ3A24ij0A3Wo9nxNB3) below).
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You can decrypt an encrypted stream as it enters the ZEC. To decrypt a stream, select the Decrypt Stream checkbox and fill in the parameters as described in the [Output Stream Parameters Table](docId\:AcPJ3A24ij0A3Wo9nxNB3) below. For more information, see [Decrypting an Output Stream in ZEC](docId\:fQloypIDPiB19CqFvU8Rz).
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Click **OK**.
The new RTMP Output with its settings is created and now appears on the screen.
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### Output Stream Parameters Table
| **Parameter** | **Description** |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Output Parameters** | |
| **URL** | Specify the destination Stream URL according to the following format: rtmp\://host:\[port]/app
You can define RTMPS clients with the proven security of a secure socket layer (SSL) by using the rtmps\:// url. Note that Facebook currently supports RTMPS streams only. |
| **Backup URL** | Specify a backup URL (fallback mode) – will be used in case the primary server is not responsive. |
| **Stream Name** | Specify the unique name for the stream that the RTMP server at the other end of the connection expects. |
| **Username** | Specify the username to authenticate on the remote RTMP server. |
| **Password** | Specify the string that is used for authorization on the remote RTMP server. |
| **Bitrate \[kbps]** | Specify the actual bitrate in kbps or the maximum stream bitrate in case of a VBR stream. |
| **Reconnect \[sec]** | If the stream drops, this value represents the time between reconnection attempts (in seconds). Default: 5. |
| **Bind to IP** | Select from the drop-down list the local IP address to be used for this Output, OR select *Any *to enable any IP to be used. |
| **Send timecode** | Converts the MPEG-TS SEI section to RTMP ONFI command (pass the encoder timecodes to the RTMP server). |
| **Disconnect if inactive** | Select this checkbox to disconnect if the stream is not active for 30 seconds. |
| **Ignore TLS certificate errors** | Select this option when streaming to a trusted server that does not have a valid certificate. When this option is selected, ZEC will ignore the TLS certificate errors and transmit the stream to its destination. |
| **Enable Decryption** | Select this checkbox to enable decryption of an encrypted stream. |
| **Decryption type ** | If the stream has been encrypted, you can decrypt it through the output by selecting this checkbox and specifying the type of encryption that was used.
Select **Automatic** to decrypt a stream that has been encrypted using **Automatic** encryption.
Only if the stream has not been encrypted, leave the **Enable Decryption **checkbox unselected (default).
**Important Notice: If the stream has been encrypted, you must decrypt it in the output.** |
| **Decryption key** | If the decryption type includes a key, enter the key to decrypt the stream during output. |
## Advanced Mode
The fields discussed below are optional and available only in **Advanced Mode**.
To enter Advanced Mode add the URL parameter `?advanced=1` to the ZEC URL in your browser and press Enter/Return to reload the page:
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Note the Advanced Mode settings are generally intended for advanced users and special cases. If you do not understand the settings, you should probably accept the default values.
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### General
- **Latency offset \[ms] **- Specify the additional buffering time in milliseconds. Increasing this value can improve stream stability in unstable network conditions, but will increase end-to-end delay. Default: 0 ms
### Output Parameters
- **Dejitter input** -