# Wowza Streaming Engine

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## [Hardware requirements for transcoding 25 channels](https://community.wowza.com/t/hardware-requirements-for-transcoding-25-channels/33593)

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**Author:** [@Karel\_Boek](https://community.wowza.com/u/Karel_Boek)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/hardware-requirements-for-transcoding-25-channels/33593 "2013-09-17T02:56:02Z")

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I know there are several forum posts and articles about this subject, but I need some help in making a correct calculation. We’ve got 25 incoming channels with bitrates that vary from 10 to 30 Mbps. We’ll need transcodin…

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## [Stream Name Group URL on Live Edge Repeater](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-name-group-url-on-live-edge-repeater/41185)

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**Author:** [@Richard\_Peng](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Peng)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 9:17am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-name-group-url-on-live-edge-repeater/41185 "2013-09-13T09:17:10Z")

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I have the Transcoder plugin working on the origin and am able to access the Stream Group like this: http://\[live-origin\]:1935/liveorigin/ngrp:\[streamname\]\_all/playlist.m3u8 However, when I try to access the stream on …

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## [iOS 7 H264 Hardware Encoder](https://community.wowza.com/t/ios-7-h264-hardware-encoder/41181)

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**Author:** [@Swetha\_K](https://community.wowza.com/u/Swetha_K)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/ios-7-h264-hardware-encoder/41181 "2013-09-12T20:52:18Z")

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Hi Guys, We are using a commercial hardware encoder SDK which was great until iOS 7. A few days back Apple released iOS 7 Gold Master seed. Now it seems the encoder is broken on iOS 7, I also tested the Wowza GoCoder an…

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## [AAC+ stream to MPEG-TS out (over http)](https://community.wowza.com/t/aac-stream-to-mpeg-ts-out-over-http/40076)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Chapman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_Chapman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/aac-stream-to-mpeg-ts-out-over-http/40076 "2013-09-12T15:20:10Z")

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I am pushing an AAC+ stream to Wowza using an Orban Opticodec. We need to make this available as an MPEG-TS steam to set-top boxes over http. We’ve tried using forceMPEGTSOut but nothing seems to work. How should we…

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## [Where do I retrieve my license key?](https://community.wowza.com/t/where-do-i-retrieve-my-license-key/40759)

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**Author:** [@Steve\_Finkelstein](https://community.wowza.com/u/Steve_Finkelstein)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/where-do-i-retrieve-my-license-key/40759 "2013-09-12T13:53:41Z")

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I purchased the $55 pay as you go license for my EC2 based Wowza server. Got a receipt from Wowza and PayPal. Did not receive a license. Logged into my account on wowza.com and see no where obvious where my license mi…

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## [FloWplayer 5.3.2 in Wowza - problem](https://community.wowza.com/t/flowplayer-5-3-2-in-wowza-problem/39886)

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**Author:** [@adria\_belmonte](https://community.wowza.com/u/adria_belmonte)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/flowplayer-5-3-2-in-wowza-problem/39886 "2013-09-12T13:36:25Z")

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Hello, I have a problem when trying to play a video des through the flowplayer wowza 5.3.2, just bought the license for a domain, but I can not play any video I have in my wowza, whether as vod and live not play. I fou…

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## [JWPlayer cannot connect to server after there's roughly 20 users online](https://community.wowza.com/t/jwplayer-cannot-connect-to-server-after-theres-roughly-20-users-online/40755)

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**Author:** [@Steve\_Finkelstein](https://community.wowza.com/u/Steve_Finkelstein)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/jwplayer-cannot-connect-to-server-after-theres-roughly-20-users-online/40755 "2013-09-11T19:42:01Z")

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Hi all, I am using Wowza on Amazon EC2. Streaming works great using JWPlayer as my web client, Wowza as my server and our hosts are using Wirecast. Today, after we had around 20-25 users connect, new users would get the…

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## [big log file size](https://community.wowza.com/t/big-log-file-size/41071)

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**Author:** [@Tony\_Germanos](https://community.wowza.com/u/Tony_Germanos)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/big-log-file-size/41071 "2013-09-11T18:04:27Z")

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Dear all, I am facing a problem with the log file. Each day a log file of about 7 GB (it reaches 11 GB sometimes) is created in the logs directory in wowza installation directory. How can I stop writing everything to t…

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## [How to uninstall WowzaMediaServer-3.6.1.tar.bin](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-uninstall-wowzamediaserver-3-6-1-tar-bin/41178)

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**Author:** [@Satheesh\_Mantri](https://community.wowza.com/u/Satheesh_Mantri)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-uninstall-wowzamediaserver-3-6-1-tar-bin/41178 "2013-09-11T07:31:16Z")

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Hello, Please inform how to uninstall WowzaMediaServer-3.6.1.tar.bin http://community.wowza.com/t/-/619 having details but here simply mentioned to remove files/directory. Is that enough or do…

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## [Possible to buffer the live stream?](https://community.wowza.com/t/possible-to-buffer-the-live-stream/40852)

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**Author:** [@Kenny\_Johnson](https://community.wowza.com/u/Kenny_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 7:15am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/possible-to-buffer-the-live-stream/40852 "2013-09-11T07:15:09Z")

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Is it possible to “buffer” the live stream in order to make it smoother? Like… to hold a small buffer before it starts playing. Then play from that buffer so it is smoother and better quality? Is that something that c…

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## [manifest.f4m - MediaList is empty](https://community.wowza.com/t/manifest-f4m-medialist-is-empty/41078)

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**Author:** [@Johnathan\_Kanarek](https://community.wowza.com/u/Johnathan_Kanarek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/manifest-f4m-medialist-is-empty/41078 "2013-09-09T16:37:41Z")

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Hi, I defined the transcoder addon, and I even successfully playing the different transcoded bitrates, but when I ask the server for the manifest.f4m, the Manifest or the playlist.m3u8, I don’t get the expected results: …

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## [Concurrent connections](https://community.wowza.com/t/concurrent-connections/39282)

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**Author:** [@Cuong\_Pham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Cuong_Pham)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 11:22am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/concurrent-connections/39282 "2013-09-09T11:22:59Z")

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Hi everyone! Im going to setup a VOD system using wowza to stream video with a bit rate of 1,5 Mbits/sec, 2gb bandwidth. I have 2 servers x3650 M2. CPU: Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5504 - 2 GHz and E5520 2.26GH…

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## [Stream from IP Camera MPEG codec to Wowza Media Server](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-from-ip-camera-mpeg-codec-to-wowza-media-server/40923)

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**Author:** [@Vichea\_Cheth](https://community.wowza.com/u/Vichea_Cheth)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 8:43am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-from-ip-camera-mpeg-codec-to-wowza-media-server/40923 "2013-09-06T08:43:20Z")

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Dear All, I have a question to ask. I want to stream from IP Camera which use MPEG code, and I know that Wowza Media Server cannot stream from this type. But as I surf around forum and google, I knew there a way to str…

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## [How to get various stream info](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-various-stream-info/40195)

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**Author:** [@Loc\_Truong](https://community.wowza.com/u/Loc_Truong)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-various-stream-info/40195 "2013-09-05T17:47:54Z")

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Hi there. So I’m able to get plenty of info from a live stream from like this: {Obj\[\]: author copyright: “” description: “” keywords: “” rating: “” title: “” presetname: “Custom” creationdate: "Thu Aug 15 10 vid…

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## [One input stream to two outputs](https://community.wowza.com/t/one-input-stream-to-two-outputs/39134)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Gires](https://community.wowza.com/u/Thomas_Gires)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/one-input-stream-to-two-outputs/39134 "2013-09-05T16:54:47Z")

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Hi folks, I use WMSPanel to secure my streams, but I’m facing a situation where I need to apply different rules to the same cupertino stream, whether it’s being sent to a mobile device or a desktop. I can see a few way…

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## [Wowza 3.6.2 HLS transcoded streams artifacts/pixelating on start of each segments](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-3-6-2-hls-transcoded-streams-artifacts-pixelating-on-start-of-each-segments/38972)

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**Author:** [@Ferdinand\_Hernandez](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ferdinand_Hernandez)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 10:57am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-3-6-2-hls-transcoded-streams-artifacts-pixelating-on-start-of-each-segments/38972 "2013-09-05T10:57:34Z")

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Hi Guys, We are currently having issues with HLS streams having artifacts or pixelating ever start of HLS segments. Below is the details of the current set-up and workflow: Set-up overview: We have a dedicated Wowza…

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## [Performance Tuning Maximum Number Of Threads](https://community.wowza.com/t/performance-tuning-maximum-number-of-threads/38973)

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**Author:** [@Ferdinand\_Hernandez](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ferdinand_Hernandez)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/performance-tuning-maximum-number-of-threads/38973 "2013-09-05T10:47:09Z")

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Hi Guys, My server has 4 CPU with 8 Cores (16 threads each core) each (Intel® Xeon® CPU E5-2470 0 @ 2.30GHz). In the performance tuning article it states that the formula for calculating the number of threads in VHost.x…

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## [RTMP dynamic streaming use nrgp thru Edge/Origin](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmp-dynamic-streaming-use-nrgp-thru-edge-origin/40817)

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**Author:** [@andy\_choode](https://community.wowza.com/u/andy_choode)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 10:54am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmp-dynamic-streaming-use-nrgp-thru-edge-origin/40817 "2013-09-04T10:54:54Z")

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This is a extension of the post. to make RTMP dynamic streaming(by JW player) thru Edge/Origin, I would like to use nrgp because I try to avoid creating single smil file on edge for each new incoming stream from origin …

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## [Pulling RTMP and muxing it into MPEG2-TS](https://community.wowza.com/t/pulling-rtmp-and-muxing-it-into-mpeg2-ts/40297)

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**Author:** [@Janis\_Jansons](https://community.wowza.com/u/Janis_Jansons)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 7:56am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/pulling-rtmp-and-muxing-it-into-mpeg2-ts/40297 "2013-09-04T07:56:04Z")

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Hi all, I’m struggling a bit with this topic. I followed this documentation but something doesn’t quite work: https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-re-stream-an-unprotected-stream-from-adobe-media-server-or-a-cdn#streamFil…

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## [publish.password and Actionscript](https://community.wowza.com/t/publish-password-and-actionscript/41115)

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**Author:** [@Ivan\_Stimac](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ivan_Stimac)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/publish-password-and-actionscript/41115 "2013-09-03T22:18:56Z")

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Hi, Can anyone please help me with sending publish.password from AS3? I have wowza server with configured publish.password. When i connect from Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder 3.2 it prompts me for username and password.…

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## [HLS \*.ts analysis tool](https://community.wowza.com/t/hls-ts-analysis-tool/37591)

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**Author:** [@Yury\_Udovichenko](https://community.wowza.com/u/Yury_Udovichenko)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/hls-ts-analysis-tool/37591 "2013-09-03T20:01:02Z")

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Greetings, Our team has been researching some HLS statistics use cases recently. As one of results, we got a Ruby script which analyses \*.ts file and outputs its containing streams. It’s open sourced at github: https:/…

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## [how to detect start and end of streaming](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-detect-start-and-end-of-streaming/41112)

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**Author:** [@Martin\_Smelik](https://community.wowza.com/u/Martin_Smelik)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-detect-start-and-end-of-streaming/41112 "2013-09-03T17:37:05Z")

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Hello, how can i detect when stream start and end from some programing language. Has woowza API for this?

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## [split one live stream to multiple live streams according to bitrate](https://community.wowza.com/t/split-one-live-stream-to-multiple-live-streams-according-to-bitrate/41068)

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**Author:** [@Tony\_Germanos](https://community.wowza.com/u/Tony_Germanos)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 10:33am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/split-one-live-stream-to-multiple-live-streams-according-to-bitrate/41068 "2013-09-03T10:33:52Z")

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Dear all, I am using wirecast to encode and broadcast to a wowza media server 3.6.2 I want to broadcast one stream with high bitrate from wirecast and in wowza I want to split the one channel (stream) to different mult…

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## [HLS playback issue on Android 4.3](https://community.wowza.com/t/hls-playback-issue-on-android-4-3/41055)

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**Author:** [@Vincent\_Chan](https://community.wowza.com/u/Vincent_Chan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/hls-playback-issue-on-android-4-3/41055 "2013-09-01T19:16:00Z")

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Hi, We’ve setup a live streaming application (RTMP), using the same configuration as that in the example provided, in wowza media server, and use android native player to play the stream. In android 4.3 phone, the playe…

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## [Android 4.1.\* erratic behaviour with AAC audio via HLS](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-4-1-erratic-behaviour-with-aac-audio-via-hls/39885)

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**Author:** [@Carlo\_Massimo](https://community.wowza.com/u/Carlo_Massimo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-4-1-erratic-behaviour-with-aac-audio-via-hls/39885 "2013-08-31T12:52:15Z")

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Hello everyone, we are experimenting some strange behaviour related to a class of Android devices namely the Samsung Galaxy S2/3. We have tested our streaming with those two devices: Samsung S2 model GT-I9100 android:…

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## [Logging HLS Chunk requests.](https://community.wowza.com/t/logging-hls-chunk-requests/41096)

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**Author:** [@Martin\_Johansson](https://community.wowza.com/u/Martin_Johansson)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/logging-hls-chunk-requests/41096 "2013-08-30T21:28:18Z")

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Hello, In order to get the statistics that we want we need to log requested (Yes requested, not listned to. :)) chunks. We have found out how to use onDestroy to get the the amount of data sent during the session, but …

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## [Forcing Java 64 bit](https://community.wowza.com/t/forcing-java-64-bit/41098)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Boldt](https://community.wowza.com/u/Michael_Boldt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/forcing-java-64-bit/41098 "2013-08-30T15:08:58Z")

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Our Windows Server 2008 R2 has both 32 and 64 bit versions on Java on it. I suspect that Wowza is using the 32bit version as I can’t set the Heap above 1500 without getting errors. How can I force Wowza to use the 64bit…

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## [UDP re-stream- M3u8 output disconnects if no rtmp viewers](https://community.wowza.com/t/udp-re-stream-m3u8-output-disconnects-if-no-rtmp-viewers/33672)

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**Author:** [@David\_Cranfill](https://community.wowza.com/u/David_Cranfill)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 10:09am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/udp-re-stream-m3u8-output-disconnects-if-no-rtmp-viewers/33672 "2013-08-30T10:09:00Z")

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We are seeing a strange behavior We are re-streaming a live udp stream through stream manager. The rtmp re-broadcast of the stream is always available and appears to be working fine. The m3u8 version is available only w…

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## [Live-record mp4 format?](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-record-mp4-format/36406)

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**Author:** [@Geoff\_Tognetti](https://community.wowza.com/u/Geoff_Tognetti)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/live-record-mp4-format/36406 "2013-08-29T22:13:01Z")

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I’m sending h.264/AAC streams to Wowza and am using live-record as an app type, as I want all streams recorded. They are written as .flv’s which take time to re-encode for VOD - can I have them record as .mp4 containers,…

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## [The F4M document contains errors URL missing from Media tag](https://community.wowza.com/t/the-f4m-document-contains-errors-url-missing-from-media-tag/33591)

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**Author:** [@Karel\_Boek](https://community.wowza.com/u/Karel_Boek)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/the-f4m-document-contains-errors-url-missing-from-media-tag/33591 "2013-08-29T16:15:41Z")

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Wowza 3.5.2 running on EC2; with the Transcoder AddOn set up for the live stream. Default setup for transrating with the default transrate.xml template (160p, 240p, 360p enabled) The encoder is a FMLE (during the test p…

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