Live Stream from S3

[Harsha_Sharma]

Hi,

Version: Wowza Streaming Engine Pro 4 for Amazon EC2 4.3.0

On the live application that comes by default, I have followed these links to setup the ModuleLoopUntilLive so that I can switch between Live stream and a server-side stream.

Module examples for Wowza Streaming Engine

Loop a pre-roll until a live stream starts

I am successfully able to switch between the sample.mp4 and the live stream (from my wowza ios app). I want to be able to stream an mp4 file from the s3 bucket instead of the local storage. I see similar forums on the wowza site that are trying to question the same issue, like this one:

Play VOD file as a Live Stream from S3

In summary, here’s what I need help with: Be able to play a VOD file as a live stream Be able to control the start and stop events of the VOD file playing on the live stream The file is hosted on Amazon S3 Ultimately, I want to be able to publish a live stream, then trigger a VOD file to play from Amazon S3 during the live event, all while recording them to a single file using the Live Stream Recording Module. Thanks.

But none seem answered yet. I have the mediacache plugin/addon enabled and have a sample vods3 app working successfully with s3. I also have configured the MediaCache randomAccessReaderClass Property in the /conf/live/Application.xml. Neither amazons3/bucketname/filename nor http/s3.amazonaws.com/dev-hhrmedia/test7.mp4 works.

Any help would be appreciated.

Best,

Harsha

[Daren_Johnson]

Hi,

The MediaReader randomAccessReaderClass Property should be (com.wowza.wms.mediacache.impl.MediaCacheRandomAccessReaderVODEdge)

You are best starting with an application created with the manager as a “Vod Edge” then,

configure this manually by editing the /conf/[app-name]/Application.xml in a text editor and

change the StreamType to “live”. Then configure the scheduler and loop-until-live lastly.

Daren

[Zoran]

Hi,

You can also see my last reply from the forum thread you mentioned:

Play VOD file as a Live Stream from S3

In summary, here’s what I need help with: Be able to play a VOD file as a live stream Be able to control the start and stop events of the VOD file playing on the live stream The file is hosted on Amazon S3 Ultimately, I want to be able to publish a live stream, then trigger a VOD file to play from Amazon S3 during the live event, all while recording them to a single file using the Live Stream Recording Module. Thanks.

Zoran