Multiple cameras - can we direct the action?

Wowza Streaming Engine
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We have two (or more) IP camera streams ingested by Wowza during a live event. Rather than letting our visitors watch all cameras at once (and significantly stress our servers) we would like to direct the action.

By direct, I mean have a simple/elegant way to switch our output stream between multiple input streams. For example, if our Flash player were connected to show.stream we could on-the-fly switch that connection (via the server) to be the origin stream cam1.stream, cam2.stream, etc. No player disconnects… completely seemless to the viewer and beyond their control. Just like multi-camera coverage of a sports event on TV.

Is this possible? Simple, complicated, custom add-on module, etc.?

I believe we could use a product like Wirecast as an in-between “Director” and re-encoder but we’d prefer to keep the path from camera to Wowza direct, non-stop.

Any help or suggestions appreciated.

Thanks,

David.

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Hi

This can be done a few ways,

1.)

https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-schedule-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-engine-streampublisher

This is done via a playlist that allows an admin to change the client’s stream from Cam1 to Cam2.

2.)

https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-switch-streams-using-stream-class-streams

3.)

Have a custom module written to your specification and requirements,

email support@wowza.com and ask for the independent consultants list.

Jason