Good morning,
We currently are using Wowza to ingest and serve out live streams using h264 and flash. We would like to use the transcoder to overlay some information over a stream so we looked at the following article for help setting up the transcoder.
https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-and-run-wowza-transcoder-for-live-streaming#video
Transcoder seems to be enabled but when I go to “incoming streams” only the default stream shows. Also note that enabling the transcoder actually makes the default stream unviewable using our normal flash player methods.
How do I move forward and troubleshoot this issue? Not quite sure where to go from here and would appreciate any assistance!
EDIT 1 Added more information
Wowza Streaming Engine 4.0.1
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
Java SE Development Kit 7 Update 1 (64-bit)
Java SE Development Kit 7 Update 51 (64-bit)
Java 7 Update 51 (64-bit)
Checked out the error log and this error shows up for the stream I am trying to transcode.
WARN server comment 2014-10-08 13:13:10 - - - - - 3.891 - - - - - - - - REST API: Server request (GET): Resource not found-404: http://localhost:8087/v1/server/vhosts/_defaultVHost_/applications/alias/instances
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Looks like it might have an issue with the path for transcoding?
I have been looking through the access logs and error logs some more and following the troubleshoot steps on this page.
[url]https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-and-run-wowza-transcoder-for-live-streaming#troubleshooting[/url]
I have gotten down to Test #4 step 3b. The logs never show the server trying to load the template files. Any idea how to help the server load them?
My Application.xml file.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Root version="1">
<Application>
<Name>franktest2</Name>
<AppType>Live</AppType>
<Description></Description>
<!-- Uncomment to set application level timeout values
<ApplicationTimeout>60000</ApplicationTimeout>
<PingTimeout>12000</PingTimeout>
<ValidationFrequency>8000</ValidationFrequency>
<MaximumPendingWriteBytes>0</MaximumPendingWriteBytes>
<MaximumSetBufferTime>60000</MaximumSetBufferTime>
<MaximumStorageDirDepth>25</MaximumStorageDirDepth>
-->
<Connections>
<AutoAccept>true</AutoAccept>
<AllowDomains></AllowDomains>
</Connections>
<!--
StorageDir path variables
${com.wowza.wms.AppHome} - Application home directory
${com.wowza.wms.ConfigHome} - Configuration home directory
${com.wowza.wms.context.VHost} - Virtual host name
${com.wowza.wms.context.VHostConfigHome} - Virtual host config directory
${com.wowza.wms.context.Application} - Application name
${com.wowza.wms.context.ApplicationInstance} - Application instance name
-->
<Streams>
<StreamType>live</StreamType>
<StorageDir>${com.wowza.wms.context.VHostConfigHome}/content</StorageDir>
<KeyDir>${com.wowza.wms.context.VHostConfigHome}/keys</KeyDir>
<!-- LiveStreamPacketizers (separate with commas): cupertinostreamingpacketizer, smoothstreamingpacketizer, sanjosestreamingpacketizer, mpegdashstreamingpacketizer, cupertinostreamingrepeater, smoothstreamingrepeater, sanjosestreamingrepeater, mpegdashstreamingrepeater, dvrstreamingpacketizer, dvrstreamingrepeater -->
<LiveStreamPacketizers>cupertinostreamingpacketizer, mpegdashstreamingpacketizer, sanjosestreamingpacketizer, smoothstreamingpacketizer</LiveStreamPacketizers>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/Streams.xml for any streams types loaded by this application -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</Streams>
<Transcoder>
<!-- To turn on transcoder set to: transcoder -->
<LiveStreamTranscoder>transcoder</LiveStreamTranscoder>
<!-- [templatename].xml or ${SourceStreamName}.xml -->
<Templates>${SourceStreamName}.xml,transrate.xml</Templates>
<ProfileDir>${com.wowza.wms.context.VHostConfigHome}/transcoder/profiles</ProfileDir>
<TemplateDir>${com.wowza.wms.context.VHostConfigHome}/transcoder/templates</TemplateDir>
<Properties>
</Properties>
</Transcoder>
<DVR>
<!-- As a single server or as an origin, use dvrstreamingpacketizer in LiveStreamPacketizers above -->
<!-- Or, in an origin-edge configuration, edges use dvrstreamingrepeater in LiveStreamPacketizers above -->
<!-- As an origin, also add dvrchunkstreaming to HTTPStreamers below -->
<!-- If this is a dvrstreamingrepeater, define Application/Repeater/OriginURL to point back to the origin -->
<!-- To turn on DVR recording set Recorders to dvrrecorder. This works with dvrstreamingpacketizer -->
<Recorders></Recorders>
<!-- As a single server or as an origin, set the Store to dvrfilestorage-->
<!-- edges should have this empty -->
<Store></Store>
<!-- Window Duration is length of live DVR window in seconds. 0 means the window is never trimmed. -->
<WindowDuration>0</WindowDuration>
<!-- Storage Directory is top level location where dvr is stored. e.g. c:/temp/dvr -->
<StorageDir>${com.wowza.wms.context.VHostConfigHome}/dvr</StorageDir>
<!-- valid ArchiveStrategy values are append, version, delete -->
<ArchiveStrategy>append</ArchiveStrategy>
<!-- Properties for DVR -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</DVR>
<TimedText>
<!-- VOD caption providers (separate with commas): vodcaptionprovidermp4_3gpp, vodcaptionproviderttml, vodcaptionproviderwebvtt, vodcaptionprovidersrt, vodcaptionproviderscc -->
<VODTimedTextProviders></VODTimedTextProviders>
<!-- Properties for TimedText -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</TimedText>
<!-- HTTPStreamers (separate with commas): cupertinostreaming, smoothstreaming, sanjosestreaming, mpegdashstreaming, dvrchunkstreaming -->
<HTTPStreamers>cupertinostreaming, smoothstreaming, sanjosestreaming, mpegdashstreaming</HTTPStreamers>
<MediaCache>
<MediaCacheSourceList></MediaCacheSourceList>
</MediaCache>
<SharedObjects>
<StorageDir>${com.wowza.wms.context.VHostConfigHome}/applications/${com.wowza.wms.context.Application}/sharedobjects/${com.wowza.wms.context.ApplicationInstance}</StorageDir>
</SharedObjects>
<Client>
<IdleFrequency>-1</IdleFrequency>
<Access>
<StreamReadAccess>*</StreamReadAccess>
<StreamWriteAccess>*</StreamWriteAccess>
<StreamAudioSampleAccess></StreamAudioSampleAccess>
<StreamVideoSampleAccess></StreamVideoSampleAccess>
<SharedObjectReadAccess>*</SharedObjectReadAccess>
<SharedObjectWriteAccess>*</SharedObjectWriteAccess>
</Access>
</Client>
<RTP>
<!-- RTP/Authentication/[type]Methods defined in Authentication.xml. Default setup includes; none, basic, digest -->
<Authentication>
<PublishMethod>digest</PublishMethod>
<PlayMethod>none</PlayMethod>
</Authentication>
<!-- RTP/AVSyncMethod. Valid values are: senderreport, systemclock, rtptimecode -->
<AVSyncMethod>senderreport</AVSyncMethod>
<MaxRTCPWaitTime>12000</MaxRTCPWaitTime>
<IdleFrequency>75</IdleFrequency>
<RTSPSessionTimeout>90000</RTSPSessionTimeout>
<RTSPMaximumPendingWriteBytes>0</RTSPMaximumPendingWriteBytes>
<RTSPBindIpAddress></RTSPBindIpAddress>
<RTSPConnectionIpAddress>0.0.0.0</RTSPConnectionIpAddress>
<RTSPOriginIpAddress>127.0.0.1</RTSPOriginIpAddress>
<IncomingDatagramPortRanges>*</IncomingDatagramPortRanges>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/RTP.xml for any depacketizers loaded by this application -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</RTP>
<MediaCaster>
<RTP>
<RTSP>
<!-- udp, interleave -->
<RTPTransportMode>interleave</RTPTransportMode>
</RTSP>
</RTP>
<StreamValidator>
<Enable>true</Enable>
<ResetNameGroups>true</ResetNameGroups>
<StreamStartTimeout>20000</StreamStartTimeout>
<StreamTimeout>12000</StreamTimeout>
<VideoStartTimeout>0</VideoStartTimeout>
<VideoTimeout>0</VideoTimeout>
<AudioStartTimeout>0</AudioStartTimeout>
<AudioTimeout>0</AudioTimeout>
<VideoTCToleranceEnable>false</VideoTCToleranceEnable>
<VideoTCPosTolerance>3000</VideoTCPosTolerance>
<VideoTCNegTolerance>-500</VideoTCNegTolerance>
<AudioTCToleranceEnable>false</AudioTCToleranceEnable>
<AudioTCPosTolerance>3000</AudioTCPosTolerance>
<AudioTCNegTolerance>-500</AudioTCNegTolerance>
<DataTCToleranceEnable>false</DataTCToleranceEnable>
<DataTCPosTolerance>3000</DataTCPosTolerance>
<DataTCNegTolerance>-500</DataTCNegTolerance>
<AVSyncToleranceEnable>false</AVSyncToleranceEnable>
<AVSyncTolerance>1500</AVSyncTolerance>
<DebugLog>false</DebugLog>
</StreamValidator>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/MediaCasters.xml for any MediaCasters loaded by this applications -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</MediaCaster>
<MediaReader>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/MediaReaders.xml for any MediaReaders loaded by this applications -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</MediaReader>
<MediaWriter>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/MediaWriter.xml for any MediaWriter loaded by this applications -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</MediaWriter>
<LiveStreamPacketizer>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/LiveStreamPacketizers.xml for any LiveStreamPacketizers loaded by this applications -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</LiveStreamPacketizer>
<HTTPStreamer>
<!-- Properties defined here will override any properties defined in conf/HTTPStreamers.xml for any HTTPStreamer loaded by this applications -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</HTTPStreamer>
<Manager>
<!-- Properties defined are used by the Manager -->
<Properties>
</Properties>
</Manager>
<Repeater>
<OriginURL></OriginURL>
<QueryString><![CDATA[]]></QueryString>
</Repeater>
<StreamRecorder>
<Properties>
</Properties>
</StreamRecorder>
<Modules>
<Module>
<Name>base</Name>
<Description>Base</Description>
<Class>com.wowza.wms.module.ModuleCore</Class>
</Module>
<Module>
<Name>logging</Name>
<Description>Client Logging</Description>
<Class>com.wowza.wms.module.ModuleClientLogging</Class>
</Module>
<Module>
<Name>flvplayback</Name>
<Description>FLVPlayback</Description>
<Class>com.wowza.wms.module.ModuleFLVPlayback</Class>
</Module>
<Module>
<Name>ModuleCoreSecurity</Name>
<Description>Core Security Module for Applications</Description>
<Class>com.wowza.wms.security.ModuleCoreSecurity</Class>
</Module>
<Module>
<Name>ModuleLimitPublishedStreamBandwidth</Name>
<Description>Module Limit to Published Stream Bandwidth</Description>
<Class>com.wowza.wms.plugin.collection.module.ModuleLimitPublishedStreamBandwidth</Class>
</Module>
</Modules>
<!-- Properties defined here will be added to the IApplication.getProperties() and IApplicationInstance.getProperties() collections -->
<Properties>
<Property>
<Name>securityPublishRequirePassword</Name>
<Value>true</Value>
<Type>Boolean</Type>
</Property>
<Property>
<Name>MaxBitrate</Name>
<Value>270</Value>
<Type>Integer</Type>
</Property>
<Property>
<Name>StreamMonitorLogging</Name>
<Value>false</Value>
<Type>Boolean</Type>
</Property>
</Properties>
</Application>
</Root>
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