Stream snapshot rotation numbers increment

[smartbet]

I see that snapshot numbers incrementing what is the limit? Is it possible to stay on same name for example if i set rotation 24 frames naming will stay always 1 - 24 (.png)

 

[Max]

Good day.

I see that snapshot numbers incrementing what is the limit? Is it possible to stay on same name for example if i set rotation 24 frames naming will stay always 1 - 24 (.png)

The limit of snapshot number is 2147483647 (maximum signned integer in Java). You can set snapshots auto retention, but their numbers stlill will increase. Moreover, if snapshots for a stream are in snapshots folder then numbering will be continued when you puablish the stream with the same name.

 

[smartbet]

Good day.

The limit of snapshot number is 2147483647 (maximum signned integer in Java). You can set snapshots auto retention, but their numbers stlill will increase. Moreover, if snapshots for a stream are in snapshots folder then numbering will be continued when you puablish the stream with the same name.

So whats happen if snapshot reaches 2147483647 limit?

 

[Max]

So whats happen if snapshot reaches 2147483647 limit?

The counter will probably become negative, so you should aware this in your scripts.
Please note that automatic snapshot feature is not intended for long term streams, REST API or WebSDK is more preferrable way in this case.

 

[smartbet]

The counter will probably become negative, so you should aware this in your scripts.
Please note that automatic snapshot feature is not intended for long term streams, REST API or WebSDK is more preferrable way in this case.

The issue is that REST and WEBSDK is not suitable because they do not provide resize for snapshot and size of snapshot is too big if we could have size value it would be cool.

 

[Max]

The issue is that REST and WEBSDK is not suitable because they do not provide resize for snapshot and size of snapshot is too big

The snapshot is always taken at stream picture size, including automatic snapshots. To take snapshots in desired size you should transcode stream to the suitable resolution, for example, using REST API

POST /rest-api/transcoder/startup HTTP/1.1
HOST: 192.168.1.101:8081
content-type: application/json
 
{
    "uri": "transcoder://tcode1",
    "remoteStreamName": "original_stream",
    "localStreamName": "resized_stream",
    "encoder": {
        "width": 640,
        "height": 480
    }
}

Then you can take a snapshots of resized_stream.

 

[smartbet]

The snapshot is always taken at stream picture size, including automatic snapshots. To take snapshots in desired size you should transcode stream to the suitable resolution, for example, using REST API

POST /rest-api/transcoder/startup HTTP/1.1
HOST: 192.168.1.101:8081
content-type: application/json

{
    "uri": "transcoder://tcode1",
    "remoteStreamName": "original_stream",
    "localStreamName": "resized_stream",
    "encoder": {
        "width": 640,
        "height": 480
    }
}

Then you can take a snapshots of resized_stream.

Thank you for this info but I don't think its good idea to transcode all stream just to get snapshot maybe we can set another solution for example separate plugin to do this without transcoding?

 

[Max]

Thank you fro this info but I don't think its good idea to transcode all stream just to get snapshot maybe we can set another solution for example separate plugin to do this without transcoding?

Stream resolution can be changed via transcoding only. There is the ticket WCS-2454 to implement snapshot taking on client side in browser, but in this case transcoding just moved to browser.

 

[Max]

Good day.
Stream snapshot capturing in browser example is available in Web SDK build 2.0.164. The example is also available on demo.flashphoner.com.