VOD seek

[Petro O. Bochan]

Howdy, as far as I understand, the VOD service merely starts a live stream on a file - so that the client plays/subscribes to a recorded stream that is streamed as live.

- Is that correct?

If it's correct - how do I seek for a recorded file player with VOD? VOD merely starts a stream from the beginning, is there a way to start from a certain time and seek back and forwards?

Thanks,
P

 

[Max]

Good day.
Yes, VOD can be used to play a recording file. But this function is intended for live translation, so there is no any way to seek or rewind.
You can play a recording file in browser while downloading: How to play or download recording file. In this case, playback start time or end time can be set. This is supported fow MP4 container only.

 

[Petro O. Bochan]

Thanks for reply. For some reason the url https://domaincom:8444/client/records/stream.mp4 doesn't seem working - it bounces me back to the login page. If I put this line to flashphoner.properties -> record_response_content_disposition_header_value=inline then WCS doesn't start at all.

Apart from that, if we would like to go without the apache/httpd server, can we use the builtin WCS web server for recorded content delivery?

Thanks,
P

 

[Max]

Thanks for reply. For some reason the url https://domaincom:8444/client/records/stream.mp4 doesn't seem working - it bounces me back to the login page. If I put this line to flashphoner.properties -> record_response_content_disposition_header_value=inline then WCS doesn't start at all.

Please update WCS to the latest build 5.2.1220 and check again. If the issue still reproducing, please provide SSH access to the server using this form.

Apart from that, if we would like to go without the apache/httpd server, can we use the builtin WCS web server for recorded content delivery?

Yes. Some customers use this case successfully.

 

[Petro O. Bochan]

Yes, I'm on the latest version, will supply login credentials shortly. What is the web root path for unrestricted access to files? I tried /client, /client2, /web - no success.

 

[Max]

What is the web root path for unrestricted access to files? I tried /client, /client2, /web - no success.

The following endpoints are supported:
/admin - web admin interface
/client/records - symlink to record_dir to play or download recording files
/client2 - WebSDK bundles and examples
/rest-api - REST API endpoints
/?action=stat - WCS statistics page
/health-check - WCS health checking endpoint (return 200 OK if WCS is working)