Automate 24/7 Stream for a scheduled Playlist
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bcoyle
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Hi, I'm bill. The program is in beta test right now. Could you tell me what you have planned or whether this is general interest. You can DM me if you wish to keep your answer private.I will need contact info etc. This is not open source yet and is a windows only program. It does work well. Here is the current test channel - sort of retro tv. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP0cpeiC6i8
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bcoyle
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Hi. I'm curious. Would linux users not use a windows solution even if it was the solution to their problems. Just curious. I do understand that having to have an extra computer / expense might not be possible
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Hi .... this is interesting
I did some experiments and managed to create an integrated system using RadioDJ as an automation system and use OBS to visualize all the items that played. This becomes possible since RadioDJ can play MP4 files. To do this, I write some script to give orders to the 'OBS command line' a local files path reference from RadioDJ to the 'Media Source' in OBS.
I did some experiments and managed to create an integrated system using RadioDJ as an automation system and use OBS to visualize all the items that played. This becomes possible since RadioDJ can play MP4 files. To do this, I write some script to give orders to the 'OBS command line' a local files path reference from RadioDJ to the 'Media Source' in OBS.
bcoyle
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I've seen radiodj before and it seems like a powerful app and importantly, supported. I guess my question is about the script you write. Is this a one time script or do you have to write/update this script each time you wish to use it? Also, is linux use, part of the "this is interesting" comment. Sometimes when many people are talking, it's hard to tell whos comment you are refering to.
bcoyle
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@everyone Well, everything is going good with the casttor project. We have a new 'real' user located in Maine. This is a 6 town cable channel setup with 9 active channels using casttor, 6 government town meetings etc, 3 community access channels. This is in addition to the channel running in the netherlands for the past year. The saco river project (maine,usa) replaced commercial equipment costing 100k and a maintenance contract costing 20k annually with 9 computers, each running a copy of casttor and obs for their 9 channel system. I was told that the project cost was 28k total. I was also told that the programming time went down from 8 hours per week to 30 minutes for the 6 government channels. I love hearing that.
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bcoyle
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Hi . you never answered. is there a problem?
bcoyle
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did you ever work it out?
bcoyle
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I'm curious. How long does it take to set up a weeks worth of (NEW) programing. I imagine you can cut and paste previous playlists, but how much work does it take to set up a new playlist. Do you plan to share with others? I found that with my program, it's taking more timeto share and train then working on the code.
Check for yourself:
ffplayout:
ffplayout.github.io
frontend (playlist editor):
ffplayout.github.io
also you can use REST API (https://ffplayout.github.io/ffplayout-api/) and build your own editor. Playlists are simple JSON files.
And some features:
ffplayout:
ffplayout
Welcome to ffplayout, the 24/7 cloud ready playout solution. ffplayout is a 24/7 broadcasting solution. It can playout a folder containing audio or video clips, or play a JSON playlist for each day, keeping the current playlist editable. The application is mostly designed to run as system...
frontend (playlist editor):
// ffplayout
ffplayout Frontend ffplayout frontend is a web GUI is for managing ffplayout engine and it depend on ffplayout-api. The Interface is mostly made for 24/7 streaming. Other scenarios like streaming in folder mode or playlists with no starting time will work, but is not shown correctly. For a...
also you can use REST API (https://ffplayout.github.io/ffplayout-api/) and build your own editor. Playlists are simple JSON files.
And some features:
- have all values in a separate config file
- dynamic playlist
- replace missing playlist or clip with a dummy clip
- playing clips in watched folder mode
- send emails with error message
- overlay a logo
- overlay text, controllable through messenger or ffplayout-frontend (needs ffmpeg with libzmq and enabled JSON RPC server)
- EBU R128 loudness normalization (single pass)
- loop playlist infinitely
- remote source
- trim and fade the last clip, to get full 24 hours
- when playlist is not 24 hours long, loop filler clip until time is full
- set custom day start, so you can have playlist for example: from 6am to 6am, instate of 0am to 12pm
- normal system requirements and no special tools
- no GPU power is needed
- stream to server or play on desktop
- logging to files, or colored output to console
- add filters to input, if is necessary to match output stream:
- yadif (deinterlacing)
- pad (letterbox or pillarbox to fit aspect)
- fps (change fps)
- scale (fit target resolution)
- aevalsrc (if video have no audio)
- apad (add silence if audio duration is to short)
- tpad (add black frames if video duration is to short)
- output:
- stream
- desktop
- HLS
- null (for debugging)
- JSON RPC server, for getting infos about current playing and controlling
- live ingest
- Multi Channel
bcoyle
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from your handle, were you born in 1975?? lol. From working on my own app, I can tell you spent a lot of hours in design and implementation. I am facing the gethub doc trail problem and am currently at a loss. I'm starting from beginning and facing the gethub learning curve. "casttor" is currently in beta test. I have 3 main testers now. One is a news station in the netherlands (running for a year and a half), 2, a 6 township gov channel in Maine and a reku channel that we are going to livestream. Its a fully based GUI, but alas windows only. Casttor is "show" based which means that a show contains all the videos,promos, add, bumpers, overlays etc. I noticed a line in you doc about stability and I totally agree. For a program that needs to run 24/7, it can'tCRASH. Thank you for sharing. We can talk more if you like. I'd like to hear more about some of the technical problems and how you solved them.Check for yourself:
ffplayout:
ffplayout
Welcome to ffplayout, the 24/7 cloud ready playout solution. ffplayout is a 24/7 broadcasting solution. It can playout a folder containing audio or video clips, or play a JSON playlist for each day, keeping the current playlist editable. The application is mostly designed to run as system...
frontend (playlist editor):
// ffplayout
ffplayout Frontend ffplayout frontend is a web GUI is for managing ffplayout engine and it depend on ffplayout-api. The Interface is mostly made for 24/7 streaming. Other scenarios like streaming in folder mode or playlists with no starting time will work, but is not shown correctly. For a...
also you can use REST API (https://ffplayout.github.io/ffplayout-api/) and build your own editor. Playlists are simple JSON files.
And some features:
- have all values in a separate config file
- dynamic playlist
- replace missing playlist or clip with a dummy clip
- playing clips in watched folder mode
- send emails with error message
- overlay a logo
- overlay text, controllable through messenger or ffplayout-frontend (needs ffmpeg with libzmq and enabled JSON RPC server)
- EBU R128 loudness normalization (single pass)
- loop playlist infinitely
- remote source
- trim and fade the last clip, to get full 24 hours
- when playlist is not 24 hours long, loop filler clip until time is full
- set custom day start, so you can have playlist for example: from 6am to 6am, instate of 0am to 12pm
- normal system requirements and no special tools
- no GPU power is needed
- stream to server or play on desktop
- logging to files, or colored output to console
- add filters to input, if is necessary to match output stream:
- yadif (deinterlacing)
- pad (letterbox or pillarbox to fit aspect)
- fps (change fps)
- scale (fit target resolution)
- aevalsrc (if video have no audio)
- apad (add silence if audio duration is to short)
- tpad (add black frames if video duration is to short)
- output:
- stream
- desktop
- HLS
- null (for debugging)
- JSON RPC server, for getting infos about current playing and controlling
- live ingest
- Multi Channel
Yes, I was born in 1975. What's your deal?
ffplayout isn't mine. I just shared the link with with you 'cause I see you struggle with playlist editor.
bcoyle
Member
Didn't mean to ruffle your feathers. I'm older than you anyway. Just being social. Want to thank you for your response , which is about helping other people in the community. I actually thought you were the author. I just thought it would be interesting to talk "tech talk" to the author. Sorry again
bcoyle
Member
Here is a demo of how casttor can create a month of 24/7 programming, in basically about 20 minutes. I tried to be a little funny with a voice over lead-in intro. I think I need to practice. We are probable in the last round of beta testing. Please comment. It's a 4k video so you will need to watch it on a 4k screen.
www.youtube.com
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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com
Nice adition to unattended players/playlist editors.
www.youtube.com
One time payment, $49 for NDI version. The cheapest on the market (I think) and with 14-day trial.
Price includes:
SD/HD/2K/4K Playout
CG Editor
Playlist Creation
Schedule
Log Report
LIVE Input from BlackMagic Designs Decklink, AJA, Magewell, Bluefish 444, Stream labs, Osprey and Deltacast cards
Dual Playout
Supports SRT, WebRTC
Stream INPUT RTMP, UDP, HLS
NDI Input
NDI Output
Info, screenshots, shop here: http://www.instaplayout.com/
I have nothing to do with the program or the creators - I just came across a new tool and thought there was no point in reinventing the wheel.
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com
One time payment, $49 for NDI version. The cheapest on the market (I think) and with 14-day trial.
Price includes:
SD/HD/2K/4K Playout
CG Editor
Playlist Creation
Schedule
Log Report
LIVE Input from BlackMagic Designs Decklink, AJA, Magewell, Bluefish 444, Stream labs, Osprey and Deltacast cards
Dual Playout
Supports SRT, WebRTC
Stream INPUT RTMP, UDP, HLS
NDI Input
NDI Output
Info, screenshots, shop here: http://www.instaplayout.com/
I have nothing to do with the program or the creators - I just came across a new tool and thought there was no point in reinventing the wheel.
bcoyle
Member
Thank you for the info. It's always a treat to see how other people do things. Casttor uses obs as the front end, so basically can do whatever obs can do.Nice adition to unattended players/playlist editors.
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
One time payment, $49 for NDI version. The cheapest on the market (I think) and with 14-day trial.
Price includes:
SD/HD/2K/4K Playout
CG Editor
Playlist Creation
Schedule
Log Report
LIVE Input from BlackMagic Designs Decklink, AJA, Magewell, Bluefish 444, Stream labs, Osprey and Deltacast cards
Dual Playout
Supports SRT, WebRTC
Stream INPUT RTMP, UDP, HLS
NDI Input
NDI Output
Info, screenshots, shop here: http://www.instaplayout.com/
I have nothing to do with the program or the creators - I just came across a new tool and thought there was no point in reinventing the wheel.
Actually a different wheel. Casttor creates tv shows with inserts, overlays using templates.,etc One of the features is that there is an overlay editor in addition to a timeline editor. It can do playout as a side benefit, but was designed to look like network tv. Think of hogans heros scheduled from 9 to 9:30 pm. Think of scheduling a months worth of 24/7 in 15 minutes. Casttor is an automated compositor that you control.
Anyway thanks for the info. We can talk further if you like.
FabioCarpi
Member
too expensive for me ($ 250 BRL)Nice adition to unattended players/playlist editors.
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
One time payment, $49 for NDI version. The cheapest on the market (I think) and with 14-day trial.
Price includes:
SD/HD/2K/4K Playout
CG Editor
Playlist Creation
Schedule
Log Report
LIVE Input from BlackMagic Designs Decklink, AJA, Magewell, Bluefish 444, Stream labs, Osprey and Deltacast cards
Dual Playout
Supports SRT, WebRTC
Stream INPUT RTMP, UDP, HLS
NDI Input
NDI Output
Info, screenshots, shop here: http://www.instaplayout.com/
I have nothing to do with the program or the creators - I just came across a new tool and thought there was no point in reinventing the wheel.
bcoyle
Member
It all depends on what you are trying to do and why. If you have a real project in mind that you feel a passion for and want to just "get" on with it, then bite the bullet, try their free trail and is if it fits. instaplayout looks reasonable but tedious if you wish to do 24/7. If you want to "play" or use it for "education", maybe the $49 version would work. i saw you were asking for a master control software in you resource request. Share with us what you may want to do, maybe someone can help.