Capturing VOD from a file

WCS allows you to work with previously recorded broadcasts as with a regular video stream

WCS offers possibility to capture a media stream from an MP4 file located on the local disk of the server (Video on Demand, VOD). The received stream can be played, republished, managed just like any stream on the WCS server. Primarily, this option is intended to play previously recorded broadcasts in a browser or a mobile application on the client side.

Specifications

Scheme of capturing VOD from a file

The browser requests the saved file to play, WCS generates WebRTC video stream from the file and sends it to the browser to play

Step-by-step scheme of capturing VOD from a file

1. A video file in mp4 format is stored on the server in a special folder
2. The browser requests the file to play
3. WCS gives the file as a WebRTC video stream

For more information on capturing VOD from a previously saved file, see Testing

Download Web Call Server 5

System requirements: Linux x86_64, 1 core CPU, 2 Gb RAM, Java

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Installation:

1. wget https://flashphoner.com/download-wcs5.2-server.tar.gz
2. Unpack and install using 'install.sh'
3. Launch server using command 'service webcallserver start'
4. Open the web interface https://host:8444 and activate your license

If you are using Amazon EC2, you don't need to download anything.

Launch WCS5 on Amazon EC2