Can I publish static content to Live stream

Question

I have a requirement of publishing static content like video files mentioned in a playlist to be published to a live stream. It is like creating a TV station with pre-recorded content but with live stream. It will great  if anyone let me know is it possible with FMS?

Answer 1

Yes its very much possible.
What you need to do is place all your files on server and play it via server-side stream. You can go through FMS documentation and you should be able to get it work. However i will tell you briefly here how to go about it.
Create an application folder , under applications directory of FMS. Let us name it as "test". Create a folder called "streams" under "test" and then under "streams" create "room" folder. So structure would be as follows : <FMS installation directory>/applications/streams/room. Now place all your static content here , say you place one.mp4,two.mp4,three.mp4.
Now you want to give effect of live stream.
Create a file called main.asc under "test" folder.
Write below code in main.asc:
var mylivestream;
application.onAppStart = function(){
     mylivestream = Stream.get("mp4:livestream.mp4");
     mylivestream.play("mp4:one.mp4",0,-1,true);
     mylivestream.play("mp4:two.mp4",0,-1,false);
     mylivestream.play("mp4:three.mp4",0,-1,false);
Above code would play all three static content one after other. Subscriber client would have to subscribe in following manner:
ns.play("mp4:livestream.mp4",-1,-1)
Please note that above code is sample code and not the most optimal or correct and will need tweaking depending on what is your requirement.
Hope this helps