Support for live and file sources
A source might be a live source or a file (VOD) source:
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A streaming source is continually being published.
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A VOD source is made available on the endpoint and then does not change.
The following table specifies whether each MediaLive input type supports live streams or VOD assets.
MediaLive input type | Live stream supported? | VOD asset supported? |
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CDI | Yes | No |
HLS from an HTTP or HTTPS server, or from MediaStore | Yes MediaLive considers an HLS input to be a live stream if the Buffer segments field has a value from 3 to 10, inclusive. (To display this field in the Channel page, in General input settings for Network input settings, choose Network input. For HLS input settings, choose Hls input. The Buffer segments field appears.) |
Yes MediaLive considers the input to be a VOD asset if the Buffer segments field has a value of 11 or more, or is undefined (empty). |
HLS from Amazon S3 | Yes, as defined in the previous row We don't recommend Amazon S3 as a source for a live stream. |
Yes, as defined in the previous row |
Link | Yes | No |
MediaConnect | Yes | No |
MP4 | No | Yes, with .mp4 file extension only |
RTMP Pull | Yes | Yes |
RTMP Push | Yes | No |
RTP | Yes | No |
SMPTE 2110 | Yes | No |
SRT caller | Yes | No |
Transport Stream (TS) file | No | Yes, with .ts and .m2ts file extensions only |