For use in this example, you can download the following versions of the big buck bunny clip and put them in the Wowza Streaming Engine™ server content folder:
Each item must be keyframe-aligned for switching to work. For encoding suggestions to achieve this, see Encode VOD using FFmpeg with Wowza Streaming Engine.
- Make sure the wse-plugin-streampublisher.zip is installed and configured. For instructions, see Schedule streaming with a Wowza Streaming Engine Java module.
- Create the streamschedule.smil file in the [install-dir]/content directory, making sure to include all stream renditions you intend to use. For example:
<smil> <head> </head> <body> <stream name="Stream1"></stream> <stream name="Stream2"></stream> <stream name="Stream3"></stream> <playlist name="pl1" playOnStream="Stream1" repeat="true" scheduled="2014-12-11 16:26:00"> <video src="mp4:bigbuckbunny_450.mp4" start="0" length="-1"/> </playlist> <playlist name="pl2" playOnStream="Stream2" repeat="true" scheduled="2014-12-11 16:26:00"> <video src="mp4:bigbuckbunny_750.mp4" start="0" length="-1"/> </playlist> <playlist name="pl3" playOnStream="Stream3" repeat="true" scheduled="2014-12-11 16:26:00"> <video src="mp4:bigbuckbunny_1100.mp4" start="0" length="-1"/> </playlist> </body> </smil> - Create the switching SMIL file (switch.smil) in the content folder:
<smil> <head> </head> <body> <switch> <video src="Stream1" system-bitrate="450000"/> <video src="Stream2" system-bitrate="750000"/> <video src="Stream3" system-bitrate="1100000"/> </switch> </body> </smil>
- Restart Wowza Streaming Engine to load the scheduler.
HLS playback URL:
http://[wowza-ip-address]:1935/[application-name]/smil:switch.smil/playlist.m3u8
