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SRT Ingest using Wirecast

Wirecast is a live video streaming production tool by Telestream. It allows users to create live or on-demand broadcasts for the web. Wirecast supports various sources for capturing, such as webcams, IP cameras, NDIs, and capture cards.

  • Some encoders, like Wirecast do not have support for streamId.

  • There are also many IP cameras that support SRT output but do not support streamId.

  • Starting from version 2.8.0, Ant Media Server supports SRT without streamId.

  • In this scenario, the enocder/camera IP address will behave like streamId and it will be published to the LiveApp application by default.

Create a Stream With Wirecast​

To create a stream with Wirecast, it is first necessary to add a source.

  • Move your cursor to the Clear Layer and Click on the + icon to add a source.

  • You can choose the source type based on your use case. For this demonstration, I'm adding a VoD as Media File.

    Media File >> Browse Disk >> Add

  • Navigate to Output >> Output Settings from the Menu bar.

  • Under Destination, choose SRT and proceed.

  • Enter your Ant Media Server URL under Address in the format srt://server-url/ and Port 4200

Customizing the Stream Parameters​

If you want to change any parameters like stream resolution, bitrate, profile type, etc., you can do so by changing the Encoding Settings.

  • Click on the Gear icon next to Encoding and go to View Details.

  • You can set the video and audio encoding parameters as you may need.

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It's important to set the Profile type Baseline for WebRTC play.

Starting the SRT Stream​

Now that, everything is set, let's proceed to push the SRT stream.

  • Click on the right arrow icon to select the source of the video and it will be reflected in the Live Broadcast Area.

  • Go to the Output >> Start/Stop Broadcasting >> Start SRT to start pushing the SRT stream to your Ant Media Server.

  • Navigate to LiveApp application of your Ant Media Server Management Panel and you can see the SRT stream.

  • Your system IP Address is used as the streamId.

  • Congratulations, your SRT stream is live.

Playing The Stream​

  • Ant Media Server supports various play protocols like WebRTC, CMAF (Dash), and HLS.

  • To learn how to play a stream, check the Playing Live Streams guide.