Input settings

When a new input is created you can change its settings and configure additional settings in the input settings.

General settings

These are the main properties of the input. Some of the properties will vary based on the input type. For example the ingest URL is available only for the Live input.

Display settings

Property

Value

Remarks

Name

The name of the input entity as it will be displayed across the platform and in the channel

If the input is included in a channel, the name of the input will be visible to all viewers, so keep it neat and presentable

Stream Url

The URL of the video source

  • If the source is custom, you will be able to change it.
  • If the source is an uploaded file, you will not be able to change it

Captions URL

The URL of the captions VTT files

Only WebVTT format is supported

RTMP Address

The ingest URL for live video streaming

Only availabe when the input is alive input type

Stream Key

The key to use in the streaming app live OBS, when streaming live video

Only availabe when the input is alive input type

Description

The description of the input is for information and presentation reasons. It will be displayed in public links like a channel or a player

If the input is included in a channel, the description of the input will be visible to all viewers, so keep it neat and presentable

Poster

The poster image will be used to show a thumbnail of the input across the platform and as a thumbnail if the input is included in the channel

  • If the input is an uploaded file the poster image will be generated automatically.
  • "If the input is a third party source from a video[platform such a YouTube, Videoflow will try to fetch the thumbnail from the third part platform automatically."

Tags

The tag associated with this input. Tags are used to find or associate the input with a specific segment. For example, you can use Input Selector to populate your channel will all the inputs that have the tag LIVE

Some apps can generate input or assign tags automatically

Manifest

The manifest section provides a more in-depth information about the streaming source of the input. You can see information about the technical properties of the manifest, but you wont be able to change them. That can be done only at the streaming origin.

Property

Value

Remarks

Info

The general information about the streaming source, that includes the base URL, the amount of playlists in the manifest and any other information provided by the manifest

Information can vary based on the manifest type

Playlists

The list of the playlists of the manifest includes the information about the individual renditions in the manifest

Information can vary based on the manifest type


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