In 2.11.0 version, the ability to capture network streams directly in software modules was added.

Most software components that accept video streams as input are not capable of directly capturing real-time network streams.

Modules that support this input mode are:

• Playout;
• Recorder;
• Background layer of the Program module;
• Profanity Delay;
• Time Shift;
• Multiviewer individual Windows;
• Stream Object in the media database, which can be directly placed in a playlist.

This feature eliminates the need for a Capture module to capture a network stream in the corresponding module. For modules that support Compressed Workflow, this feature also allows you to input pre-compressed live streams and work without decoding or re-encoding the video. It also allows direct monitoring of network streams in Multiviewer.

Supported streaming formats include:

• MPEG2TS via UDP or SRT
• HLS
• RTMP
• Youtube
• Various streaming platforms

The input URL format is compatible with input URL of ffmpeg stream.

UDP URL syntax: udp://hostname:port[?options]

Examples:

• udp://225.1.100.1:1234 - receiving multicast stream.
• udp://225.1.110.1:2000?localaddr=192.168.0.20 - receiving multicast stream over the selected local interface. It can be useful when more than one interface is used in the system.
• udp://225.1.110.1:4900?sources=10.1.0.1 - receiving multicast stream sent from the specified addresses.

SRT URL syntax: srt://hostname:port?mode=caller&passphrase=string&latency=microseconds, where:

• mode - specifies the type of connection used. Specify one of the following options in the mode parameter: caller, listener or rendezvous.
• passphrase - specifies the password to receive the stream.
• latency - specifies the maximum buffer size available for SRT packet management.

Examples:

• srt://11.22.33.44:8000?mode=caller - receiving the SRT stream with the connection type specified.
• srt://11.22.33.44:8000?mode=caller&passphrase=string - receiving the SRT stream with the connection type and password specified.

RTMP URL Syntax: %rtmp://[username:password@]server[:port][/app][/instance][/playpath]

Examples:

• rtmp://11.22.33.44:1935/appname/streamname - receiving the RTMP stream.
• rtmp://username:password@11.22.33.44:1935/appname/streamname - receiving the RTMP stream with login and password specified.