Mixer¶

Flussonic Media Server can create a new stream that uses other streams as its video and audio sources. This chapter demonstrates how to add a mixer stream that takes video from a surveillance camera and audio from an internet radio broadcast.

Adding a mixer stream¶

Create a new stream and specify the mixer:// schema and two streams as its source. The first stream will provide video, the second one — audio:

stream mix {
    input mixer://stream1,stream2;
}

Here:

• stream1 is the name of the live stream that will provide the video track.
• stream2 is the name of the live stream that will provide the audio track.

Usage example¶

Imagine you have a video stream from a surveillance camera which has been installed on a tall pole. The audio isn't useful, because the only thing you can hear is the wind.

You might wish to disable the sound coming from the source:

stream camera {
  input fake://fake;
}
stream silent {
  input rtsp://localhost/camera tracks=1;
}

Alternatively, you can create a new stream with video from the camera and audio from another source using the mixer.

stream origin {
  input fake://fake;
}
stream cam1 {
  input rtsp://localhost/origin tracks=1;
}
stream radio {
  input shout://localhost/origin/shoutcast;
}
stream cam1radio {
  input mixer://cam1,radio;
}

You have created a cam1radio stream, which replaces the audio coming from the camera with an internet radio stream. Viewers will be able to listen to the radio while watching the video stream, which may be useful during emergency situations.

You can also archive the original video and audio using the DVR feature:

stream cam1 {
  input rtsp://cam1.local/h264;
  dvr /storage 7d;
}