Adding VOD Content

How to add media to Wowza, the correct way.

Screenshot of the add2wowza script interface. User is adding a board meeting to the Wowza list.

The add2wowza command is a custom written bash script written by Nathan Kadish. It simply automates the SMIL file creation for each new video. HD videos require four encoded versions, while SD requires 3.

HD: 1080x720, 1920x1080, 854x480, 640x360

SD: 480x360, 640x480, 720x540

The SMIL file simply lists the links to each encoded file, so this script takes the BASE_NAME and turns that into the given filename for the encodings. Ex - if the Board meeting file coming from LGX is "Board20170724" then when you create the encodings in Adobe Media Encoder you will want to add "_540p" "_480p" and "_360p" to the file names so when they are done, they look like "Board20170724_480p"

HD Videos (i.e Sports)

1. Open Adobe Media Encoder
2. Load the HD file you want added to Wowza
3. Under the Encoding Presets look for the Wowza HD (16:9) folder
4. Set the duration of the video under default preset
5. Drag and drop the four presets under the Wowza HD (16:9) Folder
6. Set the export path to \\10.130.10.50\WowzaShare\SETVOD\{CategoryFolder}\
7. Open PuTTY
8. Connect to Wowza Server
9. type cd /media/vod2/SETVOD
10. type add2wowza
11. Follow the prompts and copy the resulting link into wordpress

SD Videos (i.e. Board Meetings)

1. Open Adobe Media Encoder
2. Load the SD file you want added to Wowza
3. Under the Encoding Presets look for the Wowza SD (4:3) folder
4. Set the duration of the video under default preset
5. Drag and drop the four presets under the Wowza SD (4:3) Folder
6. Set the export path to \\10.130.10.50\WowzaShare\SETVOD\{CategoryFolder}\
7. Open PuTTY
8. Connect to Wowza Server
9. type cd /media/vod2/SETVOD
10. type add2wowza
11. Follow the prompts and copy the resulting link into wordpress

Problems

• I encoded the files, and created the SMIL file via add2wowza but the player says "404: File Not Found" or there's a black screen with nothing playing
  • Check the file names in the Wowza VOD folder,and that they have the "_720p"... appended