from php script i want to change dynamically source media

[federicopalumbo]

Hello I have many mp4 and I want stream dynamically that media, I mean that from my local server i can make http requests or command line request and other scripts, and i want xsplit stream my media and also change it dynamically. I need to change media also before the its end, i don't need just queue it. At the moment I can play it in VLC and grab the window, but i would have the media streamed directly.

If is possible, can you give some advice?

Thanks Federico

[SML-MeSo]

Hi! Sorry for the delayed response. A few questions to understand your main use case:

1. Are your media files hosted locally in your PC or within a network drive?
2. Are you looking to play the files one after another or do you want the ability to change the media at any pre-determined condition via script?
3. Are you open to using javascript or are you bent on using php (more complicated to accomplish) ?

[federicopalumbo]

Hi thanks for your answer

Actually I managed using a VLC playlist, with OBS, I have to kill the program to end streaming and before to reopen the program I re-create the playlist.

Tha files are stored locally, files have to be played one after other, and i'm using php.

What would be interesting to have command line interaction with the program, to move to the next item in the playlist, to stop playlist and to reload playlist.

I'm using OSB because I can use some option when starting from command line

obs64.exe --startstreaming --scene "Scene2" --minimize-to-tray

OBS has options to get command through http but I don't find that work properly, and have few commands, so finally I found that I can Kill the program and the streaming stop also because I deselect the option on twitch to maintain the connection while disconnections are short in time...

I am actually starting the channel https://www.twitch.tv/tenetortv that has some of the programmation prepared from news coming from Pressenza News Agency (i have a program that creates videos from web posts), then i will add Live and Talks...

thanks Federico

El mié, 20 ene 2021 a las 12:02, SML_MeSo (notifications@github.com) escribió:

Hi! Sorry for the delayed response. A few questions to understand your main use case:

1. Are your media files hosted locally in your PC or within a network drive?
2. Are you looking to play the files one after another or do you want the ability to change the media at any pre-determined condition via script?
3. Are you open to using javascript or are you bent on using php (more complicated to accomplish) ?

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[SML-MeSo]

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but XBC has the Macros extension, which helps automate streaming and other functions, please see https://www.xsplit.com/blog/how-to-use-macros-in-xsplit-broadcaster.

From the looks of it, these may be some things to note:

• need to have a way to open XBC itself. The Macros extension automatically opens along with it, as long as you don't close it the last time you used XBC.
• The Macros extension needs events to trigger its functions. Either by scheduled date/time, hotkeys, etc. Or even scripts, albeit quite complicated. (More on this later)
• The Macros extension does not have a builtin way to dynamically change a video, though we have a Video Playlist plugin where you pre-add videos into it and videos will be played in succession. You can still use scripts to change the video file dynamically but as previously mentioned, is quite complicated.

If using scripts cannot be avoided:

• Unfortunately, the XBC core API can only be accessed thru javascript, which is being utilized by the XJS framework. If a php script is needed, the only way for it to function is by connecting the script to a running javascript script that will interpret your commands via websocket (You may have to construct the javascript receiver script and the websocket server yourself)