Broadcasts in Cloud Video
With Cloud Video, you can stream live broadcasts in the integrated video player. Each broadcast is a separate episode.
Broadcasts
A broadcast is the main Cloud Video resource for live video streaming.
In the broadcast settings, the video signal source is configured.
The following stream input protocols are supported: RTMP and SRT.
Types of input streams:
Push: To transmit to the Cloud Video server a video signal from a video streaming program, such as vMix and OBS. This is the main connection method.Pull: To connect Cloud Video to your streaming server and receive its video signal.
Episodes
Each broadcast consists of episodes. There are two types of episodes:
Live: Real-time viewing with rewind support.Broadcast: Event with defined start and end times and recording.
You can upload custom thumbnails for your episodes. The thumbnail will appear in the Cloud Video interface and in the player on the website hosting the broadcast episode.
The following cover formats are supported: JPG, PNG, and GIF.
You can publish a broadcast episode using a direct link or by posting it to a website. To embed a specific part of a broadcast on a website, set a time interval when creating or editing the episode.
You can group broadcast episodes into playlists in any order. For more information on publishing playlists, see Getting an embed code or link to a playlist.
Once a broadcast episode is over, you can keep its recording available or remove it.
The service limits the duration and number of simultaneous broadcasts.
Statuses
You can view statuses under Episodes in the relevant column.
Broadcast episodes can have the following statuses:
Offline: The broadcast has been created but not started yet.Preparing: Preparation of a fault-tolerant Yandex Cloud infrastructure for video transcoding is ongoing. Awaiting video signal. The broadcast gets this status a few minutes before it starts.Ready: The infrastructure is ready, the video signal is received. You can start your broadcast.On air: The broadcast is on. The broadcast gets this status as soon as you click Start or automatically at a specified time.Finished: The broadcast is over. The broadcast gets this status as soon as you click Finish or automatically at a specified time. You can add a completed broadcast to a playlist.
Broadcast episode publishing settings
You can change the following basic playback settings for broadcast episodes when generating a direct link or website embed code:
- Muted playback by default.
- Automatic start of playback when opened.
- Displaying broadcast controls in the player.
With Cloud Video Player SDK for IFrame, you can specify additional player control and video playback settings for an HTML page, e.g., video size and looping, volume, etc.