- announced RTSP streams published to Nimble;
- streams available via public URL (i.e. pulled streams) through TCP, UDP and over HTTP (VAPIX).
A brief summary of 2021 from Softvelum team is ready: Nimble Streamer new features, WMSPanel improvements, Larix Broadcaster updates and more.
Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) in Nimble Streamer
Nimble Streamer allows processing any of allowed RTSP streams types:
Enhanced interleaving compensation can be set up in case when your audio and video are unsynchronized.
Both LATM and ADTS AAC headers are supported.
Codecs
Video:
- H.264 input and output is supported via all protocols
- H.265 input via RTSP and MPEG-TS with output via RTSP, MPEG-DASH, MPEG-TS and HLS
- VP8 and VP9 input and output
- AAC input and output is supported via all protocols
- AC3 and E-AC3 input via RTSP and MPEG-TS, output via RTSP, MPEG-TS and HLS
- MP3 input and output
- PCM G.711 (a-law and μ-law) input and output
Producing HLS and MPEG-DASH
Nimble Streamer transmuxes RTSP into HLS and DASH stream.
Nimble supports fallback for multiple RTSP pull sources for redundancy purposes.
Failover for published RTSP streams can be set using hot swap.
These streams can be used for ABR streams combination via easy-to-use web UI.
Playback
Nimble Streamer supports RTSP TCP inteleaved playback for outgoing streams with full set of features like paywall and aliases. This enables Nimble to provide RTSP stream for both viewership and further re-transmission.
Recording
Nimble Streamer has DVR feature set which allows recording of incoming RTSP live streams for further playback via HLS and MPEG-DASH.
Pull by request
Nimble Streamer can create RTMP and HLS streams by request from pulled RTSP sources in case you have streams which you don't want to pull 24/7.
Republishing
You can set up RTSP republishing for incoming announced and pulled streams.
This will allow you to bring live streams to edge servers to provide robust streaming.
Re-package into other live protocols
Same transmuxing engine allows re-packaging RTSP content into the following protocols.
- RTMP (see setup instruction for this)
- SRT
- NDI
- SLDP
- MPEG2TS
- Icecast audio
- Generate thumbnails for output streams.
Hot swap
Hot swap capabilities allow switching between source origin and substitute streams with no glitches or artifacts:
- Emergency hot swap to cover cases like U.S. Emergency Alert System.
- Failover hot swap to show tuning table or other active channel in case the stream goes down.
API and control
RTSP streaming can be controlled in a few other ways besides WMSPanel web UI settings.
- RTSP publish control framework allows to secure your ingest points from unwanted streams. It has several levels of control including custom handler web app to apply your business logic to your broadcasting process. This is a must-have feature for mobile broadcasting.
Read this overview article to learn more about benefits of publish control framework and check the detailed setup description to see it in action. - Stream availability push API allows getting notifications about RTSP streams publishing and unpublishing.
- Set of WMSPanel APIs allows controlling RTSP settings.
Aliasing
Stream aliases are available for outgoing streams produced from RTSP. It allows defining flexible security settings and stats.
Usage snapshot
Usage snapshot shows example of combined usage of Softvelum products including processing camera input.
Easy installation and upgrade
Nimble Streamer can be installed in a couple of small steps and upgraded to the latest version by running two or three simple commands in console.
Let us know if you need any help and search through our documentation to find more information.