Stream State
5 min
The Stream state allows you to play an IP stream from a local or remote source.
State Properties
- Name: The name of the state
- Initial State: Select this to make this state the home screen
Source
- Audio: Play an audio stream.
- Video: Play an audio/video stream.
- MJPEG: Play an MJPEG stream.
- Stream URL: Enter a valid URL for any HLS, RTSP, PTP, or UDP stream. The URL can also include a number of optional parameters:
- Specify a Variable to replace all or part of the URL. To include the value of the variable in the URL, enter the variable name between two sets of braces (e.g., http://www.example.com/streams/{{my_URLvar}}).
- Append the "latency" and "jitter" parameters to modify the default latency (see Customize Network Streaming for more details).
- Append the "buffersize", "vcdbsize", and "acdbsize" parameters to modify the default streaming buffer size (see Customize Network Streaming for more details).
- Append the "lowlatency" parameter to reduce the default latency.
Notes
This section lets you store important information about the Stream state for future users. It can be modified at any time.
Advanced
This section lets you add commands to your presentation to extend its functionality. See Commands & Conditional Targets for more info.
Examples
This tutorial video shows how to implement different use cases for the Stream State.