Setting Up A Mac Mini Media Center:Awesome Video
Edelira Longinotti
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You can upgrade one or more existing PVP 2 license(s) below for free or discounted licenses of PVP 3. The discount amount depends on your purchase date, which is outlined below. Your PVP 2 License will still work, but you can only use it on the same system you use PVP 3 on. You can also move the licenses between systems, but you would have to move both.
For over a decade PVP has been powering multi-screen playback and video effects for live events and fixed installations, many times feeding video to expensive dedicated hardware (such as screen control systems) for further manipulation. We set out to see if we could make a single product that would provide the tools needed for many productions when the complexity of more expensive solutions is unnecessary. That is the vision realized with PVP3.
Beyond video effects, which manipulate the visual aspects of one video based on specific algorithms, PVP3 allows you to blend video layers together using a variety of various blend modes. To start with, each layer has an opacity setting so you can control the level of transparency of one video to the videos on lower layers. 28 other blend modes allow precise control over how your visual layers will interact. For example, put a dynamic mask visual on top of your videos to create a dynamic frame, or combine a motion background with a live video feed to stylize a live camera shot.
PVP3 has an extraordinarily powerful toolset capable of running the most complex productions in the world. If you have a more simple set up, say just a single screen, the UI adapts to your needs and allows you to navigate a more simplified UI.
Well, now you can just save the exact look you have as a cue using our Snapshot function. With this new functionality, you can save the output and all its settings easily with the flexibility to choose what visual aspects of the output you desire to be saved.
Because PVP3 supports NDI inputs, you can send an NDI signal from a ProPresenter equipped computer on your network (with appropriate modules enabled) and map that as you would any other live video input within PVP3. This lets you show video, lyrics, titles, lower thirds, social media, or any other output generated by ProPresenter or ProPresenter Scoreboard to be mapped wherever you desire in PVP3.
If you are sending an alpha channel feed from ProPresenter, the alpha key is preserved in the output of PVP3. Audio is also streamed through the ProPresenter NDI output. In short, it just works like it should.
There are no set rules when it comes to system requirements, so I recommend you experiment and find what works best for your needs. I installed my server on a virtual machine with 4GB RAM, a 20GB hard drive, and a single Intel i7 processor core.
This project uses the Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) to handle audio and video streaming. There are other protocols available, but I chose RTMP because it has broad support. As open standards like WebRTC become more compatible, I would recommend that route.
It's also very important to know that "live" doesn't always mean instant. A video stream must be encoded, transferred, buffered, and displayed, which often adds delays. The delay can be shortened or lengthened depending on the type of stream you're creating and its attributes.
You can use many different distributions of Linux, but I prefer Ubuntu, so I downloaded the Ubuntu Server edition for my operating system. If you prefer your server to have a graphical user interface (GUI), feel free to use Ubuntu Desktop or one of its many flavors. Then, I fired up the Ubuntu installer on my computer or virtual machine and chose the settings that best matched my environment. Below are the steps I took.
Head on over to the FreeBSD website and download the latest release. Fire up the FreeBSD installer on your computer or virtual machine and go through the initial steps and choose settings that best match your environment. Since this is a server, you'll likely want to set some static network settings.
After the installer finishes and your system reboots, you should have a shiny new FreeBSD system. Like any other freshly installed system, you'll likely want to get everything updated (from this step forward, make sure you're logged in as root):
You'll see a screen asking what modules to include in your Nginx build. For this project, you'll need to add the RTMP module. Scroll down until the RTMP module is selected and press Space. Then Press Enter to proceed with the rest of the build and installation.
Head over to the OBS website and find the build for your operating system and install it. Once OBS launches, you should see a first-time-run wizard that will help you configure OBS with the settings that best fit your hardware.
OBS isn't capturing anything because you haven't supplied it with a source. For this tutorial, you'll just capture your desktop for the stream. Simply click the + button under Source, choose Screen Capture, and select which desktop you want to capture.
Limit access: The next step you might want to take is to limit access to your server, as the default setup allows anyone to stream to and from the server. There are a variety of ways to set this up, such as an operating system firewall, .htaccess file, or even using the built-in access controls in the RTMP module.
Record streams: This simple Nginx configuration will only stream and won't save your videos, but this is easy to add. In the Nginx config, under the RTMP section, set up the recording options and the location where you want to save your videos. Make sure the path you set exists and Nginx is able to write to it.
The world of live streaming is constantly evolving, and if you're interested in more advanced uses, there are lots of other great resources you can find floating around the internet. Good luck and happy streaming!
Sorry if this is an obvious question. But this is my first time setting up a media server. I'm using VirtualBox for the time to test the service. But where are you creating the application "live"? Also if you have something like a HDD that has music, videos, pictures, how is this going to connect to that?
Hey Stephen,
Think of "live" as just a container where your stream will be located.
You could change that to "vid" or "app" and it would just change the URL that you'd have to point to.
EXP: rtmp://server/app/STREAM-KEY
Great guide Aaron,
Getting a bit out of topic, but could you point me to an apt resource/video/guide to remotely access a VM.
I have created one on Google Cloud but am unable to access the same as on clicking the SSH, the command line opens.
Thanks a ton!
How would you get this server to fetch ipcam footage and and allow to stream this.
i have a front door which has an ipcam, it only allows 1 viewer at a time, i want to see it from anywhere using this linux server and allow more than one person to stream simultneously
Hi Aaron,
Thanks for the details. Live Streaming is so basic in Ant Media Server. You can review Ant Media Server. Ant Media Server is also Open Source Media Server. Ant Media Server Github Page: -media/Ant-Media-Server Ant Media Server Google Group: !forum/ant-media-server Also review website: Best Wishes
Sure can. First, you'd want to setup SSH on your streaming server then grant permissions to a user that you'd like to have access to that recordings directory. Once that's all set up, you can SSH into it and access those files.
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