Streams and relays. Video streaming for radio.

Name or stream title

The thread name is the name used as an identifier that will be part of the stream reference.
The characters a-z0-9 are allowed in the stream name. The radio_ stream prefix cannot be changed.
Examples of additional streams: radio_128, radio_main, radio_best, radio_low, radio_video
Example of a link: to the stream https://myradio24.org/radio_best or playlist https://myradio24.org/radio_best.m3u
How to set up your link: Setting up your domain for broadcasting and listening

Adding an additional radio stream

You can rebroadcast the main stream of your radio channel in different bitrates and formats. All bitrates are available in quality from 32-320 kbit in mp3 or aac+ format. We no longer support the ogg format as an outgoing format due to its shortcomings. But we support the incoming ogg stream - for example, when broadcasting through the Traktor program or relaying. If you need high-quality sound at a low bitrate, we recommend adding 64 kbit aac+ . Read more about formats: MP3, OGG and AAC sound quality, as well as Hertz under a microscope

Adding and setting up video relays

A unique feature of our hosting. You can turn your radio stream into a video broadcast. We transcode the audio stream into video format and send it to the video services you specify. The sound is taken from your added aac streams in quality close to 128 aac , if there are none, then the sound is broadcast in 64 aac - the quality is like 128 mp3. There are currently 3 types of video broadcasts available:

video.rtmp - Select this format to rebroadcast radio in Low-Latence HLS video format with an m3u8 playlist. In this case, your radio will be broadcast through our server on our websites, and the m3u8 playlist can be used in any HLS player and even on TV .

restream.rtmp - Select this format to relay radio in RTMP video format to other streaming services, for example:
YouTube , VK , OK , Twitch, Looch.tv, Restream.io and any others. Depending on your tariff, you can add up to 20 such rebroadcasts. If the number of rebroadcasts is not enough for you, you can rebroadcast to the free service Restream.io , and from it to others.

livestream.rtmp - Select this format to launch a new RTMP video broadcast via OBS in Low-Latence HLS format and your m3u8 playlist. In this case, you can broadcast anything, such as video from your studio or how you stand behind the DJ console. In the OBS -> Output settings, be sure to specify the Keyframe interval: 2 seconds, bitrate from 1000-2000 kbps and HD resolution 1280x720 .

Loading a background for video broadcasts and working with a playlist

After adding a relay video, our video will be used as the background by default. You can upload up to 10 of your own background videos or pictures. Pictures will be converted into 5 sec videos. Now for each rebroadcast you can set your own playlist - a sequence of video files. In the playlist field, just indicate the numbers of the downloaded files separated by a space. The playlist broadcasts in a circle.

Displays the name of the current track at the bottom of the video background

This is an experimental feature and several conditions must be met to activate it:
1. Upload a short video (up to 10 seconds) or a suitable image under cover1.mp4 (delete the old one if you already have one)
2. Indicate video number 11 in one of the rebroadcast playlists
3. After changing the track name, cover11.mp4 will be generated from the file cover1.mp4 by the system (also displayed)
4. If this file has already appeared, then to start the playlist with file 11 , just restart the radio.
5. That's all, now every time the track changes, the video will be replaced with a new one. You can specify another playlist: 11 2 11 3

Useful links on this topic

How to set up a stream URL on your domain?
MP3, OGG and AAC audio quality and Hertz under the microscope