Examples of destination fields for an Archive output group - MediaLive
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Examples of destination fields for an Archive output group

These examples show how to set up the fields that relate to file locations. They don't show how to set up other fields such as fields in the individual outputs.

Example 1

You want to create an archive of the streaming output from TV channel 59. You want to store the output in the S3 bucket named DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET, and you want to break up the stream into 5-minute chunks.

Field Value
Rollover interval field in Archive settings section 300
URL in Archive group destination A section s3ssl://DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET/channel59/delivery/curling
URL in Archive group destination B section s3ssl://DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET/channel59/backup/curling

Using delivery and backup as folder names is only an example.
Name modifier in Archive outputs section -$dt$

For information about identifiers for variable data (such as $dt$), see Identifiers for variable data in MediaLive.
Extension in Archive outputs section Leave blank to use the default (.m2ts).

Result: the output will be broken into files of 5 minutes (300 seconds) each. Each file will have a file name of curling, the time that the channel started and a counter (000000, 000001, and so on), and the file name extension. For example:

  • The first file will be curling-20171012T033162-000001.m2ts.

  • The second file will be curling-20171012T033162-000002.m2ts.

Each file will be stored in both s3ssl://DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET/channel59/delivery and s3ssl://DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET/channel59/backup.

A given file is not visible in Amazon S3 while it is being written. As soon as the rollover happens (or if the user stops the channel), MediaLive closes the current file. At that point, the file becomes visible.

Example 2

You want to create an archive of highlights from the curling game that are also being streamed (in a separate HLS output group). You want to create three outputs: one that has audio languages for Europe, one for audio languages for Asia, and one for audio languages for Africa. You want to store the outputs in the S3 buckets named DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET1 and DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET2. You want to break up the stream into 5 minute chunks.

Field Value
Rollover interval field in Archive settings section 300
URL in Archive group destination A section s3ssl://DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET1/sports-delivery/highlights/curling/10312017

In this example, the 10312017 folder is set to match today's date.
URL in Archive group destination B section s3ssl://DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET2/sports-delivery/highlights/curling/10312017

In this example, the paths have different bucket names.
Name modifier in Archive outputs section

Choose Add output twice: two more Output lines are added to this section, for a total of three lines. In each line, enter a modifier: -audiogroup1, -audiogroup2, and -audiogroup3.
Extension in Archive outputs section Leave blank to use the default (.m2ts).

Result: three separate categories of files are created for each output. Each file has a file name of 10312017, plus the modifier, the sequential counter, and the file name extension. For example:

  • 10312017-audiogroup1-000000.m2ts, 10312017-audiogroup2-000000.m2ts, and 10312017-audiogroup3-000000.m2ts.

  • 10312017-audiogroup1-000001.m2ts, 10312017-audiogroup2-000001.m2ts, and 10312017-audiogroup3-000001.m2ts.

Each file will be stored in both s3ssl://DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET1/sports-delivery/highlights/curling and s3ssl://DOC-EXAMPLE-BUCKET2/sports-delivery/highlights/curling.

A given file is not visible in Amazon S3 while it is being written. As soon as the rollover happens (or if the user stops the channel), MediaLive closes the current file. At that point, the file becomes visible.