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ffplayout

This is a streaming solution based on python and ffmpeg.

The goal is to play for every day an xml playlist, while the current playlist is still editable.

Features

  • have all values in a separate config file
  • try to be as simple as possible
  • dynamic playlist
  • replace missing playlist or clip with a blank clip
  • send emails with error message
  • overlay a logo
  • trim and fade the last clip, to get full 24 hours, if the duration is less then 6 seconds add a blank clip
  • set custom day start, so you can have playlist for example: from 6am to 6am, instate of 0am to 12pm
  • normal system requirements and no special tools
    • we only need ffmpeg, ffprobe and a buffer tool like mbuffer or pv
    • no GPU power is needed
    • ram and cpu depends on video resolution, minimum 4 threads and 3GB ram for 576p are recommend
  • python version 3.5 and up

XML Playlist Example

<smil>
	<head>
		<meta name="author" content="Author"/>
		<meta name="title" content="Title"/>
		<meta name="copyright" content="(c)2018 company"/>
	</head>
	<body>
		<video src="/path/clip_01.mkv" clipBegin="21600s" dur="18.000000s" in="0.00" out="18.000000s"/>
		<video src="/path/clip_02.mkv" clipBegin="21618s" dur="18.111000s" in="0.00" out="18.111000s"/>
		<video src="/path/clip_03.mkv" clipBegin="21636.1s" dur="247.896000s" in="0.00" out="247.896000s"/>
		<video src="/path/clip_04.mkv" clipBegin="21884s" dur="483.114000s" in="0.00" out="483.114000s"/>
		<video src="/path/clip_05.mkv" clipBegin="22367.1s" dur="20.108000s" in="0.00" out="20.108000s"/>
		<video src="/path/clip  &amp; specials.mkv" clipBegin="22387.2s" dur="203.290000s" in="0.00" out="203.290000s"/>
		<video src="/path/clip_06.mkv" clipBegin="22590.5s" dur="335.087000s" in="300.00" out="335.087000s"/>
	</body>
</smil>

Installation

  • install ffmpeg, ffprobe and mbuffer
  • copy, or symlink, ffplayout.py to /usr/local/bin/
  • copy, or symlink, ffplayout.conf to /etc/ffplayout/
  • copy ffplayout.service to /etc/systemd/system/
  • change user in service file
  • create playlists folder, in that format: /playlists/year/month
  • set variables in config file to your needs
  • use get_playlist_from_subfolders.sh /path/to/*.mp4s as a starting point for your playlists (path in script needs to change)
  • activate service and start it: sudo systemctl enable ffplayout && sudo systemctl start ffplayout

This project is still in progress!