The following sections describe how MediaLive handles manifest paths.
How manifest paths work by default
The manifests that MediaLive creates include information about the paths to other files, specifically:
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The content inside the main manifest includes a path to each child manifest.
By default, the syntax of this path is the following:
baseFilename nameModifier extensionFor example:
curling-high.m3u8The path is relative to the location of the main manifest.
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The content inside each child manifest includes a path to its media files.
By default, the syntax of this path is the following:
baseFilename nameModifier optionalSegmentModifier counter extensionFor example:
curling-high-000001.tsThe path is relative to the location of the child manifest.
How custom paths work
If the default paths inside the manifests are not suitable for the way that the downstream system handles the three sets of files, you can complete the base URL fields:
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Complete the Base URL manifest fields so that MediaLive constructs custom paths to the child manifests.
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Complete the Base URL content fields so that MediaLive constructs custom paths to the media files.
When you customize the paths, the syntax changes.
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When you complete the Base URL manifest fields, the syntax for the child manifest path (inside the main manifest) is the following:
baseURLManifest baseFilename nameModifier extensionFor example:
http://viewing/sports/curling-high.m3u8 -
When you complete the Base URL content fields, the syntax for the media file paths (inside the child manifests) is the following:
baseURLContent baseFilename nameModifier optionalSegmentModifier counter extensionFor example:
http://viewing/media/sports/curling-high-000001.ts
How MediaLive constructs these paths
The custom paths to the child manifests are constructed as follows:
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You complete the Base URL manifest fields, or the Base URL content fields, or both.
For example:
http://198.51.100/sports/viewing/Note the slash at the end of the value.
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MediaLive prepends that value to the default path. For example:
http://198.51.100/sports/viewing/curling-high.m3u8
