When planning the schedule, you should ensure that there is no gap when switching from a file input (input A) to an input (input B) that starts at a fixed time or that starts immediately. Input B can be a file or a live input. If the current input ends before the switch start time, there is potential for a gap.
The Source end behavior field in each input attachment controls the gap. (This field appears in the Input attachments page, in the General input settings section of the channel.) There are two options to ensure a smooth transition in this situation:
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If you set the Source end behavior field for input A to LOOP, then when input A finishes, MediaLive goes back and ingests it again until the start time of input B occurs.
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If you set the Source end behavior field for input A to CONTINUE, then input A is ingested only once; when the input finishes, the channel follows the behavior specified in the Input Loss Behavior set of fields (although without the "repeat frames" logic). When the start time of input B occurs, the input loss behavior ends and the channel switches to input B.
(To display this field, in General input settings for Global configuration, for Input loss behavior, choose Input loss behavior. More fields appear. For more information, see Handling loss of video input.)
