# Wowza Video Technical Specifications

Wowza Video is a powerful and versatile streaming platform designed to
cater to a wide spectrum of streaming needs. It enables businesses to
stream high-quality video content seamlessly, whether for live events,
on-demand viewing, or interactive video experiences. With a Wowza Video
subscription, you can access live streaming and video management, the
ability to configure multiple players for your business needs, a deep
insight into analytics, and much
more! Contact our sales team or visit our website to
learn more about Wowza Video.

> **Note**: Wowza supports the technical specifications shown below.


## Wowza Video

Below are the technical specifications required by the core Wowza Video
product.

### Inputs

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Cameras
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Wowza Video supports devices compatible with RTMP,
RTSP/RTP, SRT, UDP, and WebRTC protocols.
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Examples:
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Axis®
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JVC® 
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Panasonic
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PTZOptics
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Sony® 
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Codecs
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Audio: AAC, AAC-LC, HE-AAC (accPlus) v1 
&
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Opus
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Video: H.264, H.265 compatible
for SRT only
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Encoders
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Wowza Video supports encoders compatible with standard protocols,
such as H.264 encoders that use RTMP, RTSP/RTP, SRT, UDP, and WebRTC
protocols.
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OBS Studio
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Black Magic
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Epiphan Systems
Pearl
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Hauppauge
StreamEez-Pro
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LiveU
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Matrox Monarch
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NewTek TriCaster
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Osprey (Talon hardware and Ceylon software
encoders)
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Telestream Wirecast
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Teradek Cube
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vMix live production
software and vMix Go
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xSplit
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Protocols
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RTMP
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RTSP/RTP
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SRT
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WebRTC
### Outputs

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Codecs
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Audio: AAC, Opus
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Video: H.264
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Content Delivery Networks
(CDNs)
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Wowza CDN
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Wowza supports other CDNs.
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In the UI - Add a CDN as an external service on the

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Components
 tab for the live stream. See 
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Live
streams details page
 for more information.
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In the API - Add a CDN as a custom stream target using the 
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POST
/stream_targets/custom
 endpoint. 
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You'll need to have an account with the third-party CDN and be able
to provide the primary URL and log in credentials to Wowza
Video.
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Devices
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Desktop and laptop computers
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Gaming consoles
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iOS/iPadOS and Android devices
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IPTV/OTT devices
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Smart TVs
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Tablets
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HD support
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Up
to 4K/UHD 
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(premium feature)
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Up to 60FPS
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Players
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Wowza Flowplayer - included with Wowza
Video 
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browser-based
playback. 
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Wowza Video also supports any player that can play the output
protocols like:
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iOS native player (HLS)
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Android (with HLS-compatible
players)
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JW Player® (HLS)
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QuickTime® Player (10.0 or
later for OS X)
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VLC Media Player
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Protocols
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HLS
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MPEG-DASH
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RTMP
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WebRTC
### System requirements

You can sign in to Wowza Video using any modern web browser that
supports HTML5 and Cascading Style Sheets level 3 (CSS 3). The Wowza
Video web user interface has been most extensively tested on Google
Chrome, however, so for best results we recommend that you use the
latest version of Google Chrome.

## Videos

The Videos section is our awesome new way to manage your video content.

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API access
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REST API: integrated into Wowza Video
API
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HLS streaming
renditions
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Wowza Video supports renditions up to
1080p, where the bitrate is based on the input video. 
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Note:
 Wowza Video does not upscale videos. For example,
if you input a 360p video, you will not receive an output video higher
than 360p.
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Input formats
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Direct from Wowza Video live stream
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Upload Format from UI or
API
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MP4 format only (audio + video, audio-only, and multi-audio
videos)
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50 GB or less per file
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H.264, AAC (mono, stereo, and 7.1 multi-channel audio support), and
Opus (real-time streams) encoded content. We support all 
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audio
and video codecs supported by AWS
. Uploads that consist of any
unsupported codecs are rejected.
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Only 8-bit color space sources are supported. Uploads consisting of
10-bit and 12-bit inputs are rejected.
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Output format
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MP4 for download and fallback for devices that don't support
HLS.
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HLS adaptive streaming (h264+AAC).
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DRM is available (premium feature).
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View control
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Publishing date - makes the video viewable after specified
date.
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Unpublishing date - makes the video unavailable after specified
date.
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Geoblocking
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VOD stats
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Incorporated
into Analytics
## Analytics

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Historic
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(up to the last 12 months)
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Total viewers
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Popularity
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Engagement
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Viewers by renditions, countries, and devices
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Top videos and live streams
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Note:
 The data for Popularity and Engagement charts
are returned from Wowza Flowplayer. If you're using a different player
for your live stream, you'll need to change to Wowza Flowplayer to take
advantage of this player-driven data. You’ll also need to be using the
Wowza CDN to receive all other analytics data.
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Current
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(last hour)
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Viewers

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Right now
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In the last hour

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Live streams
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Videos
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Total
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Viewers by renditions, countries, and devices
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Top Videos and Live streams
## Video Players

Chrome is the preferred browser for Wowza Video playback and has been
extensively tested. Any browser that supports HTML 5 should work, but
playback on older browsers or browsers not listed here is not
guaranteed.

### Wowza Flowplayer

Wowza Flowplayer is an easy-to-use, commercial-grade video player
designed for builders and developers. It provides HTML5, HLS, and
MPEG-DASH playback and plays streams on most browsers and devices. It is
the default player for Wowza Video subscribers. Wowza Flowplayer is
lightweight and
[customizable](https://www.wowza.com/docs/embed-and-customize-wowza-flowplayer-in-your-site)
through reskinning, web components, and API requests. There are more
than thirty plugins you can use to add only the functionality you need.

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Analytics
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Comscore, Google Analytics, Gemius
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Digital Rights Management
(DRM)
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FairPlay
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PlayReady
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Widevine
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Clearkey
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Formats
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Video Formats
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HLS
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HTML5
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DASH
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MP4 (MPEG-4 part 10)
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WebM (VP8 / VP9)
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Audio Formats
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MP3
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AAC in audio MP4 and HLS
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Metadata
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HLS ID3
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SDK support
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HTML5
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Mobile
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Android
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iOS
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Set Top Box (STB)
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tvOS
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Subtitles
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CEA-608/708
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webVTT text track files
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webVTT in an HLS .m3u8 manifest
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SCTE embedded captions
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Customization
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Player API
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Customizable plugins
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Skinning with
CSS
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Cast to 
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Airplay
 and 
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Chromecast
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Customize UI with Web Components
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Extensible with custom plugins
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Picture-in-picture
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Social sharing
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Subtitles
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Thumbnail previews
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Manual quality and speed selection
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Accessibility
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Keyboard control
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UI text is translatable
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Screen-reader ready