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Mp4: documented the "end" request argument support.
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1 <?xml version="1.0"?>
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7 <!DOCTYPE module SYSTEM "../../../../dtd/module.dtd">
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9 <module name="Module ngx_http_mp4_module"
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10 link="/en/docs/http/ngx_http_mp4_module.html"
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11 lang="en"
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14 <section id="summary">
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16 <para>
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17 The <literal>ngx_http_mp4_module</literal> module provides pseudo-streaming
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18 server-side support for MP4 files.
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19 Such files typically have the <path>.mp4</path>, <path>.m4v</path>,
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20 or <path>.m4a</path> filename extensions.
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24 Pseudo-streaming works in alliance with a compatible Flash player.
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25 The player sends an HTTP request to the server with the start time
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27 <literal>start</literal>
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28 and specified in seconds), and the server responds with the stream
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29 such that its start position corresponds to the requested time,
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30 for example:
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31 <example>
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32 http://example.com/elephants_dream.mp4?start=238.88
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33 </example>
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38 <para>
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39 To support seeking, H.264-based formats store metadata
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40 in a so-called “moov atom”.
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41 It is a part of the file that holds the index information for the
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42 whole file.
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43 </para>
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46 To start playback, the player first needs to read metadata.
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47 This is done by sending a special request with the
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48 <literal>start=0</literal> argument.
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49 A lot of encoding software insert the metadata at
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50 the end of the file.
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51 This is suboptimal for pseudo-streaming, because the player
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52 has to download the entire file before starting playback.
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53 If the metadata are located at the beginning of the file,
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54 it is enough for nginx to simply start sending back the file contents.
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55 If the metadata are located at the end of the file,
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56 nginx must read the entire file and prepare a new stream so that
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57 the metadata come before the media data.
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61 url="http://flowplayer.org/plugins/streaming/pseudostreaming.html#prepare">
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62 prepare an original file for pseudo-streaming</link> in advance,
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63 rather than having nginx do this on every such request.
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66 <para>
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67 The module also supports the <literal>end</literal> argument of an HTTP request
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68 (1.5.13) which sets the end point of playback.
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69 The <literal>end</literal> argument can be specified with the
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70 <literal>start</literal> argument
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71 or separately:
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72 <example>
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73 http://example.com/elephants_dream.mp4?start=238.88&amp;end=555.55
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74 </example>
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75 </para>
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77 <para>
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78 For a matching request with a non-zero
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79 <literal>start</literal> or <literal>end</literal>
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81 stream with the requested time range, and send it to the client.
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82 This has the same overhead as described above.
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85 <para>
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86 If a matching request does not include the
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87 <literal>start</literal> and <literal>end</literal>
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88 arguments, there is no overhead, and the file is sent simply as a static
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89 resource.
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90 Some players also support byte-range requests, and thus do not require
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91 this module.
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94 <para>
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95 This module is not built by default, it should be enabled with the
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96 <literal>--with-http_mp4_module</literal>
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97 configuration parameter.
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98 <note>
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99 If a third-party mp4 module was previously used, it should be disabled.
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103 <para>
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104 A similar pseudo-streaming support for FLV files is provided by the
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105 <link doc="ngx_http_flv_module.xml">ngx_http_flv_module</link> module.
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108 </section>
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111 <section id="example" name="Example Configuration">
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114 <example>
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115 location /video/ {
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116 mp4;
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117 mp4_buffer_size 1m;
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118 mp4_max_buffer_size 5m;
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119 mp4_limit_rate on;
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120 mp4_limit_rate_after 30s;
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122 </example>
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128 <section id="directives" name="Directives">
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130 <directive name="mp4">
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131 <syntax/>
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132 <default/>
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133 <context>location</context>
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135 <para>
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136 Turns on module processing in a surrounding location.
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137 </para>
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139 </directive>
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142 <directive name="mp4_buffer_size">
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143 <syntax><value>size</value></syntax>
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144 <default>512K</default>
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145 <context>http</context>
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146 <context>server</context>
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147 <context>location</context>
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149 <para>
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150 Sets the initial size of a memory buffer used for processing MP4 files.
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151 </para>
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153 </directive>
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156 <directive name="mp4_max_buffer_size">
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157 <syntax><value>size</value></syntax>
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158 <default>10M</default>
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159 <context>http</context>
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160 <context>server</context>
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161 <context>location</context>
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163 <para>
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164 During metadata processing, a larger buffer may become necessary.
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165 Its size cannot exceed the specified <value>size</value>,
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166 or else nginx will return the
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167 <http-status code="500" text="Internal Server Error"/> server error,
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168 and log the following message:
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169 <example>
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170 "/some/movie/file.mp4" mp4 moov atom is too large:
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171 12583268, you may want to increase mp4_max_buffer_size
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172 </example>
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173 </para>
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175 </directive>
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178 <directive name="mp4_limit_rate">
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179 <syntax>
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180 <literal>on</literal> |
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181 <literal>off</literal> |
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182 <value>factor</value></syntax>
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183 <default>off</default>
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184 <context>http</context>
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185 <context>server</context>
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186 <context>location</context>
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187
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188 <para>
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189 Limits the rate of response transmission to a client.
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190 The rate is limited based on the average bitrate of the
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191 MP4 file served.
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192 To calculate the rate, the bitrate is multiplied by the specified
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193 <value>factor</value>.
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194 The special value “<literal>on</literal>” corresponds to the factor of 1.1.
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195 The special value “<literal>off</literal>” disables rate limiting.
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196 The limit is set per a request, and so if a client simultaneously opens
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197 two connections, the overall rate will be twice as much
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198 as the specified limit.
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199 </para>
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200
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201 <para>
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202 <note>
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203 This directive is available as part of our <commercial_version/>.
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204 </note>
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205 </para>
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207 </directive>
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210 <directive name="mp4_limit_rate_after">
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211 <syntax><value>time</value></syntax>
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212 <default>60s</default>
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213 <context>http</context>
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214 <context>server</context>
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215 <context>location</context>
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217 <para>
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218 Sets the initial amount of media data (measured in playback time)
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219 after which the further transmission of the response to a client
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220 will be rate limited.
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221 </para>
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223 <para>
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224 <note>
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225 This directive is available as part of our <commercial_version/>.
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226 </note>
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227 </para>
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229 </directive>
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230
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231 </section>
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233 </module>