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Broadcasting solutions / encoders/ decoders

So I've been digging around for a couple days in the broadcasting/streaming grounds and I encountered so many questions, especially with the encoders and decoders.

I need to find the cheapest and best solution for live streaming/ broadcasting. So far I am using OBS as my encoder, but as far as I know it encodes in the RMTP protocol and it uses flash players to stream the broadcast. And I do not want that. I want to use the HTML5 player (like the ones WOWZA, nanoCosmos) uses and I need the latency to be as low as possible. My questions would be:

  1. Can I use OBS for low latency? Because I have tested out OBS with wowza streaming cloud and the latency was huge.
  2. How to get rid of the flash players using OBS? If it is not possible what other cheap/free encoders there are, that would do the job?
  3. What other things I need to think about it? So right now I need a proper encoder, CDN and a player (but if I am using one of the commercial players, usually they provide their Cloud CDN).

EDIT:

Since it should be an auction house live streaming I need the latency to be as low as possible.

  • The latency I need to achieve is no more then 2s.
  • Audience: up to 500 people.
Solution

  • If you're absolutely sure you need latency that low, you need WebRTC. While it is possible to achieve latency this low over regular HTTP Progressive streaming, your application will benefit from being able to drop chunks if they don't come in time, encode in a low quality low latency mode, decode in a low latency mode, and everything all the way through.

    You're going to need a provider that supports WebRTC distribution, and they aren't cheap.