Cloud Slicer Live (CSL)

To create playable content within Uplynk, content must be ingested into the system. For live content, the stream goes through the slicing process and then the encoding process. The platform handles the interaction between these processes automatically, so you interact only with the Uplynk slicing application. The application is available free of charge to download, configure, and run on your compatible device at a location of your choosing.

Optionally, you may use Uplynk's Cloud Slicer service. There is no charge as long as the slicer is paired with an active encode. While running but not actively encoding, a small Standby fee applies. The Cloud Slicer Live (CSL) service allows you to instance a slicer within the Uplynk cloud environment. This lets you ingest and encode content without on-premise hardware, eliminating the resources and expertise required to build the environment, download and configure the slicer application, and perform ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and upgrades. However, you are responsible for properly packaging and delivering the stream to the platform in a reliable fashion and compatible format. You may customize this slicer in the following ways:

Choose a Slicer ID name in an available location that defines where it will be hosted and the streaming protocol for the audio/video feed that will be ingested.
Select the version of the slicer software that it will run.
Select the default encoding profile, or a different profile assigned to your account.
Define a slicer configuration that determines how the audio/video feed will be ingested and processed.
Select a SCTE plug-in if assigned to your account.

The Cloud Slicers section under the main Ingest tab is where you manage your Cloud Slicers.

From the Cloud Slicers tab, you can:

Create, delete, and duplicate Cloud Slicers.
View a list of existing Cloud Slicers in your account.
View the status of Cloud Slicers in your account.
Start, stop, and restart Cloud Slicers.
View slicer logs.
View configuration settings and parameters needed while setting up sources.
View input stream health and statistics for certain protocols.
View live preview if available.

The general process for using a Cloud Slicer is as follows:

Create a slicer.
Program the source device/application with the streaming information for the slicer.
Start the slicer.
Initiate the source.
Confirm that the link is running properly and that the slicer is slicing the stream.
View the video within the monitoring tools if desired.
Add the slicer to a channel, live event, or failover group as the next step to creating your playable outputs.
Return to the Cloud Slicer page at any time to see the list of Cloud Slicers and manage them as needed.
When the stream will not be active for a while, stop the slicer and start it again when needed. Stopping a slicer retains all configuration parameters, which are used automatically when the slicer is restarted.
When finished with a slicer, delete it. Doing so deletes the configuration information and removes it from your slicer list. The deletion process is not reversible.

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