Recording ingest
OBS recording control and clips for radio
Start and stop OBS recording from your browser, then cut the show in Clips as soon as OBS closes the file. VRA reads the OBS recording folder where it is, so a long show never has to be uploaded before someone can clip it.
What VRA does with OBS recordings.
A record button in the browser
Start and stop OBS recording from the Clips banner or the media connection list, from anywhere you can open VRA Cloud.
What OBS is doing
The status panel shows the active scene, recording timecode, file size and output folder, and whether OBS is streaming.
Files into Clips
VRA watches the OBS recording folder and the folders below it. Each finished file arrives in Clips with a waveform and thumbnails.
Found by programme
Each recording lists the programmes from your schedule that were on air while it ran, so you search by show, not by file name.
Long sessions in parts
VRA can stop and restart the OBS recording on a fixed interval, every hour for example, so a day of recording arrives as files you can open.
Sound lined up with the picture
When the studio audio reaches OBS late or early, set the offset once on the OBS connection, in milliseconds or frames. Each new recording keeps it.
How to set it up.
Requirements
- OBS Studio 28 or newer, with the WebSocket server enabled.
- The Media Server, version 4.5.0 or newer, on the OBS PC or on a PC that can open the OBS recording folder.
In OBS, open Tools, WebSocket Server Settings. Enable the server and set a password.
In VRA Cloud, open Settings, Clips, Media connections and add an OBS connection with the host, port and password.
Open Ingest sources, add an OBS recording directory source, pick that connection and enter the OBS recording folder.
Start a test recording from VRA, stop it and check that it appears in Clips.
OBS recordings questions
Can I start an OBS recording remotely? +
Yes. VRA starts and stops OBS recording over obs-websocket, from the Clips page or the media connection list in VRA Cloud.
Can OBS recording follow the programme schedule? +
Not yet. For OBS you start recording from VRA or let VRA start a new file on a fixed interval. Recordings still list the programmes that were on air.
Are OBS recordings uploaded to the cloud? +
No. They stay in the OBS recording folder. A PC at your station streams the part you are cutting to your browser, and only the exported clip becomes a new file.
Does OBS have to run on the same PC as VRA? +
No. VRA needs to reach the OBS WebSocket server over the network and to open the recording folder, on the same PC or through a shared folder.
OBS Project
About OBS recordings.
OBS Studio saves each recording to its output folder on the PC it runs on. The scene changes VRA makes during the show are on the OBS camera switching page. Here it is about the recording.
VRA reaches OBS through obs-websocket, which ships with OBS Studio 28 and newer. It starts and stops the recording and reads the state back: scene, timecode, file size and folder. It also watches that folder. A finished file appears in Clips next to the programmes that were on air while it ran, so you can clip highlights from the show the same day.
What you can do with this connection
The products behind it.
More integrations.
OBS
Automatic camera switching in OBS Studio: VRA changes the scene when a studio microphone opens, using the scenes you already built, and runs the recording.
vMix recordings
Clip vMix recordings without uploading them. VRA puts every vMix recording in Clips, tagged by show, and can start and stop recording with your schedule.
Blackmagic HyperDeck
HyperDeck remote recording from your browser. Start and stop the deck, pick its disk and codec, and cut each recording in Clips without copying it off.
Check your studio setup with us.
Tell us your camera models, video switcher and radio automation. We will check the connections and show you the workflow that fits your station.