Run Play ISR from the Command Line
Play ISR can be run and configured from the command line. This page provides you with the specific commands supported by the player, followed by a few examples of how to use these commands on your OS.
OS Differences
When using standard installation methods for macOS and Windows, the Play ISR application is accessed with slight differences.
macOS
On macOS, the Play ISR application is installed by dragging the application into the Applications folder at the root of the primary drive at /Applications
. The executable for Play ISR is available to be launched from the macOS terminal (or equivalent) at:
/Applications/Play\ ISR.app/Contents/MacOS/Play\ ISR
Aliases can be created manually as needed within macOS for the current user.
Windows
On Windows, the Play ISR application as installed by the MSIX package into the protected WindowsApps
folder within the system’s Program Files
directory. The application is given the execution_alias
of playisr
within the MSIX installer package.
The playisr
alias can be used from the cmd.exe
or powershell
terminal applications.
Linux
No explicit package or installer is provided for the Linux runtime environment at this time. It is left to the user to place the installer at a desired location within the Linux distribution of choice, and create relevant aliases to suit the use case.
Supported command line parameters
The commands supported include:
Name | Option | Description |
---|---|---|
Help |
| Print help. |
Version |
| Print the version of Play ISR. |
Input |
| Specify the input url for playback. Supports SRT and UDP URL’s. Supports local file paths. |
Latency Buffer |
| Set the input latency buffer for network streams. |
Audio |
| Explicitly disable audio decoding. Useful in removing intrinsic buffering used to synchronize audio-video playback and lower overall latency in video-only ISR scenarios. |
Audio Volume |
| Set the playback volume of the primary audio channel. [0..100] |
Open UDP Stream Example
Windows
playisr -i udp://234.5.5.5:8208
Linux
/path/to/PlayISR -i udp://234.5.5.5:8208
MacOS
/Applications/Play\ ISR.app/Contents/MacOS/Play\ ISR -i udp://234.5.5.5:8202
Tune for low latency example
Windows
playisr -i udp://234.5.5.5:8208 --disable-audio -l 20
Linux
/path/to/PlayISR -i udp://234.5.5.5:8208 --disable-audio -l 20
MacOS
/Applications/Play\ ISR.app/Contents/MacOS/Play\ ISR -i udp://234.5.5.5:8202 --disable-audio -l 20