# Source

The media source to process. Specify one of the following:

- a path to a file residing on a file system that Media Server can access.
- the URL of a stream.
- the name of a DirectShow device (to ingest from a DirectShow source, such as a capture card).

- to ingest video using the Milestone ingest engine, specify either:

  - a camera name.
  - a camera UUID.

  - (Milestone XProtect Corporate only) a camera UUID followed by a stream ID, in the following format:

        id:camera_uuid,streamid:stream_id

    If your camera produces multiple streams and you do not specify a stream ID, Media Server ingests the stream that is configured as the default in the Milestone XProtect system.

- to ingest video using the Genetec Ingest Engine, specify a camera logical ID.

Actions: | Process
Type: | String
Default: |
Example: | The following example specifies the path to a file: `Source=./videoarchive/broadcast.mpeg` The following example specifies a camera ID and stream ID, for ingesting from a Milestone XProtect Corporate system: `Source=id:939690e7-634c-4f70-844e-b6a079db0177,streamid:2762d39d-a779-4ac8-bdb7-91aab494ebe8`
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