Developers can stream pre-recorded video into a Lens by connecting a Video File Reader data connector to the input data stream of a Lens. Prior to streaming video to a lens, a developer should first upload their video to the Archetype platform using the Files API. Upon uploading their video, the developer will receive a file_id that identifies that file throughout the Newton Platform. For example, the bash command below demonstrates how to upload a local MP4 video from your terminal to the Newton Platform using the Files API.

curl https://api.u1.archetypeai.app/v0.5/files \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
  -F file="@my_video.mp4"

Upon successful upload, you will receive a JSON response similar to:

{
  "is_valid":true
  "file_id":"my_video.mp4"
  "file_uid":"2508191b9ce198595febe4"
}

Like all data stream connectors, the video file reader can be identified and configured via the following stream type and stream config:

stream_type: video_file_reader
stream_config:
  file_id: "your_video_file_id.mp4"

This can be passed to Newton as an event:

event:
  type: input_stream.set
  event_data:
    stream_type: video_file_reader
    stream_config:
      file_id: "your_video_file_id.mp4"

Parameters

You can pass the following parameters to the Video File Reader via the stream_config.

Parameter	Description	Required
`file_id`	The file_id of the video you wish to pass to the Video File Reader. The file_id should correspond to a valid file you’ve uploaded via the files API.	Yes

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