[Live-devel] FYI: New option to "openRTSP" for writing new files periodically

[julien@nomadsystems]

Excellent addition indeed. I've seen so many people requesting this 
feature that it became a must.

As per the "File naming convention and output options", the simpler the 
better. You can always rename and move things around through scripting 
in a later stage, but that's just me.

On Tuesday, 17 December 2013 4:32:22 PM, Bob Bischan wrote:
> Ross,
>
> Very nice addition to the  "LIVE555 Streaming Media" software ! A
> quick test reveals that it works just as anticipated.
>
> I do have a few related comments / suggestions regarding this option,
> as well, as openRTSP in general. Your thoughts and input would be much
> appreciated.
>
> *File naming convention and output options:*
> *
> *
> Would it be possible to add options to openRTSP that provide a
> flexible mechanism for specifying file-naming and storage location
> using a combination of format specifiers / existing options?
>
> Example Usage:
>
> base_storage_path = /mnt/video
> file_output_path =
> <base-storage-path>/<stream-suffix>/YYYYMMDD/YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.mp4
>  (.mov,.mkv,.ts....etc)
>
> <stream-suffix> could maybe be a unique_id from a database table of
> streams and be supplied when REGISTERING a client.
>
> *Is the Periodic File output option intended to work with -R ?*
> *
> *
> I am planning on testing this use case, but there are numerous
> openRTSP options and combinations of options that will take some time
> to evaluate. Thought it may save some time to simply ask :-)
>
>
> *Is the  -F <fileName-prefix> option intended to work with all file
> output types? *
>
> I have done a few quick tests and have not seen this work. Again, I
> will be be re-verifying my results, but thought I would ask.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 12:53 AM, Ross Finlayson
> <finlayson at live555.com <mailto:finlayson at live555.com>> wrote:
>
>     The latest version of the "LIVE555 Streaming Media" software
>     updates the "openRTSP" application to add a new option
>     -P <interval-in-seconds>
>
>     This option tells "openRTSP" to write new output files every
>     <interval-in-seconds> seconds.  Each output file's name will
>     include the time range (in seconds) that it represents.
>
>     For more information, see:
>     http://live555.com/openRTSP/#periodic-file-output
>
>     This was a "LIVE555 Funded Project"; many thanks to those who
>     contributed.
>
>
>     Ross Finlayson
>     Live Networks, Inc.
>     http://www.live555.com/
>
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