[Live-devel] Looking for proven mpg test media

[Tony Griffen]

> You can also download and stream this Transport Stream file:
> http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/h264-in-mp2t/bipbop-gear1-all.ts

That did the trick, thank you. I knew I had it set up right. That's a
perfect file for my purposes, btw.

Cheers,

t.

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Ross Finlayson <finlayson at live555.com> wrote:
> I am using LIVE555 Media Server version 0.76 (LIVE555 Streaming Media
> library version 2013.01.03) on CentOS 6.3. It installed and runs fine,
> but I am having a hard time finding test media to verify rtsp. I've
> tried a variety of mpg files, always some kind of problem with it
> (like "StreamParser::parsePESPacket(): saw inconsistent
> PES_packet_length). Some of the file formats it supports, VLC client
> doesn't, and vice versa. Is there proven test media somewhere that
> both of those will like? I saw m4e and others in the FAQ, but VLC
> doesn't understand them.
>
>
> When you say that VLC "doesn't understand" these files, I presume you mean
> that VLC can't play these files when you try to play them directly.  (VLC
> should be able to play the RTSP/RTP stream - using the "rtsp://" URL from
> the "LIVE555 Media Server".)  This is VLC's fault, not ours.  VLC does not
> understand many of the filename extensions that our Media Server
> understands.
>
> However, you can try streaming one or more of the H.264 Elementary Stream
> files from
> http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/264/
> These files should also be playable by VLC, if you rename them so that they
> have a ".h264" filename extension, rather than a ".264" filename extension.
>
> You can also download and stream this Transport Stream file:
> http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/h264-in-mp2t/bipbop-gear1-all.ts
> and that file should also be playable by VLC.
>
>
> Ross Finlayson
> Live Networks, Inc.
> http://www.live555.com/
>
>
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