[Live-devel] help with streaming a .ts file

[Ross Finlayson]

> We are using openRTSP to save segments of video from security camera files.  So far, that is working beautifully.  
> 
> We use the command:
> 
> openRTSP -V -P 60 -u <user> <pass> -v rtsp://<ip>/path/to/video
> 
> This creates a folder full of .mp4 files.

Actually, those won’t be “.mp4” files.  If your video stream is MPEG-4 video, then the resulting files will be ‘MPEG-4 Elementary Stream’ video files - which are different from “.mp4 files”.


> We have a need to stream these .mp4 files complete with smooth trick play functionality.  We've attempted to convert them to .ts files with .tsx files created with your tool, but we have not been able to stream the .ts files.

How did you convert the ‘.mp4 files’ (really, probably, ‘MPEG-4 Video Elementary Stream files’) to Transport Stream files?

Were you at least able to *play* the resulting “.ts” files (e.g., using a media player like VLC)?  (You should make sure that you can play a file before you try to stream it.)


Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/