[Live-devel] Setting up stream with ffmpeg?

[Thomas Hibbard]

I was pointed to this software from my boss, we were simply looking for a free solution we can use for our various camera needs and I'm having to work on this since there are other things going on in the office taking our time that others have to work on, if you can offer any support, I would gladly appreciate it.

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From: live-devel [mailto:live-devel-bounces at ns.live555.com] On Behalf Of Ross Finlayson
Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 10:53 AM
To: LIVE555 Streaming Media - development & use <live-devel at ns.live555.com>
Subject: Re: [Live-devel] Setting up stream with ffmpeg?

[First, I’m pleasantly surprised by the recent sudden burst of interest in our software - but I have to ask: Where is this all coming from?  Has the LIVE555 software been promoted recently by some popular blog or tech news service??]
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> Hello, my name is Thomas and I have just begun to use your software. I installed it on a server that is connected to several cameras streaming to it in ffmpeg through a program called Zoneminder, although each of these cameras does have their own local IP.
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> I am new to this software and I’m having a hard time getting a full grasp on it. I see that it’s saying to use 127.0.1.1:8554/<filename> in order to view the videos. But how do I setup an ffmpeg stream to go through it? All I’ve done with live555 are these instructions I found online (I understand the question isn’t fully relevant, but the first answer details how to install the program):  https://askubuntu.com/questions/693396/openrtsp-problem and ran the live555MediaServer command which seemed to create a standard output but then it just stalls until I Ctrl+C out of it like I have showing in the screenshot attached to this email.

First, the proper online documentation for our software is at <http://live555.com/>; not some random 3rd-party Q&A site.  In particular, the “LIVE555 Media Server” is documented at
	http://live555.com/mediaServer/
so that’s the first place you should go.

If you’re building the server from source code, it’s important to make sure that you’re running the most up-to-date version of the code; see
	http://live555.com/liveMedia/faq.html#latest-version
Note, in particular, that the LIVE555 software that comes distributed with many Linux ‘distributions’ (e.g., Ubuntu) is often very out-of-date, and should not be used.  Instead, the “LIVE555 Streaming Media” software should be downloaded from our web site.  We do not support old versions of the software.


>  Do I have to stream it somehow through Zoneminder (what I’m using to record the cameras to store video on my hard drive) or can I just configure the local camera IP so that it takes the stream from there to broadcast through live555?

Your question wasn’t very clear; are you asking how the “LIVE555 Media Server” can take input from a live media stream - rather than from pre-recorded media files?  The answer to that question is: It can’t.  The “LIVE555 Media Server” is a single application that was designed for one specific service: Streaming (via RTSP/RTP) from pre-recorded media files.

If, instead, you want a RTSP server that takes input from a live media stream (e.g., from a network camera), then your starting point should instead be the “testOnDemandRTSPServer” demo application - which comes (as source code) with our software, in the “testProgs” directory; see <http://live555.com/liveMedia/#testProgs>

For details on how to modify the “testOnDemandRTSPServer” application to take input from a live media stream, see
	http://live555.com/liveMedia/faq.html#liveInput-unicast


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


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