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@settitle ffserver Documentation |
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@titlepage |
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@center @titlefont{ffserver Documentation} |
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@end titlepage |
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@top |
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@contents |
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@chapter Synopsis |
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ffserver [@var{options}] |
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@chapter Description |
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@c man begin DESCRIPTION |
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@command{ffserver} is a streaming server for both audio and video. |
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It supports several live feeds, streaming from files and time shifting |
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on live feeds. You can seek to positions in the past on each live |
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feed, provided you specify a big enough feed storage. |
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@command{ffserver} is configured through a configuration file, which |
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is read at startup. If not explicitly specified, it will read from |
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@file{/etc/ffserver.conf}. |
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@command{ffserver} receives prerecorded files or FFM streams from some |
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@command{ffmpeg} instance as input, then streams them over |
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RTP/RTSP/HTTP. |
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An @command{ffserver} instance will listen on some port as specified |
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in the configuration file. You can launch one or more instances of |
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@command{ffmpeg} and send one or more FFM streams to the port where |
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ffserver is expecting to receive them. Alternately, you can make |
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@command{ffserver} launch such @command{ffmpeg} instances at startup. |
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Input streams are called feeds, and each one is specified by a |
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@code{<Feed>} section in the configuration file. |
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For each feed you can have different output streams in various |
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formats, each one specified by a @code{<Stream>} section in the |
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configuration file. |
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@chapter Detailed description |
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@command{ffserver} works by forwarding streams encoded by |
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@command{ffmpeg}, or pre-recorded streams which are read from disk. |
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Precisely, @command{ffserver} acts as an HTTP server, accepting POST |
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requests from @command{ffmpeg} to acquire the stream to publish, and |
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serving HTTP clients GET requests with the stream media content. |
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A feed is an @ref{FFM} stream created by @command{ffmpeg}, and sent to |
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a port where @command{ffserver} is listening. |
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Each feed is identified by a unique name, corresponding to the name |
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of the resource published on @command{ffserver}, and is configured by |
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a dedicated @code{Feed} section in the configuration file. |
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The feed publish URL is given by: |
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@example |
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http://@var{ffserver_ip_address}:@var{http_port}/@var{feed_name} |
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@end example |
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where @var{ffserver_ip_address} is the IP address of the machine where |
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@command{ffserver} is installed, @var{http_port} is the port number of |
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the HTTP server (configured through the @option{Port} option), and |
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@var{feed_name} is the name of the corresponding feed defined in the |
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configuration file. |
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Each feed is associated to a file which is stored on disk. This stored |
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file is used to allow to send pre-recorded data to a player as fast as |
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possible when new content is added in real-time to the stream. |
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A "live-stream" or "stream" is a resource published by |
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@command{ffserver}, and made accessible through the HTTP protocol to |
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clients. |
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A stream can be connected to a feed, or to a file. In the first case, |
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the published stream is forwarded from the corresponding feed |
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generated by a running instance of @command{ffmpeg}, in the second |
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case the stream is read from a pre-recorded file. |
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Each stream is identified by a unique name, corresponding to the name |
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of the resource served by @command{ffserver}, and is configured by |
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a dedicated @code{Stream} section in the configuration file. |
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The stream access URL is given by: |
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@example |
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http://@var{ffserver_ip_address}:@var{http_port}/@var{stream_name}[@var{options}] |
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@end example |
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@var{stream_name} is the name of the corresponding stream defined in |
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the configuration file. @var{options} is a list of options specified |
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after the URL which affects how the stream is served by |
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@command{ffserver}. |
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In case the stream is associated to a feed, the encoding parameters |
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must be configured in the stream configuration. They are sent to |
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@command{ffmpeg} when setting up the encoding. This allows |
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@command{ffserver} to define the encoding parameters used by |
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the @command{ffmpeg} encoders. |
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The @command{ffmpeg} @option{override_ffserver} commandline option |
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allows to override the encoding parameters set by the server. |
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Multiple streams can be connected to the same feed. |
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For example, you can have a situation described by the following |
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graph: |
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@example |
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_________ __________ |
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ffmpeg 1 -----| feed 1 |-----| stream 1 | |
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\ |_________|\ |__________| |
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\ _________ __________ |
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\| feed 2 |-----| stream 3 | |
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|_________| |__________| |
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_________ __________ |
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ffmpeg 2 -----| feed 3 |-----| stream 4 | |
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_________ __________ |
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| file 1 |-----| stream 5 | |
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@end example |
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@anchor{FFM} |
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@section FFM, FFM2 formats |
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FFM and FFM2 are formats used by ffserver. They allow storing a wide variety of |
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video and audio streams and encoding options, and can store a moving time segment |
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of an infinite movie or a whole movie. |
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FFM is version specific, and there is limited compatibility of FFM files |
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generated by one version of ffmpeg/ffserver and another version of |
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ffmpeg/ffserver. It may work but it is not guaranteed to work. |
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FFM2 is extensible while maintaining compatibility and should work between |
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differing versions of tools. FFM2 is the default. |
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@section Status stream |
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@command{ffserver} supports an HTTP interface which exposes the |
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current status of the server. |
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Simply point your browser to the address of the special status stream |
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specified in the configuration file. |
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For example if you have: |
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@example |
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<Stream status.html> |
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Format status |
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# Only allow local people to get the status |
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ACL allow localhost |
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ACL allow 192.168.0.0 192.168.255.255 |
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</Stream> |
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@end example |
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then the server will post a page with the status information when |
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the special stream @file{status.html} is requested. |
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@section How do I make it work? |
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As a simple test, just run the following two command lines where INPUTFILE |
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is some file which you can decode with ffmpeg: |
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@example |
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ffserver -f doc/ffserver.conf & |
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ffmpeg -i INPUTFILE http://localhost:8090/feed1.ffm |
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@end example |
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At this point you should be able to go to your Windows machine and fire up |
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Windows Media Player (WMP). Go to Open URL and enter |
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@example |
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http://<linuxbox>:8090/test.asf |
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@end example |
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You should (after a short delay) see video and hear audio. |
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WARNING: trying to stream test1.mpg doesn't work with WMP as it tries to |
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transfer the entire file before starting to play. |
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The same is true of AVI files. |
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@section What happens next? |
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You should edit the ffserver.conf file to suit your needs (in terms of |
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frame rates etc). Then install ffserver and ffmpeg, write a script to start |
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them up, and off you go. |
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@section What else can it do? |
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You can replay video from .ffm files that was recorded earlier. |
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However, there are a number of caveats, including the fact that the |
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ffserver parameters must match the original parameters used to record the |
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file. If they do not, then ffserver deletes the file before recording into it. |
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(Now that I write this, it seems broken). |
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You can fiddle with many of the codec choices and encoding parameters, and |
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there are a bunch more parameters that you cannot control. Post a message |
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to the mailing list if there are some 'must have' parameters. Look in |
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ffserver.conf for a list of the currently available controls. |
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It will automatically generate the ASX or RAM files that are often used |
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in browsers. These files are actually redirections to the underlying ASF |
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or RM file. The reason for this is that the browser often fetches the |
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entire file before starting up the external viewer. The redirection files |
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are very small and can be transferred quickly. [The stream itself is |
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often 'infinite' and thus the browser tries to download it and never |
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finishes.] |
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@section Tips |
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* When you connect to a live stream, most players (WMP, RA, etc) want to |
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buffer a certain number of seconds of material so that they can display the |
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signal continuously. However, ffserver (by default) starts sending data |
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in realtime. This means that there is a pause of a few seconds while the |
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buffering is being done by the player. The good news is that this can be |
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cured by adding a '?buffer=5' to the end of the URL. This means that the |
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stream should start 5 seconds in the past -- and so the first 5 seconds |
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of the stream are sent as fast as the network will allow. It will then |
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slow down to real time. This noticeably improves the startup experience. |
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You can also add a 'Preroll 15' statement into the ffserver.conf that will |
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add the 15 second prebuffering on all requests that do not otherwise |
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specify a time. In addition, ffserver will skip frames until a key_frame |
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is found. This further reduces the startup delay by not transferring data |
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that will be discarded. |
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@section Why does the ?buffer / Preroll stop working after a time? |
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It turns out that (on my machine at least) the number of frames successfully |
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grabbed is marginally less than the number that ought to be grabbed. This |
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means that the timestamp in the encoded data stream gets behind realtime. |
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This means that if you say 'Preroll 10', then when the stream gets 10 |
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or more seconds behind, there is no Preroll left. |
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Fixing this requires a change in the internals of how timestamps are |
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handled. |
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@section Does the @code{?date=} stuff work. |
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Yes (subject to the limitation outlined above). Also note that whenever you |
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start ffserver, it deletes the ffm file (if any parameters have changed), |
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thus wiping out what you had recorded before. |
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The format of the @code{?date=xxxxxx} is fairly flexible. You should use one |
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of the following formats (the 'T' is literal): |
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@example |
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* YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS (localtime) |
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* YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ (UTC) |
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@end example |
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You can omit the YYYY-MM-DD, and then it refers to the current day. However |
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note that @samp{?date=16:00:00} refers to 16:00 on the current day -- this |
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may be in the future and so is unlikely to be useful. |
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You use this by adding the ?date= to the end of the URL for the stream. |
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For example: @samp{http://localhost:8080/test.asf?date=2002-07-26T23:05:00}. |
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@c man end |
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@chapter Options |
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@c man begin OPTIONS |
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@include fftools-common-opts.texi |
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@section Main options |
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@table @option |
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@item -f @var{configfile} |
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Read configuration file @file{configfile}. If not specified it will |
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read by default from @file{/etc/ffserver.conf}. |
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@item -n |
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Enable no-launch mode. This option disables all the @code{Launch} |
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directives within the various @code{<Feed>} sections. Since |
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@command{ffserver} will not launch any @command{ffmpeg} instances, you |
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will have to launch them manually. |
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@item -d |
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Enable debug mode. This option increases log verbosity, and directs |
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log messages to stdout. When specified, the @option{CustomLog} option |
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is ignored. |
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@end table |
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@chapter Configuration file syntax |
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@command{ffserver} reads a configuration file containing global |
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options and settings for each stream and feed. |
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The configuration file consists of global options and dedicated |
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sections, which must be introduced by "<@var{SECTION_NAME} |
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@var{ARGS}>" on a separate line and must be terminated by a line in |
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the form "</@var{SECTION_NAME}>". @var{ARGS} is optional. |
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Currently the following sections are recognized: @samp{Feed}, |
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@samp{Stream}, @samp{Redirect}. |
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A line starting with @code{#} is ignored and treated as a comment. |
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Name of options and sections are case-insensitive. |
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@section ACL syntax |
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An ACL (Access Control List) specifies the address which are allowed |
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to access a given stream, or to write a given feed. |
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It accepts the folling forms |
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@itemize |
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Allow/deny access to @var{address}. |
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@example |
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ACL ALLOW <address> |
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ACL DENY <address> |
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@end example |
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@item |
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Allow/deny access to ranges of addresses from @var{first_address} to |
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@var{last_address}. |
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@example |
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ACL ALLOW <first_address> <last_address> |
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ACL DENY <first_address> <last_address> |
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@end example |
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@end itemize |
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You can repeat the ACL allow/deny as often as you like. It is on a per |
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stream basis. The first match defines the action. If there are no matches, |
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then the default is the inverse of the last ACL statement. |
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Thus 'ACL allow localhost' only allows access from localhost. |
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'ACL deny 1.0.0.0 1.255.255.255' would deny the whole of network 1 and |
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allow everybody else. |
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@section Global options |
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@table @option |
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@item Port @var{port_number} |
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@item RTSPPort @var{port_number} |
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Set TCP port number on which the HTTP/RTSP server is listening. You |
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must select a different port from your standard HTTP web server if it |
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is running on the same computer. |
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If not specified, no corresponding server will be created. |
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@item BindAddress @var{ip_address} |
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@item RTSPBindAddress @var{ip_address} |
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Set address on which the HTTP/RTSP server is bound. Only useful if you |
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have several network interfaces. |
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@item MaxHTTPConnections @var{n} |
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Set number of simultaneous HTTP connections that can be handled. It |
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has to be defined @emph{before} the @option{MaxClients} parameter, |
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since it defines the @option{MaxClients} maximum limit. |
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Default value is 2000. |
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@item MaxClients @var{n} |
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Set number of simultaneous requests that can be handled. Since |
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@command{ffserver} is very fast, it is more likely that you will want |
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to leave this high and use @option{MaxBandwidth}. |
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Default value is 5. |
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@item MaxBandwidth @var{kbps} |
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Set the maximum amount of kbit/sec that you are prepared to consume |
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when streaming to clients. |
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Default value is 1000. |
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@item CustomLog @var{filename} |
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Set access log file (uses standard Apache log file format). '-' is the |
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standard output. |
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If not specified @command{ffserver} will produce no log. |
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In case the commandline option @option{-d} is specified this option is |
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ignored, and the log is written to standard output. |
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@item NoDaemon |
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Set no-daemon mode. This option is currently ignored since now |
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@command{ffserver} will always work in no-daemon mode, and is |
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deprecated. |
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@end table |
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@section Feed section |
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A Feed section defines a feed provided to @command{ffserver}. |
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Each live feed contains one video and/or audio sequence coming from an |
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@command{ffmpeg} encoder or another @command{ffserver}. This sequence |
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may be encoded simultaneously with several codecs at several |
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resolutions. |
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A feed instance specification is introduced by a line in the form: |
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@example |
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<Feed FEED_FILENAME> |
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@end example |
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where @var{FEED_FILENAME} specifies the unique name of the FFM stream. |
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The following options are recognized within a Feed section. |
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@table @option |
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@item File @var{filename} |
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@item ReadOnlyFile @var{filename} |
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Set the path where the feed file is stored on disk. |
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If not specified, the @file{/tmp/FEED.ffm} is assumed, where |
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@var{FEED} is the feed name. |
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If @option{ReadOnlyFile} is used the file is marked as read-only and |
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it will not be deleted or updated. |
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@item Truncate |
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Truncate the feed file, rather than appending to it. By default |
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@command{ffserver} will append data to the file, until the maximum |
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file size value is reached (see @option{FileMaxSize} option). |
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@item FileMaxSize @var{size} |
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Set maximum size of the feed file in bytes. 0 means unlimited. The |
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postfixes @code{K} (2^10), @code{M} (2^20), and @code{G} (2^30) are |
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recognized. |
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Default value is 5M. |
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@item Launch @var{args} |
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Launch an @command{ffmpeg} command when creating @command{ffserver}. |
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@var{args} must be a sequence of arguments to be provided to an |
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@command{ffmpeg} instance. The first provided argument is ignored, and |
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it is replaced by a path with the same dirname of the @command{ffserver} |
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instance, followed by the remaining argument and terminated with a |
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path corresponding to the feed. |
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When the launched process exits, @command{ffserver} will launch |
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another program instance. |
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In case you need a more complex @command{ffmpeg} configuration, |
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e.g. if you need to generate multiple FFM feeds with a single |
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@command{ffmpeg} instance, you should launch @command{ffmpeg} by hand. |
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This option is ignored in case the commandline option @option{-n} is |
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specified. |
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@item ACL @var{spec} |
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Specify the list of IP address which are allowed or denied to write |
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the feed. Multiple ACL options can be specified. |
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@end table |
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@section Stream section |
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A Stream section defines a stream provided by @command{ffserver}, and |
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identified by a single name. |
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The stream is sent when answering a request containing the stream |
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name. |
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A stream section must be introduced by the line: |
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@example |
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<Stream STREAM_NAME> |
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@end example |
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where @var{STREAM_NAME} specifies the unique name of the stream. |
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The following options are recognized within a Stream section. |
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Encoding options are marked with the @emph{encoding} tag, and they are |
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used to set the encoding parameters, and are mapped to libavcodec |
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encoding options. Not all encoding options are supported, in |
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particular it is not possible to set encoder private options. In order |
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to override the encoding options specified by @command{ffserver}, you |
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can use the @command{ffmpeg} @option{override_ffserver} commandline |
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option. |
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Only one of the @option{Feed} and @option{File} options should be set. |
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@table @option |
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@item Feed @var{feed_name} |
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Set the input feed. @var{feed_name} must correspond to an existing |
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feed defined in a @code{Feed} section. |
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When this option is set, encoding options are used to setup the |
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encoding operated by the remote @command{ffmpeg} process. |
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@item File @var{filename} |
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Set the filename of the pre-recorded input file to stream. |
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When this option is set, encoding options are ignored and the input |
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file content is re-streamed as is. |
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@item Format @var{format_name} |
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Set the format of the output stream. |
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Must be the name of a format recognized by FFmpeg. If set to |
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@samp{status}, it is treated as a status stream. |
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@item InputFormat @var{format_name} |
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Set input format. If not specified, it is automatically guessed. |
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@item Preroll @var{n} |
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Set this to the number of seconds backwards in time to start. Note that |
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most players will buffer 5-10 seconds of video, and also you need to allow |
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for a keyframe to appear in the data stream. |
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Default value is 0. |
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@item StartSendOnKey |
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Do not send stream until it gets the first key frame. By default |
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@command{ffserver} will send data immediately. |
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@item MaxTime @var{n} |
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Set the number of seconds to run. This value set the maximum duration |
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of the stream a client will be able to receive. |
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A value of 0 means that no limit is set on the stream duration. |
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@item ACL @var{spec} |
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Set ACL for the stream. |
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@item DynamicACL @var{spec} |
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@item RTSPOption @var{option} |
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@item MulticastAddress @var{address} |
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@item MulticastPort @var{port} |
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@item MulticastTTL @var{integer} |
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@item NoLoop |
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@item FaviconURL @var{url} |
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Set favicon (favourite icon) for the server status page. It is ignored |
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for regular streams. |
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@item Author @var{value} |
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@item Comment @var{value} |
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@item Copyright @var{value} |
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@item Title @var{value} |
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Set metadata corresponding to the option. All these options are |
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deprecated in favor of @option{Metadata}. |
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@item Metadata @var{key} @var{value} |
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Set metadata value on the output stream. |
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@item NoAudio |
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@item NoVideo |
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Suppress audio/video. |
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@item AudioCodec @var{codec_name} (@emph{encoding,audio}) |
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Set audio codec. |
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@item AudioBitRate @var{rate} (@emph{encoding,audio}) |
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Set bitrate for the audio stream in kbits per second. |
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@item AudioChannels @var{n} (@emph{encoding,audio}) |
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Set number of audio channels. |
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@item AudioSampleRate @var{n} (@emph{encoding,audio}) |
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Set sampling frequency for audio. When using low bitrates, you should |
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lower this frequency to 22050 or 11025. The supported frequencies |
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depend on the selected audio codec. |
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@item AVOptionAudio @var{option} @var{value} (@emph{encoding,audio}) |
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Set generic option for audio stream. |
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@item AVPresetAudio @var{preset} (@emph{encoding,audio}) |
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Set preset for audio stream. |
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@item VideoCodec @var{codec_name} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set video codec. |
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@item VideoBitRate @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set bitrate for the video stream in kbits per second. |
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@item VideoBitRateRange @var{range} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set video bitrate range. |
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A range must be specified in the form @var{minrate}-@var{maxrate}, and |
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specifies the @option{minrate} and @option{maxrate} encoding options |
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expressed in kbits per second. |
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@item VideoBitRateRangeTolerance @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set video bitrate tolerance in kbits per second. |
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@item PixelFormat @var{pixel_format} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set video pixel format. |
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@item Debug @var{integer} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set video @option{debug} encoding option. |
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@item Strict @var{integer} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set video @option{strict} encoding option. |
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@item VideoBufferSize @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set ratecontrol buffer size, expressed in KB. |
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@item VideoFrameRate @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set number of video frames per second. |
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@item VideoSize (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set size of the video frame, must be an abbreviation or in the form |
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@var{W}x@var{H}. See @ref{video size syntax,,the Video size section |
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in the ffmpeg-utils(1) manual,ffmpeg-utils}. |
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Default value is @code{160x128}. |
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@item VideoIntraOnly (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Transmit only intra frames (useful for low bitrates, but kills frame rate). |
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@item VideoGopSize @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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If non-intra only, an intra frame is transmitted every VideoGopSize |
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frames. Video synchronization can only begin at an intra frame. |
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@item VideoTag @var{tag} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set video tag. |
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@item VideoHighQuality (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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@item Video4MotionVector (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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@item BitExact (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set bitexact encoding flag. |
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@item IdctSimple (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set simple IDCT algorithm. |
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@item Qscale @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Enable constant quality encoding, and set video qscale (quantization |
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scale) value, expressed in @var{n} QP units. |
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@item VideoQMin @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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@item VideoQMax @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set video qmin/qmax. |
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@item VideoQDiff @var{integer} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set video @option{qdiff} encoding option. |
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@item LumiMask @var{float} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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@item DarkMask @var{float} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set @option{lumi_mask}/@option{dark_mask} encoding options. |
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@item AVOptionVideo @var{option} @var{value} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set generic option for video stream. |
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@item AVPresetVideo @var{preset} (@emph{encoding,video}) |
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Set preset for video stream. |
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@var{preset} must be the path of a preset file. |
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@end table |
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@subsection Server status stream |
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A server status stream is a special stream which is used to show |
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statistics about the @command{ffserver} operations. |
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It must be specified setting the option @option{Format} to |
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@samp{status}. |
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@section Redirect section |
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A redirect section specifies where to redirect the requested URL to |
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another page. |
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A redirect section must be introduced by the line: |
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@example |
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<Redirect NAME> |
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@end example |
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where @var{NAME} is the name of the page which should be redirected. |
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It only accepts the option @option{URL}, which specify the redirection |
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URL. |
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@chapter Stream examples |
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@itemize |
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@item |
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Multipart JPEG |
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@example |
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<Stream test.mjpg> |
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Feed feed1.ffm |
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Format mpjpeg |
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VideoFrameRate 2 |
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VideoIntraOnly |
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NoAudio |
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Strict -1 |
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</Stream> |
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@end example |
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@item |
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Single JPEG |
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@example |
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<Stream test.jpg> |
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Feed feed1.ffm |
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Format jpeg |
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VideoFrameRate 2 |
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VideoIntraOnly |
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VideoSize 352x240 |
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NoAudio |
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Strict -1 |
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</Stream> |
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@end example |
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@item |
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Flash |
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@example |
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<Stream test.swf> |
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Feed feed1.ffm |
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Format swf |
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VideoFrameRate 2 |
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VideoIntraOnly |
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NoAudio |
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</Stream> |
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@end example |
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@item |
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ASF compatible |
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@example |
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<Stream test.asf> |
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Feed feed1.ffm |
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Format asf |
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VideoFrameRate 15 |
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VideoSize 352x240 |
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VideoBitRate 256 |
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VideoBufferSize 40 |
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VideoGopSize 30 |
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AudioBitRate 64 |
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StartSendOnKey |
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</Stream> |
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@end example |
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@item |
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MP3 audio |
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@example |
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<Stream test.mp3> |
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Feed feed1.ffm |
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Format mp2 |
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AudioCodec mp3 |
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AudioBitRate 64 |
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AudioChannels 1 |
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AudioSampleRate 44100 |
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NoVideo |
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</Stream> |
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@end example |
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@item |
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Ogg Vorbis audio |
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@example |
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<Stream test.ogg> |
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Feed feed1.ffm |
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Metadata title "Stream title" |
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AudioBitRate 64 |
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AudioChannels 2 |
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AudioSampleRate 44100 |
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NoVideo |
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</Stream> |
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@end example |
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@item |
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Real with audio only at 32 kbits |
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@example |
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<Stream test.ra> |
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Feed feed1.ffm |
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Format rm |
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AudioBitRate 32 |
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NoVideo |
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</Stream> |
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@end example |
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@item |
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Real with audio and video at 64 kbits |
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@example |
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<Stream test.rm> |
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Feed feed1.ffm |
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Format rm |
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AudioBitRate 32 |
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VideoBitRate 128 |
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VideoFrameRate 25 |
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VideoGopSize 25 |
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</Stream> |
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@end example |
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@item |
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For stream coming from a file: you only need to set the input filename |
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and optionally a new format. |
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@example |
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<Stream file.rm> |
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File "/usr/local/httpd/htdocs/tlive.rm" |
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NoAudio |
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</Stream> |
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@end example |
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@example |
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<Stream file.asf> |
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File "/usr/local/httpd/htdocs/test.asf" |
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NoAudio |
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Metadata author "Me" |
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Metadata copyright "Super MegaCorp" |
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Metadata title "Test stream from disk" |
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Metadata comment "Test comment" |
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</Stream> |
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@end example |
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@end itemize |
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@c man end |
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@include config.texi |
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@ifset config-all |
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@ifset config-avutil |
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@include utils.texi |
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@end ifset |
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@ifset config-avcodec |
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@include codecs.texi |
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@include bitstream_filters.texi |
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@end ifset |
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@ifset config-avformat |
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@include formats.texi |
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@include protocols.texi |
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@end ifset |
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@ifset config-avdevice |
|
@include devices.texi |
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@end ifset |
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@ifset config-swresample |
|
@include resampler.texi |
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@end ifset |
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@ifset config-swscale |
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@include scaler.texi |
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@end ifset |
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@ifset config-avfilter |
|
@include filters.texi |
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@end ifset |
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@end ifset |
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@chapter See Also |
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@ifhtml |
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@ifset config-all |
|
@url{ffserver.html,ffserver}, |
|
@end ifset |
|
@ifset config-not-all |
|
@url{ffserver-all.html,ffserver-all}, |
|
@end ifset |
|
the @file{doc/ffserver.conf} example, |
|
@url{ffmpeg.html,ffmpeg}, @url{ffplay.html,ffplay}, @url{ffprobe.html,ffprobe}, |
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@url{ffmpeg-utils.html,ffmpeg-utils}, |
|
@url{ffmpeg-scaler.html,ffmpeg-scaler}, |
|
@url{ffmpeg-resampler.html,ffmpeg-resampler}, |
|
@url{ffmpeg-codecs.html,ffmpeg-codecs}, |
|
@url{ffmpeg-bitstream-filters.html,ffmpeg-bitstream-filters}, |
|
@url{ffmpeg-formats.html,ffmpeg-formats}, |
|
@url{ffmpeg-devices.html,ffmpeg-devices}, |
|
@url{ffmpeg-protocols.html,ffmpeg-protocols}, |
|
@url{ffmpeg-filters.html,ffmpeg-filters} |
|
@end ifhtml |
|
|
|
@ifnothtml |
|
@ifset config-all |
|
ffserver(1), |
|
@end ifset |
|
@ifset config-not-all |
|
ffserver-all(1), |
|
@end ifset |
|
the @file{doc/ffserver.conf} example, ffmpeg(1), ffplay(1), ffprobe(1), |
|
ffmpeg-utils(1), ffmpeg-scaler(1), ffmpeg-resampler(1), |
|
ffmpeg-codecs(1), ffmpeg-bitstream-filters(1), ffmpeg-formats(1), |
|
ffmpeg-devices(1), ffmpeg-protocols(1), ffmpeg-filters(1) |
|
@end ifnothtml |
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|
|
@include authors.texi |
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|
|
@ignore |
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|
|
@setfilename ffserver |
|
@settitle ffserver video server |
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|
@end ignore |
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@bye
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