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*************** FFserver live broadcast server *****************
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0) Introduction
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ffserver is a streaming server for both audio and video. It supports
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several live feeds, streaming from files and time shifting on live
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feeds (you can seek to positions in the past on each live feed,
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provided you specify a big enough feed storage in ffserver.conf).
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1) Quick help
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- First you must ensure that your grab system is OK. Verify with
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'xawtv' that your TV card is tuned on a correct video source.
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- Try with ffmpeg that you can record correctly. For example:
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ffmpeg /tmp/a.mpg
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will record a ten seconds mpeg file from your TV card and audio
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card. Use for example the mpegtv player or MPlayer to view the created
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MPEG file.
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- Launch ffserver on your PC with the sample config file:
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ffserver -f doc/ffserver.conf
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- Verify with your browser that ffserver is working correctly. For
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that purpose, explore: http://localhost:8090/stat.html .
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- Now launch ffmpeg to do real time encoding :
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ffmpeg http://localhost:8090/feed1.ffm
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- Then, use your favorite players to see each generated stream:
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mtvp http://localhost:8090/test1.mpg
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mpg123 http://localhost:8090/test.mp2
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netscape http://localhost:8090/test.swf
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realplayer http://localhost:8090/test.rm
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etc...
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Note that ffserver generate multiple streams in multiple formats AT
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THE SAME TIME. It should be able to handle hundreds of users at the
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same time if you internet connection is fast enough.
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- Now you can configure ffserver for your real needs. Edit the
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ffserver.conf file to use only the formats you want. Read the ffmpeg
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documentation (ffmpeg.txt) to learn more about the codec and format
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stuff.
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- Report any bug you find (and the fix if you have it!).
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2) URL Format
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ffserver supports that you seek in some formats. The syntax is to
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add a '?' option to the URL. Only the 'date' option is supported.
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The date format is [YYYY-MM-DDT][[HH:]MM:]SS[.m...] (clost to ISO
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date format). For live streams, the date is absolute and give in
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GMT. If the day is not specified, the current day is used.
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example:
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mpg123 http://localhost:8090/test.mp2?date=10:00
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play the stream starting at 10:00 AM GMT today.
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mpg123 http://localhost:8090/test.mp2?date=2001-06-23T23:00
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is also a valid date.
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For file streams, the date is relative to the start of the file. No
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day can be specified.
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