Streaming video Clarification

[Skylar MSGC]

Just as a clarification.  There are 2 methods to stream video with the new system.

1. Using VLC + OBS to stream to stream.live
    -this method takes a lot of processing power
    -this method is simple to get running, but if you are running i3 I would not recommend this method

2. Using ffmpeg to stream to stream.live and watching with VLC
    -this method runs super lightweight, works really well on the i3
    -this has the user run this method through command prompt
    -the command that you run is a little long.
        -the command is: ffmpeg -i rtsp://192.168.1.3:8554/ -c copy -f flv - | ffmpeg -f flv -i - -c copy -f rtp_mpegts rtp://localhost:4000 -c copy -f flv rtmp://media.stream.live:1935/live/[RTMPKEYHERE]
    -you can view the stream in VLC by looking at the address: rtp://localhost:4000/


Again I would recommend method 2 for anyone using the computers with i3's in them.  The Insperon 15 that were distributed at the workshop last year.  Otherwise the stream that you will send out will have a large amount of dropped frames.

If you are running another laptop for ground station, having 8gb memory and a i5 at least will allow for OBS to stream no problem. 

[sten]

So the recommendation to use ffmpeg is opposite what is said in the email from 6/9/17?

To clarify things further for us, we should use ffmpeg with the i3?

[Skylar MSGC]

Yes, you should use ffmpeg with the i3.

[Skylar MSGC]

This is the command to run the ffmpeg stream.

ffmpeg -i rtsp://192.168.1.3:8554/ -c copy -f flv - | ffmpeg -f flv -i - -c copy -f rtp_mpegts rtp://localhost:4000 -c copy -f flv rtmp://media.stream.live:1935/live/[RTMPKEYHERE]