Comments on: Using VLC to transcode an Axis Camera’s video stream, and stream it out again http://johnbeales.com/20080820/using-vlc-to-transcode-an-axis-cameras-video-stream-and-stream-it-out-again/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:30:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Ocasek http://johnbeales.com/20080820/using-vlc-to-transcode-an-axis-cameras-video-stream-and-stream-it-out-again/#comment-42279 Peter Ocasek Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:46:30 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=123#comment-42279 Hello guys, we at www.click2stream.com build our solution with wowza and some custom java plugins, so know we offer restreaming your ip camera h.264 video via our CDN. We done something similar for mjpeg ip security cameras but it's our own software. Solution with VLC isn't longtime stable solution ;( Hello guys, we at http://www.click2stream.com build our solution with wowza and some custom java plugins, so know we offer restreaming your ip camera h.264 video via our CDN.

We done something similar for mjpeg ip security cameras but it’s our own software.

Solution with VLC isn’t longtime stable solution ;(

]]> By: sj http://johnbeales.com/20080820/using-vlc-to-transcode-an-axis-cameras-video-stream-and-stream-it-out-again/#comment-34152 sj Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:37:54 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=123#comment-34152 I was wondering how you configured Wowza? Are you transcoding to the file myStream.sdp, then streaming that file using Wowza? I have gotten Wowza to re-stream the rtsp feed from my Axis camera, but I am struggling with how to get the transcode to Wowza, where I would subsequently like to embed the Wowza stream in a web page. Thank you for the information. I was wondering how you configured Wowza? Are you transcoding to the file myStream.sdp, then streaming that file using Wowza?
I have gotten Wowza to re-stream the rtsp feed from my Axis camera, but I am struggling with how to get the transcode to Wowza, where I would subsequently like to embed the Wowza stream in a web page.

Thank you for the information.

]]> By: mnosarev http://johnbeales.com/20080820/using-vlc-to-transcode-an-axis-cameras-video-stream-and-stream-it-out-again/#comment-32208 mnosarev Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:04:23 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=123#comment-32208 Open port 554 in wowza/conf/vshost.xml and try to restart wowza after adding file camera.stream Open port 554 in wowza/conf/vshost.xml
and try to restart wowza after adding file camera.stream

]]> By: kavitha http://johnbeales.com/20080820/using-vlc-to-transcode-an-axis-cameras-video-stream-and-stream-it-out-again/#comment-32010 kavitha Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:12:23 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=123#comment-32010 Hi I have problem in re-streaming live video from Ip camera we are using Wowzamediaserver 2 i just created camera.stream in contents file in server and mentioned the URL of th ipcamera address inside the file i started streammanager also it is start sending the streams but it is not playing on giving rtsp://ip-address/live/camera.stream whereas camera url is playing in vlc any help would be appreciate Hi

I have problem in re-streaming live video from Ip camera
we are using Wowzamediaserver 2
i just created camera.stream in contents file in server and mentioned the URL of th ipcamera address inside the file
i started streammanager also it is start sending the streams
but it is not playing on giving rtsp://ip-address/live/camera.stream

whereas camera url is playing in vlc

any help would be appreciate

]]> By: nalkhaf http://johnbeales.com/20080820/using-vlc-to-transcode-an-axis-cameras-video-stream-and-stream-it-out-again/#comment-31176 nalkhaf Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:12:15 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=123#comment-31176 Could the prob. be w/vlccommand? I just did a copy/paste of the command vlc generates w/no changes. When I copy the line from vlccommand as-is& paste it into the prompt line on the linux box, it automatically brings up the VLC window & starts streaming [on linux, not windows]. The only time it works on both is when I manually bring up vlc on linux & manually input the options. Man there has to be something I'm overlooking here... Oh & in terms of a pc desktop for the linux, I'm actually using freeXter to bring up a terminal in which I remotely log onto the linux machine. I'm physically on the windows desktop. Would that be a problem? I have some code that I will eventually be tying onto vlc & that streams in any protocol, but is hard-coded to stream out udp [for efficiency purposes], but for testing purposes, I can test w/rtp, which I have, but not in detail, but I will do that next. Most likely I will not get a chance to test these options until early next wk. I will get back to you then :) Could the prob. be w/vlccommand? I just did a copy/paste of the command vlc generates w/no changes. When I copy the line from vlccommand as-is& paste it into the prompt line on the linux box, it automatically brings up the VLC window & starts streaming [on linux, not windows]. The only time it works on both is when I manually bring up vlc on linux & manually input the options.

Man there has to be something I’m overlooking here…

Oh & in terms of a pc desktop for the linux, I’m actually using freeXter to bring up a terminal in which I remotely log onto the linux machine. I’m physically on the windows desktop. Would that be a problem?

I have some code that I will eventually be tying onto vlc & that streams in any protocol, but is hard-coded to stream out udp [for efficiency purposes], but for testing purposes, I can test w/rtp, which I have, but not in detail, but I will do that next.

Most likely I will not get a chance to test these options until early next wk. I will get back to you then :)

]]> By: John http://johnbeales.com/20080820/using-vlc-to-transcode-an-axis-cameras-video-stream-and-stream-it-out-again/#comment-31170 John Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:15:48 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=123#comment-31170 Since it works when you do everything manually, but doesn't work when you automate Linux but do things manually on Windows, (that's correct - right?), I think the problem is with vlccommand. What if you write down everything that you do when you manually start VLC & open the stream on the Linux box, then make sure that there's a corresponding command in vlccommand for each step? If you haven't already, I think that you should test to make sure the VLC instance on the Linux box is receiving the stream when you launch it from the command-line. You can probably do that by replacing the whole duplicate section of the command with dst=display If that works, (I think you should see the video playing on the linux desktop - I'm assuming you're using a full desktop here, not just the command-line), then the next thing to look at would be getting the stream to your windows machine. You might want to think about using rtp instead of udp. I've never done much udp streaming, I've always used rtp/rtsp to do it, with pretty good success. Since it works when you do everything manually, but doesn’t work when you automate Linux but do things manually on Windows, (that’s correct – right?), I think the problem is with vlccommand.

What if you write down everything that you do when you manually start VLC & open the stream on the Linux box, then make sure that there’s a corresponding command in vlccommand for each step?

If you haven’t already, I think that you should test to make sure the VLC instance on the Linux box is receiving the stream when you launch it from the command-line. You can probably do that by replacing the whole duplicate section of the command with dst=display

If that works, (I think you should see the video playing on the linux desktop – I’m assuming you’re using a full desktop here, not just the command-line), then the next thing to look at would be getting the stream to your windows machine. You might want to think about using rtp instead of udp. I’ve never done much udp streaming, I’ve always used rtp/rtsp to do it, with pretty good success.

]]> By: nalkhaf http://johnbeales.com/20080820/using-vlc-to-transcode-an-axis-cameras-video-stream-and-stream-it-out-again/#comment-31165 nalkhaf Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:56:43 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=123#comment-31165 Hey John, For the linux part, the only protocol & address it asks for is what I'm using: http://192.168.1.233/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?camera=1&resolution=2CIF, which is the IP of the camera. It doesn't ask for the IP of the source [192.168.1.41]. So the entire cmd I'm using on the linux part is: http://root:password@192.168.1.233/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?camera=1&resolution=2CIF On the windows box, I manually enter just the protocol & port number [udp://@:1234]. I tried also entering udp://@192.168.1.41:1234 -- the IP addy of the linux box & port number, but that doesn't work either. I've tried omitting the "@" or just try udp://@:192.168.1.41 & still no luck. Now if I was to bring up vlc manually on windows & input udp://@192.168.1.41:1234 or udp://@:1234, and manually bring up vlc on linux & manually input all the options 1 by 1, then it all works fine & streams from 1 pc to another & displays the video nicely. It's only when I try to automate it, it doesn't work.... Being that it's working on the linux side, I have a feeling my problem is on the windows side & it might just be a config problem...or maybe not...I don't know. Now I also tried omitting the “dst=192.168.1.241:1234? portion of the cmd altogether; tried “dst=192.168.1.241? & “dst=1234? & it was still streaming fine with all those changes on the linux part when I executed vlccommad, but still nothing on the windows side. Any thoughts? I'm getting frustrated here :o( Hey John,

For the linux part, the only protocol & address it asks for is what I’m using: http://192.168.1.233/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?camera=1&resolution=2CIF, which is the IP of the camera. It doesn’t ask for the IP of the source [192.168.1.41]. So the entire cmd I’m using on the linux part is: http://root:password@192.168.1.233/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?camera=1&resolution=2CIF

On the windows box, I manually enter just the protocol & port number [udp://@:1234]. I tried also entering udp://@192.168.1.41:1234 — the IP addy of the linux box & port number, but that doesn’t work either. I’ve tried omitting the “@” or just try udp://@:192.168.1.41 & still no luck. Now if I was to bring up vlc manually on windows & input udp://@192.168.1.41:1234 or udp://@:1234, and manually bring up vlc on linux & manually input all the options 1 by 1, then it all works fine & streams from 1 pc to another & displays the video nicely. It’s only when I try to automate it, it doesn’t work….

Being that it’s working on the linux side, I have a feeling my problem is on the windows side & it might just be a config problem…or maybe not…I don’t know.

Now I also tried omitting the “dst=192.168.1.241:1234? portion of the cmd altogether; tried “dst=192.168.1.241? & “dst=1234? & it was still streaming fine with all those changes on the linux part when I executed vlccommad, but still nothing on the windows side.

Any thoughts? I’m getting frustrated here :o (

]]> By: John http://johnbeales.com/20080820/using-vlc-to-transcode-an-axis-cameras-video-stream-and-stream-it-out-again/#comment-31162 John Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:57:09 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=123#comment-31162 I think the URL of the stream on the linux box would be udp://@192.168.1.41:1234 - although I'm not sure about the @ sign in the URL. Probably, on the windows box, when you open the stream, you'll want to enter that URL in the Stream URL box, (Is that what you did before when you manually started the stream on the Linux box? It should be the same). Also, you may want to check on this portion of the vlc command you're using on the Linux box: "dst=192.168. 1.241:1234" It may restrict who can view your stream, and if the IP isn't right, (is your router using static IPs for each computer?), you may just not be allowed to see the stream. I think the URL of the stream on the linux box would be udp://@192.168.1.41:1234 – although I’m not sure about the @ sign in the URL. Probably, on the windows box, when you open the stream, you’ll want to enter that URL in the Stream URL box, (Is that what you did before when you manually started the stream on the Linux box? It should be the same).

Also, you may want to check on this portion of the vlc command you’re using on the Linux box: “dst=192.168. 1.241:1234″ It may restrict who can view your stream, and if the IP isn’t right, (is your router using static IPs for each computer?), you may just not be allowed to see the stream.

]]> By: nalkhaf http://johnbeales.com/20080820/using-vlc-to-transcode-an-axis-cameras-video-stream-and-stream-it-out-again/#comment-31155 nalkhaf Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:47:21 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=123#comment-31155 No I can't...that's the problem...when I execute that command [either copy/paste it into the prompt line or just copy/paste the file that contains that command, which I've named vlccommand] it brings up a vlc interface on the linux box & then I manually bring up VLC on the windows box, but nothing streams over. My intention is not to have VLC come up automatically on windows, it's ok that I bring it up manually, but the thing is, it doesn't catch the stream coming from the linux box. Now you mentioned the URL of the linux box, would that be like udp://@:1234 or udp://@192.168.1.41:1234?? I agreatly appreciate all your help and input John & look forward to your reply. No I can’t…that’s the problem…when I execute that command [either copy/paste it into the prompt line or just copy/paste the file that contains that command, which I've named vlccommand] it brings up a vlc interface on the linux box & then I manually bring up VLC on the windows box, but nothing streams over. My intention is not to have VLC come up automatically on windows, it’s ok that I bring it up manually, but the thing is, it doesn’t catch the stream coming from the linux box. Now you mentioned the URL of the linux box, would that be like udp://@:1234 or udp://@192.168.1.41:1234??

I agreatly appreciate all your help and input John & look forward to your reply.

]]> By: John http://johnbeales.com/20080820/using-vlc-to-transcode-an-axis-cameras-video-stream-and-stream-it-out-again/#comment-31151 John Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:14:07 +0000 http://johnbeales.com/?p=123#comment-31151 Once you have run the command above and the stream is displaying on the linux side, if you start VLC manually on the windows side can you see the stream? You might have to tell it to open the URL of the Linux machine. Once you have run the command above and the stream is displaying on the linux side, if you start VLC manually on the windows side can you see the stream? You might have to tell it to open the URL of the Linux machine.

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