Changes between Version 21 and Version 22 of StreamingGuide

Timestamp:

08/20/2012 06:01:41 PM (9 months ago)

Author:

rogerdpack

Comment:

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StreamingGuide

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 == Outputting files ==
 
-FFmpeg supports splitting files (using "-f segment" for the output, see [http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#segment_002c-stream_005fsegment_002c-ssegment segment muxer]) into time based chunks, useful for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming HTTP live streaming] style file output.
+FFmpeg supports splitting files (using "-f segment" for the output, see [http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#segment_002c-stream_005fsegment_002c-ssegment segment muxer]) into time based chunks, useful for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming HTTP live streaming] style file output.  See also [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12041077/ffmpeg-output-to-multiple-files-simultaneously this SO post].
 
 == Transcoding/repeating ==
 
-Ffmpeg can also receive from "some source" (for instance live or udp) and then transcode and re-broadcast the stream.
+Ffmpeg can also receive from "a source" (for instance live or udp) and then transcode and re-broadcast the stream.
 
 One mailing list user wrote this, quote:
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  'rtmp://<wowza server IP>/live/cam0' is where the transcoded video stream gets pushed to
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+== variable bitrate ==
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+FFmpeg doesn't (today) support varying a bitrate based on changing network conditions.  It does support outputting in "different" bitrates, at the same time, however [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12041077/ffmpeg-output-to-multiple-files-simultaneously see here], which is vaguely related.