[sunBathin]

Hello everyone,

I'm not sure where to post this question, so please advice if there's a better location.

I'm successfully running ffmpeg to get a .mpg output video.

I want to play this video on a website.
Which player would you suggest?

I don't have experience in this, and from what I've researched:
flowplayer.org is an option
html5 video is another option

Any thoughts on this?

Thank you for your feedback... very much appreciated

[svnpenn]

I use JwPlayer, pretty basic

longtailvideo.com/players

Sample

svnpenn.github.com/2012/embed-flash-video

Also, FFS dont use MPG. Get with 21st century

wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML5_video#Browser_support

[sunBathin]

Thank you very much for your help!
I like the JW Player.

I'm going to attach (at the end of this post) the output of when I run the ffmpeg script on my Debian box.

What options do I have to change to have it encode html5 video, or h264?
Something JW Player will work with?

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In addition, the quality is "blocky".
First 2 seconds look spectacular, and immediately they go down.

Here are the commands inside the script that run ffmpeg.
Any thoughts?
ffmpeg -i $videourl -vcodec copy -sameq -an -t $segmentLength $partsfolder/$segmentFilename$count$segmentExtension
Reference:
$videourl = is the IP of an 'ip camera" being used

Very much appreciated your help! :)

ffmpeg version 1.0 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
built on Sep 28 2012 10:45:48 with gcc 4.6 (Debian 4.6.3-10)
configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-cflags='-g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -fPIC -DPIC' --extra-ldflags='-Wl,-z,relro' --cc='ccache distcc cc' --enable-shared --enable-libmp3lame --enable-gpl --enable-nonfree --disable-decoder=libdirac --enable-libvorbis --enable-pthreads --enable-libfaac --enable-libxvid --enable-postproc --enable-x11grab --enable-libgsm --enable-libtheora --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libx264 --enable-libspeex --enable-nonfree --disable-stripping --enable-libschroedinger --disable-encoder=libschroedinger --enable-version3 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libvpx --enable-librtmp --enable-avfilter --enable-libfreetype --enable-libvo-aacenc --disable-decoder=amrnb --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libaacplus --libdir=/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabi --disable-vda --enable-libbluray --enable-libcdio --enable-gnutls --enable-frei0r --enable-openssl --enable-libass --enable-libdc1394 --disable-altivec --disable-armv5t libavutil 51. 73.101 / 51. 73.101
libavcodec 54. 59.100 / 54. 59.100
libavformat 54. 29.104 / 54. 29.104
libavdevice 54. 2.101 / 54. 2.101
libavfilter 3. 17.100 / 3. 17.100
libswscale 2. 1.101 / 2. 1.101
libswresample 0. 15.100 / 0. 15.100
libpostproc 52. 0.100 / 52. 0. 0
[rtsp @ 0x4ef40] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
Input #0, rtsp, from 'rtsp://root:PASSWORD@192.168.0.64:554/mpeg4/media.amp':
Metadata:
title : Media Presentation
Duration: N/A, start: 0.166067, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (Advanced Simple Profile), yuv420p, 800x600 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 24.08 tbr, 90k tbn, 1k tbc
[mpeg @ 0x82510] VBV buffer size not set, muxing may fail
Output #0, mpeg, to '/home/ipcam/parts//part0.mpeg':
Metadata:
title : Media Presentation
encoder : Lavf54.29.104
Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 800x600 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], q=2-31, 90k tbn, 1k tbc
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
frame= 27 fps=0.0 q=-1.0 size= 236kB time=00:00:04.15 bitrate= 465.5kbits/s
frame= 31 fps= 23 q=-1.0 size= 276kB time=00:00:04.81 bitrate= 469.4kbits/s
frame= 35 fps= 18 q=-1.0 size= 308kB time=00:00:05.48 bitrate= 460.3kbits/s
========KEEPS ON GOING UNTIL BELOW=============
========KEEPS ON GOING UNTIL BELOW=============
frame= 360 fps=6.4 q=-1.0 size= 3064kB time=00:00:59.95 bitrate= 418.7kbits/s
frame= 363 fps=6.4 q=-1.0 size= 3098kB time=00:01:00.45 bitrate= 419.8kbits/s
frame= 366 fps=6.4 q=-1.0 size= 3122kB time=-577014:-32:-22.-77 bitrate= -0.0kbits/s
frame= 366 fps=6.3 q=-1.0 Lsize= 3124kB time=00:01:00.95 bitrate= 419.9kbits/s
video:3107kB audio:0kB subtitle:0 global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.562450%
rm: cannot remove `/home/ipcam/output/stream.mpg': No such file or directory
ffmpeg version 1.0 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
built on Sep 28 2012 10:45:48 with gcc 4.6 (Debian 4.6.3-10)
configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-cflags='-g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -fPIC -DPIC' --extra-ldflags='-Wl,-z,relro' --cc='ccache distcc cc' --enable-shared --enable-libmp3lame --enable-gpl --enable-nonfree --disable-decoder=libdirac --enable-libvorbis --enable-pthreads --enable-libfaac --enable-libxvid --enable-postproc --enable-x11grab --enable-libgsm --enable-libtheora --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libx264 --enable-libspeex --enable-nonfree --disable-stripping --enable-libschroedinger --disable-encoder=libschroedinger --enable-version3 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libvpx --enable-librtmp --enable-avfilter --enable-libfreetype --enable-libvo-aacenc --disable-decoder=amrnb --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libaacplus --libdir=/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabi --disable-vda --enable-libbluray --enable-libcdio --enable-gnutls --enable-frei0r --enable-openssl --enable-libass --enable-libdc1394 --disable-altivec --disable-armv5t libavutil 51. 73.101 / 51. 73.101
libavcodec 54. 59.100 / 54. 59.100
libavformat 54. 29.104 / 54. 29.104
libavdevice 54. 2.101 / 54. 2.101
libavfilter 3. 17.100 / 3. 17.100
libswscale 2. 1.101 / 2. 1.101
libswresample 0. 15.100 / 0. 15.100
libpostproc 52. 0.100 / 52. 0. 0
Input #0, mpeg, from '/home/ipcam/output/assemble.mpeg':
Duration: 00:01:00.94, start: 1.000000, bitrate: 419 kb/s
Stream #0:0[0x1e0]: Video: mpeg4 (Advanced Simple Profile), yuv420p, 800x600 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 24.08 tbr, 90k tbn, 1k tbc
[mpeg @ 0x3ece0] VBV buffer size not set, muxing may fail
Output #0, mpeg, to '/home/ipcam/output/stream.mpg':
Metadata:
encoder : Lavf54.29.104
Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg1video, yuv420p, 800x600 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 90k tbn, 29.97 tbc
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (mpeg4 -> mpeg1video)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
frame= 11 fps=0.0 q=5.6 size= 80kB time=00:00:00.30 bitrate=2182.4kbits/s dup=7 drop=0
frame= 21 fps= 12 q=8.3 size= 124kB time=00:00:00.63 bitrate=1602.3kbits/s dup=15 drop=0
frame= 31 fps= 11 q=10.2 size= 148kB time=00:00:00.96 bitrate=1253.0kbits/s dup=23 drop=0
========KEEPS ON GOING UNTIL BELOW=============
========KEEPS ON GOING UNTIL BELOW=============
frame= 1828 fps= 11 q=29.0 size= 1896kB time=00:01:00.92 bitrate= 254.9kbits/s dup=1462 drop=0
frame= 1828 fps= 11 q=30.7 Lsize= 1898kB time=00:01:00.96 bitrate= 255.1kbits/s dup=1462 drop=0
video:1883kB audio:0kB subtitle:0 global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.794040%
./ipstreamconv.sh: line 98: : No such file or directory

[svnpenn]

Input #0, rtsp, from 'rtsp://root:obvious@10.0.0.64:554/mpeg4/media.amp':

FFmpeg is pretty smart about defaults you should be able to do something like

ffmpeg -i rtsp://root:obvious@10.0.0.64:554/mpeg4/media.amp out.mp4

This will set

- MP4 container
- h.264 codec
- CRF 23 quality

You cannot do "-vcodec copy" because that will simply copy the source mpeg4 video stream, without encoding. As a side note modern FFmpeg uses "-c:v copy" idiom for copying video stream. Please update your scripts.

[sunBathin]

Making those changes now... will update on how it goes in a couple of minutes.
Although I'll have to wait until tomorrow's daylight to see how the quality goes.
The camera is outdoors, and everything is almost pitch-black right now.

Will update in a few.
Thank you! :)

[sunBathin]

Hello,
I tried
ffmpeg -i rtsp://root:obvious@10.0.0.64:554/mpeg4/media.amp out.mp4
And it came back
"Illegal instruction"

ffmpeg version 1.0 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
built on Sep 28 2012 10:45:48 with gcc 4.6 (Debian 4.6.3-10)
configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-cflags='-g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -fPIC -DPIC' --extra-ldflags='-Wl,-z,relro' --cc='ccache distcc cc' --enable-shared --enable-libmp3lame --enable-gpl --enable-nonfree --disable-decoder=libdirac --enable-libvorbis --enable-pthreads --enable-libfaac --enable-libxvid --enable-postproc --enable-x11grab --enable-libgsm --enable-libtheora --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libx264 --enable-libspeex --enable-nonfree --disable-stripping --enable-libschroedinger --disable-encoder=libschroedinger --enable-version3 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libvpx --enable-librtmp --enable-avfilter --enable-libfreetype --enable-libvo-aacenc --disable-decoder=amrnb --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libaacplus --libdir=/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabi --disable-vda --enable-libbluray --enable-libcdio --enable-gnutls --enable-frei0r --enable-openssl --enable-libass --enable-libdc1394 --disable-altivec --disable-armv5t libavutil 51. 73.101 / 51. 73.101
libavcodec 54. 59.100 / 54. 59.100
libavformat 54. 29.104 / 54. 29.104
libavdevice 54. 2.101 / 54. 2.101
libavfilter 3. 17.100 / 3. 17.100
libswscale 2. 1.101 / 2. 1.101
libswresample 0. 15.100 / 0. 15.100
libpostproc 52. 0.100 / 52. 0. 0
[rtsp @ 0x4ef40] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
Input #0, rtsp, from 'rtsp://root:obvious@10.0.0.64:554/mpeg4/media.amp':
Metadata:
title : Media Presentation
Duration: N/A, start: 0.166078, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (Advanced Simple Profile), yuv420p, 800x600 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 24.08 tbr, 90k tbn, 1k tbc
Illegal instruction


Any thoughts on what might be going on?

Also, I require no idea from the video, so could I run:
ffmpeg -i -an rtsp://root:obvious@10.0.0.64:554/mpeg4/media.amp out.mp4
??

Thanks for the help!