How to watch RTMP/RTMPE streaming in MPlayer using rtmpdump

#1 04-15-2011, 12:43 AM

You can use the following command to watch an RTMP stream with MPlayer

Code:

c:\Program Files (x86)\Applian Technologies\Replay Media Catcher 4>rtmpdump.exe
-r rtmp://188.165.205.104/technosmart/techno10! --quiet | "C:\Program Files (x86
)\SMplayer\mplayer\mplayer.exe" -cache 8192 -

How to watch RTMP/RTMPE streaming in MPlayer using rtmpdump

Download and install SMPlayer
Try to use RTMPexplorer to find the parameters.

Then replace

Code:

-o "filename"

with

Code:

--quiet | "C:\Program Files\SMplayer\mplayer\mplayer.exe" -cache 8192 -

or

Code:

--quiet | "C:\Program Files (x86)\SMplayer\mplayer\mplayer.exe" -cache 8192 -

mplayer.exe can reside in some other folder depending on where you install it.

kcmule · #2 06-28-2011, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evol

Ive found this quite common with some live streams with VLC they take quite a lot of time load/buffer/play. But i see from you screenshot you also have SMPlayer which is a frontend GUI of Mplayer so pipe it out to mplayer.

Code:

rtmpdump -r "rtmp://npsaflivefs.fplive.net:1935/npsaflive-live/" -a "npsaflive-live/" -f "WIN 10,3,181,14" -W "http://media-player.cdn.level3.net/flash/v1_1_1/Level3MediaPlayer.swf" -p "http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/live/live3.htm" --live -y "stream50" | C:\Program Files\SMPlayer\MPlayer\mplayer.exe -cache 8192 -

Sorry if thats the wrong location for SMPlayer.

thanks, i certainly have tried other programs too! are you sure about the -cache?

smplayer seems to be choking on that (and doesn't work with it removed either)

evol · #3 06-29-2011, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcmule

thanks, i certainly have tried other programs too! are you sure about the -cache?

smplayer seems to be choking on that (and doesn't work with it removed either)

Sorry i forgot to add "-" without the quotes at the end of -cache 8192

Code:

rtmpdump -r "rtmp://npsaflivefs.fplive.net:1935/npsaflive-live/" -a "npsaflive-live/" -f "WIN 10,3,181,14" -W "http://media-player.cdn.level3.net/flash/v1_1_1/Level3MediaPlayer.swf" -p "http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/live/live3.htm" --live -y "stream50" | C:\Program Files\SMPlayer\MPlayer\mplayer.exe -cache 8192 -

chap · #4 06-29-2011, 12:28 PM

kcmule
everything is easier, paste this link in SMPlayer and be able to watch.

Code:

rtmp://npsaflivefs.fplive.net:1935/npsaflive-live/stream50

kcmule · #5 06-30-2011, 11:00 PM

Thanks chap! You have certainly got me closer than I was before because I can now see the stream in mplayer!! but ever so frustratingly the player consistently crashes about 4:50 into the stream. I get this error every time:

hyc · #6 07-13-2011, 12:00 AM

You realize of course that you can build mplayer with librtmp directly supported, so you don't even need rtmpdump. Just give an rtmp URL to mplayer...

KSV · #7 07-13-2011, 12:11 AM

Latest official builds of MPlayer include librtmp support for rtmp streams.

#8 07-13-2011, 04:21 AM

If I take the RTMPexplorer output and replace "rtmpdump" with "mplayer", will it work?

KSV · #9 07-13-2011, 05:26 AM

no. command format for MPlayer is little different. however with little modification to code it can be done easily.

kcmule · #10 07-26-2011, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyc

You realize of course that you can build mplayer with librtmp directly supported, so you don't even need rtmpdump. Just give an rtmp URL to mplayer...

I guess I need some help with this part. I'm not sure how to build anything.. really just happened upon this web site from a google search.
In the meantime I've been playing around with ffplay/ffmpeg, which also sound like they should work, but still hitting a wall so far. My lack of experience with command-line programs probably isn't helping much.