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There are some steps you can follow to ensure your success with this feature. | There are some steps you can follow to ensure your success with this feature. | ||
- | 1) Test the live stream URL to ensure the stream is live and accessable by running the command: ffmpeg -i your-url-here | + | 1) Test the live stream URL to ensure the stream is live and accessable by running the command: |
- | | + | ffmpeg -i "your-url-here" |
- | | + | Best is to use the Serviio copy of FFmpeg |
+ | If testing an mms: feed, first change mms: to mmsh: or mmst: | ||
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2) If the feed is not available, ffmpeg will report: | 2) If the feed is not available, ffmpeg will report: | ||
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Stream #0:1: Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline), yuv420p, 480x272, 25 fps | Stream #0:1: Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline), yuv420p, 480x272, 25 fps | ||
- | Verify that they are one of the supported types in Serviio. | + | Verify that they are one of the supported types in Serviio. |
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- | 4) Optionally play the live stream URL in VLC to see/hear the actual content. | + | 4) Optionally play the live stream URL in VLC to see/hear the actual content. Install and open VLC, Click "Open Network Stream", |
- | Install and open VLC, Click "Open Network Stream", | + | |
- | 5) If the stream is valid, you may then add the URL to the Serviio console, as Source Type: "live stream" | + | 5) If the stream is valid, you may then add the URL to the Serviio console, as Source Type: "live stream" |
- | Serviio will verify the existence of the stream and will add it to the online menu. | + | |
- | Note that if the stream does not exist it will not be added to the menu. | + | |
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6) If the above yields a valid live stream, but it fails to be added or play in Serviio, post the ffmpeg -i output and a detailed log in the forum. | 6) If the above yields a valid live stream, but it fails to be added or play in Serviio, post the ffmpeg -i output and a detailed log in the forum. | ||
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Here is an example of the correct RTMP format: | Here is an example of the correct RTMP format: | ||
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- | Serviio 0.6.1 has some minor problems with correctly handling RTMP streams for the renderer, but these should be fixed soon. | ||
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