I recently downloaded the current version of ffmpeg and couldn't get any streaming stuff with ffserver working. There's a FAQ in the distribution which says [effectively] 'Q: Why doesn't ffserver work? A: It's broken' Do older versions work properly? jp On Sun, 9 Sep 2001 7:41pm -0400, dmarkh@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Ok I've gotten ffmpeg and tried it but am unable to get it to work. I've > set up the ffserver.conf file to only do .rm files as follows: > > <Stream test.rm> > Feed feed1.ffm > Format rm > AudioBitRate 32 > VideoBitRate 20 > VideoFrameRate 2 > VideoIntraOnly > </Stream> > > I start ffserver via:"ffserver -f /etc/ffserver.conf &" then I start > ffmpeg via: > " ffmpeg http://localhost:8090/feed1.ffm"; and can see frames, size, and > time incrementing > like it's doing something > > When I goto http://localhost:8090/stat.html I can see temp.rm > increasing in bytes received > but when I open realplayer and go to http://localhost:8090/test.rm it > just starts buffering > and never starts playing anything. I assume the same would happen to my > friend on the other > end that wants to watch it. What am I doing wrong? Will .rm format be a > good format to use? > > This all looks pretty cool if I can get it to work. > Thanks > -- Jonathan Paisley paisleyj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
