Issues playing RTSP stream
Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:22
I've setup an RTSP stream using VLC 2.0.6 on a virtual Ubuntu 12.04 server and I've been trying to view the stream using a separate VLC 2.0.5 client on a Windows 7 x64 Home Premium desktop. As far a I can tell (something of a newbie when it comes to this kind of streaming setup) the VLC server is playing the stream, as I can monitor it using the web interface. I can also connect to the stream from the VLC client, however the issue is that the client seems to randomly close it's connection to the stream - the video will be playing fine, then suddenly stops as if I had pressed the stop button. I can resume playback by hitting play, but the same thing happens roughly once a minute which makes the stream basically useless.
I've searched the forums for similar issues but the only results were for old or already fixed issues, so now I'm posting here in the hopes that someone can help me out. Here's the command used to start the stream just in case I screwed it up:
And here's the log output from the opening of the stream to the random close shortly after:
Any help with getting the VLC client to stay open while viewing the RTSP stream would be greatly appreciated! 
I've searched the forums for similar issues but the only results were for old or already fixed issues, so now I'm posting here in the hopes that someone can help me out. Here's the command used to start the stream just in case I screwed it up:
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cvlc -d -I http /path/to/media/directory --random --sout '#rtp{mux=ts,dst=192.168.2.6,port=48844,sdp=rtsp://192.168.2.6:8080/stream.sdp}'Code: Select all
main debug: processing request item: rtsp://192.168.2.6:8080/stream.sdp, node: Playlist, skip: 0
main debug: resyncing on rtsp://192.168.2.6:8080/stream.sdp
main debug: rtsp://192.168.2.6:8080/stream.sdp is at 0
main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item
main debug: resyncing on rtsp://192.168.2.6:8080/stream.sdp
main debug: rtsp://192.168.2.6:8080/stream.sdp is at 0
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'rtsp://192.168.2.6:8080/stream.sdp'
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\Cap\AppData\Local\Temp'
main debug: `rtsp://192.168.2.6:8080/stream.sdp' gives access `rtsp' demux `' path `192.168.2.6:8080/stream.sdp'
main debug: creating demux: access='rtsp' demux='' location='192.168.2.6:8080/stream.sdp' file='\\192.168.2.6:8080\stream.sdp'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
live555 debug: version 2012.09.13
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
live555 debug: RTP subsession 'video/MP2T'
live555 debug: setup start: 0.000000 stop:0.000000
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='ts' location='' file='(null)'
live555 debug: play start: 667.224056 stop:0.000000
main debug: using access_demux module "live555"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 334.150 ms - Total 334.150 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 334.150 ms)
main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Cap\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac
main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.520 ms - Total 1.520 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.520 ms)
main debug: `rtsp://192.168.2.6:8080/stream.sdp' successfully opened
main debug: looking for demux module: 1 candidate
ts debug: pid[68] unknown
ts debug: pid[69] unknown
ts debug: PATCallBack called
ts debug: new PAT ts_id=8781 version=15 current_next=1
ts debug: * number=1 pid=66
ts debug: PMTCallBack called
ts debug: new PMT program number=1 version=25 pid_pcr=68
ts error: MPEG-4 descriptor not found
ts debug: * es pid=68 type=16 fcc=mp4v
main debug: selecting program id=1
main debug: looking for decoder module: 32 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-4 Video) started
avcodec debug: using frame thread mode with 4 threads
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.815 ms - Total 0.815 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.815 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpeg4video"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.090 ms - Total 0.090 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.090 ms)
ts debug: * es pid=69 type=3 fcc=mpga
main debug: looking for decoder module: 32 candidates
main debug: using decoder module "mpeg_audio"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.179 ms - Total 0.179 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.179 ms)
main debug: using demux module "ts"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 89.931 ms - Total 89.931 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 89.931 ms)
ts debug: DEMUX_SET_GROUP -1 00000000
ts warning: first packet for pid=68 cc=0x9
ts warning: first packet for pid=69 cc=0x7
main debug: Buffering 0%
mpeg_audio debug: MPGA channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:96
main debug: recycling audio output
main debug: looking for audio output module: 2 candidates
aout_directx debug: Opening DirectSound Audio Output
aout_directx debug: found device: Primary Sound Driver
aout_directx debug: found device: TOSHIBA-TV-1 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (2- USB Audio CODEC )
aout_directx debug: device supports 2 channels (DEFAULT!)
aout_directx debug: device supports 1 channel
aout_directx debug: Windows says your SpeakerConfig is stereo
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
aout_directx debug: creating DirectSoundThread
main debug: using audio output module "aout_directx"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 14.497 ms - Total 14.497 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 14.497 ms)
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread ready
main debug: output 's16l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes
main debug: mixer 'f32l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'s16l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
audio_format debug: f32l->s16l, bits per sample: 32->16
main debug: using audio filter module "audio_format"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.064 ms - Total 0.064 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.064 ms)
main debug: conversion pipeline completed
main debug: looking for audio mixer module: 2 candidates
main debug: using audio mixer module "float32_mixer"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.038 ms - Total 0.038 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.038 ms)
main debug: input 'mpga' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1152 samples/969 bytes
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate
scaletempo debug: format: 48000 rate, 2 nch, 4 bps, fl32
scaletempo debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search
scaletempo debug: 1.000 scale, 1440.000 stride_in, 1440 stride_out, 1152 standing, 288 overlap, 672 search, 2400 queue, fl32 mode
main debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.070 ms - Total 0.070 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.070 ms)
main debug: filter(s) 'mpga'->'f32l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
mpgatofixed32 debug: mpga->f32l, bits per sample: 32
main debug: using audio filter module "mpgatofixed32"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.060 ms - Total 0.060 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.060 ms)
main debug: conversion pipeline completed
main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: conversion pipeline completed
main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 52800 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "samplerate"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.068 ms - Total 0.068 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.068 ms)
main debug: conversion pipeline completed
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Buffering 7%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 14%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 21%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 28%
main debug: Buffering 35%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 42%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 49%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 56%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 64%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 71%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 78%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 85%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 92%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Buffering 99%
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: Stream buffering done (1067 ms in 1055 ms)
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
mpgatofixed32 debug: libmad error: bad main_data_begin pointer
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main warning: buffer too late (64916), up-sampling
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
packetizer_mpeg4video warning: waiting for VOL
main debug: looking for text renderer module: 2 candidates
freetype debug: Using Arial as font from file C:\Windows\Fonts\arial.ttf
freetype debug: using fontsize: 2
main debug: using text renderer module "freetype"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.767 ms - Total 0.767 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.767 ms)
main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
swscale debug: 32x32 chroma: YUVA -> 16x16 chroma: RGBA with scaling using Bicubic (good quality)
main debug: using video filter2 module "swscale"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.318 ms - Total 0.318 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.318 ms)
main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
yuvp debug: YUVP to YUVA converter
main debug: using video filter2 module "yuvp"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.079 ms - Total 0.079 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.079 ms)
main debug: Deinterlacing available
main debug: deinterlace 0, mode blend, is_needed 0
main debug: Opening vout display wrapper
main debug: looking for vout display module: 6 candidates
direct3d debug: creating Vout EventThread
direct3d debug: DirectXCreateWindow
main debug: looking for vout window hwnd module: 2 candidates
qt4 debug: requesting video...
main warning: audio output out of sync, adjusting dates (63400 us)
qt4 debug: Video was requested 0, 0
main debug: using vout window hwnd module "qt4"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 7.574 ms - Total 7.574 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 7.574 ms)
direct3d debug: created video sub-window
direct3d debug: Vout EventThread running
direct3d debug: disabling screen saver
direct3d debug: Direct3d Device: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 4318 4608 161
main warning: not synchronized (63400 us), resampling
main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 642x401 window
direct3d warning: trying surface pixel format: YV12
direct3d debug: selected surface pixel format is YV12
direct3d debug: Using D3DTEXF_LINEAR for minification
direct3d debug: Using D3DTEXF_LINEAR for magnification
direct3d debug: Direct3D scene created successfully
direct3d debug: Direct3D device adapter successfully initialized
main debug: using vout display module "direct3d"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 35.625 ms - Total 35.625 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 35.625 ms)
main debug: original format sz 624x352, of (0,0), vsz 624x352, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
main debug: removing module "freetype"
main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 624x352 window
main debug: looking for text renderer module: 2 candidates
freetype debug: Using Arial as font from file C:\Windows\Fonts\arial.ttf
freetype debug: using fontsize: 2
main debug: using text renderer module "freetype"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.639 ms - Total 0.639 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.639 ms)
avcodec debug: using direct rendering
main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling
main warning: buffer too late (127197), up-sampling
main debug: End of video preroll
direct3d debug: Created 345x23 texture for OSD
main debug: Post-processing available
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 41 ms)
main debug: picture might be displayed late (missing 0 ms)
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main warning: resampling stopped after 16804989 usec (drift: 1103)
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
live555 debug: StreamClose
main debug: EOF reached
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
main debug: finished input
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-4 Video) stopped
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mp4v', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: saving a free vout
main debug: reusing provided vout
main debug: removing module "packetizer_mpeg4video"
main debug: removing module "mpeg_audio"
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpga', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "mpgatofixed32"
main debug: removing module "scaletempo"
main debug: removing module "samplerate"
main debug: removing module "aout_directx"
aout_directx debug: closing audio device
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread exiting
main debug: removing module "audio_format"
main debug: removing module "float32_mixer"
main debug: releasing audio output
main debug: removing module "live555"
ts debug: eof ?
main debug: removing module "ts"
ts debug: pid list:
ts debug: - pid[0] seen
ts debug: - pid[66] seen
ts debug: - pid[68] seen
main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
ts debug: - pid[69] seen
ts debug: - pid[8191] seen
main debug: dead input
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
main debug: destroying useless vout
main debug: removing module "direct3d"
direct3d debug: Direct3D scene released successfully
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
direct3d debug: DirectXEventThread terminating
direct3d debug: DirectXCloseWindow
direct3d debug: WinProc WM_DESTROY
qt4 debug: releasing video...
qt4 debug: Video is not needed anymore
main debug: removing module "freetype"
main debug: removing module "yuvp"
main debug: removing module "swscale"
Thanks a bunch!