How to enable the recording of a rtsp stream?

[rafaware]

I've looked at the documentation and i can not find any option to enable the recording of a rtsp streaming

Any ideas?

I need direct streaming recording, without re-encoding

Thanks in advance

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Like the VLC record button?

[rafaware]

Yes.

It re-encodes the stream? That is, if the rtsp stream is h264, the outputfile is h264? A dummy dump to disc

Thanks in advance

[Jo2003]

You can use an mrl option to get the file written down to disk.

After creating the media you can add following option:

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:sout=#duplicate{dst=display,dst=std{access=file,mux=ts,dst='/path/to/save/file.ts'}}

This will show the stream as well as save the stream in ts format to file "/path/to/save/file.ts".

In C you'd use:

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libvlc_media_t * pMedia = libvlc_media_new_location(p_instance, "url://of_rtsp/stream"); if (pMedia) { libvlc_media_add_option (pMedia, ":sout=#duplicate{dst=display,dst=std{access=file,mux=ts,dst='/path/to/save/file.ts'}}"); }

Playing this media will show the stream and save it to disk.

Best regards,
Jo2003

[rafaware]

Thanks!!

It's too easy!. One last question: Is posible to stop and re-start recording without stopping the media live view?

Thanks in advance

[Jo2003]

So far I haven't found a way to do this.

[rafaware]

Hi again

Is there any plan to include this option in the library?

Thanks in advance

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Even if that were the case, it is unlikely that the guy/gal that would be working on it at this very moment would stumble upon this forum post...

[rafaware]

So where should I ask?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

I don't think there is such a magic place.

You'll know that it's done when it's been done or when you do it.