Problem saving stream (RTMP)

[beavaman]

hi there,

when i want to open and convert a videostream (RTMP), VLC 1.0.3 (latest version) quits the conversion process within a few minutes, so i end up with a partly downloaded (and converted) file.

what i select:
1) Media --> Convert/Save --> Network
2) Protocol: RTMP
3) Address: rtmp://edge02.fms.dutchview.nl:1935/hetgesprek/20080516160000AMS_2_1_1311
4) click Convert/Save
5) Destination file: C:\directory\filename.asf
6) Profile: Video - WMV + WMA (ASF)
7) check Dump raw input

i tried different output settings besides ASF and WMV, and also the "Stream Output way" (which has slightly different output options), but it abruptly ends everytime. any ideas how i can capture this video? i'd like to have the file as lossless/uncompressed as possible.

link to watch video online: http://www.hetgesprek.nl/archief/1105/
link to paste in VLC (URL): rtmp://edge02.fms.dutchview.nl:1935/hetgesprek/20080516160000AMS_2_1_1311

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

What if you just play the url and use the record button?

[duyle.vn]

Hi beavaman,

I don't have the answer, but would like to ask you something.

I was wondering how did you find out the RMTP url as rtmp://edge02.fms.dutchview.nl:1935/hetgesprek/20080516160000AMS_2_1_1311 ? I tried a couple of times, but couldn't figure that out. Please let me know.

Thank you,

DL

[VLC_help]

You can use Wireshark to sniff out URLs.

[tazztone]

to view the stream url you can also right-click on the page the video gets played and "view page source" (if you use firefox) and find the link to the stream.

[duyle.vn]

Thanks all for the tips of sniffing URLs by Wireshark and viewing source codes (html/xml/action script). But it doesn't work in my case.

I wanted to use VLC to play (and save) a live TV in this website (http://xemtivi.net). I found that the url is referred by a XML file. I extracted the XML file and found the rtmp URL. Then, I tried to play VLC with such rtmp URL, but it didn't show anything. The log of VLC said that the connection hasn't been made, and it seems like I got a wrong URL? Or may be VLC does not support a live RTMP?

Please let me know.

Thanks,

XML file: http://vtc.com.vn/XMLFile.aspx?id=3&tp=l
RTMP url: rtmp://118.143.234.130/live/vtv32

[VLC_help]

access_rtmp debug: rtmp: host='118.143.234.130' port=1935 path='/live'
main debug: net: connecting to 118.143.234.130 port 1935
main debug: connection: Resource temporarily unavailable
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
qt4 debug: Updating the geometry
qt4 debug: Updating the geometry
main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 1232)
main debug: thread (rtmp control thread) created at priority 1 (../../../.././modules/access/rtmp/access.c:214)
main debug: thread started
access_rtmp debug: _error 1.0
access_rtmp debug: null
access_rtmp debug: object
access_rtmp debug: key: level value: error
access_rtmp debug: key: code value: NetConnection.Connect.Rejected
access_rtmp debug: key: description value: Connection failed.
access_rtmp debug: key: description value: [ Server.Reject ] : Rejecting connection from file:///mac.flv to rtmp://118.143.234.130/live.
access_rtmp debug: end of object
access_rtmp debug: close 0.0
access_rtmp debug: null

You get the same messages?

[duyle.vn]

Hi,

I think I got pretty much the same output. Even though it looks like the connection is made and "Operation now in progress", it still doesn't work. Here's the full output (sorry if it's too long).

[00000001] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
[00000001] main libvlc debug: checking builtin modules
[00000001] main libvlc debug: checking plugin modules
[00000001] main libvlc debug: loading plugins cache file /home/abc/.cache/vlc/plugins-04041e.dat
[00000001] main libvlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/lib/vlc'
[00000001] main libvlc debug: module bank initialized, found 271 modules
[00000001] main libvlc debug: opening config file (/home/abc/.config/vlc/vlcrc)
[00000001] main libvlc debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 FPU
[00000001] main libvlc debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
[00000001] main libvlc debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
[00000369] main interaction debug: thread started
[00000369] main interaction debug: thread 3080743824 (Interaction control) created at priority 0 (interface/interaction.c:382)
[00000371] main input debug: Creating an input for 'Media Library'
[00000371] main input debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options
[00000371] main input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/abc/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `xspf-open' path `/home/abc/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[00000371] main input debug: creating access 'file' path='/home/abc/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[00000372] main access debug: looking for access module: 3 candidates
[00000372] access_mmap access debug: opening file /home/abc/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf
[00000372] main access debug: using access module "access_mmap"
[00000372] main access debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.932 ms - Total 0.932 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.932 ms)
[00000376] main stream debug: Using AStream*Block
[00000376] main stream debug: pre buffering
[00000376] main stream debug: received first data for our buffer
[00000372] access_mmap access debug: at end of memory mapped file
[00000371] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' path='/home/abc/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[00000377] main demux debug: looking for demux module: 1 candidate
[00000377] playlist demux debug: using XSPF playlist reader
[00000377] main demux debug: using demux module "playlist"
[00000377] main demux debug: TIMER module_Need() : 4.874 ms - Total 4.874 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 4.874 ms)
[00000371] main input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/abc/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' successfully opened
[00000392] main xml debug: looking for xml module: 2 candidates
[00000392] main xml debug: using xml module "xml"
[00000392] main xml debug: TIMER module_Need() : 1.111 ms - Total 1.111 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.111 ms)
[00000372] access_mmap access debug: at end of memory mapped file
[00000377] playlist demux warning: invalid <playlist> attribute:"xmlns:vlc"
[00000377] playlist demux debug: parsed 0 tracks successfully
[00000392] main xml debug: removing module "xml"
[00000371] main input debug: EOF reached
[00000371] main input debug: control type=1
[00000377] main demux debug: removing module "playlist"
[00000372] main access debug: removing module "access_mmap"
[00000371] main input debug: TIMER input launching for 'Media Library' : 17.969 ms - Total 17.969 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 17.969 ms)
[00000394] main preparser debug: thread started
[00000394] main preparser debug: waiting for thread initialization
[00000394] main preparser debug: thread 3070794640 (preparser) created at priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:79)
[00000395] main fetcher debug: thread started
[00000395] main fetcher debug: waiting for thread initialization
[00000395] main fetcher debug: thread 3062401936 (fetcher) created at priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:108)
[00000370] main playlist debug: thread started
[00000370] main playlist debug: waiting for thread initialization
[00000370] main playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
[00000370] main playlist debug: rebuild done - 0 items, index -1
[00000370] main playlist debug: thread 3054009232 (playlist) created at priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:117)
[00000396] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[00000396] main interface debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
[00000396] main interface debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.377 ms - Total 0.377 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.377 ms)
[00000396] main interface debug: thread started
[00000396] main interface debug: thread 3045616528 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
[00000398] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[00000398] main interface debug: using interface module "inhibit"
[00000398] main interface debug: TIMER module_Need() : 3.026 ms - Total 3.026 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 3.026 ms)
[00000398] main interface debug: thread started
[00000398] main interface debug: thread 3037223824 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
[00000400] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[00000400] main interface debug: using interface module "screensaver"
[00000400] main interface debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.327 ms - Total 0.327 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.327 ms)
[00000400] main interface debug: thread started
[00000400] main interface debug: thread 3028831120 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
[00000370] main playlist debug: adding item `vtv32' ( rtmp://118.143.234.130/live/vtv32 )
[00000370] main playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
[00000370] main playlist debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1
[00000402] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 22 candidates
[00000402] main interface debug: using interface module "signals"
[00000402] main interface debug: TIMER module_Need() : 15.581 ms - Total 15.581 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 15.581 ms)
[00000402] main interface debug: thread started
[00000402] main interface debug: thread 3012045712 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
[00000001] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[00000404] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 4 candidates
[00000404] main interface debug: using interface module "qt4"
[00000404] main interface debug: TIMER module_Need() : 47.521 ms - Total 47.521 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 47.521 ms)
[00000404] main interface debug: thread started
[00000404] main interface debug: thread 2985307024 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
[00000370] main playlist debug: starting new item
[00000370] main playlist debug: processing request item null node Playlist skip 0
[00000370] main playlist debug: creating new input thread
[00000408] main input debug: Creating an input for 'vtv32'
[00000408] main input debug: thread started
[00000408] main input debug: waiting for thread initialization
[00000408] main input debug: `rtmp://118.143.234.130/live/vtv32' gives access `rtmp' demux `' path `118.143.234.130/live/vtv32'
[00000408] main input debug: creating demux: access='rtmp' demux='' path='118.143.234.130/live/vtv32'
[00000409] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
[00000409] main demux warning: no access_demux module matched "rtmp"
[00000409] main demux debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.164 ms - Total 0.164 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.164 ms)
[00000408] main input debug: creating access 'rtmp' path='118.143.234.130/live/vtv32'
[00000410] main access debug: looking for access module: 1 candidate
[00000410] access_rtmp access debug: rtmp: host='118.143.234.130' port=1935 path='/live/vtv32'
[00000410] main access debug: net: connecting to 118.143.234.130 port 1935
[00000410] main access debug: connection: Operation now in progress
[00000408] main input debug: thread 2976668560 (input) created at priority 10 (input/input.c:370)
[00000410] main access debug: connection succeeded (socket = 12)
[00000412] main generic debug: thread started
[00000412] main generic debug: thread 2967452560 (rtmp control thread) created at priority 10 (access.c:212)
[00000412] access_rtmp generic debug: _error 1.0
[00000412] access_rtmp generic debug: null
[00000412] access_rtmp generic debug: object
[00000412] access_rtmp generic debug: key: level value: error
[00000412] access_rtmp generic debug: key: code value: NetConnection.Connect.Rejected
[00000412] access_rtmp generic debug: key: description value: Connection failed.
[00000412] access_rtmp generic debug: key: description value: [ Server.Reject ] : Rejecting connection from file:///mac.flv to rtmp://118.143.234.130/live/vtv32.
[00000412] access_rtmp generic debug: end of object
[00000412] access_rtmp generic debug: close 0.0
[00000412] access_rtmp generic debug: null
[00000404] qt4 interface debug: Error while initializing qt-specific localization
[00000404] qt4 interface debug: Updating the stream status: 3

[VLC_help]

Then the server rejects the connection for some reason.

[duyle.vn]

Then the server rejects the connection for some reason.

Is there a way we can see how and why the connection has been rejected? Since I tried to use another app to capture/download rtmp flash and it works fine with the website and the rtmp url, so I suspect whether or not the connection issue belongs to VLC. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

The download app: http://www.how-to-capture-streaming-med ... reams.html

[VLC_help]

I am guessing the URL isn't enough but some additional data should be send to server.

[duyle.vn]

I think it's hard to tell how the connection is rejected by using Wireshark to sniff its traffic, since it seems the transmitted data is encrypted.

I downloaded and decompiled the server side player and can see its code (Action Script). I don't know if that helps since I don't have knowledge of the AS. But take a look if you have a chance, and hope you may find something. If so, please let me know.

The code: http://jump.fm/WGCDF

[VLC_help]

I don't know if that helps since I don't have knowledge of the AS.

I haven't studied it either.

[duyle.vn]

Hi, I have a slightly related question, hence post it here instead of open another topic.

Suppose everything goes well, is the stream content temporally cached and stored as a file before it's streamed or it's just buffered in memory?

Thanks,

[VLC_help]

Suppose everything goes well, is the stream content temporally cached and stored as a file before it's streamed or it's just buffered in memory?

VLC doesn't cache to HD if that is what you asked.