I want to send the livestream of my webcam to YouTube. I can follow YouTube's guide up to step 8. "Stream Connection" tells me there is "No data" and the button "Go Live" remains unclickable. A screenshot of this situation can be seen at
As encoding software, I was planning on using FFmpeg because it can run from the target platform, a Raspberry Pi with Raspbian. A USB webcam supported by video4linux2 is used.
FFmpeg's wiki shows that streaming a file can be done with the following:
ffmpeg -re -i input.mkv \
-c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -maxrate 3000k \
-bufsize 6000k -pix_fmt yuv420p -g 50 -c:a aac -b:a 160k -ac 2 \
-ar 44100 -f flv rtmp://live.twitch.tv/app/<stream key>
I modified this command in the following ways:
1. It takes the video stream from the webcam with -f v4l2 -i /dev/video0.
2. It does not broadcast any audio with -an.
3. It broadcasts to YouTube's RTMP server, rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2/<stream key>
The final version of the command is now:
RTMP_URL="rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2"
STREAM_KEY="secr-etse-cret-secr"
OUTPUT=$RTMP_URL/$STREAM_KEY
ffmpeg -re -f v4l2 -i /dev/video0 \
-c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -maxrate 3000k \
-bufsize 6000k -pix_fmt yuv420p -g 50 -an \
-f flv $OUTPUT
When I run this command, I would expect that "Stream connection" would change to something else than "No data" after a few seconds, but that does not happen.
I have tried recording the stream to a local file with:
ffmpeg -re -f v4l2 -i /dev/video0 \
-c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -maxrate 3000k \
-bufsize 6000k -pix_fmt yuv420p -g 50 -an \
-f flv test.flv
This worked fine. That demonstrates to me that the issue is with getting the video stream accepted by YouTube.
The code below works very well using Windows, you may adjust to fit for your need
ffmpeg -loglevel debug -threads:v 2 -threads:a 8 -filter_threads 2 -thread_queue_size 512 -f dshow -i video="HP Wide Vision HD" -f dshow -i audio="Microphone Array (Realtek Audio)" -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v libx264 -qp:v 19 -profile:v high -rc:v cbr_ld_hq -level:v 4.2 -r:v 60 -g:v 120 -bf:v 3 -refs:v 16 -f flv rtmp://youtube_stream_url/stream_key
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Hi I'm trying to stream a file to Facebook but I would like to start the streaming in 00:01:21 of the video whit the command
ffmpeg -ss 00:01:20 \
-re -i 'My_Video.mp4' -f pulse -ac 2 \
-i default -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:v libx264 -s 1280x720 \
-preset veryfast -c:a aac -b:a 160k -ar 44100 \
-threads 0 -bufsize 1000k -vb 500k -maxrate 500k -deinterlace -g 30 -r 30\
-f flv -flvflags no_duration_filesize "rtmps://live-api-s.facebook.com:443/rtmp/MY_FACEBOOK_KEY"
but the stream do not start in the 00:01:20 just start regularly in the 00:00:00.00, what could be wrong ? thank you all for your time !
my ffmpeg version 4.4.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2021 the FFmpeg developers
I'll update this question
ffmpeg -version
ffmpeg -version
ffmpeg version 4.3.1-4ubuntu1 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 10 (Ubuntu 10.2.0-9ubuntu2)
I run this command to use ffmpeg to stream to youtube ;
ffmpeg -y -threads 12 \
-loop 1 -framerate 30 -re \
-i ./1280x720.jpg \
-i ./audio.mp3 \
-video_size 1280x720 \
-vcodec libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p \
-b:v 4500k -maxrate 5500k -bufsize 22000k \
-preset ultrafast -crf 23 -tune stillimage \
-b:a 128k -ar 44100 -ac 2 -acodec aac \
-filter_complex "dynaudnorm=f=150:g=15" \
-r 30 -g 60 \
-f flv rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2/xxxx 2>&1 | tee _LOG
The stream is excellent for 45-53 minutes then i'll get an error like this from ffmpeg:
[flv # 0x56077027cd80] Delay between the first packet and last packet in the muxing queue is 10034000 > 10000000: forcing output
then youtube starts to say, no data being received and the stream will end, which it does.
This is the full log: http://0x0.st/-zUH.txt
Your MP3 duration is 00:49:57.42 so the stream messes up after it ends. Loop the audio with -stream_loop -1 and add -re for real-time reading of the input:
ffmpeg -y \
-loop 1 -framerate 30 -re -i ./1280x720.jpg \
-re -stream_loop -1 -i ./audio.mp3 \
-c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p \
-b:v 4500k -maxrate 5500k -bufsize 22000k \
-preset ultrafast -tune stillimage \
-b:a 128k -ar 44100 -ac 2 -c:a aac \
-filter_complex "dynaudnorm=f=150:g=15" \
-g 60 -f flv rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2/xxxx
Alternatively, remove -re -stream_loop -1 and add the output option -shortest if you want the stream to end when the audio ends.
Unrelated changes:
No need to set -threads. Let ffmpeg auto choose.
-video_size 1280x720 is an input option for certain demuxers and does nothing in your command. Removed. Your input is already 1280x720 anyway: otherwise, see Resizing videos with ffmpeg to fit a specific size.
-b:v and -crf are mutually exclusive. In your case -b:v is being ignored. For streaming you probably want to use -b:v. Removed -crf.
You already set the frame rate with -framerate 30 so -r 30 is not needed. Removed.
Recommend using the slowest -preset that still encodes fast enough.
I really would appreciate all the help I can get here.
I'm trying to use the libx265 codec for recording an xorg dummy screen. The command that currently works for H264 (libx264 codec) is:
ffmpeg -y -v info -f x11grab -draw_mouse 0 -r 30 -s 1280x720
-thread_queue_size 4096 -i :0.0+0,0 -f alsa -acodec aac -strict -2 -ar 44100 -b:a 128k -af aresample=async=1 -c:v libx264 -preset fast
-profile:v main -level 3.1 -pix_fmt yuv420p -r 30 -crf 21 -g 60 -tune zerolatency -f mp4 capture.mp4
In trying to get H265 instead, I first changed the codec to libx265 like below:
ffmpeg -y -v info -f x11grab -draw_mouse 0 -r 30 -s 1280x720
-thread_queue_size 4096 -i :0.0+0,0 -f alsa -acodec aac -strict -2 -ar 44100 -b:a 128k -af aresample=async=1 -c:v libx265 -preset fast
-profile:v main -level 3.1 -pix_fmt yuv420p -r 30 -crf 21 -g 60 -tune zerolatency -f mp4 capture.mp4
But that didn't do it. Although it didn't error, it was producing a file that was playing at twice the recorded speed (i.e. twice the speed of the clip that was recorded).
Then I tried using -x265-params to specify the parameters like this:
ffmpeg -y -v info -f x11grab -draw_mouse 0 -r 30 -s 1280x720
-thread_queue_size 4096 -i :0.0+0,0 -f alsa -acodec aac -strict -2 -ar 44100 -b:a 128k -af aresample=async=1 -c:v libx264 -preset fast
-x265-params profile=main:level=3.1:crf=21 -pix_fmt yuv420p -r 30 -g 60 -tune zerolatency -f mp4 capture.mp4
And this gave me an error with the following message:
"output file #0 does not contain any stream ffmpeg"
I've tried all sorts of combinations, searched extensively online (for both how to set 265 parameters and on the output file error), but I'm not making a headway. I'm really new to all this. Can anyone please help (with the most simple terms and directions)?
I want to stream my video to 4 destinations. My input signal needs to be recoded to "H.264 AAC", so I want to send it to my server. This works already.
Client -> Server with ffmpeg -> Destinations
Now I have a performance problem: One should get the stream in 1080p and two in 720p.
So it would make sense to first get the stream in the desired formats H.264 1080p and AAC with 30 FPS and then calculate the stream once, send it 1:1 to the two HD targets.
and create a 720p stream in parallel and send it to the two remaining destinations.
What is the best way to do this on a Ubuntu 16.04 machine?
My previous approach:
ffmpeg -i rtmp://livestream.domain.example/live/<key> \
-threads 2 -s hd1080 -preset veryfast -f flv rtmp://destination1.example/live2/<key> \
-threads 2 -s hd1080 -preset veryfast -f flv rtmp://destination2.example/live2/<key> \
-threads 1 -s hd720 -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -preset veryfast -r 30 -g 60 -b:v 3000k -f flv rtmp://destination3.example/x/<key> \
-threads 1 -s hd720 -c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -c:a aac -f flv 'rtmps://destination4.exmple/rtmp/<key>'
You can see the repetitions in the code. :-/
Use the tee muxer:
ffmpeg -i rtmp://livestream.domain.example/live/<key> \
-filter_complex "[0:v]scale=-2:1080,fps=30,split=outputs=2[1080a][1080b];[0:v]scale=-2:720,fps=30,split=outputs=2[720a][720b]" \
-map "[1080a]" -map "[1080b]" -map "[720a]" -map "[720b]" -map 0:a \
-c:v libx264 -c:a aac -preset veryfast -g 60 -b:v 3000k -maxrate 3000k -bufsize 6000k -f tee \
"[select=\'v:0,a\':f=flv:onfail=ignore]rtmp://destination1.example/live2/<key>| \
[select=\'v:1,a\':f=flv:onfail=ignore]rtmp://destination2.example/live2/<key>| \
[select=\'v:2,a\':f=flv:onfail=ignore]rtmp://destination3.example/live2/<key>| \
[select=\'v:3,a\':f=flv:onfail=ignore]rtmp://destination4.example/live2/<key>"
I can stream fine using the command
ffmpeg -f alsa -ac 2 -i hw:0,0 -f x11grab -framerate 30 -video_size 1280x720 \
-i :0.0+0,0 -c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -maxrate 1984k -bufsize 3968k \
-vf "format=yuv420p" -g 60 -c:a aac -b:a 128k -ar 44100 \
-f flv rtmp://live.twitch.tv/app/<stream key>
Platforms generally have a delay of ~10 seconds for viewers. When I terminate the ffmpeg command, the stream ends immediately for the viewers and they miss the last 10 seconds of video.
How can I terminate the stream without the end of the video cutting off abruptly?