[FFmpeg-user] Cannot stream live in FLV format. SWF works. Why?
Jerome Martens
jeromemartens at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 15 20:56:51 CEST 2012
>> Thank you, Roger. This link will be definitely helpful in tuning the
> latency to the optimum later. But I think I have a problem at a more basic
> level.
>>
>> Would you say that encoding the image sequence using the flv vcodec and
> streaming as swf/flv stream is correct in principle? If yes, why would a browser
> (Chrome and Firefox tested) not start playing the flv stream before the full
> stream has been transmitted?
>
> So your problem is that it doesn't "start streaming" until the
> streaming input has stopped?
Exactly. At least for the flv configuration. It streams with a delay of a few seconds for the swf configuration.
Is this expected behaviour? How do I make the flv play as soon as possible (not waiting 30mins until the input stream has finished)?
Thanks
Jerome
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