[FFmpeg-user] Cannot stream live in FLV format. SWF works. Why?

[Roger Pack]

> One thing which I am not sure about is whether it is possible (if done correctly) to setup live streaming using ONLY ffmpeg and ffserver.
>
> Most posts talk about FMS, Darwin Streaming Server, Wowza or similar. Are these required? Then I am on the wrong track.
> Or are they just another implementation of what is possible with ffserver?
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> I am very new to video streaming. Would you mind giving a very short conceptual overview of the different parts required for a streaming server?
> As I have written in the beginning, I am doing nothing else than having ffmpeg consume images from an input pipe and send it as a feed to ffserver. CAN this work?

I believe I've seen examples posted to this group of people using
ffserver for rtmp input/output but I've never tried it myself (and
it's possible that ffserver is less polished than some other options).