[FFmpeg-user] Help with HTTP Streaming FFMPEG

[Stefano Sabatini]

On date Saturday 2014-08-02 20:02:10 +0500, Farrukh Javed wrote:
> I am trying to stream an mpg video over an http server using
> ffmepg. I initiate the ffserver and run the following command at the
> client:ffmpeg -i http://localhost:10212/Stream.mpg -y Sample.mpgBut
> the Sample.mpg file is far less qualtiy and much smaller than the
> 480p.mpg file. I want the exact same 480p.mpg file with the same
> file size, bit rate, ratio, fps etc.My config file is as follow:
><Stream Stream.mpg>
> 
>     File "/home/david/Documents/Video/Streaming/480p.mpg"
>     format mpeg
> 
>     ACL allow 127.0.0.1
>     ACL allow 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.255
> 
> </Stream>

Then you need to set up the codec option in your stream section,
otherwise ffmpeg/ffserver will use the (poor) default settings.

[...]