[FFmpeg-user] what program to use to grab device and send to ffserver?

[Ricardo Kleemann]

I want to feed ffserver but I’m not sure what program to use.

I have a BlackMagic Design Ultrastudio mini recorder connected to macbook pro thunderbolt. But it seems the only program that recognizes the device is FMLE.

ffmpeg won’t list the video device if I run the list_devices (only shows the audio device)

$ ffmpeg -f avfoundation -list_devices true -i ""
ffmpeg version 2.6.3 Copyright (c) 2000-2015 the FFmpeg developers
  built with Apple LLVM version 6.1.0 (clang-602.0.53) (based on LLVM 3.6.0svn)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/2.6.3 --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-hardcoded-tables --enable-avresample --cc=clang --host-cflags= --host-ldflags= --enable-libx264 --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libxvid --enable-libfreetype --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libass --enable-ffplay --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libopus --enable-libquvi --enable-libx265 --enable-nonfree --enable-vda
  libavutil      54. 20.100 / 54. 20.100
  libavcodec     56. 26.100 / 56. 26.100
  libavformat    56. 25.101 / 56. 25.101
  libavdevice    56.  4.100 / 56.  4.100
  libavfilter     5. 11.102 /  5. 11.102
  libavresample   2.  1.  0 /  2.  1.  0
  libswscale      3.  1.101 /  3.  1.101
  libswresample   1.  1.100 /  1.  1.100
  libpostproc    53.  3.100 / 53.  3.100
[AVFoundation input device @ 0x7f8038c23220] AVFoundation video devices:
[AVFoundation input device @ 0x7f8038c23220] [0] FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
[AVFoundation input device @ 0x7f8038c23220] [1] Capture screen 0
[AVFoundation input device @ 0x7f8038c23220] AVFoundation audio devices:
[AVFoundation input device @ 0x7f8038c23220] [0] Blackmagic Audio
[AVFoundation input device @ 0x7f8038c23220] [1] Built-in Input

I tried VLC and it also doesn’t show anything other than the built-in webcam.

Is there any other program that could be used for feeding into ffserver? I don’t believe FMLE is capable of feeding fresher.

thanks
Ricardo