[FFmpeg-user] Multiple input streams, one continuous output stream?

[Leo Butler]

Steven Kan <steven at kan.org> writes:

> Hi! I currently stream my IP cameras to YouTube with a command of the form:
>
> ffmpeg -i "rtsp://anonymous:password@192.168.1.11:554" -vcodec copy
> -acodec copy -t 01:00:00 -f flv
> "rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2/my-youtube-streaming-key”
>
> It works well, for a single camera.
>
> What options would I have if I want to cycle through N cameras, each
> with its own RTSP URI, switching cameras every M seconds? Can this be
> done from an ffmpeg command? Or is there where ffserve gets involved?

I'm not sure if a combination of sendcmd and selectstream can be made to
do what you want. But I suspect you will find your solution
unsatisfactory.

I would recommend using pad and overlay to create a stream with all the
camera feeds in it (a wall of monitors, if you like).

Leo