Force FFmpeg output only TCP as RTSP proxy

Barabba · 20th August 2021, 09:53

Hi! do somebody here knows how to force ffmpeg outputing a TCP rtsp instead of default UDP? I know how to force the input to TCP, with -rtsp_transport tcp option, but I can't find how to force the output.
Read somewhere that someone solved suggesting to use avformat_write_header(ofmt_ctx, &options); but didn't say nothing mode about that.. and this is too generic info. Thanks a lot for help!

StainlessS · 20th August 2021, 12:27

Any of these any good,

What steps are needed to stream RTSP from FFmpeg?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...sp-from-ffmpeg

FFmpeg - capture a rtsp stream and re-stream it to another rtsp-server
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...er-rtsp-server

How to minimize the delay in a live streaming with ffmpeg
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...ng-with-ffmpeg

StackOverflow:- Hot answers tagged rtsp
https://stackoverflow.com/tags/rtsp/hot?filter=year

Or more of same, Google:-

Code:

"ffmpeg" NEAR "TCP rtsp" site:stackoverflow.com

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%2...w=1920&bih=909

Good Luck

Barabba · 20th August 2021, 20:54

Hi, thanks for links, I've spent hours reading all around, I can't solve my problem.
I?m using this string, it connect to first sopurce by TCP, but ffmpeg is not opening a tcp listenng port. It does open 4 UDP ports with different values (far from what I've specified for tcp), anyway I've tried to connect to them too with VLC, but no one works.

ffmpeg -re -i rtsp://admin

assord@rtsp.source:554/live.sdp -rtsp_transport tcp -f rtsp -rtsp_transport tcp rtsp:/192.168.0.100:50041/

May you kindly correct it if it is wrong?

patul · 21st August 2021, 00:58

You need to put the -rstp_transport tcp before the input, something like this

PHP Code:


			
ffmpeg -rtsp_transport tcp -re -i rtsp://admin:password@rtsp.source:554/live.sdp -f rtsp -muxdelay 0.1 rtsp://localhost:7000

Barabba · 23rd August 2021, 13:19

thanks for answering me,
I underline the problem is not input (to connect by tcp only to an rtsp source), the problem is output, to stream from ffmpeg only with TCP, ignoring any UDP request and forse to use TCP only. How this can be possible? Thank you.
I've tried some apps on Android TV to show an rtsp stream, they will connect by UDP as first attempt, there are no way to foce this clients to use TCP, I've tried with Windows firewall but didn't work. I need to kill UDP
Thank you

patul · 24th August 2021, 00:31

I tried that command, no udp port was opened. Other thing I can think of is

Quote:

-rtsp_flags prefer_tcp

Barabba · 25th August 2021, 21:20

I've solved it using https://github.com/aler9/rtsp-simple-server
in the end you may get a TCP stream from the rtsp://serverIP

ort/proxied
seems there are no ways to tell ffmpeg to stream on TCP only

20th August 2021, 09:53	#1 \| Link
Barabba Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 48	Force FFmpeg output only TCP as RTSP proxy Hi! do somebody here knows how to force ffmpeg outputing a TCP rtsp instead of default UDP? I know how to force the input to TCP, with -rtsp_transport tcp option, but I can't find how to force the output. Read somewhere that someone solved suggesting to use avformat_write_header(ofmt_ctx, &options); but didn't say nothing mode about that.. and this is too generic info. Thanks a lot for help!

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StainlessS HeartlessS Usurer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Over the rainbow Posts: 10,980	Any of these any good, What steps are needed to stream RTSP from FFmpeg? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...sp-from-ffmpeg FFmpeg - capture a rtsp stream and re-stream it to another rtsp-server https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...er-rtsp-server How to minimize the delay in a live streaming with ffmpeg https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...ng-with-ffmpeg StackOverflow:- Hot answers tagged rtsp https://stackoverflow.com/tags/rtsp/hot?filter=year Or more of same, Google:- Code: "ffmpeg" NEAR "TCP rtsp" site:stackoverflow.com https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%2...w=1920&bih=909 Good Luck __________________ I sometimes post sober. StainlessS@MediaFire ::: AND/OR ::: StainlessS@SendSpace "Some infinities are bigger than other infinities", but how many of them are infinitely bigger ???

20th August 2021, 20:54	#3 \| Link
Barabba Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 48	Hi, thanks for links, I've spent hours reading all around, I can't solve my problem. I?m using this string, it connect to first sopurce by TCP, but ffmpeg is not opening a tcp listenng port. It does open 4 UDP ports with different values (far from what I've specified for tcp), anyway I've tried to connect to them too with VLC, but no one works. ffmpeg -re -i rtsp://adminassord@rtsp.source:554/live.sdp -rtsp_transport tcp -f rtsp -rtsp_transport tcp rtsp:/192.168.0.100:50041/ May you kindly correct it if it is wrong?

21st August 2021, 00:58	#4 \| Link
patul Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 130	You need to put the -rstp_transport tcp before the input, something like this PHP Code: `ffmpeg -rtsp_transport tcp -re -i rtsp://admin:password@rtsp.source:554/live.sdp -f rtsp -muxdelay 0.1 rtsp://localhost:7000` Last edited by patul; 21st August 2021 at 01:01.

25th August 2021, 21:20	#7 \| Link
Barabba Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 48	I've solved it using https://github.com/aler9/rtsp-simple-server in the end you may get a TCP stream from the rtsp://serverIPort/proxied seems there are no ways to tell ffmpeg to stream on TCP only

23rd August 2021, 13:19	#5 \| Link
Barabba Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 48	thanks for answering me, I underline the problem is not input (to connect by tcp only to an rtsp source), the problem is output, to stream from ffmpeg only with TCP, ignoring any UDP request and forse to use TCP only. How this can be possible? Thank you. I've tried some apps on Android TV to show an rtsp stream, they will connect by UDP as first attempt, there are no way to foce this clients to use TCP, I've tried with Windows firewall but didn't work. I need to kill UDP Thank you