Generating a test-stream

Generator

ffmpeg -re -f lavfi -i testsrc2=size=1920x1080:rate=25 \
       -codec:v libx264 -preset fast \
       -f mpegts udp://127.0.0.1:5555

Receiver

ffplay udp://0.0.0.0:5555

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Recording a stream

Generator

ffmpeg -re -f lavfi -i testsrc2=size=1920x1080:rate=25 \
       -codec:v libx264 -preset fast \
       -f mpegts udp://127.0.0.1:5555

Receiver

ffmpeg -i udp://0.0.0.0:5555 \
       -codec:v copy \
       output.ts

Playback

ffplay output.ts

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Receiving a stream in Ohio Datacenter from Montreal using raw UDP

Generator (Montreal RIEDEL Office)

ffmpeg -re -f lavfi -i testsrc2=size=1920x1080:rate=25 \
       -codec:v libx264 -preset fast -intra -crf 17 \
       -f mpegts udp://hda-ohio.poca.live:6000

Recorder (Ohio Datacenter)

ffmpeg -i udp://0.0.0.0:6000 \
       -codec:v copy \
       output.ts

Downloading the recorded file to Berlin

scp [email protected]:~/output.ts output.ts

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Receiving a stream in Ohio Datacenter from Montreal using SRT

Generator (Montreal RIEDEL Office)

ffmpeg -re -f lavfi -i testsrc2=size=1920x1080:rate=25 \
       -codec:v libx264 -preset fast -intra -crf 17 \
       -f mpegts srt://hda-ohio.poca.live:6000

Recorder (Ohio Datacenter)

ffmpeg -i "srt://0.0.0.0:6000?mode=listener" \
       -codec:v copy \
       output.ts

Downloading the recorded file to Berlin

scp [email protected]:~/output.ts output.ts

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Relaying a stream from Montreal to Berlin

Relay (Ohio Datacenter)

srt-live-transmit "srt://0.0.0.0:6000?mode=listener" \
                  "srt://0.0.0.0:6001?mode=listener"

Generator (Montreal RIEDEL Office)

ffmpeg -re -f lavfi -i testsrc2=size=1920x1080:rate=25 \
       -codec:v libx264 -preset fast -intra -crf 17 \
       -f mpegts srt://hda-ohio.poca.live:6000

Receiver (Berlin)

ffplay srt://hda-ohio.poca.live:6001

Receiver (lower latency) (Berlin)

mpv --no-cache srt://hda-ohio.poca.live:6001

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Relaying a stream from Montreal over Frankfurt to Berlin

Relay (Ohio Datacenter)

srt-live-transmit "srt://0.0.0.0:6000?mode=listener" \
                  "srt://0.0.0.0:6001?mode=listener"

Relay (FFM Datacenter)

srt-live-transmit "srt://hda-ohio-internal.poca.live:6001" \
                  "srt://0.0.0.0:6010?mode=listener"

Generator (Montreal RIEDEL Office)

ffmpeg -re -f lavfi -i testsrc2=size=1920x1080:rate=25 \
       -codec:v libx264 -preset fast -intra -crf 17 \
       -f mpegts srt://hda-ohio.poca.live:6000

Receiver (Berlin)

ffplay srt://hda-ffm.poca.live:6010

Receiver (lower latency) (Berlin)

mpv --no-cache srt://hda-ffm.poca.live:6010