Save continuous RTSP stream to 5-10 minute long mp4 files
ffmpeg, mp4, rtsp, streaming, vlc
Solution
See this question and answer on Server Fault. ffmpeg will do what you want.
The feature you are looking for is called segmentation. Your command line would look something like this:
`ffmpeg -i rtsp://10.2.2.19/live/ch01_0 -c copy -map 0 -f segment -segment_time 300 -segment_format mp4 "capture-%03d.mp4"`
EDIT: Answer originally used 'avconv' instead of 'ffmpeg', which made sense at the time (distributions were dropping ffmpeg for avconv) but no longer does. Changed it to use ffmpeg instead.
Problem
How can I keep the flow (protocol rtsp, codec h264) in file (container mp4)? That is, on inputting an endless stream (with CCTV camera), and the output files in mp4 format size of 5-10 minutes of recording time. OS: debian, ubuntu Software: vlc, ffmpeg (avconv) Currently this scheme is used: ``` cvlc rtsp://admin:admin@10.1.1.1:554/ch1-s1 --sout=file/ts:stream.ts ffmpeg -i stream.ts -vcodec copy -f mp4 stream.mp4 ``` But it can not record video continuously (between restarts vlc loses about 10 seconds of live video).