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Live refers to the manipulation and consumption of a subject in real time without significant delay, as opposed to playback after it has been recorded.

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How to inject video into a live stream?

When you have two or more live streams, and you want the ability to toggle between the two, such as switching to camera 2's feed on the main screen, how do you do that and what do you need to ...
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how to input ffmpeg to live loop 6 or 8 hours?

I'm currently using this, and i want it to be loop 6 or 8hours, how to edit this? ffmpeg -re -y -i HayDay.mp4 -c:a copy -ac 1 -ar 44100 -b:a 96k -vcodec libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p -vf scale=1080:-1 -r ...
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Raspberry Pi Youtube Livestream - ffmpeg error: av_interleaved_write_frame(): Broken pipe

I'm using a Raspberry Pi 3B (OS: Raspian) to livestream an attached camera feed to YouTube using the following command in a python script(I removed the livestream secret key): raspivid -o - -t 0 -vf -...
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What video container formats are similar to MPEG-TS?

I have been looking to live video streaming where a client can join the stream of bytes and play the video automatically. I have recently found MPEG-TS which seems to work pretty well, and I noticed ...
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can I change ffmpeg crop position at runtime for each frame during stream

I am trying to move an Region of Interest (RoI) around a multi-camera tiled source (which will be too big to encode for smooth viewing), and stream this "live". The RoI is externally ...
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Real time merging of two analog video streams (coming for wireless receivers (pal/ntsc)

Combining ANALOG video feeds -- real time/low latency We fly fpv. One pilot, one second operator controlling the camera, both have analog video feeds. Pilot vtx feed: backgrond gimbal feed: we want a ...
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Can I inject subtitles into a live stream with FFmpeg?

In my live streaming scenario I need to grab a video source and inject subtitles that I generate algorithmically during the stream (i.e. I do not know the subtitles upfront), and publish the streams ...
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Live streaming with DSLR video cameras that have time-out recording

DSLRs, unlike camcorders, are often made to stop recording when a certain amount of minutes, like 35, passes since first pressing the record button. What's the point of this? Does this rule hold for ...
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Streaming video file to YouTube Live with FFmpeg - Automatically resume after crash?

ffmpeg -re -i [FILENAME] -codec copy -f flv rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2/[STREAM KEY] I'm able to use this command to stream a video file to YouTube Live without re-encoding. If FFmpeg crashes for ...
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Stream video using FFmpeg with minimum writes reads to disk

We are streaming a video using a 30 instances of docker containers hosted on Azure each instance running FFmpeg. The problem is that Azure limits the reads/writes that a container can do. Is there a ...
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video chroma keyed background into Skype [closed]

I speak to my sons via Skype (for Win 10). I have a new green screen, and would like to surprise them by pretending to be on a beach when we next talk. Zoom can chroma key in a beach with waving palm ...
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OBS Audio MIDI Control

I use OBS to create technical demonstrations, and had the thought: What if I could regulate my audio levels using a MIDI Controller? The Korg NanoKontrol has faders that I could use to mix, but now ...
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How do I prevent Wirecast from crashing? [closed]

I'm attempt to livestream from a 2016 MacBook Pro, but for some reason Wirecast (12.2.1) crashes. It doesn't matter what I'm doing, it only stays open for a couple of minutes, then it just completely ...
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Changing DASH Parameters in FFmpeg on the fly?

I am using FFmpeg to create MPEG dash segments from my camera and playing it using Shaka Player. But I want to change the segment size (For example 2 seconds to 1 second) without creating a new ...
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Dump keyframes of a livestream

I'm trying to create a "highlights" gallery for an event that's been livestreamed (say an Apple product launch keynote or similar H264 stream) - is there a way using FFMPEG to dump all the keyframes / ...
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Make Youtube live streaming available to another country after end streaming

I have an youtube channel that makes a lot of live streams. But i have different countries watching at the same hour in its own time zone. I have a live streaming on Brazil starting 6PM and finishing ...
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Use Streaming Online Video/Live As Source In OBS Studio

Is this possible? Use others or your own Facebook or YouTube live stream as source in obs or any broadcast software and then broadcast it on another page or channel.
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DASH Live vs OnDemand profiles

I've read about dash profiles and from what I understood the difference between live and on-demand profiles are that live furthermore splits each representation into segments (which is critical for ...
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Improve FrameServer performances

I followed ffmpeg guide to install debugmode frameserver. All works fine except with the fact that the frames served does not goes up to 25 fps. FFmpeg reports a speed of 0.9x.. My initial goal ...
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ffmpeg - live stream into a browser video tag (localhost only)

I'm building an application, that is basically a video chat, where a user connects using WebRTC with another users (operator) browser, and should be able to talk to a third person. The WebRTC part is ...
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High cpu usage with FFMPEG copying video codec from HLS

Reposted from superuser: https://superuser.com/questions/1340574/ffmpeg-copy-hls-high-cpu-usage I have a set of batch scripts (Windows 10) to create an "instant replay" for some (11) HLS streams ...
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Live Video object tracking

Is there any (Open Source or Low Cost) software that can track x,y position of objects in live video? An example would be tracking the position of a player in a soccer match.
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Canon 800d/T7i clean-hdmi?

I've just bought a Canon 800d to use that as live cam recorder (using elgato game capture). The problem is that the hdmi output has the focus box and I've managed to remove that only in manual focus ...
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Trim a segment of live, still-encoding H.264/FLV with ffmpeg

I am encoding a video with ffmpeg into H.264 stored in an FLV container. I would like to be able to trim segments of this video out as it is still encoding. The video contains no audio. I am encoding ...
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What do I need for facebook Audio Live streaming?

I would like to do audio live streaming on facebook. I intend to get audio feed from myself, from a guest sitting next to me, from a guest over the phone and a guest on Skype. And then stream it on ...
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Adding graphics into video real time (lightweight)

In a nutshell I want to place a basic object, specifically a line, over a live feed of video from camera. Use case scenario: Simple camera connected to Arduino is capturing scenery which is displayed ...
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One long continuous shot, sped-up until it becomes "live"

I have an idea for a video project (that I will need to commission a studio to produce for me), but at this early stage I don't even know whether my idea is feasible. The idea involves turning (hours ...
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If the environment being captured on a video stream becomes less complicated, does the bit rate and latency decrease?

For example, a live GoPro video is being streamed to a HDMI capture software on Windows. The live stream of an office with the lights on has a bitrate of X and a latency of Y ms. If the lights in the ...
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Overlays and local ad insertion for live streaming

I have an event coming up and i am only broadcasting on youtube via OBS,i want to have overlays(the person who is on stage name appearing from the bottom) and locally stored sponsored ads to the ...
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How can I mark or tag spots in a video clip during a live recording

A couple of years ago I reacll seeing something on a crowd funding platform. It was a way to 'tag' or 'mark' a portion of a video during live recording. i.e. if you just had a sports play that you ...
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Datavideo KMU-100 FORMAT

I was able to get only one 4k camera signal into my KMU-100,to get 4 HD outputs. The issue am facing right now is, How do i get my two 4K cameras working on the KMU-100? Because,the format i used for ...
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I want to run two 24/7 livestreams at once, both these streams will be on Youtube, is it possible?

I want to run two 24/7 livestreams at once (both on Youtube), using an intel nuc device with the assistance of obs studio software, is this possible? If not, how can I run 2 24/7 streams at once ...
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Switching channels without cutting video into clips in kdenlive

I'm using KDEnlive to edit multiple videotracks. I have the tracks synched, but they are different lengths. In a preview of the video I can sort-of live edit by switching off different video-channels. ...
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Add an overlay (video or text) to multicast tv stream

What i have 10 decoder which subscribe to private multicasted TV channels. 10 TV to display what the decoders outputs (connected though HDMI). What i want to do I would like to to add an overlay (...
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4 Camera Instant Replay

I am doing a live stream and would like the following video flow. I am able to handle all parts of this except for the Instant Replay. How could I accomplish the instant replay? I have 4 PoE Pan ...
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Use A6000 as webcam type camera

I need to do a live stream and I'm looking for a way to connect my Sony A6000 to my computer so that it can be used as a camera for Facebook Live. Any ideas?
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Send webcam feed to server for buffer

Let me explain my problem: I have 2 webcams looking out over the beach but my internet connection is very slow. So i'm looking for a way to buffer the videofeed to a server and then let my clients ...
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Facebook Live Stream crash

I am using OBS to stream on facebook. I could connect to facebook with OBS and see preview at facebook (audio and video is streaming in preview mode at facebook). When I go live it stop working. What ...
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Multi-source, picture-in-picture live stream

So I have some experience with live production, but I want to do something a bit more complex and need some things cleared. This project would use multiple cameras (lets say 5), some non-camera ...
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Camcorders that can stream directly to YouTube

I've googled for the last couple hours and couldn't find any real answers. In short, are there any camcorders that allow you to live stream your video straight to YouTube. All the camcorders with live ...
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How does media manage to co-host a show from two continents without latency?

Bloomberg TV features programming daily where the anchors co-host the show from both London and New York at the same time. Interaction between the co-hosts at the different locations are instantaneous ...
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FFMPEG RTSP -> MPEG-DASH Stops on Long Streams

I need to provide MPEG-DASH live content generation from several IP cameras. I use ngx_rtmp_module + ffmpeg for creating MPEG DASH content. Everything work fine, but if I leave the conversion running ...
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Wirecast to wirecast

I am running a broadcast and would like to include content from 2 locations, each location has the ability to stream from wirecast. Is it possible to stream from wirecast at location 1 to wirecast at ...
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Resize a live stream and overlay over another live stream for broadcasting

I'm working with ATEM Production Studio 4K from Blackmagic to switch between several video feeds that are broadcast using Wirecast onto Youtube from a Mac. Our ATEM product is not one of the switchers ...
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What software is used to add animated characters to live TV?

Specifically, I am wondering how Cartoon Donald Trump was added, voiced, and puppet-ed in clips such as
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Dash live streaming

after a lot of googling and after I've read tons of forums, I'm still not able to do a live stream using my cam to another device. My system is made up by a server ( a windows laptop ), that capture ...
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best way to publish low latency video on ffmpeg

I am trying to publish a stream of live video that need to get to the client side in under 3 sec in latency. I am using vMix to capture a 720p/50 stream from a camera, that by virtual camera letting ...
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starting new need help [closed]

The hope is to be doing interviews in breweries and restraunts the guy who was set to do it has bailed and so has his equipment amd knowledge. I was wondering whats the best starter equipment to get ...
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Live streaming to a disk

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question (pretty technical), but I thought I'd start here. I'm interested in building a website that will have a streaming-video feature. It's not ...
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Live streaming an event

I want to live stream an event on YouTube with my DSLR. Will I need a HDMI capture card? If yes can you please list a few inexpensive ones. Also, please mention if there are any other ways for me to ...
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