[FFmpeg-user] Cannot stream live in FLV format. SWF works. Why?

[Roger Pack]

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Jerome Martens <jeromemartens at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>  Red5 open source.
>
>>
>> there's also some other free open source rtmp servers.
>
> I wish that someone came up with fool-proof instructions
> 1. Add this section to /etc/ffserver.conf
>    <Stream ...>
>    ...
>    </Stream>
> 1. start ffserver
> 2. run ffmpeg - i ... http|rstp://localhost:...
> 3. direct browser|vlc to http|rtsp://localhost...
>
> ffmpeg seems excellent software. It is a pity that the documentation is so limited that everyone says "don't use ffmpeg. use something else" on the ffmpeg user list.

(It may not be just a problem with the documentation...ffserver itself
may be weak).
Anyway, there is an ffmpeg wiki now, so feel free to figure it out,
document it, and add it!
-roger-