[Libav-user] I can not play mjpeg streams via ffplay

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Mert Gedik <gedikmert89 at ...> writes:

> (ffplay tries to connect/get data for 15-20 seconds then 
> it timeouts with below log.)
> 
> 
> $ ./ffplay http://88.53.197.250/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?resolution=320x240

mjpeg cannot be autodetected (yet), you have to force the format:
$ ffplay -f mjpeg
http://88.53.197.250/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?resolution=320x240

To speed up playback, use -probesize 32

Carl Eugen