You have to rename it after the recording has completed.
Charlie
Not yet. We are working with the Axis folks to get one. I don’t think they are publicly available yet.
Charlie
Explain in detail how you are trying to connect to the camera. The SDP data looks fine except there is no port number in this statement:
m=video 0 RTP/AVP 96
Charlie
The encoder is most likely pinging Wowza Pro to keep the RTSP/RTP connection alive. Wowza Pro does not respond correctly. Try applying this patch to see if it fixes it. I have attempted to blindly add support for this method of keeping the connection alive:
WowzaMediaServerPro1.5.3-patch17.zip
If not, contact me offline (charlie@wowza.com) and I might work out a time where you can make the encoder available to me on the Internet so I can debug the problem and add the proper response.
Thanks,
Charlie
The rtmp url would be:
Server: rtmp://[wowza-ip-address]/rtplive
Stream: [rtsp-url-to-camera]
Really no difference. Just that localhost is replaced by the ip address of the server running Wowza Pro. If you want to hide the camera’s rtsp url then take a look at this package:
http://www.wowza.com/community/t/-/47
Charlie
Try following these instructions to install a jitter buffer and log packet loss:
http://www.wowza.com/community/t/-/51
See if after you do this you see an improvement in the frame rate and/or you see packet loss statements in the log file.
Charlie
Other than packet loss I have not idea why the frame rate would be any different when played through Wowza Pro. We are not doing anything to modify the frame rate. If you want, contact me off list and send me an RTSP url to try so I can see the problem (charlie@wowza.com).
Charlie
Are there settings that influences output framerate for this setup? Framerate of direct Axis rtsp source is good, while the relayed result (rtmp stream) has got a very low framerate.
Using Wowza Media Server Pro10 1.6.0 build9490
Solved. FlushInterval had a (rediculous small?) value of 5, changed when I was experimenting with low latency settings before.
Axis cams are supporting HTTP-tunneling:
http://www.axis.com/techsup/software/amc/faq/faq5.htm
Behind some firewalls I can view the h.264 video with QT player and VLC , but can not stream it with Wowza Pro (some VLC output below).
I guess TCP streaming is not supported with Axis cams? Any plans to include this feature?
BTW. Any news on authentication with Axis cams?
Sending request: SETUP rtsp://axis.client:4000/axis-media/media.amp/trackID=1 RTSP/1.0
CSeq: 3
Transport: RTP/AVP;unicast;client_port=60708-60709
User-Agent: VLC media player (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2006.03.16)
Received SETUP response: RTSP/1.0 200 OK
CSeq: 3
Session: 396C1A0C; timeout=60
Transport: RTP/AVP;unicast;client_port=33094-33095;server_port=50372-50373;ssrc=FA743A0B;mode=“PLAY”
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 16:54:58 GMT
…
live555 demuxer warning: no data received in 10s. Switching to TCP
…
Sending request: SETUP rtsp://axis.client:4000/axis-media/media.amp/trackID=1 RTSP/1.0
CSeq: 9
Transport: RTP/AVP/TCP;unicast;interleaved=0-1
User-Agent: VLC media player (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2006.03.16)
Received SETUP response: RTSP/1.0 200 OK
CSeq: 9
Session: 26BD5F09; timeout=60
Transport: RTP/AVP/TCP;unicast;interleaved=0-1;ssrc=F50D17AE;mode=“PLAY”
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 16:55:10 GMT
Have you got one ordered yet? If this thing works then hallelujah!!
Mat
My rep at Pcconnection’s told me he can ship them out today.
Mat
That is exciting. I’m going to probably get one ordered tomorrow.
Mat
So I have got one of these cameras and I am able to stream both Video and Audio through the Wowza server, but I keep getting pauses every minute or so. When watching the Wowza console it looks like the server keeps reconnecting to the camera. Here is a partial log:
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INFO stream unpublish 2008-09-13 13:52:02 - - - - - 63.015 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 45633 0 11765906 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:02 - - - - - 177.328 - - - - - - - MediaStreamMediaCasterPlay: close
INFO stream destroy 2008-09-13 13:52:02 - - - - - 63.015 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 45633 0 11765906 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:02 - - - - - 177.328 - - - - - - - RTPMediaCaster.Reconnector: start
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:03 - - - - - 178.328 - - - - - - - RTPSessionDescriptionDataProviderBasic.getStreamInfo: RTSP/RTP re-streaming. Success, received SDP data.
INFO stream create 2008-09-13 13:52:03 - - - - - 0.0 - 52146 0 0 - - - -
INFO stream stop 2008-09-13 13:52:03 - - - - - 173.765 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 22098 20790479 0 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO stream publish 2008-09-13 13:52:03 - - - - - 0.0 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 52146 0 0 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:03 - - - - - 178.328 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6970
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:03 - - - - - 178.328 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6971
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:03 - - - - - 178.328 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6972
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:03 - - - - - 178.328 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6973
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:03 - - - - - 178.344 - - - - - - - RTPMediaCaster.Reconnector: stop
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:03 - - - - - 178.359 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.firstPacket: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6970
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:03 - - - - - 178.375 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.firstPacket: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6972
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 180.844 - - - - - - - RTPMediaCaster.resetConnection:
INFO stream unpublish 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 2.516 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 52146 0 498315 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 180.844 - - - - - - - MediaStreamMediaCasterPlay: close
INFO stream destroy 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 2.516 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 52146 0 498315 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 180.844 - - - - - - - RTPMediaCaster.Reconnector: start
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 181.594 - - - - - - - RTPSessionDescriptionDataProviderBasic.getStreamInfo: RTSP/RTP re-streaming. Success, received SDP data.
INFO stream create 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 0.0 - 62309 0 0 - - - -
INFO stream publish 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 0.0 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 62309 0 0 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 181.594 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6970
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 181.594 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6971
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 181.594 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6972
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 181.594 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6973
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 181.594 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.firstPacket: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6970
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 181.594 - - - - - - - RTPMediaCaster.Reconnector: stop
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:06 - - - - - 181.641 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.firstPacket: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6972
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:08 - - - - - 183.563 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.firstPacket: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6973
INFO stream play 2008-09-13 13:52:09 2013420682 127.0.0.1 - 3632 20819118 179.89 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 22098 20790479 0 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:52:10 - - - - - 185.328 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.firstPacket: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6971
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:09 - - - - - 244.594 - - - - - - - RTPMediaCaster.resetConnection:
INFO stream unpublish 2008-09-13 13:53:09 - - - - - 63.0 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 62309 0 11650510 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:09 - - - - - 244.594 - - - - - - - MediaStreamMediaCasterPlay: close
INFO stream destroy 2008-09-13 13:53:09 - - - - - 63.0 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 62309 0 11650510 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:09 - - - - - 244.594 - - - - - - - RTPMediaCaster.Reconnector: start
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:10 - - - - - 245.594 - - - - - - - RTPSessionDescriptionDataProviderBasic.getStreamInfo: RTSP/RTP re-streaming. Success, received SDP data.
INFO stream create 2008-09-13 13:53:10 - - - - - 0.015 - 2114 0 0 - - - -
INFO stream stop 2008-09-13 13:53:10 - - - - - 241.046 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 22098 31546772 0 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO stream publish 2008-09-13 13:53:10 - - - - - 0.015 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 2114 0 0 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:10 - - - - - 245.609 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6970
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:10 - - - - - 245.609 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6971
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:10 - - - - - 245.609 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6972
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:10 - - - - - 245.609 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.bind: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6973
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:10 - - - - - 245.609 - - - - - - - RTPMediaCaster.Reconnector: stop
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:10 - - - - - 245.609 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.firstPacket: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6970
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:10 - - - - - 245.672 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.firstPacket: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6972
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:12 - - - - - 247.719 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.firstPacket: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6971
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:13 - - - - - 248.141 - - - - - - - UDPTransport.firstPacket: utopiapro/192.168.0.2:6973
INFO stream play 2008-09-13 13:53:13 2013420682 127.0.0.1 - 3677 31586917 244.156 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 22098 31546772 0 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO vhost vhost-stop 2008-09-13 13:53:23 - - - - - 257.891 - - - - - - defaultVHost -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:23 - - - - - 257.891 - - - - - - - MediaStreamMediaCasterPlay: close
INFO stream stop 2008-09-13 13:53:23 2013420682 127.0.0.1 - 3682 33210401 253.328 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 22098 33167177 0 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO stream destroy 2008-09-13 13:53:23 2013420682 127.0.0.1 - 3682 33210401 253.328 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 22098 33167177 0 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO session disconnect 2008-09-13 13:53:23 2013420682 127.0.0.1 - 3682 33210401 253.407 - - - - - - 2013420682 -
INFO application app-stop 2008-09-13 13:53:23 - - - - - 257.891 - - - - - - definst rtplive/definst
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:23 - - - - - 257.906 - - - - - - - RTPMediaCaster.shutdown: rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:23 - - - - - 257.906 - - - - - - - RTPMediaCaster.disconnect
INFO stream unpublish 2008-09-13 13:53:23 - - - - - 12.312 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 2114 0 2436872 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server comment 2008-09-13 13:53:23 - - - - - 257.906 - - - - - - - MediaStreamMediaCasterPlay: close
INFO stream destroy 2008-09-13 13:53:23 - - - - - 12.312 rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp 2114 0 2436872 - - rtsp://192.168.0.75/axis-media/media.amp -
INFO server server-stop 2008-09-13 13:53:23 - - - - - 257.906 - - - - - - - -
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I am running 1.5.3 with patch 12 applied.
Thanks,
Mat
You can also limit what IP can connect to the camera until they get the authentication thing figured out.
I’m using one. The site’s not live yet, but from testing I can tell you that it works great!
So, I had it running, now when Wowza thinks it’s sending a video to the player it is really sending nothing:
DEBUG server comment - send: size:0 filter:7 time:260 tOffset:0
DEBUG server comment - send: size:0 filter:7 time:260 tOffset:0
DEBUG server comment - send: size:0 filter:7 time:260 tOffset:0
DEBUG server comment - send: size:0 filter:7 time:260 tOffset:0
DEBUG server comment - send: size:0 filter:7 time:260 tOffset:0
DEBUG server comment - send: size:0 filter:7 time:260 tOffset:0
... for ever and ever
I can view the source stream fine in Quicktime & VLC, so I know it’s working. I think it must be a problem with the SDP file:
v=0
o=- 983508159526524 983508159526524 IN IP4 CA.ME.RA.IP
s=Media Presentation
e=NONE
c=IN IP4 WO.WZ.A.IP
b=AS:50000
t=0 0
m=video 0 RTP/AVP 96
b=AS:50000a=framerate:15.0
a=control:trackID=1
a=rtpmap:96 H264/90000
a=fmtp:96 packetization-mode=1; profile-level-id=420029; sprop-parameter-sets=Z0IAKeKQFAe2AtwEBAaQeJEV,aM48gA==
Any ideas what’s wrong?
I’m trying to follow the instructions in http://www.wowza.com/community/t/-/46 (Using native RTP encoder…).
However, since the P3301 doesn’t have an sdp file anywhere that I can copy, what I’ve done is started up VLC in from a terminal window and then connected to the camera’s stream with VLC. This allows me to see the SDP info in the terminal window, copy it, and make an SDP file out of it.
I read that I had to modify the SDP file a bit, and it worked for me modified last week, but the same file from last week is not working this week 
Here’s what the SDP file looks like before modification:
v=0
o=- 983527116251980 983527116251980 IN IP4 CA.ME.RA.IP
s=Media Presentation
e=NONE
c=IN IP4 0.0.0.0
b=AS:50000
t=0 0
a=control:*
a=range:npt=0.000000-
m=video 0 RTP/AVP 96
b=AS:50000
a=framerate:15.0
a=control:trackID=1
a=rtpmap:96 H264/90000
a=fmtp:96 packetization-mode=1; profile-level-id=420029; sprop-parameter-sets=Z0IAKeKQPBf8uAtwEBAaQeJEVA==,aM48gA==
I tried setting the port in the m line to the port that I use when accessing the camera’s RTSP stream, and it hasn’t worked yet.
Also, I figured I could test out my SDP file by opening it in VLC. That also doesn’t work. It says “No data received in 10s. Aborting.” So I figure it must be the SDP file.
However, I read somewhere that I can’t start a unicast by opening the SDP file alone, which seems to make sense, since if I can watch the stream by entering the stream URL: rtsp://cam-ip:554/axis-media/media.amp but I can’t watch the stream by opening the SDP.
Yeah, that seems to be the problem. I can get it to work if I enter:
rtmp://server-ip/rtplive as the server
rtsp://camera-ip:554/axis-media/media.amp as the stream
into the player swf in the live folder.
However, the framerate is terrible, around 3 fps, when the source is at 15 fps.
