IP Stream Issue

Wowza Streaming Engine
1

Good afternoon,

I have a stream that was currently working earlier this morning but now isn’t being encoded correctly by our Wowza Streaming Engine. Currently it just shows black so it is receiving information just not encoding it correctly I suppose.

This link was working in VLC but isn’t anymore.

rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/

The cam in question is indeed a Foscam FI9805W.

Here is the error from VLC

main debug: adding item `rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/’ ( rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/ )

qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/

main debug: processing request item: rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/, node: Playlist, skip: 0

main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist

main debug: rebuild done - 7 items, index 6

main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item

main debug: resyncing on rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/

main debug: rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/ is at 6

main debug: creating new input thread

main debug: Creating an input for ‘rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/’

main debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art

main debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching “any”: 1 candidates

main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path ‘C:\Users\FRANKJ~1\AppData\Local\Temp’

main debug: rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/' gives access rtsp’ demux ' path guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/’

lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Frank Jr\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher

main debug: creating demux: access=‘rtsp’ demux=’’ location=‘guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/’ file=’\guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800’

lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher

main debug: looking for access_demux module matching “rtsp”: 12 candidates

live555 debug: version 2014.01.21

lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac

main debug: using meta fetcher module “lua”

main debug: removing module “lua”

main debug: searching art for rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/

main debug: looking for art finder module matching “any”: 2 candidates

lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Frank Jr\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art

lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art

lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac

lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac

lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac

lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac

main debug: no art finder modules matched

main debug: art not found for rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/

qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input

live555 debug: connection error 404

live555 error: Failed to connect with rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/

main debug: no access_demux modules matched

main debug: creating access ‘rtsp’ location=‘guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/’, path=’\guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800’

main debug: looking for access module matching “rtsp”: 20 candidates

main debug: net: connecting to guest port 0

main error: cannot resolve guest port 0 : No such host is known.

access_realrtsp error: cannot connect to guest:0

access_realrtsp debug: could not connect to: guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/

main debug: no access modules matched

main error: open of `rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/’ failed

main debug: finished input

main debug: dead input

main debug: changing item without a request (current 6/7)

main debug: nothing to play

qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input

Any input on this would be great. Currently on hold with Foscam as I believe it is a Foscam issue.

2

Hi,

It just seems as though the camera is no longer available through myfoscam.org.

It can’t be accessed with that URL. I would talk with Foscam support, see if they can provide

assistance for this.

Daren

3

What playback client are you testing with?

Looking at direct playback in VLC of your source, the stream is h.264 video, which is great, but the audio is PMC MU-LAW (aka g.711) according to VLC (Tools > Codec Info). That might work in Flash RTMP and HDS clients, but I don’t think it will work in HLS or smooth. It might work in RTSP. I will test your stream, hold on…

Richard

4

I am able to re-stream your source and playback in Flash RTMP and Flash HDS. It’s not clear if the audio works. It does packetize for HDS. I don’t hear audio, but there may not be any sound where the camera is

The audio does not packetize for HLS, but it should work in HLS playback anyway. You can remove the audio by using a .stream file like this:

{
    uri:"rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain",
    rtspStreamAudioTrack:false
}

Make sure you have added your .stream file to StartUpStreams in the manager or in /conf/StartUpStreams.xml, and test in the Flash RTMP or HDS player. You need to enable the sanjosestreamingpacketizer in Application.xml /Streams /LiveStreamPacketizers for HDS playback.

Richard

5

Your link goes to login. In any case, that now sounds like a network problem between the camera and Wowza.

Richard

6

Hi,

If it is a problem with the camera itself, you should be able to see similar behavior in VLC when playing back the camera’s rtsp stream directly. should be simple enough to verify that.

It still may not discount network issues though, if using a similar network path as the Wowza server.

Daren

7

My apologies, I noticed the url I posted was incorrect. It should be below and here is the new information from VLC Player.

rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain

main debug: adding item `rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain’ ( rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain )

qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain

main debug: processing request item: rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain, node: null, skip: 0

main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist

main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index 0

main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item

main debug: resyncing on rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain

main debug: rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain is at 0

main debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art

main debug: creating new input thread

main debug: Creating an input for ‘rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain’

main debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching “any”: 1 candidates

main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path ‘C:\Users\FRANKJ~1\AppData\Local\Temp’

main debug: rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain' gives access rtsp’ demux ' path guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain’

lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Frank Jr\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher

main debug: creating demux: access=‘rtsp’ demux=’’ location=‘guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain’ file=’\guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800\videoMain’

main debug: looking for access_demux module matching “rtsp”: 12 candidates

lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher

lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac

live555 debug: version 2014.01.21

main debug: using meta fetcher module “lua”

main debug: removing module “lua”

main debug: searching art for rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain

main debug: looking for art finder module matching “any”: 2 candidates

lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Frank Jr\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art

lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art

lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac

lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac

lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac

lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac

main debug: no art finder modules matched

main debug: art not found for rtsp://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain

qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input

live555 debug: connection timeout

live555 error: Failed to connect with rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain

main debug: no access_demux modules matched

main debug: creating access ‘rtsp’ location=‘guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain’, path=’\guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800\videoMain’

main debug: looking for access module matching “rtsp”: 20 candidates

main debug: net: connecting to guest port 0

main error: cannot resolve guest port 0 : No such host is known.

access_realrtsp error: cannot connect to guest:0

access_realrtsp debug: could not connect to: guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain

main debug: no access modules matched

main error: open of `rtsp://guest:guest@df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/videoMain’ failed

main debug: finished input

main debug: dead input

main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)

main debug: nothing to play

qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input

If I go to http://df6024.myfoscam.org:8800/ you can access the camera through a browser and use guest, guest to login and watch the cam. Though currently the connection is failing.

8

I really don’t mind if there is no audio when passed through Wowza but I don’t want it to be an issue.

9

In regards to playback client I have tested with VLC and the test player in Wowza Streaming Engine as well as our Flash/iOS/Anroid solutions for viewers.

10

Does Wowza generate any sort of error log I could check to see for this cam? Really not sure what is causing this odd behavior as it will work for awhile and then stop for awhile.

11

I can get the streams working as well and we have the startup set. The problem is the signal will cut in and out or drop for periods of time which is undesirable. http://www.marestare.com/ipcam.php?alias=nanslittleangels2

12

So you would say it is probably an issues with their network? It has been working up until sometime last night where it stopped for four hours and then suddenly came back. Wasn’t sure if it could be an issue with the cam freezing up or something.

13

I see what your saying. Essentially when the stream drops on our Wowza engine we should remote into the camera location and test to see if the camera will stream via VLC on the same network.

If it doesn’t then…

A. The camera isn’t connecting to the network

B. The camera has other issues

If it does then what? Is it considered an issue with the Wowza engine at that point? I imagine if it does I should test it on an external computer via VLC first and if it works fine there then it kind of points to the Wowza. If not then there must be an issue with the cam getting outside of the network.