Stream from IP Camera MPEG codec to Wowza Media Server

Wowza Streaming Engine
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Dear All,

I have a question to ask. I want to stream from IP Camera which use MPEG code, and I know that Wowza Media Server cannot stream from this type.

But as I surf around forum and google, I knew there a way to stream it by using FFMPEG. I start to read about FFMPEG, but seem to very complicated.

So I want to know how can I stream from IP Camera which use MPEG Code to Wowza Media Server. (IP Camera MPEG Code > FFMPEG > WOWZA)

Let me know if anything wrong!

Thanks and best Regards,

Vichea

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P.S: My IP Camera model is : Mobotix M24M-Sec

Thanks

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You can also use VLC for this purpose, or the Wowza Transcoder.

However, that is only necessary if the camera only supports mpeg-4 part 2 video codec. If it is mpeg-4 part 10 (AVC) video codec, that is h.264, which Wowza supports without transcoding.

Richard

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Kurt,

No, that’s a pro or prosumer video cam, not an IP camera. There maybe a way to use it as a webcam, connect with RTMP live encoder like FMLE or Wirecast then publish to Wowza. But that’s not the intended purpose of this kind of camera.

Richard

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Kurt,

Yes, you should be able to re-stream in Wowza from that camera following he mpeg-ts guide. The camera is the mpeg-ts encoder. You will use the same udp url (in .stream file as is shown) that the guide shows to use in the VLC, except that you should omit the @

Richard

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Hi Richard,

on the same subject … one of our customers just got a new JVC GY-HM650U/GY-HM650E Camera and I understand that it supports mpeg-4 part 10 (AVC) video codec, that is h.264.

How would you suggest to set him up with an Wowza Application to go Live?

I am not clear … do I use the “Re-streaming from an IP Camera” (camera.stream) or could he push directly from the Camera to a Wowza URL?

Thanks

Kurt

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Richard.

Thanks for your quick reply … I got some additional info about this JVC GY-HM650U/GY-HM650E camera it appears this Camera Version has a “Streaming” option where you can enter an IP and port.

Maybe there is a way after all to stream through our EC2 Wowzas 

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/75459754/Brochures/GYHM650%20Live%20Streaming%20Setup%20Guide.pdf

Thanks

Kurt

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Thanks Richard … I appreciate your support!

That’s good news.

Best

Kurt

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Thanks Richard,

Now I have solved this problem.

Thank you.

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Thanks guys for support,

Now I can stream from the camera to Wowza. I miss some point that my Camera is support MJPEG. Now I stream it to Wowza by using FFMPEG.

Best Regards,

Vichea