Problem:
I need to stream a video file from my RPi SD card over RTSP to display on a client computer. I'm new to RPi and Linux-based interfaces. I'm also new to RTSP and video streaming.
My hardware:
- Raspberry Pi 3B running Debian, updated to latest version
- Computer
- Ethernet cable
Progress so far:
- Installed vlc on computer and RPi. I thought this would be a fairly simple operation to perform with just vlc on both ends, but it has
- Set RPi to static IP. I'm SSH'ing from my computer.
- Installed ffmpeg on RPi for potential streaming solution. Used it to strip an .avi to .h264 in hopes that would help.
At this point I'm running the command:
cvlc -vvv "Humvee_Large.h264" --sout '#rtp{sdp=rtsp://:8554/}'
It seems to run without errors, but when I attempt to connect to a Network Stream in VLC player on the computer (verified I have the correct IP and port), it gives the error:
"Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'rtsp://192.168.20.31:8554/'. Check the log for details."
