The ibaCapture Server can be set up as RTSP server, allowing users to access video content via RTSP streams. Both live and replay streams are supported. An additional license of ibaCapture-AddOn-RTSP-Server (order no. 38.000042) is required for this function. Also note that live RTSP streams count towards the live stream license usage.
Configuration
In the Configuration tab, streaming via the RTSP server can be activated, either for all cameras or for selected cameras.
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Diagnostics
The Diagnostics tab displays the current status of the RTSP server as well as further information about the streams.
Valid RTSP URLs for accessing videos can be created as follows:
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Live: rtsp://ip_address:port_no/camera_name/live
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Replay: rtsp://ip_address:port_no/camera_name/replay?begin=yyyyMMddHHmmss [&end=yyyyMMddHHmmss][&speed=floating-point]
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Alternative live streams: rtsp://ip-address:port_no/camera_name/alt1 (for alternative live stream 1, see chapter Additional streams).
Special characters in camera names can be specified url-encoded. Spaces can be replaced by %20. For replay streams, a timestamp that marks the start of the stream is required. Optionally, you can add a timestamp for the end and/or a speed factor. Note that negative speed factors are not allowed. The order of the parameters in the string is not relevant.