Using youtube-dl and ffmpeg (or vlc) to transcode a YouTube live stream to rtsp rtmp udp rtp
I'm trying to use youtube-dl to transcode the YouTube NASA ISS live stream (or any YouTube stream) to rtmp or rtsp. I think I have the right command but for some reason I can't get anything to connect to my newly transcoded stream.
Here's the command I'm using:
youtube-dl -f best "https://youtu.be/RtU_mdL2vBM" -o - | ffmpeg -re -f mp4 -i pipe:0 -ar 44100 -f flv rtmp://localhost:1935/test/test'
The command appears to work and I see information about the stream files opening from YouTube but when I use the command below, vlc reports that it is unable to connect to the stream.
vlc rtmp://localhost:1935/test/test
If I use this next command the stream plays correctly in vlc and I can see that the youtube-dl part is functioning.
youtube-dl -o - "https://youtu.be/RtU_mdL2vBM" | vlc -
or simply just
vlc -vvv https://youtu.be/RtU_mdL2vBM
So it seems that ffmpeg is the issue or maybe I need a streaming server between the transcode and my desired destination (vlc or TouchDesigner). I've also tried using vlc in place of ffmpeg/youtube-dl:
vlc -vvv https://youtu.be/RtU_mdL2vBM --sout '#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=800,acodec=none}:rtp{sdp=rtsp://:554/test}'
or
youtube-dl -o - "https://youtu.be/RtU_mdL2vBM" | vlc - --sout '#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=800,acodec=none}:rtp{sdp=rtsp://:554/test}'
and view with
vlc rtsp://localhost:554/test
Unfortunately I haven't been able make either of those methods work. I can't even see the stream in vlc if I try to duplicate it like this:
vlc -vvv https://youtu.be/RtU_mdL2vBM --sout '#duplicate{dst=display,dst="#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=800,acodec=none}:rtp{,sdp=rtsp://:554/test}"}'
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
EDIT Here's the ffmpeg log as requested. The program continues to run without error so I interrupted it after a about a minute.
ffmpeg version N-91805-g7bb90a9449 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 8.2.1 (GCC) 20180813
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-libmfx --enable-amf --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth
libavutil 56. 19.100 / 56. 19.100
libavcodec 58. 27.101 / 58. 27.101
libavformat 58. 18.100 / 58. 18.100
libavdevice 58. 4.101 / 58. 4.101
libavfilter 7. 26.100 / 7. 26.100
libswscale 5. 2.100 / 5. 2.100
libswresample 3. 2.100 / 3. 2.100
libpostproc 55. 2.100 / 55. 2.100
[youtube] RtU_mdL2vBM: Downloading webpage
[youtube] RtU_mdL2vBM: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] RtU_mdL2vBM: Downloading m3u8 information
[youtube] RtU_mdL2vBM: Downloading MPD manifest
[youtube] RtU_mdL2vBM: Downloading MPD manifest
[download] Destination: -
ffmpeg version N-91805-g7bb90a9449 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 8.2.1 (GCC) 20180813
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-libmfx --enable-amf --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth
libavutil 56. 19.100 / 56. 19.100
libavcodec 58. 27.101 / 58. 27.101
libavformat 58. 18.100 / 58. 18.100
libavdevice 58. 4.101 / 58. 4.101
libavfilter 7. 26.100 / 7. 26.100
libswscale 5. 2.100 / 5. 2.100
libswresample 3. 2.100 / 3. 2.100
libpostproc 55. 2.100 / 55. 2.100
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[https @ 0000025044549a80] Opening 'https://manifest.googlevideo.com/api/manifest/hls_playlist/id/RtU_mdL2vBM.2/itag/301/source/yt_live_broadcast/requiressl/yes/ratebypass/yes/live/1/cmbypass/yes/goi/160/sgoap/gir%3Dyes%3Bitag%3D140/sgovp/gir%3Dyes%3Bitag%3D299/hls_chunk_host/r1---sn-a5meknsd.googlevideo.com/playlist_type/DVR/gcr/us/ei/LImRW8WTKNbCkgaX_oXQBQ/initcwndbps/11730/mm/32/mn/sn-a5meknsd/ms/lv/mv/m/pl/20/dover/11/playlist_duration/30/manifest_duration/30/keepalive/yes/mt/1536264380/disable_polymer/true/ip/76.81.240.50/ipbits/0/expire/1536286092/sparams/ip,ipbits,expire,id,itag,source,requiressl,ratebypass,live,cmbypass,goi,sgoap,sgovp,hls_chunk_host,playlist_type,gcr,ei,initcwndbps,mm,mn,ms,mv,pl/signature/0D92427B34C835DDD58D1ABFA8D1E131151867C1.359F90D7EB3E1E31A3BF19320022B95DF24E959E/key/dg_yt0/playlist/index.m3u8' for reading
[https @ 00000250442e6580] Opening 'https://r1---sn-a5meknsd.googlevideo.com/videoplayback/id/RtU_mdL2vBM.2/itag/301/source/yt_live_broadcast/requiressl/yes/ratebypass/yes/live/1/cmbypass/yes/goi/160/sgoap/gir%3Dyes%3Bitag%3D140/sgovp/gir%3Dyes%3Bitag%3D299/hls_chunk_host/r1---sn-a5meknsd.googlevideo.com/playlist_type/DVR/gcr/us/ei/LImRW8WTKNbCkgaX_oXQBQ/initcwndbps/11730/mm/32/mn/sn-a5meknsd/ms/lv/mv/m/pl/20/manifest_duration/30/keepalive/yes/mt/1536264380/disable_polymer/true/ip/76.81.240.50/ipbits/0/expire/1536286092/sparams/ip,ipbits,expire,id,itag,source,requiressl,ratebypass,live,cmbypass,goi,sgoap,sgovp,hls_chunk_host,playlist_type,gcr,ei,initcwndbps,mm,mn,ms,mv,pl/signature/0D92427B34C835DDD58D1ABFA8D1E131151867C1.359F90D7EB3E1E31A3BF19320022B95DF24E959E/key/dg_yt0/playlist/index.m3u8/sq/7083792/goap/clen%3D63862%3Blmt%3D1536264536697249/govp/clen%3D1011009%3Blmt%3D1536264536697249/dur/3.835/file/seg.ts' for reading
[https @ 0000025044549a80] Opening 'https://manifest.googlevideo.com/api/manifest/hls_playlist/id/RtU_mdL2vBM.2/itag/301/source/yt_live_broadcast/requiressl/yes/ratebypass/yes/live/1/cmbypass/yes/goi/160/sgoap/gir%3Dyes%3Bitag%3D140/sgovp/gir%3Dyes%3Bitag%3D299/hls_chunk_host/r1---sn-a5meknsd.googlevideo.com/playlist_type/DVR/gcr/us/ei/LImRW8WTKNbCkgaX_oXQBQ/initcwndbps/11730/mm/32/mn/sn-a5meknsd/ms/lv/mv/m/pl/20/dover/11/playlist_duration/30/manifest_duration/30/keepalive/yes/mt/1536264380/disable_polymer/true/ip/76.81.240.50/ipbits/0/expire/1536286092/sparams/ip,ipbits,expire,id,itag,source,requiressl,ratebypass,live,cmbypass,goi,sgoap,sgovp,hls_chunk_host,playlist_type,gcr,ei,initcwndbps,mm,mn,ms,mv,pl/signature/0D92427B34C835DDD58D1ABFA8D1E131151867C1.359F90D7EB3E1E31A3BF19320022B95DF24E959E/key/dg_yt0/playlist/index.m3u8' for reading
[https @ 00000250442e6580] Opening 'https://r1---sn-a5meknsd.googlevideo.com/videoplayback/id/RtU_mdL2vBM.2/itag/301/source/yt_live_broadcast/requiressl/yes/ratebypass/yes/live/1/cmbypass/yes/goi/160/sgoap/gir%3Dyes%3Bitag%3D140/sgovp/gir%3Dyes%3Bitag%3D299/hls_chunk_host/r1---sn-a5meknsd.googlevideo.com/playlist_type/DVR/gcr/us/ei/LImRW8WTKNbCkgaX_oXQBQ/initcwndbps/11730/mm/32/mn/sn-a5meknsd/ms/lv/mv/m/pl/20/manifest_duration/30/keepalive/yes/mt/1536264380/disable_polymer/true/ip/76.81.240.50/ipbits/0/expire/1536286092/sparams/ip,ipbits,expire,id,itag,source,requiressl,ratebypass,live,cmbypass,goi,sgoap,sgovp,hls_chunk_host,playlist_type,gcr,ei,initcwndbps,mm,mn,ms,mv,pl/signature/0D92427B34C835DDD58D1ABFA8D1E131151867C1.359F90D7EB3E1E31A3BF19320022B95DF24E959E/key/dg_yt0/playlist/index.m3u8/sq/7083793/goap/clen%3D82043%3Blmt%3D1536264538567230/govp/clen%3D1385870%3Blmt%3D1536264538567230/dur/4.999/file/seg.ts' for reading
Error writing trailer of pipe:: Immediate exit requested.52 bitrate=2034.6kbits/s speed=1.41x
frame= 2670 fps= 86 q=-1.0 Lsize= 11385kB time=00:00:44.49 bitrate=2095.9kbits/s speed=1.44x
video:9580kB audio:695kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 10.808865%
Exiting normally, received signal 2.
[ffmpeg] Interrupted by user
[download] 100% in 00:32
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 000002c5ceebaa40] moov atom not found
pipe:0: Invalid data found when processing input
Exiting normally, received signal 2.
Answer
Well, the solution ended up being pretty simple. Here's the correct way to write the command (I was missing a '=' after the --sout option and didn't need the quotes around the parameters; this is different in linux):
youtube-dl -o - "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQt2iLKqBbI" | vlc - --sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=800,acodec=none}:rtp{sdp=rtsp://:554/test}
Strange thing is that I still haven't been able to get ffmpeg to do the transcode. Maybe I have some incorrect options there?
Also, if I try to get the stream with vlc using the command below, I only get a small cropped section of the top left corner of the image.
vlc -vvv https://youtu.be/RtU_mdL2vBM --sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264}:rtp{sdp=rtsp://:554/test}
I'm curious if anyone knows why I wouldn't be able to get ffmpeg to work or why the image would be cropped when using vlc to get the stream rather than youtube-dl.
EDIT There's another command line tool called livestreamer that seems to be a bit more reliable: http://docs.livestreamer.io
Here's an example of how you might use it:
livestreamer --retry-streams 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQt2iLKqBbI best -O | vlc - --sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=15000,acodec=none}:rtp{sdp=rtsp://:563/test,proto=udp}
You will probably need to edit the youtube plugin if you plan to use it though.
C:\Users[username]\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\Lib\site-packages\livestreamer\plugins\youtube.py
under _get_stream_info comment out "el": "player_embedded" in the "params" dictionary like so:
params = {
"video_id": video_id,
#"el": "player_embedded"
}
Thanks!