Ok, Can give my own answer... Something was missing before the output path: '-f segment'. Added that and now it happily creates consecutively numbered segments- infinitely still but the next step will be to give this a limit where older files will be deleted.
S. Helbig via ffmpeg-user: > Hello, > > I'm trying to create a CCTV recording of an IP cam. > > My input was: > > ffmpeg -loglevel debug -hide_banner -i > 'http://192.168.2.345:678/videostream.cgi?user=USER&pwd=PWD' -y > -segment_time 1800 -segment_format mp4 -segment_atclocktime 1 -c copy > '/path/to/destination/recording-%03d.mp4' > > I was expecting 1800 second segments named recording-001.mp4, > recording-002.mp4, recording-003.mp4... > > But FFMPEG just creates a file called 'recording-%03d.mp4'. > > Does it not like this format? > _______________________________________________ > ffmpeg-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user > > To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email > [email protected] with subject "unsubscribe". > _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list [email protected] https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email [email protected] with subject "unsubscribe".
