Capture live stream and split in multiple files

Hi,

I'm capturing a live stream using IltmmCapture object. Next step is to write the stream to disk in multiple files with the length of x minutes.
Does someone knows how I can do that? Maybe there is a Callback option for this.

Thanks,
Jelle

You should look at the ProgressEvent for the capture object. The time event arg tells you how much time has elapsed. You could monitor that, and after a certain amount of time you could stop the recording, change the target file, and the restart the recording. I've attached a sample c# file that demonstrates how to do this. It's roughly based on our Capture tutorial:

http://www.leadtools.com/help/leadtools/v175/dh/multimedia/to/leadtools.topics.multimedia~leadtools.topics.multimedia.creatingamultimediacaptureapplication.html

I don't know if you need the files to be seamless. If that's the case, you might want to consider using our DVR Module as it's designed to better handle tasks like that:

http://www.leadtools.com/help/leadtools/v175/dh/multimedia/to/leadtools.topics.multimedia~leadtools.topics.multimedia.introductiontotheleadtoolsdvrmodule.html

It is an option to use the time event, but I think I will loose some data from the live stream.

I looked at the dvr module, but it is writing not in the correct format. I want .ts files with a sequence number.

Is there not a option to overload writing of the file or create my own implementation.

Thanks,

Jelle Vreeker

I think you're best option if you're trying to not lose data is to either use the DVR Module with the TargetFormat set to DVRTransport. Then you could periodically use the CopyBufferToFile method of the DVR Sink to create the TS files you want.
http://www.leadtools.com/help/leadtools/v175/multimedia/api/dllc_/howtocopybuffereddvrdatatoanewfilec++.htm
http://www.leadtools.com/help/leadtools/v175/multimedia/api/ilmdvrsource/ilmdvrsource__copybuffertofile.htm
Or you could use a convert control with the sel. start and sel. end settings to convert just a specific portion of your DVR buffer to the ts files.

It is now working with the dvrsink and the copyBuffertofile function.
I'm using the IltmmConvert object for recieving a udp/rtsp stream.
Now I need to know when I recieved x minutes of video.  In the IltmmCapture I can use setNotifyWindow and then get
ltmmCapture_Notify_Progress with time in lparam.

Is there something for IltmmConvert, with  ltmmConvert_Notify_Progress I only get the percentage.

One option that might work is to use the GetStatus method of the DVR Sink:

http://www.leadtools.com/help/leadtools/v175/multimedia/api/ilmdvrsink/ilmdvrsink__getstatus.htm

If you know the bitrate your video is recording at, you could periodically check the Recording Size parameter. If the size is larger than the equivalent file size of however many minutes you're trying to split the files at(multiplied by whatever index you're at), you could call copy buffer at that point. There are some other similar methods as well for the DVR Sink:

http://www.leadtools.com/help/leadtools/v175/multimedia/api/ilmdvrsink/ilmdvrsinkinterface.htm

You could also use the Windows Timer class and start it once the conversion begins, but I don't think that'd be as exact you'd like.