[SOLVED] mplayer how to dump the streaming internet TV

sokha · 01-25-2011, 04:54 AM

Today I would like to figure out of how to save the Internet TV for later view by using mplayer.
Example address of TV station: http://mms1.mekongtv.net:8888/bayontv

I would like to limit the dumpfile size or duration to limit but it did not work. Here are a few thing I tried:

Code:

mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile "$(date +%H%M_%d%m%y).wmv" -endpos 00:05:00 http://mms1.mekongtv.net:8888/bayontv

Code:

mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile "$(date +%y%m%d_%H_%M).wmv" -ss 00:00:00 -endpos 00:05:00 http://mms1.mekongtv.net:8888/bayontv

Code:

mplayer -dumpfile "$(date +%y%m%d_%H_%M).wmv" http://mms1.mekongtv.net:8888/bayontv -endpos 30mb

I just read http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=MPlayer_FAQ and they say that -dumpstream and -endpos or -frames dont work together. Is there anyway or other software that I could dump the internet TV to a file with limit duration or size? The three commands above stream the file forever until I interrup.

Thanks a lot,

corp769 · 01-25-2011, 08:59 AM

If anything, you could pipe a limit into it, such as using awk or grep, or something from that nature.

sokha · 01-25-2011, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corp769

If anything, you could pipe a limit into it, such as using awk or grep, or something from that nature.

I do not understand, could you explain it more detail?

Thanks,

corp769 · 01-25-2011, 07:22 PM

I'm just saying in general, maybe use grep or awk to do whatever you are trying to do with the file.

sokha · 01-25-2011, 10:26 PM

OK. I found a solution now. Eventhough that is not the best but it works. http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/shell-s...er-alarmclock/

corp769 · 01-26-2011, 03:17 PM

Nice to see that you figured something out. Mark your thread as solved if you can, thanks.