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Asked: 2026-06-08T03:45:20+00:00

I saving video stream from camera to file using VLC like this: cvlc -vvv

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I saving video stream from camera to file using VLC like this:

cvlc -vvv rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/xxx --sout '#transcode{vcodec="h263"}:standart{mux="ts",access="file",dst="cam_XXX_hour_$(date +%H).ts"}'

So at the end of the day broadcast I expected to see a few files, like:

cam_XXX_hour_05.ts
cam_XXX_hour_06.ts
....
cam_XXX_hour_23.ts
cam_XXX_hour_24.ts

But it’s not. I’ve got one BIG file named by first hour while VLC start.
How can I get the desired result? Any BASH or VLC/VLM setting?
(I’m planning to port this script to VLM schedule)

Even if not by time, then by max file size..

Thanks.

P.S. Please, do not offer to split a large file at the end of the day.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I don’t find automatic solution for this problem, but got a key idea:

    1. Create VLM config with start file:

      new cam broadcast enabled

      setup cam input rtsp://xxx:xxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xxx/xxx

      setup cam output #transcode{vcodec=”h264″}:std{mux=ts,dst=/xxx/FIRST_FILE}

      control cam play

    2. Change file via telnet interface (by cron or some script)

      setup cam output #transcode{vcodec=”h264″}:std{mux=ts,dst=/xxx/SECOND_FILE}

      control cam stop

      control cam play

    Two controls commands needed for update VLM config.

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