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+\input texinfo @c -*- texinfo -*-
+@documentencoding UTF-8
+
+@settitle ffserver Documentation
+@titlepage
+@center @titlefont{ffserver Documentation}
+@end titlepage
+
+@top
+
+@contents
+
+@chapter Synopsis
+
+ffserver [@var{options}]
+
+@chapter Description
+@c man begin DESCRIPTION
+
+@command{ffserver} is a streaming server for both audio and video.
+It supports several live feeds, streaming from files and time shifting
+on live feeds. You can seek to positions in the past on each live
+feed, provided you specify a big enough feed storage.
+
+@command{ffserver} is configured through a configuration file, which
+is read at startup. If not explicitly specified, it will read from
+@file{/etc/ffserver.conf}.
+
+@command{ffserver} receives prerecorded files or FFM streams from some
+@command{ffmpeg} instance as input, then streams them over
+RTP/RTSP/HTTP.
+
+An @command{ffserver} instance will listen on some port as specified
+in the configuration file. You can launch one or more instances of
+@command{ffmpeg} and send one or more FFM streams to the port where
+ffserver is expecting to receive them. Alternately, you can make
+@command{ffserver} launch such @command{ffmpeg} instances at startup.
+
+Input streams are called feeds, and each one is specified by a
+@code{<Feed>} section in the configuration file.
+
+For each feed you can have different output streams in various
+formats, each one specified by a @code{<Stream>} section in the
+configuration file.
+
+@chapter Detailed description
+
+@command{ffserver} works by forwarding streams encoded by
+@command{ffmpeg}, or pre-recorded streams which are read from disk.
+
+Precisely, @command{ffserver} acts as an HTTP server, accepting POST
+requests from @command{ffmpeg} to acquire the stream to publish, and
+serving RTSP clients or HTTP clients GET requests with the stream
+media content.
+
+A feed is an @ref{FFM} stream created by @command{ffmpeg}, and sent to
+a port where @command{ffserver} is listening.
+
+Each feed is identified by a unique name, corresponding to the name
+of the resource published on @command{ffserver}, and is configured by
+a dedicated @code{Feed} section in the configuration file.
+
+The feed publish URL is given by:
+@example
+http://@var{ffserver_ip_address}:@var{http_port}/@var{feed_name}
+@end example
+
+where @var{ffserver_ip_address} is the IP address of the machine where
+@command{ffserver} is installed, @var{http_port} is the port number of
+the HTTP server (configured through the @option{HTTPPort} option), and
+@var{feed_name} is the name of the corresponding feed defined in the
+configuration file.
+
+Each feed is associated to a file which is stored on disk. This stored
+file is used to send pre-recorded data to a player as fast as
+possible when new content is added in real-time to the stream.
+
+A "live-stream" or "stream" is a resource published by
+@command{ffserver}, and made accessible through the HTTP protocol to
+clients.
+
+A stream can be connected to a feed, or to a file. In the first case,
+the published stream is forwarded from the corresponding feed
+generated by a running instance of @command{ffmpeg}, in the second
+case the stream is read from a pre-recorded file.
+
+Each stream is identified by a unique name, corresponding to the name
+of the resource served by @command{ffserver}, and is configured by
+a dedicated @code{Stream} section in the configuration file.
+
+The stream access HTTP URL is given by:
+@example
+http://@var{ffserver_ip_address}:@var{http_port}/@var{stream_name}[@var{options}]
+@end example
+
+The stream access RTSP URL is given by:
+@example
+http://@var{ffserver_ip_address}:@var{rtsp_port}/@var{stream_name}[@var{options}]
+@end example
+
+@var{stream_name} is the name of the corresponding stream defined in
+the configuration file. @var{options} is a list of options specified
+after the URL which affects how the stream is served by
+@command{ffserver}. @var{http_port} and @var{rtsp_port} are the HTTP
+and RTSP ports configured with the options @var{HTTPPort} and
+@var{RTSPPort} respectively.
+
+In case the stream is associated to a feed, the encoding parameters
+must be configured in the stream configuration. They are sent to
+@command{ffmpeg} when setting up the encoding. This allows
+@command{ffserver} to define the encoding parameters used by
+the @command{ffmpeg} encoders.
+
+The @command{ffmpeg} @option{override_ffserver} commandline option
+allows one to override the encoding parameters set by the server.
+
+Multiple streams can be connected to the same feed.
+
+For example, you can have a situation described by the following
+graph:
+
+@verbatim
+ _________ __________
+ | | | |
+ffmpeg 1 -----| feed 1 |-----| stream 1 |
+ \ |_________|\ |__________|
+ \ \
+ \ \ __________
+ \ \ | |
+ \ \| stream 2 |
+ \ |__________|
+ \
+ \ _________ __________
+ \ | | | |
+ \| feed 2 |-----| stream 3 |
+ |_________| |__________|
+
+ _________ __________
+ | | | |
+ffmpeg 2 -----| feed 3 |-----| stream 4 |
+ |_________| |__________|
+
+ _________ __________
+ | | | |
+ | file 1 |-----| stream 5 |
+ |_________| |__________|
+
+@end verbatim
+
+@anchor{FFM}
+@section FFM, FFM2 formats
+
+FFM and FFM2 are formats used by ffserver. They allow storing a wide variety of
+video and audio streams and encoding options, and can store a moving time segment
+of an infinite movie or a whole movie.
+
+FFM is version specific, and there is limited compatibility of FFM files
+generated by one version of ffmpeg/ffserver and another version of
+ffmpeg/ffserver. It may work but it is not guaranteed to work.
+
+FFM2 is extensible while maintaining compatibility and should work between
+differing versions of tools. FFM2 is the default.
+
+@section Status stream
+
+@command{ffserver} supports an HTTP interface which exposes the
+current status of the server.
+
+Simply point your browser to the address of the special status stream
+specified in the configuration file.
+
+For example if you have:
+@example
+<Stream status.html>
+Format status
+
+# Only allow local people to get the status
+ACL allow localhost
+ACL allow 192.168.0.0 192.168.255.255
+</Stream>
+@end example
+
+then the server will post a page with the status information when
+the special stream @file{status.html} is requested.
+
+@section How do I make it work?
+
+As a simple test, just run the following two command lines where INPUTFILE
+is some file which you can decode with ffmpeg:
+
+@example
+ffserver -f doc/ffserver.conf &
+ffmpeg -i INPUTFILE http://localhost:8090/feed1.ffm
+@end example
+
+At this point you should be able to go to your Windows machine and fire up
+Windows Media Player (WMP). Go to Open URL and enter
+
+@example
+ http://<linuxbox>:8090/test.asf
+@end example
+
+You should (after a short delay) see video and hear audio.
+
+WARNING: trying to stream test1.mpg doesn't work with WMP as it tries to
+transfer the entire file before starting to play.
+The same is true of AVI files.
+
+You should edit the @file{ffserver.conf} file to suit your needs (in
+terms of frame rates etc). Then install @command{ffserver} and
+@command{ffmpeg}, write a script to start them up, and off you go.
+
+@section What else can it do?
+
+You can replay video from .ffm files that was recorded earlier.
+However, there are a number of caveats, including the fact that the
+ffserver parameters must match the original parameters used to record the
+file. If they do not, then ffserver deletes the file before recording into it.
+(Now that I write this, it seems broken).
+
+You can fiddle with many of the codec choices and encoding parameters, and
+there are a bunch more parameters that you cannot control. Post a message
+to the mailing list if there are some 'must have' parameters. Look in
+ffserver.conf for a list of the currently available controls.
+
+It will automatically generate the ASX or RAM files that are often used
+in browsers. These files are actually redirections to the underlying ASF
+or RM file. The reason for this is that the browser often fetches the
+entire file before starting up the external viewer. The redirection files
+are very small and can be transferred quickly. [The stream itself is
+often 'infinite' and thus the browser tries to download it and never
+finishes.]
+
+@section Tips
+
+* When you connect to a live stream, most players (WMP, RA, etc) want to
+buffer a certain number of seconds of material so that they can display the
+signal continuously. However, ffserver (by default) starts sending data
+in realtime. This means that there is a pause of a few seconds while the
+buffering is being done by the player. The good news is that this can be
+cured by adding a '?buffer=5' to the end of the URL. This means that the
+stream should start 5 seconds in the past -- and so the first 5 seconds
+of the stream are sent as fast as the network will allow. It will then
+slow down to real time. This noticeably improves the startup experience.
+
+You can also add a 'Preroll 15' statement into the ffserver.conf that will
+add the 15 second prebuffering on all requests that do not otherwise
+specify a time. In addition, ffserver will skip frames until a key_frame
+is found. This further reduces the startup delay by not transferring data
+that will be discarded.
+
+@section Why does the ?buffer / Preroll stop working after a time?
+
+It turns out that (on my machine at least) the number of frames successfully
+grabbed is marginally less than the number that ought to be grabbed. This
+means that the timestamp in the encoded data stream gets behind realtime.
+This means that if you say 'Preroll 10', then when the stream gets 10
+or more seconds behind, there is no Preroll left.
+
+Fixing this requires a change in the internals of how timestamps are
+handled.
+
+@section Does the @code{?date=} stuff work.
+
+Yes (subject to the limitation outlined above). Also note that whenever you
+start ffserver, it deletes the ffm file (if any parameters have changed),
+thus wiping out what you had recorded before.
+
+The format of the @code{?date=xxxxxx} is fairly flexible. You should use one
+of the following formats (the 'T' is literal):
+
+@example
+* YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS (localtime)
+* YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ (UTC)
+@end example
+
+You can omit the YYYY-MM-DD, and then it refers to the current day. However
+note that @samp{?date=16:00:00} refers to 16:00 on the current day -- this
+may be in the future and so is unlikely to be useful.
+
+You use this by adding the ?date= to the end of the URL for the stream.
+For example: @samp{http://localhost:8080/test.asf?date=2002-07-26T23:05:00}.
+@c man end
+
+@chapter Options
+@c man begin OPTIONS
+
+@include fftools-common-opts.texi
+
+@section Main options
+
+@table @option
+@item -f @var{configfile}
+Read configuration file @file{configfile}. If not specified it will
+read by default from @file{/etc/ffserver.conf}.
+
+@item -n
+Enable no-launch mode. This option disables all the @code{Launch}
+directives within the various @code{<Feed>} sections. Since
+@command{ffserver} will not launch any @command{ffmpeg} instances, you
+will have to launch them manually.
+
+@item -d
+Enable debug mode. This option increases log verbosity, and directs
+log messages to stdout. When specified, the @option{CustomLog} option
+is ignored.
+@end table
+
+@chapter Configuration file syntax
+
+@command{ffserver} reads a configuration file containing global
+options and settings for each stream and feed.
+
+The configuration file consists of global options and dedicated
+sections, which must be introduced by "<@var{SECTION_NAME}
+@var{ARGS}>" on a separate line and must be terminated by a line in
+the form "</@var{SECTION_NAME}>". @var{ARGS} is optional.
+
+Currently the following sections are recognized: @samp{Feed},
+@samp{Stream}, @samp{Redirect}.
+
+A line starting with @code{#} is ignored and treated as a comment.
+
+Name of options and sections are case-insensitive.
+
+@section ACL syntax
+An ACL (Access Control List) specifies the address which are allowed
+to access a given stream, or to write a given feed.
+
+It accepts the folling forms
+@itemize
+@item
+Allow/deny access to @var{address}.
+@example
+ACL ALLOW <address>
+ACL DENY <address>
+@end example
+
+@item
+Allow/deny access to ranges of addresses from @var{first_address} to
+@var{last_address}.
+@example
+ACL ALLOW <first_address> <last_address>
+ACL DENY <first_address> <last_address>
+@end example
+@end itemize
+
+You can repeat the ACL allow/deny as often as you like. It is on a per
+stream basis. The first match defines the action. If there are no matches,
+then the default is the inverse of the last ACL statement.
+
+Thus 'ACL allow localhost' only allows access from localhost.
+'ACL deny 1.0.0.0 1.255.255.255' would deny the whole of network 1 and
+allow everybody else.
+
+@section Global options
+@table @option
+@item HTTPPort @var{port_number}
+@item Port @var{port_number}
+@item RTSPPort @var{port_number}
+
+@var{HTTPPort} sets the HTTP server listening TCP port number,
+@var{RTSPPort} sets the RTSP server listening TCP port number.
+
+@var{Port} is the equivalent of @var{HTTPPort} and is deprecated.
+
+You must select a different port from your standard HTTP web server if
+it is running on the same computer.
+
+If not specified, no corresponding server will be created.
+
+@item HTTPBindAddress @var{ip_address}
+@item BindAddress @var{ip_address}
+@item RTSPBindAddress @var{ip_address}
+Set address on which the HTTP/RTSP server is bound. Only useful if you
+have several network interfaces.
+
+@var{BindAddress} is the equivalent of @var{HTTPBindAddress} and is
+deprecated.
+
+@item MaxHTTPConnections @var{n}
+Set number of simultaneous HTTP connections that can be handled. It
+has to be defined @emph{before} the @option{MaxClients} parameter,
+since it defines the @option{MaxClients} maximum limit.
+
+Default value is 2000.
+
+@item MaxClients @var{n}
+Set number of simultaneous requests that can be handled. Since
+@command{ffserver} is very fast, it is more likely that you will want
+to leave this high and use @option{MaxBandwidth}.
+
+Default value is 5.
+
+@item MaxBandwidth @var{kbps}
+Set the maximum amount of kbit/sec that you are prepared to consume
+when streaming to clients.
+
+Default value is 1000.
+
+@item CustomLog @var{filename}
+Set access log file (uses standard Apache log file format). '-' is the
+standard output.
+
+If not specified @command{ffserver} will produce no log.
+
+In case the commandline option @option{-d} is specified this option is
+ignored, and the log is written to standard output.
+
+@item NoDaemon
+Set no-daemon mode. This option is currently ignored since now
+@command{ffserver} will always work in no-daemon mode, and is
+deprecated.
+
+@item UseDefaults
+@item NoDefaults
+Control whether default codec options are used for the all streams or not.
+Each stream may overwrite this setting for its own. Default is @var{UseDefaults}.
+The lastest occurrence overrides previous if multiple definitions.
+@end table
+
+@section Feed section
+
+A Feed section defines a feed provided to @command{ffserver}.
+
+Each live feed contains one video and/or audio sequence coming from an
+@command{ffmpeg} encoder or another @command{ffserver}. This sequence
+may be encoded simultaneously with several codecs at several
+resolutions.
+
+A feed instance specification is introduced by a line in the form:
+@example
+<Feed FEED_FILENAME>
+@end example
+
+where @var{FEED_FILENAME} specifies the unique name of the FFM stream.
+
+The following options are recognized within a Feed section.
+
+@table @option
+@item File @var{filename}
+@item ReadOnlyFile @var{filename}
+Set the path where the feed file is stored on disk.
+
+If not specified, the @file{/tmp/FEED.ffm} is assumed, where
+@var{FEED} is the feed name.
+
+If @option{ReadOnlyFile} is used the file is marked as read-only and
+it will not be deleted or updated.
+
+@item Truncate
+Truncate the feed file, rather than appending to it. By default
+@command{ffserver} will append data to the file, until the maximum
+file size value is reached (see @option{FileMaxSize} option).
+
+@item FileMaxSize @var{size}
+Set maximum size of the feed file in bytes. 0 means unlimited. The
+postfixes @code{K} (2^10), @code{M} (2^20), and @code{G} (2^30) are
+recognized.
+
+Default value is 5M.
+
+@item Launch @var{args}
+Launch an @command{ffmpeg} command when creating @command{ffserver}.
+
+@var{args} must be a sequence of arguments to be provided to an
+@command{ffmpeg} instance. The first provided argument is ignored, and
+it is replaced by a path with the same dirname of the @command{ffserver}
+instance, followed by the remaining argument and terminated with a
+path corresponding to the feed.
+
+When the launched process exits, @command{ffserver} will launch
+another program instance.
+
+In case you need a more complex @command{ffmpeg} configuration,
+e.g. if you need to generate multiple FFM feeds with a single
+@command{ffmpeg} instance, you should launch @command{ffmpeg} by hand.
+
+This option is ignored in case the commandline option @option{-n} is
+specified.
+
+@item ACL @var{spec}
+Specify the list of IP address which are allowed or denied to write
+the feed. Multiple ACL options can be specified.
+@end table
+
+@section Stream section
+
+A Stream section defines a stream provided by @command{ffserver}, and
+identified by a single name.
+
+The stream is sent when answering a request containing the stream
+name.
+
+A stream section must be introduced by the line:
+@example
+<Stream STREAM_NAME>
+@end example
+
+where @var{STREAM_NAME} specifies the unique name of the stream.
+
+The following options are recognized within a Stream section.
+
+Encoding options are marked with the @emph{encoding} tag, and they are
+used to set the encoding parameters, and are mapped to libavcodec
+encoding options. Not all encoding options are supported, in
+particular it is not possible to set encoder private options. In order
+to override the encoding options specified by @command{ffserver}, you
+can use the @command{ffmpeg} @option{override_ffserver} commandline
+option.
+
+Only one of the @option{Feed} and @option{File} options should be set.
+
+@table @option
+@item Feed @var{feed_name}
+Set the input feed. @var{feed_name} must correspond to an existing
+feed defined in a @code{Feed} section.
+
+When this option is set, encoding options are used to setup the
+encoding operated by the remote @command{ffmpeg} process.
+
+@item File @var{filename}
+Set the filename of the pre-recorded input file to stream.
+
+When this option is set, encoding options are ignored and the input
+file content is re-streamed as is.
+
+@item Format @var{format_name}
+Set the format of the output stream.
+
+Must be the name of a format recognized by FFmpeg. If set to
+@samp{status}, it is treated as a status stream.
+
+@item InputFormat @var{format_name}
+Set input format. If not specified, it is automatically guessed.
+
+@item Preroll @var{n}
+Set this to the number of seconds backwards in time to start. Note that
+most players will buffer 5-10 seconds of video, and also you need to allow
+for a keyframe to appear in the data stream.
+
+Default value is 0.
+
+@item StartSendOnKey
+Do not send stream until it gets the first key frame. By default
+@command{ffserver} will send data immediately.
+
+@item MaxTime @var{n}
+Set the number of seconds to run. This value set the maximum duration
+of the stream a client will be able to receive.
+
+A value of 0 means that no limit is set on the stream duration.
+
+@item ACL @var{spec}
+Set ACL for the stream.
+
+@item DynamicACL @var{spec}
+
+@item RTSPOption @var{option}
+
+@item MulticastAddress @var{address}
+
+@item MulticastPort @var{port}
+
+@item MulticastTTL @var{integer}
+
+@item NoLoop
+
+@item FaviconURL @var{url}
+Set favicon (favourite icon) for the server status page. It is ignored
+for regular streams.
+
+@item Author @var{value}
+@item Comment @var{value}
+@item Copyright @var{value}
+@item Title @var{value}
+Set metadata corresponding to the option. All these options are
+deprecated in favor of @option{Metadata}.
+
+@item Metadata @var{key} @var{value}
+Set metadata value on the output stream.
+
+@item UseDefaults
+@item NoDefaults
+Control whether default codec options are used for the stream or not.
+Default is @var{UseDefaults} unless disabled globally.
+
+@item NoAudio
+@item NoVideo
+Suppress audio/video.
+
+@item AudioCodec @var{codec_name} (@emph{encoding,audio})
+Set audio codec.
+
+@item AudioBitRate @var{rate} (@emph{encoding,audio})
+Set bitrate for the audio stream in kbits per second.
+
+@item AudioChannels @var{n} (@emph{encoding,audio})
+Set number of audio channels.
+
+@item AudioSampleRate @var{n} (@emph{encoding,audio})
+Set sampling frequency for audio. When using low bitrates, you should
+lower this frequency to 22050 or 11025. The supported frequencies
+depend on the selected audio codec.
+
+@item AVOptionAudio [@var{codec}:]@var{option} @var{value} (@emph{encoding,audio})
+Set generic or private option for audio stream.
+Private option must be prefixed with codec name or codec must be defined before.
+
+@item AVPresetAudio @var{preset} (@emph{encoding,audio})
+Set preset for audio stream.
+
+@item VideoCodec @var{codec_name} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set video codec.
+
+@item VideoBitRate @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set bitrate for the video stream in kbits per second.
+
+@item VideoBitRateRange @var{range} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set video bitrate range.
+
+A range must be specified in the form @var{minrate}-@var{maxrate}, and
+specifies the @option{minrate} and @option{maxrate} encoding options
+expressed in kbits per second.
+
+@item VideoBitRateRangeTolerance @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set video bitrate tolerance in kbits per second.
+
+@item PixelFormat @var{pixel_format} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set video pixel format.
+
+@item Debug @var{integer} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set video @option{debug} encoding option.
+
+@item Strict @var{integer} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set video @option{strict} encoding option.
+
+@item VideoBufferSize @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set ratecontrol buffer size, expressed in KB.
+
+@item VideoFrameRate @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set number of video frames per second.
+
+@item VideoSize (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set size of the video frame, must be an abbreviation or in the form
+@var{W}x@var{H}. See @ref{video size syntax,,the Video size section
+in the ffmpeg-utils(1) manual,ffmpeg-utils}.
+
+Default value is @code{160x128}.
+
+@item VideoIntraOnly (@emph{encoding,video})
+Transmit only intra frames (useful for low bitrates, but kills frame rate).
+
+@item VideoGopSize @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video})
+If non-intra only, an intra frame is transmitted every VideoGopSize
+frames. Video synchronization can only begin at an intra frame.
+
+@item VideoTag @var{tag} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set video tag.
+
+@item VideoHighQuality (@emph{encoding,video})
+@item Video4MotionVector (@emph{encoding,video})
+
+@item BitExact (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set bitexact encoding flag.
+
+@item IdctSimple (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set simple IDCT algorithm.
+
+@item Qscale @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Enable constant quality encoding, and set video qscale (quantization
+scale) value, expressed in @var{n} QP units.
+
+@item VideoQMin @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video})
+@item VideoQMax @var{n} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set video qmin/qmax.
+
+@item VideoQDiff @var{integer} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set video @option{qdiff} encoding option.
+
+@item LumiMask @var{float} (@emph{encoding,video})
+@item DarkMask @var{float} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set @option{lumi_mask}/@option{dark_mask} encoding options.
+
+@item AVOptionVideo [@var{codec}:]@var{option} @var{value} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set generic or private option for video stream.
+Private option must be prefixed with codec name or codec must be defined before.
+
+@item AVPresetVideo @var{preset} (@emph{encoding,video})
+Set preset for video stream.
+
+@var{preset} must be the path of a preset file.
+@end table
+
+@subsection Server status stream
+
+A server status stream is a special stream which is used to show
+statistics about the @command{ffserver} operations.
+
+It must be specified setting the option @option{Format} to
+@samp{status}.
+
+@section Redirect section
+
+A redirect section specifies where to redirect the requested URL to
+another page.
+
+A redirect section must be introduced by the line:
+@example
+<Redirect NAME>
+@end example
+
+where @var{NAME} is the name of the page which should be redirected.
+
+It only accepts the option @option{URL}, which specify the redirection
+URL.
+
+@chapter Stream examples
+
+@itemize
+@item
+Multipart JPEG
+@example
+<Stream test.mjpg>
+Feed feed1.ffm
+Format mpjpeg
+VideoFrameRate 2
+VideoIntraOnly
+NoAudio
+Strict -1
+</Stream>
+@end example
+
+@item
+Single JPEG
+@example
+<Stream test.jpg>
+Feed feed1.ffm
+Format jpeg
+VideoFrameRate 2
+VideoIntraOnly
+VideoSize 352x240
+NoAudio
+Strict -1
+</Stream>
+@end example
+
+@item
+Flash
+@example
+<Stream test.swf>
+Feed feed1.ffm
+Format swf
+VideoFrameRate 2
+VideoIntraOnly
+NoAudio
+</Stream>
+@end example
+
+@item
+ASF compatible
+@example
+<Stream test.asf>
+Feed feed1.ffm
+Format asf
+VideoFrameRate 15
+VideoSize 352x240
+VideoBitRate 256
+VideoBufferSize 40
+VideoGopSize 30
+AudioBitRate 64
+StartSendOnKey
+</Stream>
+@end example
+
+@item
+MP3 audio
+@example
+<Stream test.mp3>
+Feed feed1.ffm
+Format mp2
+AudioCodec mp3
+AudioBitRate 64
+AudioChannels 1
+AudioSampleRate 44100
+NoVideo
+</Stream>
+@end example
+
+@item
+Ogg Vorbis audio
+@example
+<Stream test.ogg>
+Feed feed1.ffm
+Metadata title "Stream title"
+AudioBitRate 64
+AudioChannels 2
+AudioSampleRate 44100
+NoVideo
+</Stream>
+@end example
+
+@item
+Real with audio only at 32 kbits
+@example
+<Stream test.ra>
+Feed feed1.ffm
+Format rm
+AudioBitRate 32
+NoVideo
+</Stream>
+@end example
+
+@item
+Real with audio and video at 64 kbits
+@example
+<Stream test.rm>
+Feed feed1.ffm
+Format rm
+AudioBitRate 32
+VideoBitRate 128
+VideoFrameRate 25
+VideoGopSize 25
+</Stream>
+@end example
+
+@item
+For stream coming from a file: you only need to set the input filename
+and optionally a new format.
+
+@example
+<Stream file.rm>
+File "/usr/local/httpd/htdocs/tlive.rm"
+NoAudio
+</Stream>
+@end example
+
+@example
+<Stream file.asf>
+File "/usr/local/httpd/htdocs/test.asf"
+NoAudio
+Metadata author "Me"
+Metadata copyright "Super MegaCorp"
+Metadata title "Test stream from disk"
+Metadata comment "Test comment"
+</Stream>
+@end example
+@end itemize
+
+@c man end
+
+@include config.texi
+@ifset config-all
+@ifset config-avutil
+@include utils.texi
+@end ifset
+@ifset config-avcodec
+@include codecs.texi
+@include bitstream_filters.texi
+@end ifset
+@ifset config-avformat
+@include formats.texi
+@include protocols.texi
+@end ifset
+@ifset config-avdevice
+@include devices.texi
+@end ifset
+@ifset config-swresample
+@include resampler.texi
+@end ifset
+@ifset config-swscale
+@include scaler.texi
+@end ifset
+@ifset config-avfilter
+@include filters.texi
+@end ifset
+@end ifset
+
+@chapter See Also
+
+@ifhtml
+@ifset config-all
+@url{ffserver.html,ffserver},
+@end ifset
+@ifset config-not-all
+@url{ffserver-all.html,ffserver-all},
+@end ifset
+the @file{doc/ffserver.conf} example,
+@url{ffmpeg.html,ffmpeg}, @url{ffplay.html,ffplay}, @url{ffprobe.html,ffprobe},
+@url{ffmpeg-utils.html,ffmpeg-utils},
+@url{ffmpeg-scaler.html,ffmpeg-scaler},
+@url{ffmpeg-resampler.html,ffmpeg-resampler},
+@url{ffmpeg-codecs.html,ffmpeg-codecs},
+@url{ffmpeg-bitstream-filters.html,ffmpeg-bitstream-filters},
+@url{ffmpeg-formats.html,ffmpeg-formats},
+@url{ffmpeg-devices.html,ffmpeg-devices},
+@url{ffmpeg-protocols.html,ffmpeg-protocols},
+@url{ffmpeg-filters.html,ffmpeg-filters}
+@end ifhtml
+
+@ifnothtml
+@ifset config-all
+ffserver(1),
+@end ifset
+@ifset config-not-all
+ffserver-all(1),
+@end ifset
+the @file{doc/ffserver.conf} example, ffmpeg(1), ffplay(1), ffprobe(1),
+ffmpeg-utils(1), ffmpeg-scaler(1), ffmpeg-resampler(1),
+ffmpeg-codecs(1), ffmpeg-bitstream-filters(1), ffmpeg-formats(1),
+ffmpeg-devices(1), ffmpeg-protocols(1), ffmpeg-filters(1)
+@end ifnothtml
+
+@include authors.texi
+
+@ignore
+
+@setfilename ffserver
+@settitle ffserver video server
+
+@end ignore
+
+@bye