FFMPEG transcoding a scrambled channel ( BIG PROBLEM )

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Hi,

I have been using tvheadend for a while now to grab a multicast and transcode with ffmpeg and works perfect.

Now there are 2 problem with the scrambled channel transcoding first problem i do not care much about but the second is a very big problem.

Now my installation is running oscam and working like a charm with VLC on scrambled channels but only when you play the service of the channel and not the multicast but i do not mind this at all now lets move on to the bigger problem.

When i grab a scrambled channel with ffmpeg not the multicast but the channel service itself it works perfect and starts transcoding no problem. Now it runs for bit then when key is updated for the scrambled channel ffmpeg pukes out Matroska Unkown Entry and ffmpeg dies.

I believe this is a very big problem that no one has addressed. I would like some feedback about this topic from you guys if there is a work around as of now im just running bash script to catch the error and restart the stream. but this is unprofessional and very dirty.

Looking forward for your feedback about this topic.

Thank you

dreamming dreamming

Hello, I am currently doing this in a laboratory for academic purposes only, look for a system on the internet called Xtream-Codes 1.60, install it, it comes with all the php interface that commands ffmpeg to not fall, the system itself will go down, then after installing the software look for ffmpeg command, and enter the desired command line I don't think you want to compress the channel then you will use the following line -c -a: copy -c copy -f mpegts udp: //224.12.120.208 : 1234? Pkt_size = 1316, "pkt_size = 1316" is to send the stream to certain types of equipment you will need or not, in any case just remove it.

Saen Acro

Why not use "tomcast"
easyest way to use multicast from tvh for moment.