Debugging RTSP Audio: Transcoding G.711 PCMU/PCMA to AAC
Fix silent video playback and unsupported audio codec errors when relaying CCTV audio to modern browsers.
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#1Transcoding Audio to AAC with FFmpeg
Transcode G.711 u-law / a-law into AAC for HTML5 browser compatibility:
ffmpeg -rtsp_transport tcp -i "rtsp://camera_ip:554/stream" \
-c:v copy -c:a aac -b:a 128k -ar 44100 \
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