FFmpeg 24/7 RTSP Recording & Hourly MP4 File Segmentation
Build a continuous 24/7 CCTV DVR recording pipeline that splits RTSP video into clean 60-minute MP4 files.
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#1Segmented FFmpeg Recording Command
Use the segment muxer with strftime to name output files with the current date and time:
ffmpeg -rtsp_transport tcp -i "rtsp://rtsplink.com/live/test?token=demo" \
-c copy -f segment -segment_time 3600 -segment_format mp4 \
-reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 \
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