How to stream h264 with ffmpeg from an Axis P3343

Reference

FFmpeg x264 encoding guide

x264 Preset Files

If you build ffmpeg from scratch, then the preset files are by default located in /usr/local/share/ffmpeg

Variable Bit Rate

Camera Settings:

ffmpeg command: two-pass vbr: ffmpeg -t 00:00:30 -f rtsp -i rtsp://172.16.2.100:554/axis-media/media.amp -an -pass 1 -vcodec libx264 -vpre slow_firstpass -b 180000 -bt 180000 -threads 0 -y outfile.mp4

Constant Bit Rate

Camera Settings:

ffmpeg command: ffmpeg -t 00:00:30 -f rtsp -i rtsp://172.16.2.100:554/axis-media/media.amp -vcodec libx264 -vpre medium -crf 20.0 -b 180000 -threads 0 -y outfile.mp4