How to use ffmpeg to stream x11 via netcat?

Question

These are the commands I'm trying to use

Server side:

ffmpeg -f x11grab -video_size cif -framerate 25 -i :0.0+10,20 -f avi - | nc -l 1500

Client side:

nc <server ip> 1500 | mplayer -vo x11 -cache 3000 -

It seems to be streaming on the server side but client is not able to view the stream.

You should also include the complete console output for each command. — llogan, Feb 13 '14 at 18:34

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 28 '15 at 05:51

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I think you have the server and client confused; try on sending side:

ffmpeg -f x11grab -video_size cif -framerate 25 -i :0.0+10,20 -f avi - \
| nc <server ip> 1500

and on the receiving side:

nc -l 1500 | mplayer -vo x11 -cache 3000 -

answered Jan 28 '15 at 05:51

sdaau

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