Livestreamer error and file name

[JulienLapointe3219]

Hi,

I made a batch file allowing the program livestreamer and VLC to automatically record the stream when a streamer is online. If he is not online the batch file repeat itself until the streamer is online.

My Code is:

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:start
livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/mrllamasc best -o "streams/mrllamasc.flv" -O --retry-streams 1 --retry-open 86400
goto start

If the streamer is or go online everything work well but if he doesn't go online after a while I have this error:


Also, If in my folder (streams in this exemple) I already have a file named mrllamasc.flv it doesn't record and ask me if I want to overwrite the file. I would want to tell to the program to change the file name if there is already a file with this name. Like putting a number after the name or the date.

Can someone help me please .

[foxidrive]

If the streamer is or go online everything work well but if he doesn't go online after a while I have this error:

Can someone help me please .

You haven't told us what error you are concerned about, and because there is no screenshot of a successful attempt we can't be sure of what is wrong.

[JulienLapointe3219]

When everything work there is 2 thing that can append:

1st: When the streamer is online and the program record the stream(When the program record I don't have any error).


2nd: The program wait for the streamer. This is when I have the problem but I dont have the error all the time.


When I have the error messages the program stop looking if there is a streamer so if the streamer go online the program will not record the stream. Maybe I can't do anything about those errors but I would at least want the program to restart and wait for the streamer again.


Now I have other kind of error:



About the name of the file problem that I have this is what I get.

[foxidrive]

One comment I would make is that retrying every one second is a load on the remote server that the admin will probably not appreciate.

You could add a 10 second delay and have the program try just once and exit - so your batch file can control the connection.

You will have to test this and see what the syntax for livestreamer is, to try once and exit.

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:start
livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/mrllamasc best -o "streams/mrllamasc.flv" -O 
timeout 10
goto start

[Squashman]

Hi,

I made a batch file allowing the program livestreamer and VLC to automatically record the stream when a streamer is online. If he is not online the batch file repeat itself until the streamer is online.

My Code is:

Code: Select all

:start
livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/mrllamasc best -o "streams/mrllamasc.flv" -O --retry-streams 1 --retry-open 86400
goto start

You are retrying every second, 86,400 times. I am sure the site loves that!!!
How about you change that around. Retry the stream every 60 seconds and maybe only 60 times.

[JulienLapointe3219]

I'm trying what foxidrive said and I didn't have any problem in 3 hours. If it is continue to work I will just need to find how to change the filename.


Ty for your help.

[Squashman]

Create a variable with the date and time in it and use that in your file name.

[JulienLapointe3219]

I just found something for the filename. Right now everything work.

:start
livestreamer http://www.twitch.tv/MrLlamaSC best -o "streams/MrLlamaSC--%date:~-4,4%.%date:~-10,2%.%date:~-7,2%--%time:~0,2%.%time:~3,2%.%time:~6,2%.flv" -O
timeout 10
goto start

Give a filename like this: MrLlamaSC--2015.24.06--14.44.36.flv

Ty for your help
Julien