Script to convert real time RTSP input into multiple files. FFMPEG needed. Useful for IP cameras

split_real_time_rtsp.sh

#!/bin/bash

print_help () {
  echo "-h|--host       HOST"
  echo "-p|--port       PORT"
  echo "--path          PATH"
  echo "-U|--user       USER"
  echo "-P|--password   PASSWORD"
  echo "t|--time        SPLIT INTERVAL"
  echo "      00:00:10  (10 seconds)"
  echo "             8  (8 seconds)"
  echo "-o|--output     FILE NAME"
}

OUT="output%03d.mov"

POSITIONAL=()
while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
  key="$1"

  case $key in
    -h|--host)
      CAM_HOST="$2"
      shift # past argument
      shift # past value
      ;;
    -p|--port)
      CAM_PORT="$2"
      shift # past argument
      shift # past value
      ;;
    --path)
      CAM_PATH="$2"
      shift # past argument
      shift # past value
      ;;
    -U|--user)
      CAM_USER="$2"
      shift # past argument
      shift # past value
      ;;
    -P|--password)
      CAM_PASSWORD="$2"
      shift # past argument
      shift # past value
      ;;
    -t|--time)
      SPLIT_TIME="$2"
      shift # past argument
      shift # past value
      ;;
    -o|--out|--output)
      OUT="$2"
      shift # past argument
      shift # past value
      ;;
    *)    # unknown option
      print_help
      exit 1
      ;;
  esac
done

URI="rtsp://$CAM_USER:$CAM_PASSWORD@$CAM_HOST:$CAM_PORT/$CAM_PATH"

echo "Compiled URI: $URI"

FFMPEG_CMD="ffmpeg -i $URI -c copy -map 0 -segment_time $SPLIT_TIME -reset_timestamps 1 -f segment $OUT"

echo "Executing $FFMPEG_CMD"

# sh $FFMPEG_CMD
ffmpeg -i $URI -c copy -map 0 -segment_time $SPLIT_TIME -reset_timestamps 1 -f segment $OUT