How to pass range header to RTSP playback?

[dzairgus]

Hi there,

I'm trying to get a playback RTSP stream for my camera, and I saw that in order to specify a start and end time you must pass an RTSP range header like so:
PLAY rtsp://myserver/axis-media/media.amp?recordingid=Rec.recordingid
Range: clock=Rec.starttime-Rec.stoptime
(https://www.axis.com/vapix-library/subjects/t10175981/section/t10004596/display?section=t10004596-t10004754)

However, I can't figure out how to easily pass RTSP headers be it in code (Python) or through a media player like VLC. Is there any way to pass this header to the URL directly or a package/application where I can customize the range header?

Thanks for your help!

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[vivekatoffice]

Hi @dzairgus ,

Please try following options:

OpenRTSP

You can use openRTSP library.

-U <initial-absolute-seek-time> | request that the server seek to the specified absolute time (format: "YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ" or "YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS.<frac>Z") before streaming
-E <absolute-seek-end-time> | request that the server end streaming at the specified absolute time (format: "YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ" or "YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS.<frac>Z") (used only with -U<initial-absolute-seek-time>

RtspClientSharp (C# RTSP Client for .NET)

RtspClientSharp

Check if the example code can be modified to pass the Range.

Axis SDKs

You can also check Axis Media SDKs for examples about Edge storage:
AXIS Media Control SDK
AXIS Media Parser SDK

NOTE: The AXIS Media Parser SDK also includes decoder components and these are provided for development purposes only. It is your own responsibility to obtain any third-party licenses required. Axis does not grant to you, under the SDK license agreement, any necessary patent rights with respect to audio and/or video encoders or decoders. More information is available in the license file for the SDK. Please read it carefully.

All the best for your project.