Are these Streams the same? If not what is the functional difference?

[hagak]

I see in the docs examples of both ways but not sure what the functional difference is? I find the second one easier to read.

garage:
      - "ffmpeg:http:https://192.168.30.40/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_ext.bcs&user={FRIGATE_CAMERA_USER}&password={FRIGATE_CAMERA_PASSWORD}#video=copy#audio=copy#audio=opus"

garage:
      - http:https://192.168.30.40/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_ext.bcs&user={FRIGATE_CAMERA_USER}&password={FRIGATE_CAMERA_PASSWORD}
      - "ffmpeg:garage#video=copy#audio=copy#audio=opus"

[NickM-27]

You are referring to go2rtc. The first option uses ffmpeg to handle ALL of the streaming data, meanwhile the second option has go2rtc handle the main video & audio. The reason the former is recommended is because reolink cameras have issues in their http-flv implementation that go2rtc doesn't handle but ffmpeg is able to handle.