---
name: "srt-live-transmit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "srt-tools"
version: "1.5.4-1+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/srt-live-transmit"
---

# srt-live-transmit(1)

SRT sample application to transmit live streaming

## NAME

srt-live-transmit - SRT sample application to transmit live streaming

## SYNOPSIS

**srt-live-transmit** \[*options*\] *\<input-uri\> \<output-uri\>*

## DESCRIPTION

SRT sample application to transmit live streaming. Built with SRT Library version: 1.5.4 SRT Library version: 1.5.4, clock type: GETTIME\_MONOTONIC

**-t**, **-timeout**, **-to**:\<timeout=0\>   - exit timer in seconds

**-timeout-mode**, **-tm**:\<mode=0\>     - timeout mode (0 - since app start; 1 - like 0, but cancel on connect

**-a**, **-auto**, **-autoreconnect**:\<enabled=yes\> - auto-reconnect mode {yes, no}

**-c**, **-chunk**:\<chunk=1456\> - max size of data read in one step, that can fit one SRT packet

**-bandwidth-report**, **-bitrate-report**, **-bwreport**, **-r**, **-report**:\<every\_n\_packets=0\>  - bandwidth report frequency

**-sourcetime**, **-srctime**, **-st**:\<enabled=yes\>        - Pass packet time from source to SRT output {yes, no}

**-buffering**:\<packets=n\>  - Buffer up to n incoming packets

**-s**, **-stats**, **-stats-report-frequency**:\<every\_n\_packets=0\> - frequency of status report

**-statsout**:\<filename\>    - output stats to file

**-pf**, **-statspf**:\<format=default\>  - stats printing format {json, csv, default}

**-f**, **-fullstats**  - full counters in stats-report (prints total statistics)

**-ll**, **-loglevel**:\<level=warn\>     - log level {fatal,error,warn,note,info,debug}

**-lfa**, **-logfa**:\<fas\>      - log functional area (see '-h logging' for more info)

**-logfile**:\<filename=\>    - write logs to file

**-q**, **-quiet**      - quiet mode (default off)

**-v**, **-verbose**    - verbose mode (default off)

**-h**,-help - show this help (use '-h logging' for logging system)

**-version** - print SRT library version

- \<input-uri\>

  \- URI specifying a medium to read from

-

  \<output-uri\> - URI specifying a medium to write to

URI syntax: SCHEME://HOST:PORT/PATH?PARAM1=VALUE&PARAM2=VALUE... Supported schemes:

-

  srt: use HOST, PORT, and PARAM for setting socket options udp: use HOST, PORT and PARAM for some UDP specific settings file: only as file://con for using stdin or stdout