static video to realtime live stream to twitch with ffmpeg - quick n dirty

static-video-live-stream-twitch-ffmpeg.sh

# Quick and dirty script for streaming a video file to Twitch (as if it were live)
# Requirements: ffmpeg (http://www.ffmpeg.org)

# Copy-paste the function and call it in your command line
# Or add the function to ~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc, ..etc.

# Usage:
# twitch STREAM_KEY FILEPATH

# Example:
# twitch live_122343457_TxVALrandomstuffA1ADt /Users/woudsma/Music/streams/recording.mp4

twitch() {
    echo "Usage: twitch STREAM_KEY FILEPATH"
    STREAM_KEY="$1"
    SERVER="live-ams" # twitch server in frankfurt, see http://bashtech.net/twitch/ingest.php for list

    ffmpeg -re -i "$2" \
      -vcodec copy \
      -acodec libmp3lame -ar 44100 -threads 2 -b:a 128k -bufsize 2048k \
      -f flv "rtmp://$SERVER.twitch.tv/app/$STREAM_KEY"
 }