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I need to be able to pick up the multicast stream, but I can't find a working URL syntax. I can get it via rtsp using something like: rtsp://user:pwd@ip:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0 so I have been trying variations on this theme: udp://user:pwd@224.1.2.4:40000/cam/realmonitor?channel=...

I should have mentioned I am not using iSpy. I was just using VLC to display the stream. Using a URL similar to what you listed, the camera reverted to mjpg stream and ignored my saved configuration. Using the URL format I listed used the save H.264 configuration, at least from VLC. I didn't mean to...

Jim, I feel your pain. I just got my first Amcrest camera and am having a hard time with these two. But it appears to me using the URL you tried switches the camera to mjpg stream regardless of the saved configuration. Instead, try this: rtsp://user:password@ip:port/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&sub...