James Hush jamsea

RTSP/HEVC Ingest Debugging — Handoff for Scout

Situation

End customer's video feed plays cleanly in VLC.
Same RTSP URL fed into Scout's Media Server pipeline produces visible video artifacts.
Source chain: IP camera → exacqVision NVR → RTSP republish → Scout's Media Server.
Stream is HEVC, 2048x1536, 10 fps, yuvj420p, advertised SDP title H265, streamed by rtspserverpi, RTSP path /3480576.
Diagnostic was run on Scout's own machine: C:\Program Files\RunScoutAI\Media Server\ffmpeg.exe (ffmpeg 8.0-essentials build).
Artifact pattern is identical over both -rtsp_transport tcp and -rtsp_transport udp. Network packet loss is therefore not the root cause.

Pipecat Outbound Calling Voice Agent — Setup Guide

You are helping a non-engineer (but computer-savvy) user get a working outbound phone-calling voice agent running with Pipecat and Daily PSTN. Be friendly, patient, and explain every step clearly. Don't assume they know git workflows, Python packaging, or API key management. When something fails, help them debug it step by step.

Phase 0 — Prerequisites Check

Before doing anything else, verify the user has these installed. If anything is missing, walk them through installing it:

	#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run
	"""Fetch IP addresses from Daily.co IP info API by region.

	This script fetches host information from the Daily.co IP info API and filters
	for hosts in the 'iad' region. It tracks changes by storing the lastUpdated
	timestamp and prints "NEW LIST" when updates are detected.

	Usage:
	./regions.py

	#
	# Copyright (c) 2025, Daily
	#
	# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
	#

	import asyncio
	import os

	import sentry_sdk

	#
	# Copyright (c) 2024–2025, Daily
	#
	# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
	#

	import argparse
	import asyncio
	import collections
	import json

	token_params = DailyMeetingTokenParams(
	properties=DailyMeetingTokenProperties(
	room_name="YOUR_ROOM_NAME",
	enable_recording="cloud",
	start_cloud_recording=True
	)
	)
	token = await helper.get_token(
	room_url="https://your-domain.daily.co/YOUR_ROOM_NAME",
	params=token_params

	class CustomLLMService(AIService):
	def __init__(self, backend: BackendBase):
	super().__init__()
	self.backend = backend

	def create_context_aggregator(
	self,
	context: OpenAILLMContext,
	*,
	user_params: LLMUserAggregatorParams = LLMUserAggregatorParams(),

	import os
	import threading
	import time

	import requests
	from daily import CallClient, Daily, EventHandler

	# Get DAILY_API_KEY from the environment
	DAILY_API_KEY = os.getenv("DAILY_API_KEY")
	if not DAILY_API_KEY:

	import * as React from "react";
	import { Box, Video } from "#vcs-react/components";
	import { useGrid } from "#vcs-react/hooks";
	import * as layoutFuncs from "../layouts.js";
	import VideoSingle from "./VideoSingle.js";
	import decorateVideoSplitItem from "./overrides/decorateVideoSplitItem.js";
	import { PositionCorner } from "../constants.js";

	import { debug } from "#vcs-stdlib/components";
	import { RoomContext } from "#vcs-react/contexts";

	import * as React from 'react';
	import { Box, Video } from '#vcs-react/components';
	import { useGrid } from '#vcs-react/hooks';
	import * as layoutFuncs from '../layouts.js';
	import VideoSingle from './VideoSingle.js';
	import decorateVideoSplitItem from './overrides/decorateVideoSplitItem.js';
	import { PositionCorner } from '../constants.js';

	export default function AugmentedSplit(props) {
	const { participantDescs = [] } = props;