diff --git a/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h b/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
index e0a5c2019e..7ca027d913 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ typedef struct switch_mm_s {
 	switch_video_profile_t vprofile;
 	switch_video_encode_speed_t vencspd;
 	uint8_t try_hardware_encoder;
+	int scale_w;
+	int scale_h;
+	switch_img_fmt_t fmt;
+	char *auth_username;
+	char *auth_password;
 } switch_mm_t;
 
 /*! an abstract representation of a file handle (some parameters based on compat with libsndfile) */
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c
index b944625b14..4b928019ac 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_av/avformat.c
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(record_av_function)
 		char codec_str[256];
 		const AVCodecDescriptor *desc;
 
-		if (!strncmp(data, "rtmp://", 7)) {
+		if (!strncmp(data, "rtmp://", 7) || !strncmp(data, "rtsp://", 7)) {
 			fmt->video_codec = AV_CODEC_ID_H264;
 			fmt->audio_codec = AV_CODEC_ID_AAC;
 		}
@@ -1694,9 +1694,20 @@ static switch_status_t av_file_open(switch_file_handle_t *handle, const char *pa
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	} else if (handle->stream_name && (!strcasecmp(handle->stream_name, "rtmp") || !strcasecmp(handle->stream_name, "youtube"))) {
 		format = "flv";
-		switch_snprintf(file, sizeof(file), "rtmp://%s", path);
+
+		// meh really silly format for the user / pass libav.....
+		if (handle->mm.auth_username && handle->mm.auth_password) { 
+			switch_snprintf(file, sizeof(file), "rtmp://%s pubUser=%s pubPasswd=%s flashver=FMLE/3.0", path, handle->mm.auth_username, handle->mm.auth_password);
+		} else {
+			switch_snprintf(file, sizeof(file), "rtmp://%s", path);
+		}
+
+	} else if (handle->stream_name && !strcasecmp(handle->stream_name, "rtsp")) {
+		format = "rtsp";
+		switch_snprintf(file, sizeof(file), "rtsp://%s", path);
 	}
 
+
 	ext++;
 
 	if ((context = (av_file_context_t *)switch_core_alloc(handle->memory_pool, sizeof(av_file_context_t))) == 0) {
@@ -1783,7 +1794,7 @@ static switch_status_t av_file_open(switch_file_handle_t *handle, const char *pa
 	if (fmt->video_codec != AV_CODEC_ID_NONE) {
 		const AVCodecDescriptor *desc;
 
-		if ((handle->stream_name && (!strcasecmp(handle->stream_name, "rtmp") || !strcasecmp(handle->stream_name, "youtube")))) {
+		if ((handle->stream_name && (!strcasecmp(handle->stream_name, "rtmp") || !strcasecmp(handle->stream_name, "rtsp") || !strcasecmp(handle->stream_name, "youtube")))) {
 
 			if (fmt->video_codec != AV_CODEC_ID_H264 ) {
 				fmt->video_codec = AV_CODEC_ID_H264; // force H264
@@ -2525,6 +2536,7 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_avformat_load)
 
 	supported_formats[i++] = "av";
 	supported_formats[i++] = "rtmp";
+	supported_formats[i++] = "rtsp";
 	supported_formats[i++] = "mp4";
 	supported_formats[i++] = "m4a";
 	supported_formats[i++] = "mov";
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_av/mod_av.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_av/mod_av.c
index 3d3bd8282a..141fcdc394 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_av/mod_av.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_av/mod_av.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int mod_av_lockmgr_cb(void **m, enum AVLockOp op)
 static void log_callback(void *ptr, int level, const char *fmt, va_list vl)
 {
 	switch_log_level_t switch_level = SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG;
-
+	return;
 	/* naggy messages */
 	if (level == AV_LOG_DEBUG || level == AV_LOG_WARNING) return;
 
diff --git a/src/switch_core_file.c b/src/switch_core_file.c
index 46ee5390b9..aff9442d78 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_file.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_file.c
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_perform_file_open(const char *file,
 			fh->mm.try_hardware_encoder = switch_true(val);
 		}
 
+		if ((val = switch_event_get_header(fh->params, "auth_username"))) {
+			fh->mm.auth_username = switch_core_strdup(fh->memory_pool, val);
+		}
+
+		if ((val = switch_event_get_header(fh->params, "auth_password"))) {
+			fh->mm.auth_password = switch_core_strdup(fh->memory_pool, val);
+		}
+
 		if ((val = switch_event_get_header(fh->params, "fps"))) {
 			float ftmp = atof(val);
 			if (ftmp > 0.0f) {