How to stream from vlc

[dc11ab]

streaming-example.html is a playlistfile that you must create yourself. You browse to the directory where you have placed it, be it an internal hdd, usb-stick, NFS/SMB share - whatever - and make sure you are in "playlist mode" to see this file typ. (eg pressing blue button on remote control, can't remember from the top of my head, at least the color button to the furthest right )

Once you see it, you navigate to it and click enter, and you'll get your playlist on the screen; just like a web page with links. Simply navigate to the stream-link of your choice and away you go!

Hope this helps.

[antieshay]

dc11ab, thx!

Finally I am streaming something to PCH from my Vaio through VLC, but only Audio without Video.

My VLC streaming setting is :sout=#duplicate{dst=std{access=http,mux=ts,dst=192.168.1.44:8080}}

What is wrong?

Also a few other questions:
1. -v VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB
In VLC documentation, it uses -vvv. what is difference between -v and -vvv?
2. What does "VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB" mean? If my VAIO has c: and d: drives, how to access the media files in the c: or d: folders, using VLC command line?

[eliotw]

i always use the wizard (vlc gui) for streaming to my pch with ZERO command lines in windows.

i do this very simply by "file:open (whatever you're trying to open)". for example, i will show how i do a simple tv-card stream to PCH in realtime.

file: open capture device---

check your device is listed, than check advanced setting and make sure it will show you all the options for your card (tuner properties is what is should be called). make sure that's checked.

check stream/save and hit settings. check "http" and use port 1234, leave the address blank.

encapsulation should be TS, video codec mp1v, audio codec mpga. i use a bitrate around 1000 over my wireless with no problem.

click ok, go through the tv card settings, and then your pc should be set to stream.

create a html following jp1's instructions:

Code:

<br/>
<a href="http://192.168.53.67:1234" vod>Testing stream</a>
<br/>

http://192.168.53.67 is your local ip, 1234 is the port.

save this to a thumbdrive, load the html on pch via the "playlist" looking icon all the way on the right in your thumbdrive's screen. click "testing stream" and pch should play it with no problem.

[dc11ab]

antieshay Wrote:Also a few other questions:
1. -v VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB
In VLC documentation, it uses -vvv. what is difference between -v and -vvv?
2. What does "VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB" mean? If my VAIO has c: and d: drives, how to access the media files in the c: or d: folders, using VLC command line?

I'm not up to speed with VLC (once I got it to work I havn't touched it for a long while ) but regarding your question 2:
VIDEO_TS folder is the default DVD directory, where the file A/V files reside, such as VTS_01_1.VOB, which is probably the main movie file (Video OBject, a container with audio, video etc.) you are about to stream.
(Other VOB's may contain extra material, the intro scene in the DVD menu etc.)

From Wikipedia:
"If the VOB file extension is changed from .vob to an MPEG-2 type file extension such as .mpg or .mpeg, the file is still readable and continues to hold all information, although most MPEG-2-capable players don't support subtitle tracks."

[antieshay]

Just download a video from youtube. Playing in VLC locally is fine, but audio is lost when streaming to PCH.

General
Complete name : C:\Downloads\get_video
Format : Flash Video
File size : 8.96 MiB
Duration : 4mn 44s
Overal bit rate : 264 Kbps
Writing application : YouTube, Inc.
Tagging application : YouTube Metadata Injector.
flvsource : cdbp

Video
Format : H.263
Bit rate : 264 Kbps
Width : 320 pixels
Height : 240 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate mode : Variable

Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Layer 3
Duration : 4mn 44s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 64.0 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Sampling rate : 22.05 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Writing library : LAME3.97 (beta)?

Had tried many setting, video is good but audio is lost.

Any idea or suggestion?

[mathiaslindqvist]

can i use this feature if i want to see a sopcast stream on my tv ??

i use to watch hockey games , and these are broadcasted via sopcast ... i just start the sopcast client ...then open the internet stream, tells sopcast i want to use vlc as external player and then vlc open that stream for me and plays ...is there i chance of getting that stream in vlc to stream to popcorn ????

[dc11ab]

Yes, exactly as you say. Just make sure VLC outputs a format that is supported by the NMT device. Just google Sopcast +VLC +transcode and you'll find the info needed to set it up.

[hdforme]

(07-09-2008 05:21 AM)antieshay Wrote:  Just download a video from youtube. Playing in VLC locally is fine, but audio is lost when streaming to PCH.

General
Complete name : C:\Downloads\get_video
Format : Flash Video
File size : 8.96 MiB
Duration : 4mn 44s
Overal bit rate : 264 Kbps
Writing application : YouTube, Inc.
Tagging application : YouTube Metadata Injector.
flvsource : cdbp

Video
Format : H.263
Bit rate : 264 Kbps
Width : 320 pixels
Height : 240 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate mode : Variable

Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Layer 3
Duration : 4mn 44s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 64.0 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Sampling rate : 22.05 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Writing library : LAME3.97 (beta)?

Had tried many setting, video is good but audio is lost.

Any idea or suggestion?

I am not sure if the A-100 supports a 22kHz sample rate. You can try transcoding the audio with VLC to AC3 to see if that makes a difference.

[EuphoniC]

Found this small guide, very comprehensible.

http://anojrs.blogspot.com/2008/03/strea...obile.html

Quote:6. Select the enapsulation method supported by your other devices. I have chosen MPEG TS

7. In the transcoding section, select the video and audio codec that your device supports. I am choosing mp4v Bitrate 1024 kb/s, scale .5 Also select the desired audio codec and click ok.

Anyone know what to select here in order to work with the PCH?

[EuphoniC]

Watching SOPCast hockey streamed to the PCH via VLC now, man why haven't I bought a PCH ages ago???

[EuphoniC]

Whipped up a little batch script so I just need to start SOPCast by clicking on a link on (e.g.) MyP2P and then I just run the batch and start the stream on the PCH.

VLC stream for dummies .. like me, I like things overly clarified and nothing left to chance.

Save the following into whatever.bat:

VLC-STREAM.BAT

Code:

REM # Make sure this matches your installation, stream source and output path #
SET VLC_PATH=C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
SET SOURCE=http://127.0.0.1:8902
SET OUTPUT_PORT=1234

REM # No need to change what's below #

SET OUTPUT_OPTIONS=#transcode{vcodec=mp1v,vb=1024,scale=1,acodec=mpga,ab=192,channel​s=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:%OUTPUT_PORT%}}

%VLC_PATH% -vvv %SOURCE% --sout %OUTPUT_OPTIONS%

Create shortcut or run from the command prompt.

Of course you might have to edit at least VLC_PATH so that it points to your VLC installation.

Then use what was described earlier on your PCH.

VLC-STREAM.HTM

Code:

<br/>
<a href="http://192.168.1.3:1234" vod>SOPCast Stream</a>
<br/>

Note, it has to be HTM not HTML which I tried first. PCH doesn't list HTML files (?) Also need to change 192.168.1.3:1234 to IP to correspond to the IP address and port of the computer that's streaming the video feed.

Result =

[cpt_mocha]

I can't get Sopcast to stream to my A110. I tried all kinds of transcoding and encapsulation options in VLC. Sometimes I can get it to transmit one frozen frame and the audio and then the audio stops. Using mplayer to playback the VLC stream as a test works fine. Streaming local video files through VLC to the A110 also works no problem. Can anyone give me a hand? EuphoniC's method isn't working for me.

[camillo777]

Anyone having a working example of RTSP streaming HTML link?
I tried it but it does not even start buffering while http does it always.

Thanks!

Camillo

[wilvanwil]

man this can be frustrating, think I have everything in place to stream, but just can't get it to work... hope you can help me out with the last details....

I want sopcast to stream to my pch

my Ip address(run, cmd, ipconfig); 192.168.1.6

I got my pch-a110 connected to my pc with an ethernetcable, coping files in between is no problem... I copied the .htm file to my pch, this should be it right?:


SOPCast Stream



ok, on the ipconfig ipaddress for my pch 169.254.216.118

on my pch the ipaddress is 169.254.2.125

now I get lost a little bit..... ;-p

ok, I run sopcast, the stream is http://127.0.0.1:8902/stream


then I run VLC, I do media, stream, tab network, fill in the sopcast http stream(http://127.0.0.1:8902/stream), then
click on 'stream', then the 'stream output'window appears.

so what do I choose there? I tried dozens of things.... http doesn't seem to work....
I move around with some ticks, and get to this configuration, which does show a stream:

(I have the rtp ticked with the sopcast stream http address in it, port 1234, I have udp over rtp ticked, no address, port 8080, and it states video port 1236) , code:

:sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=800,scale=1,acodec=mpga,ab=128,channels=2}:dupli​cate{dst=std{access=udp,mux=ts,dst=:1234}}

also tried :
:sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=800,scale=1,acodec=mpga,ab=128,channels=2}:dupli​cate{dst=std{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:8080}}

these are a few of the ways I actually 'see' vlc streaming(it stays in the gui saying streaming)

so with this I hoped to just click on the .htm. file in my pch(does the location of that file make any difference?? I got it in the 'core share'), but I get çould not play....

anyone, pls let me know how to get this going.... would really appreciate it.

[g8kmh]

Here's my vlc command line which works fine for NASA TV (great views of the Shuttle and ISS at the moment!).

"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" -vvv mms://209.73.189.88/md2enc045?StreamID=79597326 --sout #transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=1024,scale=1,acodec=mpga,ab=192,channels=2}:duplicate{​dst=std{access=http,mux=ts,dst=192.168.0.8:1234}}

Clearly you need to change the ip address to match your machine's and then ensure your .html file on the PCH points to it and port 1234.

Lehane