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Video stutters on Linux and Android when watching movies from a Windows share
I have a powerful PC running Windows 10.
The PC is connected to a very powerful router (Ubiquiti Dream Machine PRO) via a gigabit wire.
I also have a computer running Manjaro Linux. It is connected to ...
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How to Limit the Playback bar to 10 minutes in vlc player
I've been streaming an IP camera using VLC player, and after a few days, the streaming stops. It seems like the playback bar, which stores data for rewind purposes, gets too long and consumes too much ...
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Why is my VLC video capture output garbled?
I use a video capture card, which pretends to be a webcam as a way to get video output from another system to a windows 11 tablet or other PC. You can't fullscreen the camera app - so I was trying to ...
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VLC player cannot read the stream broadcast set up by itself. What could go wrong?
I'm trying to set up a H264-encoded stream on rtp over a local area network. Starting from setting up a source on localhost (127.0.0.1):
$ cvlc v4l2:///dev/video0:chroma=YUY2:width=640:height=480 --...
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Streaming local file through http with VLC
original question for reference
using vlc -I qt a.mp4 '#http{mux=ffmpeg{mux=mp4},dst=:8080/stream}' --sout-all --sout-keep the video is playing locally fine with both audio and video but I got some ...
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Cannot get vlc to stream correctly through command line
I use the following command:
vlc -I qt myfile.mp4 #standard{access=http,mux=ts,dst="8080/stream"} :sout-all :sout-keep
and my error log is the following:
VLC media player 3.0.16 Vetinari (...
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How to stream via VLC with RTSP
I have a problem streaming video using VLC. I want to use RTSP protocol. I have set the streaming as follows:
Open VLC;
Press CTRL+S in order to open streaming options;
Add the video file;
Add ...
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Recording a network stream using VLC
I am trying to capture a video network stream and save it in a file. I have found a couple of articles on how to do that using VLC, but none of them worked. All of them used the procedure outlined in ...
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Playing video from USB freezes entire system after hours
I'm trying to have an Intel Compute Stick play a playlist of videos non-stop from a USB stick.
Tested with Windows 8 and PowerDVD - runs fine for a week in a row, no problem at all.
Exact same ...
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Cannot play video stream from FFMPEG to VLC
I'm trying to stream my local webcam using FFMPEG. For test purposes, I'm doing this locally and try to open the stream using VLC (3.0.8, Windows 10). This is how I stream from FFMPEG:
ffmpeg -f ...
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Need to Specify source for UDP video stream, what is the syntax?
I am trying to add to my IPTV box a m3u list with UDP streams but I have to specify the source IP in order for it to run. With VLC it works with this syntax:
udp://[sourceIP]:2000@[MulticatsIP]:2000
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Using ffmpeg to (re)stream camera feed to RTMP server
Here's the deal, I have multiple cheap chinese WiFi cameras that i'm trying to livestream.
The camera's have a web interface and (for my knowledge) lack an RTSP stream.
The camera's output a MJPEG ...
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Is it possible to stream an IP camera's video feed to a local media player, e.g., VLC?
There are a lot of posts on this topic, and I've done my best to comb through all the ones I can find, but I haven't yet encountered (or may have unintentionally overlooked) how to do so for my ...
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Saved vlc stream skips
I've scheduled vlc to save ts streams using cron.
cvlc https://somestream.ts --sout=file/ts:foo.mpg --run_time 4200
The resulting foo.mpg gets created and is playable. However, the resulting videos ...
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VLC multi monitor and multi computer wall output
Lets say we have a 3 x 3 tv monitors (all 1080p) setup with each having their own mini computer. Is there a way to do stream 1 video file such that that 1080p movie is scaled and streamed across all 9 ...
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Capturing and processing a live RTMP stream
I'm trying to download a live stream (not a file) coming from a live camera feed available at the following website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/video/.
I used Wireshark for sniffing the TCP packets and ...
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How to run VLC (with stream) inside android app?
I want to run vlc with a network stream (http://mumsite.cdnsrv.jio.com/jiotv.live.cdn.jio.com/Aaj_Tak/Aaj_Tak_800.m3u8)
with libvlc.
I want to run VLC because I can't get play it using hls.js, ...
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Cant play live stream(m3u8) using hls.js, flashls, jw player
I am trying to livestream a .m3u8 using these web video player but can't get them to work. What am I missing?
This link is working fine in vlc on both PC and Android.
Link:http://mumsite.cdnsrv.jio....
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I have two M3U8 files that can be played, but don't have URLs in them. Why?
Here are the files; Z05_USEng.m3u8 and Z05_JPJpn.m3u8.
I can use the command ffmpeg -i x -bsf:a aac_adtstoasc -vcodec copy -c copy -crf 50 file.mp4
, with x being the URL to the m3u8, to download the ...
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Watching an iPad live stream on PC using VLC
I found a video streaming app on the App Store that lets you watch live streams of certain channels on your iPad, but because the iPad screen's quite small and the app doesn't support AirPlay ...
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VLC - Video Streaming Synchronization
Using VLC 2.2.4 Weatherwax.
I'm streaming a video using UDP as multicast. Stream is displayed by 2 different clients using VLC.
I'm trying to synchronize the display on these 2 clients.
I've seen ...
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Directing USB webcam into RTSP server or MJPEG server (OS X)
I have - for want of a better term - a DVR, which accepts IP camera feeds in the form of RTSP streams or MJPEG feeds. It works a treat.
For reasons I'll not go into, for the sake of a customer demo, ...
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How to download RTMP stream from Stanford Math?
I would like to download the Tadashi Tokieda lectue
https://mrc.stanford.edu/content/science-sheet-paper-0
inspecting the page, I discovered the following
<script type="text/javascript">
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Streaming Media From Inside HTML Pages, by Example
So I'm a software engineer trying to understand some nitty gritty details about how streaming media works. I've spent the lion's share of the day trying to understand the various codecs, container ...
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How to record RTMPT stream which keeps disconnecting with VLC?
I am using VLC to record this stream:
rtmpt://164.100.169.57/livepkgr/lok
However, the stream stop abruptly after a few minutes of recording in VLC (never lasting more than 12 minutes).
On the ...
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Windows | Two audio streams from movie through different audio outputs?
I have an issue where I want to output different audio streams from a movie to different outputs. One audio stream is the original movie audio, the other is a dubbed translated version.
My PC is ...
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VLC: streaming video from macbook iSight camera (rc buffer underflow)
I'm trying to stream the video from my macbook(Retina 13-inch, early 2015, OSX 10.11.5 EI Captain) iSight camera using VLC, but getting continuous "rc buffer underflow" message.
$ /Applications/VLC....
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Play SRTP streams in VLC player
There are SRTP.c and .h files in VLC player's github. It seems that they support SRTP streams. Is there a way to play SRTP streams from VLC player's GUI or command line interface?
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Trying to set up WebCam Recording in VLC
The actual recording part I have figured out to completion. What I'm having trouble with is figuring out a way to automatically add a number to my file output.
For example:
Stream_00.mp4
Stream_01....
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Transcode RTMP Live stream to multiple clients
I regularly follow livestreams on the website picarto.tv. The website uses RTMP for streaming, and therefore requires flash to show the video source. Many (mobile/embedded) devices don't have flash ...
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Why IPTV does not work?
My provider support IPTV. This service uses SAP for discovery. I have one problem. My playlist is empty.
Furthermore, I try to use some workaround. I have a file playlist.m3u, which contains the ...
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Video Progressively Lags Behind Audio
I am trying to use the Stream feature in VLC Media Player to download a video from the internet. The video plays just fine when viewed online, and there is no problem with it whatsoever, but when I ...
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How to record streams with Ace Player HD?
Need help to record an audio/video stream from Ace Player HD program. Uses Ace Stream. It's based on VLC Media Player but seems the record option was removed. Any ideas?
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MKV file has no sound on Xbox One
I've got an MKV file that runs perfectly with VLC player on Windows 8.1. I want to play this file on my Xbox One. When I try to play it directly from a server, it can access the MKV fine, but there is ...
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What causes frames to be dropped/lost when playing videos with higher resolution on VLC?
I noticed on this Battlefield Hardline Trailer at 60fps, about half the frames are dropped on my laptop playing it at 1920x1080 60fps. If play it 1280x720 60fps, no frames are dropped. What causes the ...
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Play UDP stream in VLC?
I receive an UDP video stream of which I know both the IP adresses and the incoming and outgoing ports of both computers. How can I play it in vlc?
udp:@:1234
Does not work for me. How to fix this?
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Live555 Server Stream to VLC
I am starting the live555MediaServer.exe on my computer, (no firewalls), it says use url:
rtsp://192.168.1.200/ to refer to a file
in VLC i am entering
rtsp://192.168.1.200/space.mp4
or
rtsp://...
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How to stream MPEG video using RTP using VLC command line
I'm attempting to convert the following vlc command line which is streaming an MPEG video over UDP ( no RTP ):
cvlc -vvv /vlc/attract.mpg :norm=ntsc :v4l2-width=320 :v4l2-height=240 :v4l2-standard=...
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How to watch video streaming from home PC with full control, like on a local player?
I'd like to watch (and listen to) all my media on home PC, from a netbook elsewhere. And I'd like it to appear as seamless as possible, as if I were playing media locally, but actually streaming from ...
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How can I reduce latency on VLC
I 'm working on a video streaming application. Server is a Linux machine (ffmpeg-ffserver) and client is a Windows machine (vlc player).
There is a latency of about 6 seconds. Despite the fact that ...
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How to reduce latency on FFmpeg video streaming?
On a video streaming application between Linux server (FFmpeg) and Windows client (VLC player), there is a noticeable latency of about 10 seconds.
FFmpeg command:
ffmpeg -re -f v4l2 -i /dev/video0 ...
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Video streaming fails over rtp protocol
Video streaming between Unix Server (ffmpeg) and Windows client (vlc) completed without errors.
Server side:
ffmpeg -f v4l2 -r 25 -i /dev/video0 http://192.168.1.114:27018/feed1.ffm
Client side:
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How to make VLC server that can communicate with clients
I have VLC 2.0.8 in and I have recently discovered that I can stream movies by using it.
So my plan is:
- at home I have a computer with a list of 3 movies (for example).
- when I am traveling, I ...
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Stream mp4 video via ffmpeg and rtmp using red5
I need to stream mp4 video file via FFMPEG and stream the output to RED5 using RTMP protocol. I am using the following command to do this. It's encoding perfectly, but it does not play when I embed ...
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How to use VLC to stream webcam to server then server to viewers
I am able to stream my PC webcam using VLC directly to viewers. However, my home bandwidth is limited. To be able to accommodate more viewers, I want to stream my webcam to an external server so that ...
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streaming video to the internet
I want to stream my webcam live over the internet. It is mounted on a windows 7 desktop and connects to the internet over an ADSL connection. I am able to stream successfully within my home/office LAN ...
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Streaming Video From Server Using VLC CLI
Currently, I have a server with a bunch of home movies on it. These home movies are anywhere from 720p to 1080p. The bit rate of these videos is too high for me to stream via a simple "open the http ...
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How to pass stream to Skype?
Is it possible to pass arbitrary video stream to or from Skype? For example, can VLC Player simulate video source or sink?
Specifically, I would like to show my daughter some augmented reality ...
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Configuring vlc rtsp VoD server from config file
I learned how to configure a RTSP server using vlc as follows:
# run vlc with the following command:
$ sudo vlc-wrapper --ttl 12 -vvv --color -I telnet --telnet-password videolan --rtsp-host 0.0.0.0 -...
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Can I expedite VLC stream to make files faster?
I want to split a long 50 minute video file into two 25 minute parts. I finally found out how to stream one video file into another video file via the command line thanks to http://www.videolan.org/...
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