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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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Playing and recording a live stream from another computer webcam using VLC/FFmpeg

I was trying lately to set a video server on one machine and play it in a differen machine, it works with me.. but the problem is that it always stuck and become jammed in the middle .. and it is very ...
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