[streaming] Re: some questions....

[Benjamin PRACHT]

On Thu, Oct 09, 2003, Emanouil Moschous wrote :
> Ok..
> Lets say i broadcast a live streaming video from a TV channel
> vlc -vvv mms://streaming-1.intelcom.sm/magictv:sout=#duplicate{dst=std
> {access=udp,mux=ts,url=139.91.70.64:1234}}
> 
> The only way (i know untill now) to playback the streamed video i just
> broadcasted is with the vlc client by the command
> vlc udp:139.91.70.64:1234
> 
> Can i playback this live streaming video through windows media player or
> real one player?
> Do i need to use other protocol than udp? (maybe http or rtp in order i
> can view the video in the clients i refer above?)

You can  try with http: WMP  and Real player  should be able to  read it
(provided the proper codec is installed. It's not the cas with MPEG2 and
MPEG4 by default)

> 
> And something else..
> Now, when i broadcast a video i use the IP adress of my PC.Is this the
> only url i can use when i am broadcasting a video..?
> (can i use something like that 192.168.0.2 ? - when i try this it doesnt
> work)

You can unicast a stream to any IP address (provided it exists and routing is set correctly) or multicast it...

> 
> And something finally..
> Are you thinking of porting the vlc in mobile devices?
> My goal (thats why i use the vlc) is to transcode "on the fly -in real
> time" a live streaming video (from a TV channel), change the quality
> (bitrate for video and audio) and broadcast it in order to be playable
> from a mobile or a Pocket PC device.
> ( i use the vlc product like a transcoder for live streaming video - Do
> you know any other tool that makes something familiar?)
> Untill now there is a client for mobile devices that supports rtsp
> protocol (real one player for mobiles), so when you are going to finish
> with the implementation of rtsp, am i be able to view something in the
> mobile device through the real one player..?
> 

We already have complete support for devices under Familiar Linux (IPAQ,
Zaurus, etc...). A Windows CE port has be begun, but never completed (if
somebody is interested...)

> 
> 
> Manos Moschous
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > > For example can i playback a live video streaming through media player or
> > > through any other client..?
> >
> > > is any client for pocket pc's or for mobile devices..?
> > VLC exists for Zaurus and iPaq (using Familiar Linux).
> >
> > We aim at creating a PocketPC port, but it is far from complete.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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