[streaming] Re: Streaming over USB 2.0

[Chhaya, Harshal]

> Do one need to do anything special to stream Video 
> over USB 2.0 instead of over Ethernet?
> Is this under the VideoLAN scope?

Hi Gidi,

If you have a driver that emulates a network connection
over the USB cable, then you can use vlc as-is without
any changes. This would be true if you have a network
dongle (wired or wireless) that uses USB 2.0 to attach
to the PC.

However, if your USB device is NOT a network interface
but a serial device then you have more work to do.

One option is to add a module to vlc to send data over 
your USB interface. This will allow you to use vlc for
streaming but requires you to study vlc's source code
and modify it. 

The second option is to use a custom app for streaming
and use vlc for playback at the other end. The custom
application sends the video packets over the USB link.
Of course, this is an option only if the 'other end' 
is a PC. I used this approach to stream video over USB 
but it had its own problems.

Best wishes,
- Harshal

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