[streaming] Re: VLC on OSX and MMS

[Perbix, Michael]

Apparently the VLC for OSX does not support WMV3, I have to see if I can
change the built in profiles to be V2, or will have to use the Windows
version of VLC to do what I want.

    -Mike


On 2/21/06 9:53 AM, "Perbix, Michael" <PERBIX at lmsd.org> wrote:

> I am trying to view a stream (320x240 15 or 30 FPS) generated from a NewTek
> TriCaster using Window Media Encoder.
> 
> The internal stream is a PULL stream so I need to connect to the tricaster
> using an MMS URL.  This works from VLC on Windows but not OSX.  Also, in OSX
> the old Windows Media Player plays it correctly, as does the Flip4Mac WMV
> plug-in for QuickTime.
> 
> I really need VLC to work on OSX so I can transcode the stream to MP4 and
> relay it to an outside service.
> 
> I have not tried a nightly build yet, only the latest released version of VLC.
> 
> The error I get is...
> 
> access_mms: cannot connect to server
> main: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `WMV3'.
> VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
> 
> The sound then kicks in, so it must be only the Video.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> I will try the nightly build now.
> 
>    -Mike
> _______________________________________________
> Michael Perbix
> Lower Merion School District
> Telecommunications Specialist
> (610) 645-1964 - Work
> (610) 896-2019 - Fax
> 
> 


_______________________________________________
Michael Perbix
Lower Merion School District
Telecommunications Specialist
(610) 645-1964 - Work
(610) 896-2019 - Fax


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