[streaming] AW: VOD/streaming at specific start time

[Dunsti]

Hi,
try it with setting the start-time on the client side, not on the server
side

VOD/RTSP streaming (server):
new video vod enabled
setup video input my_video.mkv
setup video option

VOD/RTSP-Client:
rtsp://IP/video -start-time=240

regards dunsti


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Gesendet: Montag, 24. Juli 2006 21:40
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Betreff: [streaming] VOD/streaming at specific start time

Hi,

I am trying to solve a particular streaming problem under Linux and would
like some advice about it.

The problem is simple: I would like to offer a video (MPEG4 with MP3 or
Vorbis
audio) on streaming but at a particular start time. Moreover, I would like
the client to be able to navigate and possibly rewind from the start time. I
have several questions (note that I use the latest CVS version of Videolan
under Linux)

1) I experimented files which support chaptering, such as matroska.
Chaptering works well in VLC client. However, when I offer the file in
streaming (VOD/RTSP or HTTP), the streaming information is not available in
the client interface. Is it possible to stream chaptering information? Would
it work with OGM container instead of Matroska ?


2) I tried VOD/RTSP streaming, with the telnet interface. I could use this
command on the telnet interface:

new video vod enabled
setup video input my_video.mkv
setup video option start-time=240

The stream starts correctly at the 4th minute. Unfortunately, on the client
side, the time slider starts at 00:00:00. Moreover, changing the slider
leads to problems of synchronisation/freezing, etc...


3) I tried HTTP streaming with:

vlc -vvv videofile.mkv@:3 --sout
'#standard{access=http,mux=ogg,dst=server.example.org:8080}'

The @:3 effectively starts at chapter 3. Unfortunately, on the client side,
there is no slider control for the time, and navigation info is also lost
(not available in the navigation menu).

Is there a good way to do it ? Ideally, I would like to do VOD/RTSP to give
full control on the client side, and/or also possibly retain chaptering from
the matroska container.


Thanks a lot for any suggestion,
Eric

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