[streaming] Re: WMP and VLC streaming

[Viktor Kompaneyets]

Simen Thoresen wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I've just started looking into streaming from a (transcoding) VLC server
> to (several) WMP clients. My target would typically be a real-time
> captured stream sent to several Win2k and WinXP clients, running whatever
> WMP-versions the users have installed, and my aim is something that 'just
> works' for the users, ie without having to download any extra codecs,
> plugins or programs.
> 
> Help, please?

> 
> So far, I've found the VLC streaming HOWTO,
> (http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/ch04.html#id294660), where
> the commandline is written out almost exactly as I want it;
> 
> ./vlc file.avi --sout
> '#transcode{vcodec=DIV3,vb=180,scale=0.5,acodec=mp3,
> ab=64,channels=2}:std{access=mmsh,mux=asfh,dst=:8080}'
> (linebreaks added by me - I'm prototyping this with a fixed file before
> moving to capturing the live feed)

It works for me with 'vcodec=WMV2', not DIV3! DIV3 is an DivX v3 codec,
thaht often is installed by other software.
[...]
> 
> I have been using both VLC 8.4 and VLC 8.4a-builds (precompiled by Dag
> Wieers) under Linux, and VLC 8.5 (precompiled by the developers for
> Win32), and have not seen any changes in the behaviour between these.
> 
> My questions; Is the line in the HOWTO known to work with other WMPs than
> WMP10? 

It works (tested) with installed DivX3 codec in WMP 6,7,9,10 (often - with
ffdshow package)

> Specifically, is it known to work with unmodified WinXP and Win2K 
> WMPs? In that case, what am I doing wrong?

AFAIK - 'out of box' works only WMV2 on _any_ Win32 without additional
codecks to be installed. 

> Also, a more general question; Is this the correct  approach for this
> project - I want to be able to stream to as many WMP-installs as possible,
> with no control over the client configuration. I'm fairly new to streaming
> and while I do enjoy learning about it, my ultimate goal is something that
> is usable.

Yes, if you're shure, that there is MP3 codec is compiled in.

-- 
Viktor Kompaneyets
Wnet project manager

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