[streaming] [vlc-devel] How to change vlc stream packet length

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:20:18 +0100, Fred Matthews <fredmm at hotmail.co.uk>
wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I want to modify the length of the video packet VLC limits when
> streaming via UDP/RTP etc. The current length VLC seems to use is 1324
> bytes via UDP and 1336 bytes via RTP (at application layer exc. any
> headers from lower layers), discovered via packet capturing.Thus is
> there any way to change this value.

The packet size is normally the largest that fits both the MTU and the
codec-specific constraints (for instance 12 + 188 * n for MPEG-TS over
RTP).

> Also how can I display the packet loss at RTP-level, and is it
> possible to timestamp the verbose log (-vvv) as I want to know the
> interval between particular errors detected while streaming.

None of that is currently implemented.

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