[vlc] Re: VLC Playlist Options with Dummy Interface

[Benjamin PRACHT]

On Tue, Aug 10, 2004, Pranjal Dutta (prdutta) wrote :
> 
> Hi Benjamin,
>           Now I did # vlc --intf dummy udpstream:@224.1.0.1:1234, thus 
> without giving the source address (IGMPv2)and it plays the multicast 
> stream. VLC also plays well if I give #vlc -intf dummy udp:224.1.0.1:1234.
> 
>            When I tried with source address 10.77.138.207 included as 
> follows #vlc -vv udpstream:10.77.138.207 at 224.1.0.1:1234 then, VLC starts 
> but doesn't play anything. I tried the experiment both in my windows 2000 
> and RedHat Linux(2.4.20 Kernel version). The verbose option hasn't thrown 
> out any message.
>

Well, that would explains many things, since, AFAIK, Windows 2000
doesn't support igmpv3, and it was added in the linux kernel in the
2.4.22 version (although patches may exist for earlier versions).


>             Basically the aim of my experiment is as follows:
> 1. First, I need to start VLC in CLI mode with # vlc --intf dummy --quiet
> 
> 2. Then I need to build the playlist in CLI mode itself by adding items one 
> by one. I tried to use #vlc --enqueue udpstream:<Source><Multicast 
> Add>:<port> but VLC says "enqueue option not loaded". May be I am wrong in 
> the syntax. Each playlist item has to receive Multicast Streams through 
> IGMPv3, so I have to filter streams as per source addresses.
>i

Well, I don't know about the enqueue option, but the only way I know to
add a playlist item to an already launched one from command line is the
--one-instance switch, only on windows. BTW, the best way I see to add
playlist items on the fly is using the http or the rc interface through
telnet (you'll need a svn version for the latter).
 
> 3. Then I should be able to play any playlist item by selection through CLI 
> commands
> 
>               Now the above 3 steps, I am able to do through GUI. Because 
> when I start VLC I can add MRL(to receive Multicast Streams) to the 
> playlist and then I can select any one to play with the same instance of 
> VLC.
>              Any info to implement this will be of great help.
> 
-- 
BigBen

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