[vlc] Re: Multicast Streaming Problems

[Mark Moriarty]

You mentioned enabling the audio codec, but not video.  Check the box next
to video codec, and either let it stay at 1024 kbps, else try 768 kbps.

Are you able to view the Osprey locally, using VLC?  In my case, using an
Osprey 210, the 0.7.2 release didn't work -- the developer had to tweak the
dshow input code.  I'm now using a pre-0.7.3 build which does handle the
210. 

-----Original Message-----
From: vlc-bounce at videolan.org [mailto:vlc-bounce at videolan.org] On Behalf Of
Jason Simms
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:23 PM
To: vlc at videolan.org
Subject: [vlc] Multicast Streaming Problems

Hello,

I am fairly new to streaming with VLC, although I have used other products
so the terminology is not unfamiliar.  I need to send out an
mp4 audio stream from an Osprey-500 out to a multicast IP.

I am using the Win2k version of the software, and so far I am using the GUI
to setup the stream.  Here are the steps I go through:

1.  Under the File menu, I select "Open File.."
2.  I choose the DirectShow tab.
3.  I choose the Osprey 500 Audio device from the Audio device name drop
down box.

4.  I click Configure and choose XLR Balanced under Pin Line Input Mix (not
sure whether to check the "Enable" box or not, but I have tried it both
ways).

5.  Back on the DirectShow tab page, I check the box next to "Stream output"
and then click the Settings button.

6.  On the resulting page, I check the box next to UDP (also tried RTP),
enter the IP, and leave the port as 1234.

7.  I check the box next to "Audio codec" and choose mp4a, leaving the
Bitrate at 192 and the Channels at 2.

8.  Then I click OK on everything to (in theory) start the stream.

No VLC client can pick up the stream.  The server processor load is
consistent with a machine sending a stream, so at least the machine thinks
it is doing something.

The input MRL that it makes is this:

dshow:// :dshow-vdev="" :dshow-adev="Osprey-500 Audio" :dshow-size="" 
:no-dshow-config

The output MRL that is makes is this:

:sout=#transcode{acodec=mp4a,ab=192,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=udp
,mux=ts,url=233.13.122.250:1234}}

When I supposedly start the stream, in the bottom-right of the GUI all it
shows is dshow:// (and nothing else).

I have verified that the network is definitely multicast-enabled.  Any
advice would be appreciated!

Jason Simms

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