[vlc] Re: Switching Streams on the fly

[Benjamin PRACHT]

On Tue, Jun 22, 2004, Torsten Spindler wrote :
> Hello,
> 
> is there a safe way to switch stream sources on the fly? My current
> setup looks like this:
> 
> camera 1 -> vlc transcode 1 \
> camera 2 -> vlc transcode 2 --> vlc http stream
> camera 3 -> vlc transcode 3 /
> 
> With the http interface I stop and start 'vlc transcode 1,2,3'. 'vlc
> http stream' listens permanently on an udp port and relays the traffic
> via http.
> 
> Problems arise when I stop a transcode and start another one. When I
> connect with vlc to 'vlc http stream' sometimes it stops after such a
> switch. mplayer regularly crashes and xine displays a still picture
> known last good. When I start vlc/xine/mplayer it works until the first
> switch occurs.
> 
> Is there a way to solve this without touching 'vlc http stream'?
> 
> Bye,
> Torsten

Have you tried the --sout-keep option ? It might help
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