[vlc] Re: vlc options on a windows box

Mon Aug 1 15:24:28 CEST 2005

ok, I do apologize about that.. I'm really not up on the streaming 
situation, but thought I could reveal some help there.

The best thing I can think to help you is to get the options from the 
commandline help.. ala':
vlc --help
then you can dig deeper by getting a list of the modules:
vlc --list
and you could get the help on a specific module:
vlc --module stream_out_XXX
where XXX is one of the specific names of a module.. there are prolly 10 or 
so for stream_out, but also there's at least another 3 or 4 for stream 
related modules and parameters. :)

I'd save these on file too, for a handy reference.  It seems like the design 
of VLC is such that the --help output is a huge necessity(like most any *nix 
style program).

And noting all the various documention on all the options for this situation 
you can get a better handle of what parameters belong to what module, etc. 
-what catagorically belongs together.  And then trying to interpret how the 
commandline should be designed will be much easier.

And also, there is some info on the vlc::wiki site here: 
http://wiki.videolan.org/index.php/Main_Page#VideoLAN_Streaming_solution
..and don't forget the forums for streaming:
http://forum.videolan.org/viewforum.php?f=4&sid=73cb70051d6591ee5e8e5962abdb4388
..and the streaming docs:
http://videolan.org/doc/
http://videolan.org./doc/streaming-howto/en/streaming-howto-en.html

I'm just putting this out there since I don't know how to exactly give you 
an answer, :/ and I'm hoping something will be more useful for you. :)

Anyhow, here is some more detail I do know:
vlc --sout-display
(will give you the local display.. default is disabled)
vlc --sout-all
(will give you the same as --sout-audio and --sout-video and more)

You should be able to use this(port 1234, and a local video window):
vlc mediafile.ext --sout 
'#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=1024,scale=1}:duplicate{dst=display,dst=std{access=http,mux=ts,url=192.168.1.101:1234},dst=std{access=http,mux=ts,url=192.168.1.102:1234}}'

-streaming to 2 nearby boxes..

You *MAY* even want to look into the VLM file scenerios..

HTH,
zcot

>From: Keir Vaughan-Taylor <keirvt at optusnet.com.au>
>Reply-To: vlc at videolan.org
>To: vlc at videolan.org
>Subject: [vlc] Re: vlc options on a windows box
>Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:03:34 +1000
>
>Your suggestion is sensible but that is already what I'm doing. Sorry I may 
>not have been clea enough. As you can see the syntax in your example is 
>different to the command line . The command line should be (I think) 
>--sout-transcode-vcodec="mp4v,vb=1024,scale=1". Not altogether obvious.
>
>If the check the box that says stream output is ticked, there is no 
>apparent change to the "edit box". That might be okay  if some of the 
>options from the settings window are set and is therefore no command 
>required foir the check box.
>In the setting window, the "play locally" check box produces 
>:sout=#duplicate{dst=display} in the edit box.
>I am then guessing that the translation should be just  --sout-display. But 
>then if I try this the command doesn't produce the locally playing window 
>and none on the options that might relate to the settings window seem to 
>work either. When VLC fires up none of these latter options are set in the 
>gui.....at least the way I'm interpreting what the command line might 
>possibly be.
>
>CUTMAN ~CW~ wrote:
>
>>Try opening vlc manually and open the dialog to load a file, then go 
>>futher into the streaming settings(check-mark and button at the bottom).  
>>Within that dialog you can check and uncheck various opens and they will 
>>be posted in the edit box along the top of the window.  I would suggest 
>>you take a look at this because it shows the proper structuring of alot of 
>>these variations.
>>
>>But for example here's a similar line like you might use:
>>:sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=1024,scale=1}:duplicate{dst=display,dst=std{access=http,mux=ts,url=127.0.0.1:5150}}
>>
>>
>>hth,
>>zcot
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Keir Vaughan-Taylor <keirvt at optusnet.com.au>
>>>Reply-To: vlc at videolan.org
>>>To: vlc at videolan.org
>>>Subject: [vlc] Re: vlc options on a windows box
>>>Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 17:36:38 +1000
>>>
>>>Thanks for that it is mosty helpful. The bat file is working and I hadn't 
>>>come across the options list and would have been flumuxed for some time 
>>>without the hints. Thanks!
>>>
>>>I can get the option format from the information field at the top of the 
>>>GUI but there is still some judicious translating to get it into the 
>>>syntax from the options page. I might work it out given enough time but 
>>>it would be really nice if the documentation explained the correlation 
>>>between the gui feedback syntax and the command line syntax
>>>
>>>Using the bat command file by adding appropriate options I've got the 
>>>program to run. Looking at the VLC GUI after it starts running shows that 
>>>it knows the correct capture card. This is a good start.  I so far 
>>>haven't deduced the option syntax to get it to stream locally. Also  to 
>>>set the streaming to be say http with a particular port number.
>>>
>>>I tried --sout-display to get local display but this isn't working  I 
>>>tried --access="http,mux=ts,url=192.168.1.100" to get http streaming and 
>>>--sout-transcode-vcodec="mp4v,vb=1024,scale=1"    What am I doing wrong? 
>>>A few more hints would be very appreciated.
>>>
>>>For your interest:     I am doing a job for a university laboratory. We 
>>>have the camera observing a robot that is performing scientific 
>>>experiments. Users can control the robot using VNC but VNC video feedback 
>>>is poor so I am using VLC and "broadcasting" as http and the users can 
>>>watch the robot operation on Mozilla. The users are all chemists and I 
>>>don't want them to have to learn the GUI entries. I need the VLC to start 
>>>up automatically with all the appropriate settings.
>>>
>>>I agree that  the Windows operating system is pretty confining.
>>>
>>>Christophe Mutricy wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Fri, Jul 29, 05 at 10:01 +1000, Keir Vaughan-Taylor wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I wish to start VLC when a Windows machine starts so that a number of 
>>>>>options usually selected with the GUI are in place on start up. Easy to 
>>>>>put an alias in the start up folder but there is a problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>The problem is that there is a limit on the string length of options 
>>>>>that you can pass and more complex streaming options can't be added.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Crappy OS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Is there a way of specifying a file where the start up options can be 
>>>>>put. Can anyone suggest a method to do this
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>You can do a .bat file ie a simple text file with your command in it.
>>>>And then made a link to this file in startup.
>>>>
>>>>Btw, i don't know if you already found that, but could be useful
>>>>http://wiki.videolan.org/index.php/VLC_command-line_help
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>hth,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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