[vlc] Re: Does VLC handle H.263 video over RTP?

[Kim Schulz]

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:46:09 -0400
"Pedro Sanchez" <psanchez at nortel.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 2007-04-30 at 12:00 -0700, Ross Finlayson wrote:
> > The problem with your stream is that it is using the now-obsolete 
> > "video/H263" media type defined in RFC 2190.  The "LIVE555
> > Streaming Media" library - and thus VLC - does not handle this
> > obsolete RTP payload type.
> > 
> > However, we do handle the more up-to-date RTP payload formats 
> > "video/H263-1998" and "video/H263-2000", defined by RFC 2429 and
> > RFC 4629.  (These are essentially the same; the only difference
> > being that RFC 4629 defines some additional optional parameters.)
> > 
> > If possible, you should update your stream to use H.263-1998 (also 
> > commonly called H.263+).  (If you do this, you should use a dynamic 
> > RTP payload code - i.e., not 34.)
> > -- 
> > 
> > Ross Finlayson
> > Live Networks, Inc.
> > http://www.live555.com/
> > 
> 
> Unfortunately, the video stream is coming from an embedded box I can't
> control. Your answer is useful anyway because it tells me that I
> simply cannot use VLC in this case.
> 
> If you know of any other player that can decode H263/90000 please let
> me know. I tried Realplayer and it fails to decode this stream as
> well.


how does your differ from mine? Mine can be played in VLC



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