[vlc] VLC like MPD?

[dE .]

On 11/18/12 00:35, Grant wrote:
> > You can use SSH or any other remote desktop protocol e.g. NX to 
> stream your desktop/application over the network.
>
> How do VLC's built-in streaming facilities work?  Are they meant for 
> playing a video on one system but sending the output to another system?
>
> - Grant
>
>
> >> I love the way mpd's client/server arrangement works with the 
> server playing music on one system, but being controlled by the client 
> on another system.  Can vlc operate in any sort of a similar fashion 
> on Linux?
> >>
> >> - Grant
>

I don't think VLC has such a feature. By 'streaming' we mean it's 
capable of playing audio/video streams served by a server using various 
protocols like rtmp.

You may like to try VNC also.