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VideoLAN Streaming Howto

Alexis de Lattre

Johan Bilien

Anil Daoud

Clément Stenac

Antoine Cellerier

Jean-Paul Saman

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. The text of the license can be found in the appendix. GNU General Public License.

Abstract

This document explains how to stream, transcode and save streams using the VideoLAN solution

Table of Contents

1. Streaming, Muxers and Codecs

Introduction
Muxers and codecs

2. Easy streaming

Intro
Streaming using the Wizard
Streaming using the GUI

3. Advanced streaming using the command line

Structure of stream output
Description of the modules
Examples

4. Examples for advanced use of VLC's stream output (transcoding, multiple streaming, etc...)

Transcoding
Multiple streaming
Transcoding and multiple streaming
HTTP streaming
RTP streaming
RTSP
MMS / MMSH streaming to Windows Media Player
Use the es module

5. VLM - Multiple streaming and Video on demand

VLM
Examples

6. Receive and save a stream

Receive a stream with VLC
Save a stream with VLC
Receive a stream with a set-top-box

7. Stream a file

Stream a file with VLC

8. Stream a DVD

Stream a DVD with VLC

9. Stream a DVB channel (satellite or digital terrestial TV)

Install the DVB drivers
Stream with VLS
Stream with VLC

10. Stream from encoding cards and other capture peripherals

Hardware encoding cards
Software encoding cards
Stream with DirectShow

11. Stream from a DV camcorder

Install the libraw1394 and libavc1394
Stream with DV

12. Streaming over IPv6

Streaming over IPv6

A. GNU General Public License

Preamble
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs