Difference between revisions of "Control VLC via a browser"

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(tweaked the syntax once again (please use # for numbering listings))
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1) Start vlc on the server with vlc -I dummy --extraintf http  <br>
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# Start VLC on the server with VLC -I dummy --extraintf http   
2) If you want to bind vlc to a specific host or port use --http-host host:port<br>
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# If you want to bind VLC to a specific host or port use --http-host host:port
Open your favorite webbrowser on the client<br>
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# Open your favourite webbrowser on the client
4) Load vlc http interface from browser with http://host:port (will default to hostname:8080)<br>
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# Load VLC http interface from browser with http://host:port (will default to hostname:8080)
5) Add the files to be streamed to the playlist like /home/file.mpg<br>
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# Add the files to be streamed to the playlist like /home/file.mpg
6) Add streaming destination in the sout field udp://<linux client>:1234<br>
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# Add streaming destination in the sout field udp://<client>:1234
7) Open vlc on the client, with vlc udp://@:1234<br>
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# Open VLC on the client, with VLC udp://@:1234

Revision as of 00:00, 29 January 2005

  1. Start VLC on the server with VLC -I dummy --extraintf http
  2. If you want to bind VLC to a specific host or port use --http-host host:port
  3. Open your favourite webbrowser on the client
  4. Load VLC http interface from browser with http://host:port (will default to hostname:8080)
  5. Add the files to be streamed to the playlist like /home/file.mpg
  6. Add streaming destination in the sout field udp://<client>:1234
  7. Open VLC on the client, with VLC udp://@:1234