RTMP

RTMP	VLC uses this protocol (or access module) to read data from a device or network. This protocol is handled by the rtmp module.

Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a protocol used by Macromedia Flash.

Compatibility

VLC supports RTMP and rtmp:// URLs as of version 1.1, through the avio module via the libavformat library. In past versions, use of rtmpdump was required in conjunction with VLC, but that is no longer needed after VLC 1.1.x.

URL format

The basic URL format is: rtmp://tcurl/app/playpath

Options

Some options can be used in command line :

Option	Description
rtmp_pageurl
rtmp_swfurl
rtmp_swfvfy
rtmp_live
rtmp_playpath	Playpath
rtmp_app	Application
rtmp_tcurl	ip[:port]

Example

Find the swfurl of the RTMP stream (if required), and place it in the appropriate location below:

vlc rtmp://10.12.34.56/ --avio-options "{rtmp_swfurl=http://path/to/the.swf}"

See also

• SoC_2009/RTMP_Flash_Streaming
• http://www.osflash.org/rtmp_os