Documentation:Modules/netsync

Module: netsync
Type	Video output
First VLC version	0.8.0
Last VLC version	0.9
Operating system(s)	all
Description	Synchronise remote VLC instances
Shortcut(s)	-

Use this module to keep several clients synchronised on a single VLC stream.

• netsync-master : Act as master default value: disabled
• netsync-master-ip <string> : Master client ip address default value: ""

Common uses of this module are:

• Synchronise lots of loud PC speakers during a party;
• Synchronise several computers playing parts of a video wall.

Here's a small example:

We're going to be listening to a multicast stream.

Run a client as master syncronisation client (master has IP address 192.168.0.1):

% vlc udp://@239.255.1.1 --control netsync --netsync-master 

And on the other clients:

% vlc udp://@239.255.1.1 --control netsync --netsync-master-ip 192.168.0.1 

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