Problem with streaming with VLC via EWA

[UncleJohnsBand]

Thank you for the response. I didn’t mean to seem impatient.

Here is some more details.
I don’t think it’s a firewall or router issue. I’ve have been streaming movies to my daughter at college. Additionally I can take vlc on the server and manually stream a recording on port 7648 and watch the stream on a client with vlc.
When requesting a stream from the client, I think the vlc service gets started but it does not launch the stream.

I still have not been able to find or create a log file for vlc.

I hope this helps clear up some of the issues.

This is the command line that is being executed by NEWA.....does it work on the server and you can get to it from a remote PC?

Code:

-I http "E:\NPVR Movies\13 Going on 30.vob" :sout=#transcode{vcodec=WMV2,vb=512,width=480,height=320,acodec=mp3,ab=32,channels=2}:standard{access=http,mux=asf,dst=:7648} vlc://quit

Is the e:\ drive a network share?

Are you using a preset transcode value in NEWA? If so, what?
Have you tried H264 transcode instead of WMV?

Set this element to True in your config-web.xml file:
[CODE]<debugVLC>False</debugVLC>[CODE]
I think that outputs to c:\temp\vlc.log

[b.ledford@tcd-usa.com]

The E drive is a local drive,

I have tried all different streaming configs with no luck.

The Below command launches the stream on port 7648 when run from the command prompt in the vlc directory. It is viewable on the local server and remote client.

vlc.exe -I http "E:\NPVR Movies\16 Blocks.vob" out=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=512,width=480,height=320,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}tandard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:7648} vlc://quit Bitrate= 2

No luck getting any vlc logs. i been looking on their site for some suggestions.

? the command that is registerd in the log does only has the arguments for the stream. I had to add the vlc.exe to make it work. Is this correct?

[UncleJohnsBand]

The E drive is a local drive,

I have tried all different streaming configs with no luck.

The Below command launches the stream on port 7648 when run from the command prompt in the vlc directory. It is viewable on the local server and remote client.

vlc.exe -I http "E:\NPVR Movies\16 Blocks.vob" out=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=512,width=480,height=320,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}tandard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:7648} vlc://quit Bitrate= 2

No luck getting any vlc logs. i been looking on their site for some suggestions.

? the command that is registerd in the log does only has the arguments for the stream. I had to add the vlc.exe to make it work. Is this correct?

Yes....you need to add vlc.exe in front of the command line from the log for it to work.

For debugging.....did you add the debug tag to your config-web.xml file.....and you need to set vlc on the server to log as well.

On the Config tab of NEWA....where do you have the VLC program directory set too.....is it correct?

[b.ledford@tcd-usa.com]

Hello again,

i can copy the command for any video out of the web.log file, and launch the stream on the server, and watch the stream anywhere (inside or outside of my firewall).

I have changed the config-web.xml file and set vlc to log, but i get nothing. It seems that NEWA is creating the command but vlc is not responding. no log file is made.

[UncleJohnsBand]

Hello again,

i can copy the command for any video out of the web.log file, and launch the stream on the server, and watch the stream anywhere (inside or outside of my firewall).

I have changed the config-web.xml file and set vlc to log, but i get nothing. It seems that NEWA is creating the command but vlc is not responding. no log file is made.

What is the VLC directory set to on you NEWA Config Tab?

[b.ledford@tcd-usa.com]

C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\

[UncleJohnsBand]

C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\

And I assume that is in-fact where you have it installed? (I have had people have the wrong directory....that is why I ask)....

[b.ledford@tcd-usa.com]

yes , when browsing to that directory, vlc.exe is there. no offense taken. should there be a path to that directory? meaning i can not execute vlc.exe from the c:\ prompt. i must run the commands that are in the log file in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\ directory.

[UncleJohnsBand]

yes , when browsing to that directory, vlc.exe is there. no offense taken. should there be a path to that directory? meaning i can not execute vlc.exe from the c:\ prompt. i must run the commands that are in the log file in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\ directory.

Yea...your path is ok....something somewhere has changed.....I just tried streaming on my machine and I have the same issue....it worked a month or so ago and now it doesn't....I am thinking something in Windows changed perhaps. VLC is starting (use task manager to see if vlc.exe is in the list of processes on the server after you click Stream Now on Client). I see it there but it isn't getting any CPU time.

[UncleJohnsBand]

There may have been a security patch to windows that prevents the system account from being able to start the vlc application or something. I changed my npvrservice service to use a local account rather than the system account and it works.....can you try doing that and see if it works for you as well?