Problem with streaming with VLC via EWA

UncleJohnsBand · 2010-10-23, 08:39 PM

ShiningDragon Wrote:If i use VLC the manual way, then i have to enter the scale in the english format "0.5" and it works good, even on a german system.

Code:
:sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=64,scale=0.5,acodec=mp3,ab=16,channels=1,samplerate=48000}:http{mux=ts,dst=:7648/} :no-sout-rtp-sap :no-sout-standard-sap :sout-all :sout-keep

Month ago this worked with EWA good too. I think the regionspecific problem were only related to the libraries.
VideoLAN Player and NEWA seems to have another problem, i think. What do you think, what kind of software/services/settings could be responsible for not streaming via VLC if started by NEWA?

If i am at home again, i will try something else. I wondered how i could stream the last day. Only thing was, that VLC was already opened to stream something else. After this, i could stream via NEWA (for one session). Perhaps i can reproduce this behaviour.

Did you try the new patch I posted above last night? If so, how did it work?

UncleJohnsBand · 2010-10-24, 12:23 AM

Apply the new patch mentioned above.......then try these settings since I know they should work.

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ShiningDragon · (This post was last modified: 2010-10-24, 12:58 PM by ShiningDragon.)

Hello UJB and thank you for your effort. Yes, i did apply the patch. The settings can now be done for sure. But! In den commandline vor VLC the "00,25" setting now appears as "00,25" for VLC. It was on VLC "00.25" before (working, if started manual).

But streaming? No. I will now try to work out, why this could be.

We have a problem with giving the commandline to vlc. No we have to find out, what it is. I just copied the args from newa for vlc and made a shortcut to vlc. Started to begin the stream manual. VLC didn't start to transcode. I will investigate further! NEWA itself can indicate, if the streamer is running. Is VLC (manually started) already streaming and i select via NEWA one file to stream, then the (manual, other started video) will be displayed.

Please standby.

EDIT:
I don't believe, that this is a NEWA Problem. My shortcuts generated even with the same sout file of vlc itself will not let vlc stream a video. Only if i open vlc and go the manual "streaming" way, video will be streamed.

But one thing for your patch: The entering with "," on the NEWA menu is a fine thing (not really neccessary, but fine), but for the commandline of vlc it should get back to "." not to ",".

Ah! I think we get further and make progress. This is a "little" bit of NEWA problem. I am using VLC 1.1.4 and it looks like, that there is a new kind of instruction used. Now i started VLC via shortcut with changed parameters and it run. Can you confirm, that NEWA is running well with VLC 1.1.4?

Yes, it seems to be true: NEWA is not able to deliver the args correct to vlc.exe. Just tested with a short setup: Tried to start a stream via NEWA -> VLC startsup and stands (i found out, that vlc will do this, if there is something missing in the parameters). I shut down streaming and copied from the web.log of newa the arguments:

Code:
:sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=512,width=720,height=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}:standard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:7648}

I put the arguments to a shortcut of vlc, looking like this:

Code:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\MEDIA\VLC\vlc.exe" "D:\MEDIA\Videos\Serien\TV\FSK 16\Airwolf\Staffel 01\[01e001] & [01e002] Airwolf.mkv" :sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=512,width=720,height=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}:standard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:7648}

Me executed this shortcut... it runs! NEWA is generating a right set of arguments, but seems not to be able to deliver this correct to vlc.exe (1.1.4). Do you have any idea, what this could be? I tried to test more complicated settings, but the field of letters for shortcuts are very limited. I can not enter a full line of arguments, if there are to many settings.

So, more information for you, UJB. I installed now EVERY VLC version beginning from 0.8.6 until the latest 1.1.4 . As streamer are all versions until 0.9.9 usable. After 1.0.0 vlc will not stream anymore. Something changed here with the interface of (N)EWA and VLC.

Now i have another (older) problem back, but i think i will get around this one too. You should mention in the wiki, that the latest recommandable VLC Version is 0.9.9 for the streaming pc. As client is uninteresting, even the latest 1.1.4 will work.

ShiningDragon · (This post was last modified: 2010-10-24, 03:05 PM by ShiningDragon.)

Finally... back for stream again! The latest USABLE VLC version for streaming is 0.9.8a, not 0.9.9 (this one produces a lot of windows errors, running with system account).

We need:
• nPVR 1.5.33 with NEWA
• VideoLAN vlc.exe 0.9.98a
• UJBs "NEWA Library Patch"

Then all is good. We should forget your last attempt for a patch, NEWA Library is good enough.

What a torture to get streaming running back again, especially because NEWA and VLC did make problems (not one alone)... XD

Ok, perhaps i spoken to soon. Now i can not stream .mkv container in good quality anymore (x264, AAC 2.0, SBR) to .ts / h264 / mp3 (1 chan, 128 kbit/s). And this old VLC don't use multithreading for streaming (my used core is always around 100 percent while streaming... i3-550!) ISOs are no problem (mpeg-2/ac3).

UncleJohnsBand · 2010-10-24, 02:57 PM

The attached patch should fix the , appearing in the generated VLC command line.

I am using 1.1.4 on the server and am not having this problem....so it would appear to be environmental. I see you are also running x64 windows which I am running 32-bit on my server(XP SP 3) which could also be a factor in this situation.

One thing I just noticed.....when you do your command lines that you state work.....you are missing part of the command line that NEWA generates which would be the -I http which starts the command on the http interface for VLC. NEWA communicates to VLC via the http interface which should be started when the -I http parameter is used.

After loading the above patch....try the following on the server....

Start VLC
Click on View
Click on Add Interface
Click on Web Interface
Click on X to close VLC

Now try streaming from NEWA on a client pc.

Let me know how the generated command line looks with the patch and if streaming now works after doing the above.

ShiningDragon · 2010-10-24, 03:28 PM

Thanks for your reply, UJB.

I have uninstalled VLC 0.9.98a. I have deleted all settings and cache. Rebooted the machine. Installed VLC 1.1.4. Set's the "Web Interface". Applied the patch. Started recordingservice: No success. VLC does only startup and... idles.

Code:
2010-10-24 17:11:02.820    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/Player2.aspx

2010-10-24 17:11:02.823    [INFO][4]    ***********************

2010-10-24 17:11:02.823    [INFO][4]    File Name Deserialized: D:\MEDIA\Videos\Serien\TV\FSK 16\Airwolf\Staffel 01\[01e001] & [01e002] Airwolf.mkv

2010-10-24 17:11:02.823    [INFO][4]    ***********************

2010-10-24 17:11:02.823    [INFO][4]    VLC Path= C:\Program Files (x86)\MEDIA\VLC\

2010-10-24 17:11:02.823    [INFO][4]    Args= -I http "D:\MEDIA\Videos\Serien\TV\FSK 16\Airwolf\Staffel 01\[01e001] & [01e002] Airwolf.mkv" :sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264{bframes=0,qp=,cabac=no-cabac,loopfilter=nf,analyse=none,adapt=none,me=dia,subme=6,chroma-me=none,merange=1,},vb=512,scale=00,50,acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=1}:standard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:7648} vlc://quit

2010-10-24 17:11:02.823    [INFO][4]    Bitrate= 2

2010-10-24 17:11:02.865    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd

2010-10-24 17:11:02.865    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd

2010-10-24 17:11:02.865    [DEBUG][13]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /AjaxService2.asmx/jsdebug

2010-10-24 17:11:10.304    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/Player2.aspx

2010-10-24 17:11:34.051    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/Player2.aspx

2010-10-24 17:11:34.063    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd

2010-10-24 17:11:34.063    [DEBUG][13]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /AjaxService2.asmx/jsdebug

2010-10-24 17:11:34.063    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd

2010-10-24 17:12:06.552    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/Player2.aspx

2010-10-24 17:12:06.555    [INFO][4]    ***********************

2010-10-24 17:12:06.555    [INFO][4]    File Name Deserialized: D:\MEDIA\Videos\Serien\TV\FSK 16\Airwolf\Staffel 01\[01e001] & [01e002] Airwolf.mkv

2010-10-24 17:12:06.555    [INFO][4]    ***********************

2010-10-24 17:12:06.556    [INFO][4]    VLC Path= C:\Program Files (x86)\MEDIA\VLC\

2010-10-24 17:12:06.556    [INFO][4]    Args= -I http "D:\MEDIA\Videos\Serien\TV\FSK 16\Airwolf\Staffel 01\[01e001] & [01e002] Airwolf.mkv" :sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264{bframes=0,qp=,cabac=no-cabac,loopfilter=nf,analyse=none,adapt=none,me=dia,subme=6,chroma-me=none,merange=1,},vb=512,scale=00,50,acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=1}:standard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:7648} vlc://quit

2010-10-24 17:12:06.556    [INFO][4]    Bitrate= 2

2010-10-24 17:12:06.577    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd

2010-10-24 17:12:06.577    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd

2010-10-24 17:12:06.577    [DEBUG][13]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /AjaxService2.asmx/jsdebug

2010-10-24 17:14:16.383    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /info2.aspx

2010-10-24 17:14:16.421    [INFO][4]    Using wmi for free space determination.....

2010-10-24 17:14:16.902    [INFO][4]    Using wmi for free space determination.....

2010-10-24 17:14:16.973    [INFO][4]    About to connect to remote recording service

2010-10-24 17:14:16.984    [DEBUG][4]    RecordingServiceProxy@exit

2010-10-24 17:14:18.193    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /themes2/Default/js/info.js

2010-10-24 17:14:18.194    [DEBUG][3]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /themes2/Default/css/info.css

2010-10-24 17:14:18.198    [DEBUG][13]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /AjaxService2.asmx/jsdebug

2010-10-24 17:14:18.204    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd

2010-10-24 17:14:18.242    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/t.gif

2010-10-24 17:14:20.240    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/ChangeLog.xml

2010-10-24 17:14:20.345    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/ChangeLog.xsl

2010-10-24 17:14:20.490    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /favicon.ico

2010-10-24 17:14:20.511    [ERROR][4]    System.Web.HttpException: Datei ist nicht vorhanden.

   bei System.Web.StaticFileHandler.GetFileInfo(String virtualPathWithPathInfo, String physicalPath, HttpResponse response)

   bei System.Web.StaticFileHandler.ProcessRequestInternal(HttpContext context)

   bei System.Web.DefaultHttpHandler.BeginProcessRequest(HttpContext context, AsyncCallback callback, Object state)

   bei System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute()

   bei System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously)

2010-10-24 17:14:34.172    [DEBUG][4]    Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/download.ashx/-1,1

2010-10-24 17:14:34.180    [INFO][4]    In process download.....

2010-10-24 17:14:34.181    [INFO][4]    In writing of file

2010-10-24 17:14:34.181    [INFO][4]    readcount = 37848

ShiningDragon · 2010-10-24, 03:33 PM

If u want, i could grant you access to the mainmachine via UltraVNC?

UncleJohnsBand · 2010-10-24, 03:35 PM

ShiningDragon Wrote:Thanks for your reply, UJB.

I have uninstalled VLC 0.9.98a. I have deleted all settings and cache. Rebooted the machine. Installed VLC 1.1.4. Set's the "Web Interface". Applied the patch. Started recordingservice: No success. VLC does only startup and... idles.

Code:
2010-10-24 17:11:02.820 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/Player2.aspx 2010-10-24 17:11:02.823 [INFO][4] *********************** 2010-10-24 17:11:02.823 [INFO][4] File Name Deserialized: D:\MEDIA\Videos\Serien\TV\FSK 16\Airwolf\Staffel 01\[01e001] & [01e002] Airwolf.mkv 2010-10-24 17:11:02.823 [INFO][4] *********************** 2010-10-24 17:11:02.823 [INFO][4] VLC Path= C:\Program Files (x86)\MEDIA\VLC\ 2010-10-24 17:11:02.823 [INFO][4] Args= -I http "D:\MEDIA\Videos\Serien\TV\FSK 16\Airwolf\Staffel 01\[01e001] & [01e002] Airwolf.mkv" :sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264{bframes=0,qp=,cabac=no-cabac,loopfilter=nf,analyse=none,adapt=none,me=dia,subme=6,chroma-me=none,merange=1,},vb=512,scale=00,50,acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=1}:standard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:7648} vlc://quit 2010-10-24 17:11:02.823 [INFO][4] Bitrate= 2 2010-10-24 17:11:02.865 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd 2010-10-24 17:11:02.865 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd 2010-10-24 17:11:02.865 [DEBUG][13] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /AjaxService2.asmx/jsdebug 2010-10-24 17:11:10.304 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/Player2.aspx 2010-10-24 17:11:34.051 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/Player2.aspx 2010-10-24 17:11:34.063 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd 2010-10-24 17:11:34.063 [DEBUG][13] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /AjaxService2.asmx/jsdebug 2010-10-24 17:11:34.063 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd 2010-10-24 17:12:06.552 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/Player2.aspx 2010-10-24 17:12:06.555 [INFO][4] *********************** 2010-10-24 17:12:06.555 [INFO][4] File Name Deserialized: D:\MEDIA\Videos\Serien\TV\FSK 16\Airwolf\Staffel 01\[01e001] & [01e002] Airwolf.mkv 2010-10-24 17:12:06.555 [INFO][4] *********************** 2010-10-24 17:12:06.556 [INFO][4] VLC Path= C:\Program Files (x86)\MEDIA\VLC\ 2010-10-24 17:12:06.556 [INFO][4] Args= -I http "D:\MEDIA\Videos\Serien\TV\FSK 16\Airwolf\Staffel 01\[01e001] & [01e002] Airwolf.mkv" :sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264{bframes=0,qp=,cabac=no-cabac,loopfilter=nf,analyse=none,adapt=none,me=dia,subme=6,chroma-me=none,merange=1,},vb=512,scale=00,50,acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=1}:standard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:7648} vlc://quit 2010-10-24 17:12:06.556 [INFO][4] Bitrate= 2 2010-10-24 17:12:06.577 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd 2010-10-24 17:12:06.577 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd 2010-10-24 17:12:06.577 [DEBUG][13] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /AjaxService2.asmx/jsdebug 2010-10-24 17:14:16.383 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /info2.aspx 2010-10-24 17:14:16.421 [INFO][4] Using wmi for free space determination..... 2010-10-24 17:14:16.902 [INFO][4] Using wmi for free space determination..... 2010-10-24 17:14:16.973 [INFO][4] About to connect to remote recording service 2010-10-24 17:14:16.984 [DEBUG][4] RecordingServiceProxy@exit 2010-10-24 17:14:18.193 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /themes2/Default/js/info.js 2010-10-24 17:14:18.194 [DEBUG][3] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /themes2/Default/css/info.css 2010-10-24 17:14:18.198 [DEBUG][13] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /AjaxService2.asmx/jsdebug 2010-10-24 17:14:18.204 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /ScriptResource.axd 2010-10-24 17:14:18.242 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/t.gif 2010-10-24 17:14:20.240 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/ChangeLog.xml 2010-10-24 17:14:20.345 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/ChangeLog.xsl 2010-10-24 17:14:20.490 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /favicon.ico 2010-10-24 17:14:20.511 [ERROR][4] System.Web.HttpException: Datei ist nicht vorhanden. bei System.Web.StaticFileHandler.GetFileInfo(String virtualPathWithPathInfo, String physicalPath, HttpResponse response) bei System.Web.StaticFileHandler.ProcessRequestInternal(HttpContext context) bei System.Web.DefaultHttpHandler.BeginProcessRequest(HttpContext context, AsyncCallback callback, Object state) bei System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() bei System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) 2010-10-24 17:14:34.172 [DEBUG][4] Got Web Request (192.168.0.11): /public/download.ashx/-1,1 2010-10-24 17:14:34.180 [INFO][4] In process download..... 2010-10-24 17:14:34.181 [INFO][4] In writing of file 2010-10-24 17:14:34.181 [INFO][4] readcount = 37848

hmmm....the patch does not seem to have corrected the , appearing in the generated command line.....

Try the following on the server from the VLC directory......then go to the client and start VLC and go to file, open, network and put in http://your-server-name:7648 and see what happens

Code:
-I http "D:\MEDIA\Videos\Serien\TV\FSK 16\Airwolf\Staffel 01\[01e001] & [01e002] Airwolf.mkv" :sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264{bframes=0,qp=,cabac=no-cabac,loopfilter=nf,analyse=none,adapt=none,me=dia,subme=6,chroma-me=none,merange=1,},vb=512,scale=00.50,acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=1}:standard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:7648} vlc://quit

ShiningDragon · 2010-10-24, 03:40 PM

UncleJohnsBand Wrote:Try the following on the server from the VLC directory......then go to the client and start VLC and go to file, open, network and put in http://your-server-name:7648 and see what happens

Code:
-I http "D:\MEDIA\Videos\Serien\TV\FSK 16\Airwolf\Staffel 01\[01e001] & [01e002] Airwolf.mkv" :sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264{bframes=0,qp=,cabac=no-cabac,loopfilter=nf,analyse=none,adapt=none,me=dia,subme=6,chroma-me=none,merange=1,},vb=512,scale=00.50,acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=1}:standard{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:7648} vlc://quit

This way works perfect. VLC starts up and uses cpu power.

UncleJohnsBand · 2010-10-24, 03:47 PM

ShiningDragon Wrote:This way works perfect. VLC starts up and uses cpu power.

Interesting.......try this patch and lets see if I got the command line that is generated now using the . instead of the ,

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