HOW-TO stream video from VLC (VideoLAN-Client) PC

doesn't work no matter what i do. i've tried both ftping the videolan.strm file to my xbox and accessing it via my shared folder on my pc, but i just can't get xbmc to access the stream. i've done everything exactly as descibed in the guide.

by the way, here's my logs for both options:

ftp:
20-08-2004 20:44:26 mplayer play:e:\video\videolan.strm cachesize:1024
20-08-2004 20:44:27 flipping bi-directional subtitles disabled
20-08-2004 20:44:27 stating file e:\video\videolan.strm.conf
20-08-2004 20:44:27 stating file q:\mplayer\videolan.strm.conf
20-08-2004 20:44:27 cmplayer::openfile() e:\video\videolan.strm failed

shared:
20-08-2004 20:56:07 mplayer play:xbms://192.168.0.1:1400/film/videolan.strm cachesize:8192
20-08-2004 20:56:07 flipping bi-directional subtitles disabled
20-08-2004 20:56:07 stating file xbms://192.168.0.1:1400/film/videolan.strm.conf
20-08-2004 20:56:08 stating file q:\mplayer\xbms://192.168.0.1:1400/film/videolan.strm.conf
20-08-2004 20:56:08 cmplayer::openfile() xbms://192.168.0.1:1400/film/videolan.strm failed

hope someone can help me out.

sorry - haven't been in for a while.

check all the obvious stuff first - i was pulling my hair out the other week because it looked like this set up had decided to stop working, where in actual fact it was just that my router had assigned me a different address on the lan than usual.

on the computer that's hosting the stream, run ipconfig to get your address.

check the port number is correct in videolan and your strm file, and check that you're using a codec that xbmc supports.

also, having a firewall turned on on the computer that's hosting the stream is likely to cause problems, i expect. i don't have one because the buck stops at my router

what am i doing wrong?
i'm only getting sound with the ogg codec.
the other codecs don't work at all.

i think i've read the guidens at least 10 times.

anyone?

i have followed the steps and don't get it. all i get is "unable to load playlist". my file is called videolan.strm. i tried copying the file to my xbox drive and got the same error. the contents of the file are:
http://192.168.0.200:2500

so whats the consensus?

ill give it a go but there seems to be some unresolved questions - anyone got any new info since these posts?

hi,

i tried this with a file just recently again and the instructions i wrote still work!

make sure that:
- you don't have a firewall between your pc and your xbox blocking the port you're running the stream on. this could be a software firewall like the one that's built into windows or it could be a router of some kind or a computer that the connection is going through if you're using another computer as a router

- you're using the port that you set it up on at both ends and that nothing else is using it.

the times i've used this i generally go for ogg video and ogg audio (vorbis).

also make sure the video you're trying to run actually plays in vlc on your pc in the first place!

yeah, been having similar issues, but got there in the end....
my settings on the vlc stream output window is as follows:

play locally = ticked
http = 10.0.0.155
port = 1234

encapsulation method: mpeg ts
transcoding option:
video codec = not ticked
audio codec = not ticked

the strm file content is as below:
http://10.0.0.155:1234

10.0.0.155 = the ip address of the computer hosting the stream

i loaded the strm file from 'my files' if it works a progress bar will appear then slowly loads if it doesn't then the screen just flashes. my original problem was i was only getting audio and that was because i turned on transcoding.
you may need to press the big 'display' button on the remote to bring the playback up and sometimes it goes straight into pause mode so just hit the play button.

good luck!

(sid @ sep. 11 2005,02:39 Wrote:yeah, been having similar issues, but got there in the end....
my settings on the vlc stream output window is as follows:

play locally = ticked
http = 10.0.0.155
port = 1234

encapsulation method: mpeg ts
transcoding option:
video codec = not ticked
audio codec = not ticked

the strm file content is as below:
http://10.0.0.155:1234

10.0.0.155 = the ip address of the computer hosting the stream

i loaded the strm file from 'my files' if it works a progress bar will appear then slowly loads if it doesn't then the screen  just flashes.  my original problem was i was only getting audio and that was because i turned on transcoding.
you may need to press the big 'display' button on the remote to bring the playback up and sometimes it goes straight into pause mode so just hit the play button.

good luck!

still doesnt work for me i use an xvid/mp3 coded movie, xbmc 1.1.0 compile date jul 24 2005 with videolan 0.8.2.

i only get sound.

is there an other way to stream?(other program(steam server))
or what am i doing wrong?

thx greetings om_r!

(omega_red @ sep. 19 2005,14:43 Wrote:

(sid @ sep. 11 2005,02:39 Wrote:yeah, been having similar issues, but got there in the end....
my settings on the vlc stream output window is as follows:

play locally = ticked
http = 10.0.0.155
port = 1234

encapsulation method: mpeg ts
transcoding option:
video codec = not ticked
audio codec = not ticked

the strm file content is as below:
http://10.0.0.155:1234

10.0.0.155 = the ip address of the computer hosting the stream

i loaded the strm file from 'my files' if it works a progress bar will appear then slowly loads if it doesn't then the screen just flashes. my original problem was i was only getting audio and that was because i turned on transcoding.
you may need to press the big 'display' button on the remote to bring the playback up and sometimes it goes straight into pause mode so just hit the play button.

good luck!

still doesnt work for me i use an xvid/mp3 coded movie, xbmc 1.1.0 compile date jul 24 2005 with videolan 0.8.2.

i only get sound.

is there an other way to stream?(other program(steam server))
or what am i doing wrong?

thx greetings om_r!

you need to change from ogg to asf then u will get picture and sound. but i have trouble with the stream it will no flow..xbox buffers all the time ;/