streaming over the net

samnjugu · 05-10-2006, 02:27 AM

am trying to strem with vlc over the internet, but am having a fw probs doing this does anyone know if this is possible, or if their is another app that is better suited for this i would like to stream both audio an video i use fc4.
would this require alot of bandwith if so around how much do i need up.

cs-cam · 05-10-2006, 02:58 AM

Quote:

would this require alot of bandwith

Errr yes, notice that video files tend to be reasonably large? Kind of a dead giveaway...

Quote:

if so around how much do i need up.

What resolution is the video encoded at? What bitrate is the audio? What codecs is it encoded with? Is the file 5MB or 5GB or somewhere in between? I left my broomstick and cauldron at work so if you'll help me with these few details I'll see what I can do for you.

samnjugu · 05-11-2006, 06:37 AM

the files are a max 800mb
Video: NTSC
Audio: 44.1kHz/160kbps/Stereo
Res: 352x240/23.976fps
codec should be xvid or mpeg 2

thanks for your help

Emerson · 05-11-2006, 07:07 AM

Some simple math will show you required bandwith. All you need to know is duration in seconds and amount of data in MB or kB to calculate bandwith. Result can be easily converted from MB/s to kbit/s or Mbit/s.

samnjugu · 05-12-2006, 06:39 AM

i was able to get a bandwidth calculator and get how much iwill need now all i need is to see if i configure vlc to stream over the net

ethics · 05-12-2006, 06:58 AM

Streaming 800 mb movies over the web...sounds very legit and all that, but why on earth would you? unless you are streaming to a file?

what happens when you put the url in VLC? what errors do you get?

samnjugu · 05-13-2006, 07:36 AM

the streming only works when i choose udp but if i choose http nothing happens it doesnt even play the file unless i tell i tell it to play both localy and streaming.