3. Stream with VLC
3. Stream with VLC
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3. Stream with VLC

Note

For this, you must use the CVS version of VLC and compile it with ./configure --enable-dvb This feature should still be considered as experimental.

% vlc -vvv --program 8211 dvb:12597000:0:3:27500000 --sout udp:192.168.0.12 --ttl 12

where :

  • 8211 is the PID of the DVB channel you would like to stream, expressed as a decimal number ;

  • 12597000 is the frequency of the transponder you want to stream from in Hz;

  • 0 is the polarization (0 for vertical, 1 for horizontal) ;

  • 3 is the FEC (3 for 3/4, 9 for auto) ;

  • 27500000 is the transponder symbol rate in Hz ;

  • 192.168.0.12 is either :

    • the IP address of the machine you want to unicast to ;

    • or the DNS name the machine you want to unicast to ;

    • or the multicast IP address.

  • 12 is the value of the TTL (Time To Live) of your IP packets (which means that the stream will be able to cross 11 routers).

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