VLC Command line documentation for batch use

[siliconglen]

I'm wanting to set up a batch job (Windows 7/MS Dos) to fire up VLC and capture my favourite streaming radio at specific times of the day - is there documentation on how to do this - what are the parameters I need to give VLC at the command line to specify the output file in mp3 format and can I get VLC to run for a set time and then automatically stop?

thanks

Craig

[VLC_help]

You would use demux dump with run-time, which you launch via Windows task scheduler

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--run-time=<float> Run time The stream will run this duration (in seconds).

http://wiki.videolan.org/Demuxdump

[siliconglen]

Thanks but I can't get this to work. Here's the script:

rem %1 = feed http://bbc.co.uk/radio/listen/live/rng.asx
rem %2 = duration 10
rem assumes dd/mm/yyyy format (UK)
SET DAY=%DATE:~0,2%
SET MTH=%DATE:~3,2%
SET YR=%DATE:~6,4%
SET HR=%TIME:~0,2%
SET HR0=%TIME:~0,1%
IF "%HR0%"==" " SET HR=0%TIME:~1,1%
SET MIN=%TIME:~3,2%
SET SEC=%TIME:~6,2%
SET MYDATE=%YR%%MTH%%DAY%-%HR%%MIN%%SEC%
echo MYDATE
set feed=%1
IF %1.==. set feed="http://bbc.co.uk/radio/listen/live/rng.asx"
SET duration=%2
if %2.==. set duration=4
echo duration
cd "C:\Users\Craig\Documents\Internet\Radio"
cd
del %MYDATE.mp3
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" %feed% --demux=dump --demuxdump-file=%MYDATE%.mp3 --run-time=%duration%
exit


VLC fires up but generates an empty file (with the correct filename) as it doesn't pick up the feed. If I put feed at the end, it picks up the feed but doesn't generate a file. In either case, VLC doesn't exit after duration has expired

Could you tell me what I'm doing wrong here please?

thanks

[bat999]

Thanks but I can't get this to work...
... Could you tell me what I'm doing wrong here please?

Hi
That BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal stream uses wma codec, so it's no good trying to demuxdump mp3.


On my Linux system, this command downloads a 30 second clip in wma format:-

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vlc --run-time=30 http://bbc.co.uk/radio/listen/live/rng.asx --sout="#std{access=file,mux=asf,dst='testclip.wma'}" vlc://quit

And this command downloads a 30 second clip converted to mp3 format:-

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vlc --run-time=30 http://bbc.co.uk/radio/listen/live/rng.asx --sout="#transcode{acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=2,samplerate=44100}:std{access=file,mux=raw,dst='testclip.mp3'}" vlc://quit

Maybe you can use similar commands in your Windows script.

[siliconglen]

Thanks, the mp3 version works fine!