Stream a video playlist

[zecas]

Hi,

Is it by any chance possible for vlc to stream a series of videos, like for example if it was a playlist of mp3 files, and looping when reaches the end, without ever interrupting broadcast?

Thanks

[lygie]

I guess you are thinking about the same Problem I do,

perhaps the solutions I figured out can help you more then thy helped me.

Have you tried starting the Stream with the --sout-keep und the -loop option?
On my local PC something like vlc -vvv FILE --loop --sout-keep --sout '#gather:standard{access=mmsh,mux=ts,dst=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080}' works perfectly for streaming an endless Loop of a wmv Video.

If I start the Stream without the -keep Option, all Clients (except Windows Media Player witch seems to have no Problems) stop the playback after the first playlist item is finished.

When I start the receiving client with an loop Option or choose this Option from a frontend, I even dont´t need the Options -keep or the module gather.

When I try the same Options on an Internet-Server with the Ubuntu-packages of VLC 0.8.4 installed, the streaming Server stops at the first loop.
The error massage shows a "segmentation fault" If tried out any combination of options I could find or imagine. Nothing helped.

My suggestion is, that streaming an endless loop or just a list of more than one file, strongly depends on the streaming protocol, the used clients the Version of VLC and perhaps third party libraries installed on your system. But maybe there is an ultimate solution someone else figured out?