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VLC 2.0.4 - streaming failed with message: VLC could not open the encoder.

:sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=2500,width=704,height=576,scale=1,fps=25,acodec=mp2a,ab=192,channels=2,soverlay,audio-sync}:std{access=http,mux=ts,dst=:9090/dboxstream}

where could be problem ?

Thanks, but I need know, if it returns "dir" or "directory"

ok, it was my mistake. I need know, if is returned "dir" or "directory" in 2.x under linux.
May be it as: ?

can you tell me, please, if linux's vlc 2.x returns "dir" or "directory" ? F.eg. from firefox:

for me it works under 2.0.1 win VLC: each &options= must be send to vlc as it = only text, without quote_plus(), all others (audio-track=1) with quote_plus().Basic sout string with quote_plus too. eg in python: tmp = quote_plus(sout_string) tmp += "&options=" + quote_plus("aud...

1 ) Yes, but how get you then paths to all disk (whole computer) ?
2) Did you try with this display list of items in root ?

why permission ? I can manually get list for root, when I put ...dir=c:\, whole Pc, when i put ...dir= , but when i am in dir=c:\avi , there is missing first item for going to c:\ Then i must make stupid routine for go to root. There in 1.x it works well and when i trying same for mounted disk on wi...

do not understand ...
it is nothing with Messages ... there missing this item in list of directory. You can compare from webbrowser it with vlc 1.x and 2.x. It is not in commands. VLC2 does not return it

under 2.x: http://192.168.1.105:8080/requests/browse.xml?dir=c:\avi\ why there in first subdirectory missing item with path to root directory, as it was n 1.x ?! <element type="directory" size="0" date="Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 1980 " path="c:\\.." name="..&qu...

Tried change color of .srt subtitles in stream, but no success. There in VLC 1.x was enought append --freetype-color=0xffff00 to end of sout string for yellow subtitles. There in VLC2 it must be added as &option=freetype-color=0x00ffff00 but not success. Tried in Win-link add --freetype-color=#f...

Did you get this working with passing in options to vlc 2.0? I had no success . Can you somehow see in the web gui as before wich options you passed in ? I try to pass in options for dumping a stream status.xml?command=in_play&input=udp://@:8080&option=:demux=dump :demuxdump-file=dump.ts /F...

Solution does not work - with me also.

Any other suggestion from experts - please ?

for me does not work too ! Will be some solution ???

I am running VLC from XP with: Note: my 1.1.11 works well with same settings

but it is run from commandline , or no ? Did you try it via http interface ?

Have you splitted the command to multiple lines?

no, it is one line.

Same. File reading failed: VLC could not open the file "c:\Cerna zmije - Leta kavaliru.avi :sout=". (%m) Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'file:///c%3A/Cerna%20zmije%20-%20Leta%20kavaliru.avi :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=3000,venc=ffmpeg,fps=25,vfilter=canvas{wi...

this is string, which _I am sending to VLC. Error message was from VLC's message. You want see string, then I put is ( not on same file). But this problem is on ALL files. Why you look error on my side ? When I uninstall 2.0 and install 1.11, all works well. When install 2.0, error. Some "bette...

It would help if you pasted the exact command.

it is true string.

I cannot tell it from head, but some as: file:///c%3A/avi/Ml%C4%8Den%C3%AD%20%C5%A1unek.avi :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=3000,venc=ffmpeg,fps=25,vfilter=canvas{width=704,height=576,aspect=16:9},soverlay,acodec=mp2a,ab=192,channels=2,samplerate=48000,scodec=dvbs}:std{access=http,mux=ts{pid-video=6...

I am using same sout string as for VLC1.x. Some was changed in VLC2.0 ?

May be, i wrote my 1st post to bad sections:

PROBLEM: streaming via http, VLC in messages:

VLC could not open the file "c:\avi\testfile - 001.avi :sout=". (%m)

what it is ? :sout=". (%m) It seems, as problem with string in new VLC ? VLC 1.11 works well.

Nobady has same problem ? It seems as bug is work with strings

sout=". (%m)

VLC could not open the file "c:\avi\testfile - 001.avi :sout=". (%m)

what it is ? :sout=". (%m)

It seems, as it is not compatible with older version and there then is as bad formating of "sout" string ?

Is somewhere diferences in :sout string for http streaming files ? With VLC1.12 works all well, with 2.0 i get message - cannot open file ...

and sources are available ?

Ahaha, very funny...

Yes, they are.

very funny ... why is not this plugin updated, if you have all ? This plugin had problems with firefox 3.x under linux min. 1/2 years - but not so fatal, as now with ff4.x