RTSP using dshow

[Judas]

Hi all.

i have sucessfully made VLC work with RTSP when streaming a video file. I am using -I http to simplify things a bit while setting it up.

i have been reading and searching quite a lot on the forums and the videolan documentation - but i'm still a bit confused.

how do i use RTSP to stream from a dshow device?

i tried setting up the VOD by using the following input:

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:dshow-vdev="WinFast TV2000 XP WDM Video Capture" :dshow-adev="" :dshow-size="" :dshow-caching=200 :dshow-chroma="" :dshow-fps=25.000000 :dshow-config :dshow-tuner :dshow-tuner-channel=31 :dshow-tuner-country=45 :dshow-tuner-input=1 :dshow-video-input=-1 :dshow-audio-input=-1 :dshow-video-output=-1 :dshow-audio-output=-1

when i try opening the stream on the client i get:
Unable to open 'rtsp://192.168.1.3/test'

any help would be very much appreciated.

thanks a lot guys

[dionoea]

Could you paste the VLM command batch you're using ? (or just the contents of http://localhost:8080/vlm_export.html once you've configured everything)

[Judas]

Wow quick response.

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## ## ## VLM HTTP interface ## This file can be loaded as is in VLM. ## Comments starting with "##" were added by the HTTP interface. ## You can remove them if you want to. ## # VLC media player VLM command batch # http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ new test vod enabled setup test input "dshow-vdev="WinFast TV2000 XP WDM Video Capture" :dshow-adev="" :dshow-size="" :dshow-caching=200 :dshow-chroma="" :dshow-fps=25.000000 :dshow-config :dshow-tuner :dshow-tuner-channel=31 :dshow-tuner-country=45 :dshow-tuner-input=1 :dshow-video-input=-1 :dshow-audio-input=-1 :dshow-video-output=-1 :dshow-audio-output=-1" setup test output #transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=4096,scale=1} ## ## end of export ##

[dionoea]

Wow quick response.

Hehe you were lucky i guess :p

Should be this instead:

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## ## ## VLM HTTP interface ## This file can be loaded as is in VLM. ## Comments starting with "##" were added by the HTTP interface. ## You can remove them if you want to. ## # VLC media player VLM command batch # http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ new test vod setup test input dshow:// setup test option dshow-vdev="WinFast TV2000 XP WDM Video Capture" setup test option dshow-adev= setup test option dshow-size= setup test option dshow-caching=200 setup test option dshow-chroma= setup test option dshow-fps=25.000000 setup test option dshow-config setup test option dshow-tuner setup test option dshow-tuner-channel=31 setup test option dshow-tuner-country=45 setup test option dshow-tuner-input=1 setup test option dshow-video-input=-1 setup test option dshow-audio-input=-1 setup test option dshow-video-output=-1 setup test option dshow-audio-output=-1 setup test output #transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=4096,scale=1} setup test enabled ## ## end of export ##

I'm not sure if the quotes are needed on the vdev line. Btw, you seem to be using way too many options here ... you could remove those for which you use the default values.

[Judas]

ahhh okay. i tried removing all the default values now, but i still get the same result...

u have any hint on how i make the vlm_export look like u said it was suppose to?

[Judas]

Thanks for your response dionoea.

i tried sending the vlm commands using the "other" section in the http interface. - The vlm_export now looks like u said it should

but sadly it still won't work...

I thought that it could have been my TV card that was causing the trouble - so i bought a new one
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 500

however this didn't resolve the issue either - I can stream files but still not dshow.

if anyone has a working setup of vod streaming with dshow i would very much like an example on how u made it work

once again thanks a lot for your help people!

[Judas]

oh maybe this could help:

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http debug: executing vlm command: setup test input dshow:// http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-vdev="Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture" http debug: invalid index constructor (el.instances) main debug: Connection from 192.168.1.3 http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-adev="" main debug: Connection from 192.168.1.3 http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-size="" http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-caching=200 http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-chroma="" http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-fps=25.000000 http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-config http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-tuner http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-tuner-channel=31 http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-tuner-country=45 http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-tuner-input=2 http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-video-input=-1 http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-audio-input=-1 http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-video-output=-1 http debug: executing vlm command: setup test option dshow-audio-output=-1 http debug: executing vlm command: setup test output #transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=4096,scale=1} http debug: executing vlm command: setup test enabled main debug: waiting for thread completion main debug: thread 4276 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:261) main debug: stream=`transcode' main debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate main debug: stream=`description' main debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate main debug: using sout stream module "stream_out_description" main debug: set sout option: sout-transcode-vcodec to mp2v main debug: set sout option: sout-transcode-vb to 4096 main debug: set sout option: sout-transcode-scale to 1 stream_out_transcode warning: bad aspect ratio stream_out_transcode debug: codec video=mp2v 0x0 scaling: 1.000000 4096kb/s main debug: using sout stream module "stream_out_transcode" main debug: `dshow://' gives access `dshow' demux `' path `' main debug: creating demux: access='dshow' demux='' path='' main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate dshow debug: width x height 0x0 dshow debug: found device: Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture dshow debug: found device: Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture dshow error: can't use device: "Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture", unsupported device type dshow error: can't open video dshow debug: found device: Realtek AC97 Audio dshow error: can't use device: "", unsupported device type dshow error: can't open audio dshow debug: releasing DirectShow main warning: no access_demux module matching "dshow" could be loaded main debug: creating access 'dshow' path='' main debug: looking for access2 module: 6 candidates dshow debug: width x height 0x0 dshow debug: found device: Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture dshow debug: found device: Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture dshow error: can't use device: "Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture", unsupported device type dshow error: can't open video dshow debug: found device: Realtek AC97 Audio dshow error: can't use device: "", unsupported device type dshow error: can't open audio dshow debug: releasing DirectShow access_file warning: : No such file or directory main warning: no access2 module matching "dshow" could be loaded main error: no suitable access module for `dshow://' main debug: destroying chain... (name=transcode) main debug: destroying chain... (name=description) main debug: removing module "stream_out_description" main debug: destroying chain done main debug: removing module "stream_out_transcode" main debug: destroying chain done main debug: thread times: real 0m0.203125s, kernel 0m0.062500s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: thread 4276 joined (input/input.c:399) vod_rtsp debug: created RTSP url: /test vod_rtsp debug: media has 0 declared ES http debug: invalid index constructor (el.instances)

does this mean that I can't use that tv card for streaming?:

dshow error: can't use device: "Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture", unsupported device type

[dionoea]

Did you try without the quotes arround the device's name ? (or like quote arround the full option=value thing ?)

[Judas]

just tried removing the quotes - Same result as before...

btw. VLC can open the same caputure card with dshow when i'm using the gui's "open capture card"

do you think it could be the device name that are causing the trouble?

[dionoea]

The quotes definitively seem to be the issue:
dshow debug: found device: Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture
dshow debug: found device: Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture
dshow error: can't use device: "Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture", unsupported device type

the third line shouldn't have quotes. Did you try "dshow-vdev=blabla bla" (quotes arrount the full thing) ? (Please paste debug if it doesn't work)

[Judas]

heey - I did what u said about putting quotoes around the whole option value thing... now it actually found the video device!

u are da man bro!

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dshow debug: found device: Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture dshow debug: found device: Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture dshow debug: using device: Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture dshow debug: EnumDeviceCaps: input pin: Analog Video In dshow debug: EnumDeviceCaps: input pin: Analog Audio In dshow debug: EnumDeviceCaps: output pin: Capture dshow debug: EnumDeviceCaps: output pin: Audio Out dshow debug: EnumDeviceCaps: output pin: VBI dshow debug: EnumDeviceCaps: output pin: 656 dshow debug: EnumDeviceCaps: trying pin Capture dshow debug: EnumDeviceCaps: input pin default format configured dshow debug: EnumDeviceCaps: input pin media: unsupported format (video HCW2) dshow debug: EnumDeviceCaps: input pin media: using 'I420' in place of unsupported format 'HCW2' dshow debug: CaptureFilter::JoinFilterGraph dshow debug: connecting filters dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [not connected] dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::QueryFilterInfo dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryAccept [media type not supported] dshow debug: CapturePin::ReceiveConnection [media type not accepted] dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryAccept [media type not supported] dshow debug: CapturePin::ReceiveConnection [media type not accepted] dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [not connected] dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [not connected] dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryAccept [media type not supported] dshow debug: CapturePin::ReceiveConnection [media type not accepted] dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryAccept [media type not supported] dshow debug: CapturePin::ReceiveConnection [media type not accepted] dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [not connected] dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryAccept [OK] (width=384, height=288, chroma=YUY2) dshow debug: CaptureFilter::GetClassID dshow debug: CaptureFilter::GetClassID dshow debug: CaptureFilter::GetClassID dshow debug: CaptureFilter::GetClassID dshow debug: CaptureFilter::GetClassID dshow debug: CaptureFilter::GetClassID dshow debug: CaptureFilter::GetClassID dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryAccept [OK] (width=720, height=576, chroma=YUY2) dshow debug: CapturePin::ReceiveConnection [OK] dshow debug: CapturePin::GetAllocatorRequirements dshow debug: CapturePin::GetAllocator dshow debug: CapturePin::NotifyAllocator dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK] dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK] dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK] dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK] dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: found existing route for output 0 (type 12) to input 0 (type 1) dshow debug: crossbar at depth 0, found route for output 0 (type 12) to input 0 (type 1) dshow debug: filters connected successfully ! dshow debug: configuring Device Properties dshow debug: showing WDM Video Configuration Pages dshow debug: tuner config: channel 31, country 45, input type 2 dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK] dshow debug: configuring Tuner Properties dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK] dshow debug: MEDIATYPE_Video dshow debug: selected video pin accepts format: YUY2 dshow debug: found device: Realtek AC97 Audio dshow error: can't use device: "", unsupported device type dshow error: can't open audio dshow debug: crossbar at depth 0, routed video output 0 to video input 0 dshow debug: crossbar at depth 0, routed audio output 1 to audio input 1 dshow debug: Playing... dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryPinInfo dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins dshow debug: CapturePin::QueryDirection dshow debug: CapturePin::ConnectedTo [OK] dshow debug: CaptureFilter::SetSyncSource dshow debug: CaptureFilter::Pause dshow debug: CaptureFilter::Run dshow debug: CaptureFilter::EnumPins main debug: selecting program id=0 main debug: using access_demux module "dshow" main debug: looking for a subtitle file in I:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\ main debug: looking for packetizer module: 17 candidates main debug: using packetizer module "rawvideo" main debug: thread 5436 (decoder) created at priority 0 (input/decoder.c:168) main debug: starting in async mode main debug: `dshow://' successfully opened main debug: adding a new input stream_out_transcode debug: creating video transcoding from fcc=`YUY2' to fcc=`mp4a' main debug: looking for decoder module: 27 candidates main debug: using decoder module "rawvideo" main debug: looking for encoder module: 10 candidates ffmpeg error: "MPEG AAC Audio" is not a video encoder stream_out_transcode error: cannot find encoder ((null)) main debug: removing module "rawvideo" stream_out_transcode error: cannot create video chain main error: cannot create packetizer output (YUY2)

now i'm not sure what is wrong - apparently something with the audio

[Judas]

u seem to have fixed my first error bro! thanks a lot!

now there's a second one lol

here's the VLM i use:

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new test vod setup test input dshow:// setup test option "dshow-vdev=Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture" setup test option dshow-adev="" setup test option dshow-size="720x576" setup test option dshow-caching=200 setup test option dshow-chroma="" setup test option dshow-fps=25.000000 setup test option dshow-config setup test option dshow-tuner setup test option dshow-tuner-channel=31 setup test option dshow-tuner-country=45 setup test option dshow-tuner-input=2 setup test option dshow-video-input=-1 setup test option dshow-audio-input=-1 setup test option dshow-video-output=-1 setup test option dshow-audio-output=-1 setup test output #transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=512,scale=1,acodec=mpga,ab=128} setup test enabled

if i use the same transcoding option as the one i used for the avi file i successfully streamed i get:

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main debug: selecting program id=0 main debug: using access_demux module "dshow" main debug: looking for a subtitle file in I:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\ main debug: looking for packetizer module: 17 candidates main debug: using packetizer module "rawvideo" main debug: thread 5448 (decoder) created at priority 0 (input/decoder.c:168) main debug: starting in async mode main debug: `dshow://' successfully opened main debug: adding a new input stream_out_transcode debug: creating video transcoding from fcc=`YUY2' to fcc=`mp4v' main debug: looking for decoder module: 27 candidates main debug: using decoder module "rawvideo" main debug: looking for encoder module: 10 candidates ffmpeg debug: libavcodec initialized (interface 3344897 ) ffmpeg debug: found encoder MPEG-4 Video main debug: using encoder module "ffmpeg" main debug: removing module "ffmpeg" stream_out_transcode debug: decoder aspect is 576000:432000 stream_out_transcode debug: source pixel aspect is 1.066667:1 stream_out_transcode debug: scaled pixel aspect is 1.066667:1 stream_out_transcode debug: source 720x576, crop 720x576, destination 720x576, padding 720x576 stream_out_transcode debug: encoder aspect is 576000:432000 main debug: looking for encoder module: 10 candidates ffmpeg debug: libavcodec already initialized ffmpeg warning: timebase not supported by mpeg 4 standard (mpeg4@00B3C930) ffmpeg error: cannot open encoder stream_out_transcode error: cannot find encoder ((null)) main debug: removing module "rawvideo"

u got any idea of what i'm doing wrong now? lol

thanks again bro

[Judas]

hmmm okay, could it be that the encoder thinks that i'm trying to encode a 25000 fps stream?

the property window of the tv card pops up and tells me it's running 25.000 fps - i can't change it.

could that be the problem? or am i looking the wrong place?

[Judas]

i found out that if i added fps=25 to the transcode part everything worked!

thanks a lot for your help!

[dionoea]

You're welcome (sorry for not answering earlier)

[Judas]

No need to be sorry bro - u are da man

[redmenace]

I am a newbie, but shouldn't this solution be put into the wiki?