Watching TriCaster WMV Stream

[compufix]

I get an error when trying to watch an internal stream with a mms URL over port 80. The stream works in Window Media Player for OSX as well as "works" in Flip4Mac WMV plug-in for QuickTime. I get the following error...

access_mms: cannot connect to server
main: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `WMV3'.
VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.

I need VLC to be able to view the stream so that I can transcode the stream and re-stream it on my internal network with multicast as an MP4.

I can do this with other sources so I just need VLC to be able to see the stream. Audio kicks in a few seconds after I get the error, and VLC for Windows correctly sees the stream.

Any ideas?

-Mike

[The DJ]

VLC for OSX doesn't support WMV3. Use WMV2 (windows media .

I have tried contacting the F4M people to see if there is a way we can use their decoder, but they haven't responded since then.

[compufix]

Thank you, now I need to see if I can fudge the Windows Media profile to use WMV2.

How bad is it compared to V3?

-Mike

[compufix]

I found the profile editor on the TriCaster and made a profile that is Windows Media 7. It works.....but it looks ehh fair to be kind.

-Mike

[compufix]

aiight...the stream using Windows Media Player 8 setting works, but look horrible in VLC, the keyframe is set to 1 per second, but it does not seem to be in VLC, there is bad pixelating in any type of motion and the keyframe seems to be every 5 secnods or so.

Windows Media Player for OSX and Flip4Mac seems to be clean. It is still not the best, but no pixelating like in VLC.

The Windows version of VLC appears to have the same pixelation. WMP in Windows also seems ok.

-Mike

[compufix]

FYI, even though VLC appears to view the stream, and transcoding is working, here are the errors that I get from the terminal

[00000284] access_mms access error: failed to open a connection (tcp)
[00000284] access_mms access error: cannot connect to server
[00000284] access_mms access error: cannot connect to 10.6.2.59:80
[00000268] main input error: no suitable access module for `mms://10.6.2.59:80'
[00000266] macosx interface error: Error: Unable to open 'mms://10.6.2.59:80'
[00000303] access_mms access error: cannot connect to server
sdp=v=0
o=- 1140539779200302 1 IN IP4 127.0.0.1
s=TriCaster
t=0 0
a=tool:vlc 0.8.5-svn
c=IN IP4 239.100.100.118/15
m=video 1232 RTP/AVP 96
a=rtpmap:96 MP4V-ES/90000
a=fmtp:96 profile-level-id=3; config=000001b001000001b58913000001000000012000c4fb8b858800cd0b841ed463000001b24c61766335312e372e30;
sdp=v=0
o=- 1140539779200302 2 IN IP4 127.0.0.1
s=TriCaster
t=0 0
a=tool:vlc 0.8.5-svn
c=IN IP4 239.100.100.118/15
m=video 1232 RTP/AVP 96
a=rtpmap:96 MP4V-ES/90000
a=fmtp:96 profile-level-id=3; config=000001b001000001b58913000001000000012000c4fb8b858800cd0b841ed463000001b24c61766335312e372e30;
m=audio 1230 RTP/AVP 97
a=rtpmap:97 mpeg4-generic/48000
a=fmtp:97 streamtype=5; profile-level-id=15; mode=AAC-hbr; config=1190; SizeLength=13;IndexLength=3; IndexDeltaLength=3; Profile=1;

The access_mms error is also present from the GUI if I use that to enter the stream info in.

-Mike