Using a multicast RTSP Stream

[saker]

Is there a way to start and stop a UDP (non RTP) multicast stream using RTSP? I have tried using broadcast instead of vod in the setup input command and then have also tried setting the output. See below:

new channel broadcast enabled
setup channel input Cool.mpg
setup channel output #standard{access=udp,url=237.237.11.11:5011}

The RTSP server does not even allow an RTSP connection. I have gotten this to all work using vod.

Also has anyone been able to successfully get an RTSP stream with RTP to stream both video and audio over the same port? I don't want them sent over separate ports.

I have been working on an RTSP server for our company and the VLC client can start a udp multicast stream on the server but the client is unable to play the stream and actually crashes. Any clues?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Unfortunately, VLC doesn't really support using RTSP for multicast streams.

For remote control, you should consider using the HTTP or telnet interfaces directly.

For discovery, I'd suggest using SAP announces.