VLC, ftp, with user name and password

[ICANSEEYOU7687]

im trying to get vlc to work with my own ftp server.

It seems like its connecting fine, from my ftp server logs, and I get half a second of a black screen then it goes away, and if I add the caching command (i tried 5000 ms) I get 5 seconds of black screen, lol.
so im not sure, I am using AVI's which I have read mpeg works better... but it should still work.

Anyways, I made a batch script that runs this. Also found a couple other posts here on this topic with an mpeg and avi link to a public ftp somewhere with video, which loaded. So something else is going on here.

anyways, could someone tell me if im using the command prompt stuff correctly.

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vlc ftp://my.ftp.server:44635/cd.avi --ftp-user=login --ftp-pwd=password --ftp-caching=5000

[VLC_help]

Yep. Open Tools -> Messages... (set Verbosity to 2) and press play. It should complain.

[ICANSEEYOU7687]

all that i see is

main info: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
a52 info: A/52 channels:6 samplerate:48000 bitrate:448000

[VLC_help]

You should see more.

[ICANSEEYOU7687]

I changed the server, port, user name, and password, and my IP address, hope you dont mind... this is kind of lengthy though

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main info: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. a52 info: A/52 channels:6 samplerate:48000 bitrate:448000 main debug: starting new item main debug: processing request item ftp://server.name.com:54657/cd1.avi node Playlist skip 0 main debug: resyncing on ftp://server.name.com:54657/cd1.avi main debug: ftp://server.name.com:54657/cd1.avi is at 0 main debug: creating new input thread main debug: Creating an input for 'ftp://server.name.com:54657/cd1.avi' main debug: waiting for thread initialization main debug: thread started main debug: thread 4760 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:370) main debug: `ftp://server.name.com:54657/cd1.avi' gives access `ftp' demux `' path `server.name.com:54657/cd1.avi' qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 3 main debug: creating demux: access='ftp' demux='' path='server.name.com:54657/cd1.avi' main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates main warning: no access_demux module matched "ftp" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: creating access 'ftp' path='server.name.com:54657/cd1.avi' main debug: looking for access module: 1 candidate main debug: net: connecting to server.name.com port 50000 main debug: connection: Resource temporarily unavailable main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 5320) access_ftp debug: answer=220-FileZilla Server version 0.9.34 beta access_ftp debug: connection accepted (220) access_ftp debug: ftp_SendCommand:"USER user_name" access_ftp debug: answer=331 Password required for admin access_ftp debug: password needed access_ftp debug: ftp_SendCommand:"PASS password" access_ftp debug: answer=230 Logged on access_ftp debug: password accepted access_ftp debug: ftp_SendCommand:"EPSV ALL" access_ftp debug: answer=229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||50070|) access_ftp debug: ftp_SendCommand:"TYPE I" access_ftp debug: answer=200 Type set to I access_ftp debug: ftp_SendCommand:"SIZE cd1.avi" access_ftp debug: answer=213 735277056 access_ftp debug: file size: 735277056 access_ftp debug: ftp_SendCommand:"EPSV" access_ftp debug: answer=229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||50071|) access_ftp debug: ip:111.111.111.111 port:50071 access_ftp debug: ftp_SendCommand:"TYPE I" access_ftp debug: answer=200 Type set to I access_ftp debug: waiting for data connection... main debug: net: connecting to 111.111.111.111 port 50071 main debug: connection: Resource temporarily unavailable main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 5344) access_ftp debug: connection with "111.111.111.111:50071" successful access_ftp debug: ftp_SendCommand:"RETR cd1.avi" access_ftp debug: answer=150 Connection accepted main debug: using access module "access_ftp" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 62.000 ms - Total 62.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 62.000 ms) qt4 debug: New Event: type 1103 qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 2 main debug: Using AStream*Stream main debug: pre-buffering... main debug: received first data for our buffer main debug: creating demux: access='ftp' demux='' path='server.name.com:54657/cd1.avi' main debug: looking for demux module: 59 candidates avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:46464952 (RIFF) size:735276720 pos:0 avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'AVI ' avi debug: <list 'AVI '> avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:8818 pos:12 avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'hdrl' avi debug: <list 'hdrl'> avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:68697661 (avih) size:56 pos:24 avi debug: avih: streams:2 flags: HAS_INDEX IS_INTERLEAVED 624x352 avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:4244 pos:88 avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'strl' avi debug: <list 'strl'> avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:68727473 (strh) size:56 pos:100 avi debug: strh: type:vids handler:0x44495658 samplesize:0 23.98fps avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:66727473 (strf) size:40 pos:164 avi debug: strf: video:XVID 624x352 planes:1 12bpp avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:4b4e554a (JUNK) size:4120 pos:212 avi debug: </list 'strl'> avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:4222 pos:4340 avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'strl' avi debug: <list 'strl'> avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:68727473 (strh) size:56 pos:4352 avi debug: strh: type:auds handler:0x00000000 samplesize:1 56000.00fps avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:66727473 (strf) size:18 pos:4416 avi debug: strf: audio:0x2000 channels:6 48000Hz 0bits/sample 437kb/s avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:4b4e554a (JUNK) size:4120 pos:4442 avi debug: </list 'strl'> avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:260 pos:8570 avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'odml' avi debug: <list 'odml'> avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:686c6d64 (dmlh) size:248 pos:8582 avi warning: unknown chunk (not loaded) avi debug: </list 'odml'> avi debug: </list 'hdrl'> avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:56 pos:8838 avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'INFO' avi debug: <list 'INFO'> avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:54465349 (ISFT) size:44 pos:8850 avi debug: ISFT: software : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2 (build 2540/release) avi debug: </list 'INFO'> avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:4b4e554a (JUNK) size:1330 pos:8902 avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:732262888 pos:10240 avi debug: skipping movi chunk avi debug: </list 'AVI '> avi debug: * LIST-root size:735277056 pos:0 avi debug: + RIFF-AVI size:735276720 pos:0 avi debug: | + LIST-hdrl size:8818 pos:12 avi debug: | | + avih size:56 pos:24 avi debug: | | + LIST-strl size:4244 pos:88 avi debug: | | | + strh size:56 pos:100 avi debug: | | | + strf size:40 pos:164 avi debug: | | | + JUNK size:4120 pos:212 avi debug: | | + LIST-strl size:4222 pos:4340 avi debug: | | | + strh size:56 pos:4352 avi debug: | | | + strf size:18 pos:4416 avi debug: | | | + JUNK size:4120 pos:4442 avi debug: | | + LIST-odml size:260 pos:8570 avi debug: | | | + dmlh size:248 pos:8582 avi debug: | + LIST-INFO size:56 pos:8838 avi debug: | | + ISFT size:44 pos:8850 avi debug: | + JUNK size:1330 pos:8902 avi debug: | + LIST-movi size:732262888 pos:10240 avi debug: AVIH: 2 stream, flags HAS_INDEX IS_INTERLEAVED avi debug: stream[0] rate:10000000 scale:417083 samplesize:0 avi debug: stream[0] video(XVID) 624x352 12bpp 23.976043fps main debug: selecting program id=0 qt4 debug: New Event: type 1108 avi debug: stream[1] rate:56000 scale:1 samplesize:1 avi debug: stream[1] audio(0x2000) 6 channels 48000Hz 0bits avi warning: cannot find idx1 chunk, no index defined avi warning: cannot find indx (misdetect/broken OpenDML file?) avi warning: cannot find indx (misdetect/broken OpenDML file?) avi debug: stream[0] created 0 index entries avi debug: stream[1] created 0 index entries avi warning: broken or missing index, 'seek' will be approximative or will exhibit strange behavior avi warning: cannot create index (unseekable stream) avi warning: cannot find idx1 chunk, no index defined avi warning: cannot find indx (misdetect/broken OpenDML file?) avi warning: cannot find indx (misdetect/broken OpenDML file?) avi debug: stream[0] created 0 index entries avi debug: stream[1] created 0 index entries avi warning: broken or missing index, 'seek' will be approximative or will exhibit strange behavior main debug: using demux module "avi" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms) main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Users\Wesley\Desktop\ main debug: looking for decoder module: 33 candidates avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized avcodec debug: using direct rendering avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-4 Video) started main debug: using decoder module "avcodec" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms) main debug: thread 5752 (decoder) created at priority 0 (input/decoder.c:217) main debug: thread started main debug: looking for decoder module: 33 candidates main debug: using decoder module "a52" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: thread 5684 (decoder) created at priority 2 (input/decoder.c:217) main debug: `ftp://server.name.com:54657/cd1.avi' successfully opened main debug: thread started a52 info: A/52 channels:6 samplerate:48000 bitrate:448000 qt4 debug: New Event: type 1103 main debug: no aout present, spawning one main debug: control type=1 main debug: looking for audio output module: 3 candidates aout_directx debug: OpenAudio main debug: no usable vout present, spawning one main debug: window size: 624x352 main debug: looking for video output module: 6 candidates aout_directx debug: found device: Primary Sound Driver aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (WsAudio_DeviceS(1)) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) aout_directx debug: found device: Speakers (DbusAudio) qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 3 direct3d debug: creating Vout EventThread main debug: waiting for thread initialization main debug: thread started direct3d debug: DirectXCreateWindow main debug: looking for vout window module: 2 candidates qt4 debug: waiting for interface... qt4 debug: requesting window... qt4 debug: Video was requested -1, -1 aout_directx debug: device supports 5.1 channels aout_directx debug: device supports 4 channels aout_directx debug: device supports 2 channels aout_directx debug: device supports 1 channel aout_directx debug: Windows says your SpeakerConfig is stereo aout_directx debug: creating DirectSoundThread main debug: thread started main debug: thread 5564 (DirectSound Notification Thread) created at priority 15 (directx.c:392) aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread ready main debug: using audio output module "aout_directx" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 131.000 ms - Total 131.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 131.000 ms) main debug: output 's16l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes main debug: mixer 'fl32' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'s16l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates main debug: using audio filter module "converter_float" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion main debug: looking for audio mixer module: 3 candidates main debug: using audio mixer module "float32_mixer" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: input 'a52 ' 48000 Hz 3F2R/LFE frame=1536 samples/1792 bytes main debug: filter(s) 'a52 '->'fl32' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz 3F2R/LFE->Stereo main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates main debug: using audio filter module "a52tofloat32" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms) main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'fl32' 52800 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates main debug: using audio filter module "bandlimited_resampler" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion qt4 debug: Video is resizing to: 624 352 qt4 debug: Qt FS: Attaching Vout qt4 debug: Qt: Changing Fullscreen Mode main debug: using vout window module "qt4" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 119.000 ms - Total 119.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 119.000 ms) direct3d debug: created video sub-window main debug: thread 5384 (Vout Events Thread) created at priority 0 (direct3d.c:206) direct3d debug: Vout EventThread running direct3d debug: disabling screen saver main debug: using video output module "direct3d" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 207.000 ms - Total 207.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 207.000 ms) main debug: waiting for thread initialization main debug: thread started qt4 debug: Updating the geometry direct3d debug: Direct3D device adapter successfully initialized direct3d debug: selected surface pixel format is YUY2 direct3d debug: 1 Direct3D pictures created successfully direct3d debug: Direct3D scene created successfully main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s) main debug: picture in 624x352 (0,0,624x352), chroma I420, ar 382909:216000, sar 1:1 main debug: picture user 624x352 (0,0,624x352), chroma I420, ar 382909:216000, sar 1:1 main debug: picture out 624x352 (0,0,624x352), chroma YUY2, ar 382909:216000, sar 1:1 main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 19 candidates main debug: using video filter2 module "i420_yuy2_sse2" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: indirect render, mapping render pictures 0-7 to system pictures 1-8 main debug: thread 5860 (video output) created at priority 1 (video_output/video_output.c:502) qt4 debug: New Event: type 1109 main debug: EOF reached main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: looking for text renderer module: 2 candidates main debug: thread 5436 (fontlist builder) created at priority 0 (freetype.c:477) freetype debug: using fontsize: 22 main debug: using text renderer module "freetype" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 2.000 ms - Total 2.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.000 ms) freetype debug: using fontsize: 22 main debug: thread started freetype debug: Building font database... freetype debug: Finished building font database. freetype debug: Took 0 seconds main debug: thread ended main debug: looking for video blending module: 1 candidate blend debug: chroma: YUVA -> YUY2 main debug: using video blending module "blend" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: audio output is too slow (73000), trashing 50000us main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (73000) main warning: buffer is 87875 late, triggering upsampling main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: finished input main debug: waitpipe: object killed main debug: dying input qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 8 main debug: removing module "a52" main debug: thread ended main debug: dying input main debug: dying input avi debug: free chunk avih avi debug: free chunk strh avi debug: free chunk strf avi debug: free chunk JUNK avi debug: free chunk LIST avi debug: free chunk strh avi debug: free chunk strf avi debug: free chunk JUNK avi debug: free chunk LIST avi warning: unknown chunk (not unloaded) avi debug: free chunk LIST avi debug: free chunk LIST avi debug: free chunk ISFT avi debug: free chunk LIST avi debug: free chunk JUNK avi debug: free chunk LIST avi debug: free chunk RIFF avi debug: free chunk LIST main debug: removing module "avi" access_ftp debug: stopping stream access_ftp debug: ftp_SendCommand:"ABOR" access_ftp error: failed to send command access_ftp warning: cannot abort file access_ftp debug: ftp_SendCommand:"QUIT" access_ftp error: failed to send command access_ftp warning: cannot quit main debug: removing module "access_ftp" avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-4 Video) stopped main debug: removing module "avcodec" main debug: thread ended main debug: thread times: real 0m2.466141s, kernel 0m0.062400s, user 0m0.015600s main debug: thread 5752 joined (input/decoder.c:248) main debug: killing decoder fourcc `XVID', 0 PES in FIFO main debug: removing module "i420_yuy2_sse2" direct3d debug: Direct3D scene released successfully direct3d debug: 1 Direct3D pictures released. main debug: thread ended main debug: thread times: real 0m2.295131s, kernel 0m0.140400s, user 0m0.015600s main debug: thread 5860 joined (video_output/video_output.c:536) direct3d debug: DirectXEventThread terminating direct3d debug: DirectXCloseWindow direct3d debug: WinProc WM_DESTROY qt4 debug: Qt FS: Detaching Vout qt4 debug: Qt: Changing Fullscreen Mode main debug: removing module "qt4" main debug: thread ended main debug: thread times: real 0m2.441139s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: thread 5384 joined (direct3d.c:292) main debug: removing module "direct3d" main debug: removing module "blend" main debug: thread times: real 0m0.000000s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: thread 5436 joined (freetype.c:511) main debug: removing module "freetype" main debug: thread times: real 0m2.376135s, kernel 0m0.031200s, user 0m0.015600s main debug: thread 5684 joined (input/decoder.c:248) main debug: killing decoder fourcc `a52 ', 1 PES in FIFO main debug: removing module "a52tofloat32" main debug: removing module "bandlimited_resampler" aout_directx debug: closing audio device qt4 debug: Video is not needed anymore qt4 debug: Updating the geometry main debug: dying input main debug: dying input main debug: dying input main debug: dying input aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread exiting main debug: thread ended main debug: thread times: real 0m2.566146s, kernel 0m0.015600s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: thread 5564 joined (directx.c:664) main debug: removing module "aout_directx" main debug: removing module "converter_float" main debug: removing module "float32_mixer" main debug: thread ended main debug: dead input main debug: thread times: real 0m2.787159s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: thread 4760 joined (playlist/engine.c:244) main debug: TIMER input launching for 'ftp://server.name.com:54657/cd1.avi' : 72.000 ms - Total 72.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 72.000 ms) main debug: starting new item main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1) main debug: nothing to play

[VLC_help]

It seems the FTP access module fails on seeking, and because of that, it cannot get AVI indexing info and playback fails.

[ICANSEEYOU7687]

strange, maybe filezilla just doesnt like VLC haha. thanks for the responses!

[VLC_help]

I think it is more of a limitation of VLC FTP access module.

[VLSEE]

In this thread (viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67003&start=0) SawyerX mentions streaming from FTP still works with VLC player 0.8.6i, I tried it and it and that version works for me too, streaming video files from FTP just fine.

It's a real shame it doesn't work in the newer versions as it's a great feature and little to no alternative applications for this. Also it seems counter productive to have fewer features or break features in newer versions.