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vlc dshow:// :dshow-vdev="Osprey-210 Video Device 1" :dshow-adev="Osprey-210 Audio Device 1" :dshow-size="720x576" :sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264,vb=300,scale=0.5,acodec=mp4a,ab=128,channels=2} :duplicate{dst=std{access=udp,mux=ts,dst=224.255.1.1:1234}}

In the past this command was running well in 0.8.6i.
When I run version 0.9.6, I get the logging below:

main info: Start vlc met standaard interface. Gebruik 'cvlc' om vlc zonder interface te gebruiken.
main error: invalid chain
stream_out_transcode error: cannot create chain
main error: stream chain failed for `transcode{vcodec=h264,venc=x264,vb=300,scale=0.5,acodec=mp4a,ab=128,channels=2}'
main error: cannot start stream output instance, aborting

After further investigation, I have determined the following issues.
- some weeks ago, this command was running well. At that time I didn't have 0.9.6.
- At a certain moment, I got 0.9.4. I do not remember anymore how much I tested with this version.
- Last week I installed 0.9.6. At that time I couldn't stream anymore with the commandline.
- I several times uninstalled 0.9.6, installed 0.8.6i, 0.9.4 - sometimes Dutch, sometimes English version.
- Even with 0.8.6i I couldn't get the transcoding running again and got the same error message as with 0.9.6.

I got -- finally-- this problem solved in the following way:
- Install 0.9.6. with ALL options activated. So not only clearing preferences and cache, but install ALL the plugins.
- Uninstall 0.9.6.
- Install 0.8.6. with all options activated (but I am not sure whether this is necessary or not).

I strongly get the feeling this issue also is related to the fact that H.264 encoding doesn't work anymore in 0.9.6.

Fortunately 0.8.6i runs again, so this issue is solved yet.

Johan

Whoaaa ! It's been almost one day I'm trying to stream just as you do, with the same kind of capture card, using 0.9.X and never succeed.
Then I try 0.8.6i and it works great ! Thanks a lot !

I strongly get the feeling this issue also is related to the fact that H.264 encoding doesn't work anymore in 0.9.6.

Is it a known issue ??? Here, when trying to encode to H264/AAC, pins get correctly connected but when encoding really starts, VLC crashes ...

x264 encoder don't work in 0.9.x Win32 builds. It crashes VLC every time you try to use it.

x264 encoder don't work in 0.9.x Win32 builds. It crashes VLC every time you try to use it.

Thanks for the answer ...