Cannot get UDP stream

[samfrog]

Hi,

I have a Java program that reads a media file (.mp4) and sends it as udp datagrams on port 1234.

I try to use the VLC GUI by going to Media -> Streaming -> Network, and select UDP as the protocol and put the ip address. For testing purposes, the Java program and VLC are running on the same server. For Destination, I check Display locally and de-select activate transcoding. Then I click Stream to start streaming.

However, nothing is being stream. VLC is just waiting.

Am I missing something?

Thanks,

[VLC_help]

If you want to play the video in VLC, use Media -> Open Network Stream...