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Posted: **22 May 2010 22:29**

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

Posted: **23 May 2010 20:41**

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

Posted: **23 May 2010 22:33**

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

Posted: **24 May 2010 19:18**

You should see more.

Posted: **25 May 2010 06:55**

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

Posted: **25 May 2010 16:47**

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

Posted: **25 May 2010 20:20**

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

Posted: **26 May 2010 22:21**

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

Posted: **27 May 2010 16:31**

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.

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