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May be, i wrote my 1st post to bad sections:

PROBLEM: streaming via http, VLC in messages:

VLC could not open the file "c:\avi\testfile - 001.avi :sout=". (%m)

what it is ? :sout=". (%m) It seems, as problem with string in new VLC ? VLC 1.11 works well.

You have " around wrong sections. It should be "c:\avi\testfile - 001.avi"

If you get that via GUI, what did you exactly do?

I am using same sout string as for VLC1.x. Some was changed in VLC2.0 ?

What is your sout string?

I cannot tell it from head, but some as:
file:///c%3A/avi/Ml%C4%8Den%C3%AD%20%C5%A1unek.avi :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=3000,venc=ffmpeg,fps=25,vfilter=canvas{width=704,height=576,aspect=16:9},soverlay,acodec=mp2a,ab=192,channels=2,samplerate=48000,scodec=dvbs}:std{access=http,mux=ts{pid-video=68,pid-audio=69},dst=/dream296483461.ts} :freetype-color=0xFFFF00 :file-caching=1000 :sout-all

on VLC 1.x works well without any problems. May be trhere in v2.0 bug ?

It would help if you pasted the exact command.

It would help if you pasted the exact command.

it is true string.

But there aren't spaces in the filename (like in your error).

this is string, which _I am sending to VLC. Error message was from VLC's message. You want see string, then I put is ( not on same file). But this problem is on ALL files. Why you look error on my side ?

When I uninstall 2.0 and install 1.11, all works well. When install 2.0, error. Some "better" features ?

So if you copy file to C:\ and repeat the process, you still get the exactly same error message?

Same.

File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "c:\Cerna zmije - Leta kavaliru.avi :sout=". (%m)
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'file:///c%3A/Cerna%20zmije%20-%20Leta%20kavaliru.avi :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=3000,venc=ffmpeg,fps=25,vfilter=canvas{width=704,height=576,aspect=16:9},soverlay,acodec=mp2a,ab=192,channels=2,samplerate=48000,scodec=dvbs}:std{access=http,mux=ts{pid-video=68,pid-audio=69},dst=/dream1450615473.ts} :freetype-color=0xFFFF00 :file-caching=1000 :sout-all'. Check the log for details.

in Warnings:
filesystem error: cannot open file c:\Cerna zmije - Leta kavaliru.avi :sout= (No such file or directory)
main error: open of `file:///c%3A/Cerna%20zmije%20-%20Leta%20kavaliru.avi :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=3000,venc=ffmpeg,fps=25,vfilter=canvas{width=704,height=576,aspect=16:9},soverlay,acodec=mp2a,ab=192,channels=2,samplerate=48000}:std{access=http,mux=ts{pid-video=68,pid-audio=69},dst=/dream1380664967.ts} :sout-all' failed

rename file in c:\ to: test.avi ... same

Have you splitted the command to multiple lines?

Have you splitted the command to multiple lines?

no, it is one line.

I try to replicate this during weekend.

Following works fine in here.

but it is run from commandline , or no ? Did you try it via http interface ?

No. My bad, I was under assumption that you were streaming via command-line. Then there must be error in HTTP interface parsing, but did you feed the command via what HTTP page?

I am running VLC from XP with: Note: my 1.1.11 works well with same settings

I mean, do you click the Easy Stream icon or do you paste the command via some other page?

Same problem here. Having extra-interface "http" activated. When using


it doesn't work with VLC 2.0.0 (showing above described error "VLC could not open the file "anyfile :sout="")

It worked with VLC 1.x without any problems. It also works if I remove the :sout section but no matter what I'm adding as a parameter after the filename it fails loading (and streaming) the file...

Hi,

I have also this sout string problem. This is what I found.

I open windows browser IE and insert this url :-

h**p://192.168.1.64:8080/requests/status.xml?command=in_play&input=C:/dream/Video1.mpg -> plays ok with vlc 1.1.9
h**p://192.168.1.64:8080/requests/status.xml?command=in_play&input=C:\dream\Video1.mpg -> plays ok with vlc 2.1.0

h**p://192.168.1.64:8080/requests/status.xml?command=in_play&input=C:/dream/Video1.mpg%20%3Asout%3D%23transcode%7Bvcodec%3Dmp2v%2Cvb%3D800%2Cacodec%3Dmp2a%2Cab%3D128%2Cchannels%3D2%2Csamplerate%3D0%7D%3Ahttp%7Bdst%3D%3A9090%2Fdboxstream.ts%7D -> streams ok with vlc 1.1.9

h**p://192.168.1.64:8080/requests/status.xml?command=in_play&input=C:\dream\Video1.mpg%20%3Asout%3D%23transcode%7Bvcodec%3Dmp2v%2Cvb%3D800%2Cacodec%3Dmp2a%2Cab%3D128%2Cchannels%3D2%2Csamplerate%3D0%7D%3Ahttp%7Bdst%3D%3A9090%2Fdboxstream.ts%7D -> Not ok with vlc 2.1.0

I am testing with the web browser url input - because the command is normally sent from a plugin in the satellite receiver dreambox.

There must be a problem with the vlc 2.x.x sout string input. Please test on a pc browser and suggest a solution. Thanks.

Thanks. I will ticket this during weekend.

Thanks. I will ticket this during weekend.

Hi,

I cannot find any ticket on this yet. Please do not forget this problem.

Regards, pcd.

I didn't forget. I just didn't have time to fill two tickets yesterday.

Ticket is
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/6494