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Retrieving the type of file format

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 09:13
by ccm201
Hi,

I am developing a C# application in which I want to retrieve the file format type (eg. MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, …) of the receiving video stream. Is there any function available in VLC that can help me retrieve this information?

As an alternative I am trying to create a raw socket and read the packet from a port (say 1234). Then I am separating the IP & UDP Header and reading the PT (Payload Type) from RTP Header. This gives the value as 33 which, I suppose, represent ‘MP2T’. For all the video types that are received, the value for PT is 33. (I am streaming video on RTP using VLC, where Encapsulation Method = MPEG TS, by default). Can someone please elaborate on this and suggest the next step for getting the file format information?

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Retrieving the type of file format

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 18:35
by Jean-Baptiste Kempf
Demuxer or Codec?

Re: Retrieving the type of file format

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 05:31
by ccm201
Hi,

I want the Codec information.