Streaming UDP multicast

[Christof]

Hello,

At the moment I am working on a project using Cisco Digital Media System (http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/dms/index.html) for the use of digital signage. Small boxes (Cisco Digital Media Player - ) serve as a mini-computer where the 46" screens are connected to. One of the parts of this digital signage is the streaming of a business channel. We chose VLC media player on a Windows 2003 server for inputting the TV channel using a Pinnacle TV tuner card and streaming an UDP multicast stream. VLC works like a charm, however for further tuning the system I would like to configure it in a more stable platform e.g. after a reboot VLC starts on it is own etc. and have some questions concerning the setup.

I use following command:

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"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" -vvv -I rc --ttl 12 dshow:// :dshow-vdev="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Analog Capture" :dshow-adev="Capture (Pinnacle PCTV 110i Cap" :dshow-size="320x240" :dshow-tuner-channel=74 :dshow-tuner-country=32 :dshow-tuner-input=1 --sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=512,scale=1,acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=udp,mux=ts,dst=239.255.42.12:1234}}

1. Warnig messages

When using above command I get in a pretty constant way following warnings in the logging window:



What does this mean? Can I minimize this warning?

2. Service/startup command

I read some info of installing VLC as a NT service. However when ticking on the box of NT service, I cannot see VLC in the Windows services. How does this work? Is the service still available after a reboot?

3. No capture possible

Another option is to configure a startup command (with above parameters) when the server starts, however after a reboot I do not get any image available. I read somewhere on the Internet that VLC cannot capture any image before another application (I uses Unreal Live Server - http://www.umediaserver.net/umediaserver/download.html) first initiated a connection towards the TV Tuner card. This seems to be true, can someone verify this is normal behavior? Is there a workarround for this?

Thanks in advance for any answers!

Regards,

Christof

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

1/ Increase cache.
2/ THis might be broken, so for it from a .bat file in startup.
3/ No idea.

[Christof]

1\ Thanks, this did the trick
2\ I tried to read your sentence several times but I cannot find out what you mean Can you clarify a bit?
3\ I did the test and after the reboot and I got no signal. When opening the video feed with Ureal there is no issue. If this is normal behavior I cannot set up the streams without logging in, so that's a bummer. Nobody else a clue or a tip here?

Thanks for your answers allready j-b! Waiting on more clarification on the other ones

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

2/ You should create a .bat file that launches the VLC with the correct options. Launch this .bat script at startup.
3/ Still no idea... :'( This shouldn't happen, but you have to ask the manufacturer of the card.

[pmarsh]

Christof,

Curious what kind of box, hardware specs, you are running vlc on. We're looking to do something similar and push out to about 20 TVs.

-Paul

[jbailey86]

I too am in a similar situation like you re: digital signage. Can you give me some pointers. Could you tell me if you were able to get this project done and what was your setup?