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Posted: **28 May 2019 18:06**

Hello, I am trying to record a video from a camera and save the recording to a file, using the command line on Windows.
(My comprehension of the vlc documentation is poor at best, and I need some help figuring this out.)

I can get VLC up, displaying my camera, and recording using the command:

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vlc dshow:// :dshow-vdev="USB2.0 Camera"

I tried a number of variations of the command:

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vlc dshow:// :dshow-vdev="USB2.0 Camera" --sout "#std{mux=ts,access=file,C:\Users\username\Documents\video.avi}"

This results in VLC starting but unable to display my camera and no recording taking place. Additionally, no file is created. (I have tried multiple code paths, also.)

What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!

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VLC version 3.0.6
Windows 10

Posted: **29 May 2019 11:06**

Stream wizard can help you: Media > Stream...

Posted: **31 May 2019 13:21**

I use this to record a live stream IP camera
--sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264}:std{access=file,dst='c:\aaa\temp.mp4'}

According to the Stream wizard this should record and display but it only record don't display
--sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264}:std{access=file,dst='c:\aaa\temp.mp4'} :display :sout-keep

Hope it helps

Posted: **04 Jun 2019 16:24**

SOLVED

I got it working using:

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vlc dshow:// :dshow-vdev="USB2.0 Camera" --sout file/avi:test.avi --run-time=5

Posted: **24 Jul 2019 22:04**

Stream wizard can help you: Media > Stream...

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