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I am trying to transcode a video stream to a lower frame rate in order to send it through a narrow bandwith network.

I have tried

:sout=#transcode{fps=1,vcodec=MJPG,vb=1024,scale=1}:duplicate{dst=std{access=http,mux=asf,url=192.168.0.78:8077}}

and works perfectly in VLC version 0.8.2.

However, VLC version 0.86c seems to completely IGNORE the fps option, and also --sout-transcode-fps.

Has anyone else detected/solved this issue?

Thanks!

Hi there,
I get a related problem. I am using VLC version 0.86c. With a frame rate of fps=1, VLC crashes on me. I was successful in using fps=5 without crashes, but I haven't had time yet to try fps of 2,3, or 4

Crashes VLC:
:sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=256,scale=1,acodec=vorb,ab=16,channels=1,fps=5}:duplicate{dst=display,dst=std{access=http,mux=ogg,dst=192.168.1.2:1234}}

Works OK:
:sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=256,scale=1,acodec=vorb,ab=16,channels=1,fps=5}:duplicate{dst=display,dst=std{access=http,mux=ogg,dst=192.168.1.2:1234}}

regards
Peter

for me 12 and 24 seem to be the magic numbers on fps.

What are you sending at such a low frame rate. better to scale it down to get good results and drop to 12 fps.

I was using it to transmit video over a slow TCP/IP link (via bluetooth) so I needed to slow the frame rate right down (5fps was acceptable for the application)
Peter

for me 12 and 24 seem to be the magic numbers on fps.

What are you sending at such a low frame rate. better to scale it down to get good results and drop to 12 fps.

How to set frame rate in the version 0.8.6d pls help?