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[samfrog]

Hi

1. Does VLC RTSP supports authentication?

2. Does VLC support SSL for RTSP?

3. Can someone explain the concept of how VLC stream a stored media file? For example, an .avi file consists of chunks. Does VLC need to decode the container format before streaming out to the network? Or does VLC stream chunks and the client needs to decode it?


Thanks,

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

1. Does VLC RTSP supports authentication?

Only on the client side currently.

2. Does VLC support SSL for RTSP?

No. RTSP/TLS is not be very useful as only the (RTSP) signaling is encrypted, not the (RTP) payload.

3. Can someone explain the concept of how VLC stream a stored media file? For example, an .avi file consists of chunks. Does VLC need to decode the container format before streaming out to the network? Or does VLC stream chunks and the client needs to decode it?

VLC needs to parse the file format to get coded data timestamps.

[samfrog]

Thanks for reply. Few more follow-up questions

1. For client authentication, does it support PKI authentication for RTSP?
2. For streaming prerocorded content say .avi file, how does VLC streaming server know how many bytes to send it over to the client each time? Can you provide a more detailed sequences of how VLC streams a stored media file? assuming constant bit rate. Thanks

[samfrog]

Have another question. What is the minimal set of information (for example bitrate, timestamp) that a VLC streaming server needs to have to stream a stored (prerecorded) media file, like .avi file?

[mrtipale]

too many questions. But relavent questions.

VLC do not support rtsp . You can look for rtsp streaming server with httpd + h 264 plugiin .. or sorenson broadcaster. ... or Darwin is always better.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

1. For client authentication, does it support PKI authentication for RTSP?

I don't know any specified PKI mechanism for the RTSP protocol in the first place.

2. For streaming prerocorded content say .avi file, how does VLC streaming server know how many bytes to send it over to the client each time? Can you provide a more detailed sequences of how VLC streams a stored media file? assuming constant bit rate. Thanks

That depends on the file format, and the bit rate is irrelevant.