VLM - stream multiple files in one channel

[michalf]

Hello, I am new with VLC and I have such problem:
I want to stream multiple files in one broadcast channel using VLM. When playing first wideo ends, it goes to the second. After second finishes first starts playing again. I did it using VLC:
vlc file1.mov file2.mov --sout "#gather:rtp{dst=224.1.1.1,port=5004,mux=ts}" --sout-keep --loop

But I must do this by VLM. I try to do this that way:
new channel1 broadcast enabled loop
setup channel1 input file1.mov
setup channel1 input file2.mov
setup channel1 option sout-keep
setup channel1 output #gather:rtp{dst=224.1.1.6,port=5004,mux=ts}
setup channel1 option file-caching=300
control channel1 play

But only first file is played (in a loop). Second is never played. How to change it?
Thanks in advance for help.
michalf

[Sébastien Escudier]

Works fine here.
Did you try vlc 2.0 ?

[michalf]

Yes I try VLC 2.0. I also tried older versions. You use exactly the same configuration of VLM as I did?

[Sébastien Escudier]

yes, I tried the same commands and it works fine, the second file is played after the first one

[michalf]

Thanks for the reply. How do you lunch VLM? I just Import config.vlm in VLM configurator. Do you use command line to lunch VLM? If so please write wich commands and options you use.

[Sébastien Escudier]

No, I entered the commands in telnet

[michalf]

Thanks! Now I must learn how to use telnet to manage VLM

[Sébastien Escudier]

I don't think it will make a difference.
To use telnet launch vlc with --extraintf
and connect to vlc with : telnet localhost 4212
the password is admin
the you can type vlm commands

[michalf]

Thanks for help. I try to type these commands in telnet interface, but when I type control channel1 play nothing happens...
Moreover, when I type save 123.conf and then load the same configuration by command load 123.conf I have an error:
load: Error while loading file
Do you have any ideas why transmission doesn't start and why I cannot download configuration from file?

[Sébastien Escudier]

No, it should work.
Look at the logs.

[michalf]

Ok it works from telnet. This is a problem with importing .vlm files in VLM configuration menu. Thanks for help.

[Sébastien Escudier]

It works the same way in a vlm file than telnet. I just tested with :
--vlm-conf=test.vlm

And the same commands.
It loop correctly on the two files

[michalf]

I mean by GUI interface, when you use Import option in VLM configurator it doesn't work corectly.
On the other hand, how to stop playing when started by command:
vlc - I telnet --vlm-conf conf.vlm
Is there any command to stop playing or I have to kill vlc process?

[Sébastien Escudier]

It doesn't work in the GUI, you're right, I will have a look.

If you load the file in command line, you can log in with telnet and stop the stream with
control channel1 stop

[Sébastien Escudier]

This is a bug from the GUI :
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/6268

[dicr]

Using last version of VLC from nightly bind.
Having the same problem, launching with -vlm-conf and using rtmp as input sources.
First element in is broken (dead) stream and I believed that vlm will switch to next one from the list,
but it trying to play bad element in loop.

[Sébastien Escudier]

Yes, this bug still exists in the last version.
You must load it from command line