# Can't view live video in VLC **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [January 19, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-view-live-video-in-vlc/44564 "2015-01-19T20:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shrinivas\_shastri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@shrinivas\_shastri](https://community.wowza.com/u/shrinivas_shastri)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-view-live-video-in-vlc/44564/1 "2015-01-19T20:48:45Z")
Hi, I added a stream file “Camera1.stream” to view IP camera. When I click record button, Wowza records the stream in Content folder which I can play with VLC. But when I give URL rtsp:///live/Camera1.stream" in VLC on the same server, it says can’t open the link. I have all settings as per “How to set up live streaming using an RTSP/RTP-based encoder” tutorial. I didn’t do any settings for Publisher. I tried “How to troubleshoot RTSP/RTP playback” but no luck. The firewall is off on the server. Please help. Thanks, Shrini ---
**Author:** ![1111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/71e660/32.png) [@1111](https://community.wowza.com/u/1111)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-view-live-video-in-vlc/44564/2 "2015-01-20T12:19:25Z")
Hello, Are you using the good port? It’s 1935 by default. rtsp://[wowza-ip-address]:1935/live/Camera1.stream ---
**Author:** ![Daren\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@Daren\_Johnson](https://community.wowza.com/u/Daren_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-view-live-video-in-vlc/44564/3 "2015-01-20T21:44:35Z")
Hi, That’s odd, it’s usually remote playback that has such issues, not local. See if you are able to play back other content with VLC, such as the sample.mp4 vod file: ```auto rtsp://[WowzaIPaddress]:1935/vod/sample.mp4 ``` That may indicate a general RTSP playback and configuration problem. Review this guide: [How to set up an application for RTSP-RTP streaming](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-an-application-for-rtsp-rtp-streaming) for additional configurations. Daren ---
**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 8:16am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-view-live-video-in-vlc/44564/4 "2015-01-20T08:16:43Z")
Also be sure you have RTSP/RTP output enabled in your Wowza application settings. What are the video/audio codecs used in your encoder? You can troubleshoot issues like this by starting Wowza in stand alone mode [install-dir]/bin/startup.bat|startup.sh and view the output in the console. Do you see any errors or warning messages in the output when you connect to the stream? Kind regards, Salvadore ---
**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 10:46am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-view-live-video-in-vlc/44564/5 "2015-01-20T10:46:42Z")
This sounds like there is more to this issue then would be easily addressed in the forum. Someone may need to look over your configuration setup. Please open a ticket with the support team by zipping up your /conf and /logs folders and sending them to support@wowza.com Please also include as much detail about your setup as possible, whether you are streaming directly from the IP camera, or if VLC is in the middle operating as a transcoder. And a link to this thread as a reference. Kind regards, Salvadore ---
**Author:** ![shrinivas\_shastri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@shrinivas\_shastri](https://community.wowza.com/u/shrinivas_shastri)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 9:59am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-view-live-video-in-vlc/44564/6 "2015-01-20T09:59:07Z")
RTSP is enabled. The codec is H264. I tried “rtsp://[wowza-ip-address]:1935/live/Camera1.stream” but can’t see video. I stopped Wowza services and started the batch file. Below is from log file. Is a publisher must here? Shrini 2015-01-20 09:45:59 EST comment server INFO 200 - LiveStreamPacketizerSanJose.endChunkTS[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:8 a/v/k:0/151/2 duration:10010 - - - 85.326 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:45:59 EST comment server INFO 200 - LiveStreamPacketizerCupertino.endChunkTS[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:8 mode:TS[H264,NOAUDIO] a/v/k:0/150/2 duration:10010 - - - 85.326 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:46:00 EST comment server INFO 200 - MPEGDashWriterHandler.createChunkM4S[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:8 type:m4s\_mux a/v/k:0/150/2 duration:10010 - - - 85.995 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:46:00 EST comment server INFO 200 - MPEGDashWriterHandler.createChunkM4S[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:8 type:m4s\_video v/k:150/2 duration:10010 - - - 85.996 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:46:09 EST comment server INFO 200 - LiveStreamPacketizerSanJose.endChunkTS[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:9 a/v/k:0/151/2 duration:10011 - - - 95.335 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:46:09 EST comment server INFO 200 - LiveStreamPacketizerCupertino.endChunkTS[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:9 mode:TS[H264,NOAUDIO] a/v/k:0/150/2 duration:10011 - - - 95.335 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:46:10 EST comment server INFO 200 - MPEGDashWriterHandler.createChunkM4S[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:9 type:m4s\_mux a/v/k:0/150/2 duration:10011 - - - 96.006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:46:10 EST comment server INFO 200 - MPEGDashWriterHandler.createChunkM4S[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:9 type:m4s\_video v/k:150/2 duration:10011 - - - 96.013 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:46:19 EST comment server INFO 200 - LiveStreamPacketizerSanJose.endChunkTS[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:10 a/v/k:0/151/2 duration:10009 - - - 105.345 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:46:19 EST comment server INFO 200 - LiveStreamPacketizerCupertino.endChunkTS[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:10 mode:TS[H264,NOAUDIO] a/v/k:0/150/2 duration:10009 - - - 105.345 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:46:20 EST comment server INFO 200 - MPEGDashWriterHandler.createChunkM4S[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:10 type:m4s\_mux a/v/k:0/150/2 duration:10009 - - - 105.947 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:46:20 EST comment server INFO 200 - MPEGDashWriterHandler.createChunkM4S[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:10 type:m4s\_video v/k:150/2 duration:10009 - - - 105.947 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:46:29 EST comment server INFO 200 - LiveStreamPacketizerCupertino.endChunkTS[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:11 mode:TS[H264,NOAUDIO] a/v/k:0/150/2 duration:10010 - - - 115.363 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:47:43 EST connect rtsp INFO 200 1933196065 - _defaultVHost_ live _definst_ 189.406 10.128.3.179 1935 rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream 10.128.3.179 rtsp - LibVLC/2.1.0 (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2012.12.18) 1933196065 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream - rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream - 2015-01-20 09:47:43 EST create stream INFO 200 - - _defaultVHost_ live _definst_ 0.026 10.128.3.179 1935 rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream 10.128.3.179 rtsp - LibVLC/2.1.0 (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2012.12.18) 1933196065 0 0 2 0 0 0 camera1.stream - - - - - rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream - rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream - 2015-01-20 09:47:43 EST unpublish stream INFO 200 - - _defaultVHost_ live _definst_ 0.028 10.128.3.179 1935 rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream 10.128.3.179 rtsp - LibVLC/2.1.0 (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2012.12.18) 1933196065 0 0 2 0 0 0 camera1.stream - - - - - rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream - rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream - 2015-01-20 09:47:43 EST destroy stream INFO 200 - - _defaultVHost_ live _definst_ 0.03 10.128.3.179 1935 rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream 10.128.3.179 rtsp - LibVLC/2.1.0 (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2012.12.18) 1933196065 0 0 2 0 0 0 camera1.stream - - - - - rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream - rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream - 2015-01-20 09:47:43 EST disconnect rtsp INFO 200 1933196065 - _defaultVHost_ live _definst_ 189.441 10.128.3.179 1935 rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream 10.128.3.179 rtsp - LibVLC/2.1.0 (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2012.12.18) 1933196065 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream - rtsp://10.128.3.179:1935/live/camera1.stream - 2015-01-20 09:52:08 EST comment server INFO 200 - RTPSessionDescriptionDataProviderBasicRTSPWorker.send(open): command:OPTIONS - - - 454.832 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:52:08 EST comment server INFO 200 - \*\*\* RTSPMessageReceive \*\*\* RTSP/1.0 200 OK response: OK protocol: RTSP/1.0 cseq: 5 status: 200 public: DESCRIBE, GET\_PARAMETER, OPTIONS, PAUSE, PLAY, SETUP, SET\_PARAMETER, TEARDOWN date: Thu Jan 22 08:57:40 1970 uri: RTSP/1.0 200 OK - - - 454.839 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 09:52:08 EST comment server INFO 200 - RTPSessionDescriptionDataProviderBasicRTSPWorker.processResponse: command:OPTIONS response:RTSP/1.0 200 OK status:200 handled:false - - - 454.84 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---
**Author:** ![shrinivas\_shastri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@shrinivas\_shastri](https://community.wowza.com/u/shrinivas_shastri)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 11:20am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-view-live-video-in-vlc/44564/7 "2015-01-20T11:20:11Z")
Where do you see this RTSP/RTP enabled other than Application-\>Live-\>Playback types? The encoder is H264. In stand alone mode I see text below in log file when VLC tries to connect. Q: Is there any significance of block in Application.xml? The PlayMethod is Live. Thanks, Shrini 2015-01-20 11:06:16 EST comment server INFO 200 - MPEGDashWriterHandler.createChunkM4S[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:9 type:m4s\_mux a/v/k:0/150/2 duration:10010 - - - 443.02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 11:06:16 EST comment server INFO 200 - MPEGDashWriterHandler.createChunkM4S[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:9 type:m4s\_video v/k:150/2 duration:10010 - - - 443.021 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 11:06:25 EST comment server INFO 200 - LiveStreamPacketizerSanJose.endChunkTS[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:10 a/v/k:0/151/2 duration:10009 - - - 452.426 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 11:06:25 EST comment server INFO 200 - LiveStreamPacketizerCupertino.endChunkTS[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:10 mode:TS[H264,NOAUDIO] a/v/k:0/150/2 duration:10009 - - - 452.427 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 11:06:26 EST comment server INFO 200 - MPEGDashWriterHandler.createChunkM4S[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:10 type:m4s\_mux a/v/k:0/150/2 duration:10009 - - - 453.029 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 11:06:26 EST comment server INFO 200 - MPEGDashWriterHandler.createChunkM4S[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:10 type:m4s\_video v/k:150/2 duration:10009 - - - 453.03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 11:06:35 EST comment server INFO 200 - LiveStreamPacketizerCupertino.endChunkTS[live/_definst_/Camera1.stream]: Add chunk: id:11 mode:TS[H264,NOAUDIO] a/v/k:0/150/2 duration:10011 - - - 462.437 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2015-01-20 11:09:06 EST connect rtsp INFO 200 1727580016 - _defaultVHost_ live _definst_ 612.735 10.128.3.179 554 rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream 10.128.3.179 rtsp - LibVLC/2.1.0 (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2012.12.18) 1727580016 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream - rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream - 2015-01-20 11:09:06 EST create stream INFO 200 - - _defaultVHost_ live _definst_ 0.025 10.128.3.179 554 rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream 10.128.3.179 rtsp - LibVLC/2.1.0 (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2012.12.18) 1727580016 0 0 2 0 0 0 camera1.stream - - - - - rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream - rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream - 2015-01-20 11:09:06 EST unpublish stream INFO 200 - - _defaultVHost_ live _definst_ 0.028 10.128.3.179 554 rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream 10.128.3.179 rtsp - LibVLC/2.1.0 (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2012.12.18) 1727580016 0 0 2 0 0 0 camera1.stream - - - - - rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream - rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream - 2015-01-20 11:09:06 EST destroy stream INFO 200 - - _defaultVHost_ live _definst_ 0.029 10.128.3.179 554 rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream 10.128.3.179 rtsp - LibVLC/2.1.0 (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2012.12.18) 1727580016 0 0 2 0 0 0 camera1.stream - - - - - rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream - rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream - 2015-01-20 11:09:06 EST disconnect rtsp INFO 200 1727580016 - _defaultVHost_ live _definst_ 612.769 10.128.3.179 554 rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream 10.128.3.179 rtsp - LibVLC/2.1.0 (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2012.12.18) 1727580016 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream - rtsp://10.128.3.179/live/camera1.stream - 2015-01-20 11:12:19 EST comment server INFO 200 - RTPSessionDescriptionDataProviderBasicRTSPWorker.send(open): command:OPTIONS - - - 806.616 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---
**Author:** ![shrinivas\_shastri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@shrinivas\_shastri](https://community.wowza.com/u/shrinivas_shastri)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/cant-view-live-video-in-vlc/44564/8 "2015-01-20T11:55:57Z")
Just now I tried viewing the stream using VLC from another computer and it works. Wondering why it is not working on the same Wowza server? Shrini