# re-streaming from VLC **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [April 24, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322 "2013-04-24T14:05:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Denis\_Yugay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Denis\_Yugay](https://community.wowza.com/u/Denis_Yugay)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/1 "2013-04-24T14:05:20Z")
Hi Everyone, need someone’s help! I’m trying to make a re-streamnig from vlc player. I do the following: 1. make stream in VLC on the base of some video 2. make configuration for file \*.stream and start live in wowza 3. start RTMP player and fill the proper values however RTMP player doesn’t play anything. Can anyone to explain what’s wrong? Denis ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/2 "2013-04-24T18:44:14Z")
Run Wowza in stand-alone (/bin/startup.bat) mode and test. What do you see in the console? Richard ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/3 "2013-04-25T11:08:42Z")
Take a look at these guides, which show what we recommend for streaming from VLC using mpeg-ts: [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-vlc-as-a-live-stream-encoder-with-wowza-media-server-mpeg-ts](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-vlc-as-a-live-stream-encoder-with-wowza-media-server-mpeg-ts) [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-publish-and-play-a-live-stream-mpeg-ts-based-encoder](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-publish-and-play-a-live-stream-mpeg-ts-based-encoder) Richard ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/4 "2013-04-29T12:06:34Z")
Denis, > RTSP (for example rtsp://184.72.239.149/vod/mp4:BigBuckBunny\_115k.mov) → 2. VLC (just re-streaming) → 3. Wowza (re-streaming) - 4. VLC , final client. > > This looks like you are doing Wowza \> VLC \> Wowza \> VLC. I don’t see a camera in this workflow. The camera.stream file would typically contain an rtsp url to a camera source, now Wowza. > > Richard ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 11:24am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/5 "2013-04-30T11:24:22Z")
Denis, If the goal is to get that camera on working, we should work on that directly. Is it on a public IP? Can you play it in VLC directly? In VLC, play the rtsp url to the camera and look at Tools \> Codec info. What is the audio and video codec info? Richard ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 11:53am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/6 "2013-04-30T11:53:50Z")
Denis, So let’s keep focused on the camera and transcoding. At the bottom of this article are examples of how to transcode with VLC: [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-vlc-as-a-live-stream-encoder-with-wowza-media-server-mpeg-ts](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-vlc-as-a-live-stream-encoder-with-wowza-media-server-mpeg-ts) You will use the RTSP url you played in VLC as the input. This creates an mpeg-ts stream that you will re-stream in Wowza following this guide: [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-dynamically-switch-between-rtp-and-mpeg-ts-when-streaming-rtsp](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-dynamically-switch-between-rtp-and-mpeg-ts-when-streaming-rtsp) Richard ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/7 "2013-05-09T11:28:04Z")
There is probably a bandwidth bottleneck somewhere between the player and Wowza. Try a lower bitrate. Richard ---
**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:** [April 28, 2013, 11:17am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/8 "2013-04-28T11:17:16Z")
DenisY, you might try to adjust your [install-dir]/conf/[app-name]/Application.xml file and change the from 12000 to 13000, and/or from 90000 to 0 (zero) Salvadore ---
**Author:** ![Denis\_Yugay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Denis\_Yugay](https://community.wowza.com/u/Denis_Yugay)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 9:29am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/9 "2013-04-25T09:29:23Z")
**Hi, Richard!** **thanks for reply.** **I did it and didn’t find anything strange.** **here is a logging frame** : server: VLC/2.0.5 - - - 66526.784 - - - - - - - date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:15:54 GMT - - - 66526.784 - - content-type: application/sdp - - - 66526.784 - - - - content-base: rtsp://192.168.110.130:8554/den - - - 66526.784 content-length: 696 - - - 66526.785 - - - - - - cache-control: no-cache - - - 66526.785 - - - - - cseq: 2 - - - 66526.785 - - - - - - - - - uri: RTSP/1.0 200 OK - - - 66526.785 - - - - - - protocol: RTSP/1.0 - - - 66526.785 - - - - - - status: 200 - - - 66526.785 - - - - - - - - response: OK - - - 66526.785 - - - - - - - - server: VLC/2.0.5 - - - 66526.785 - - - - - - - date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:15:54 GMT - - - 66526.786 - - content-type: application/sdp - - - 66526.786 - - - - content-base: rtsp://192.168.110.130:8554/den - - - 66526.786 content-length: 696 - - - 66526.786 - - - - - - cache-control: no-cache - - - 66526.786 - - - - - cseq: 2 - - - 66526.786 - - - - - - - - - \*\*\* RTSPMessageReceive \*\*\* … RTSP/1.0 200 OK cache-control: no-cache content-type: application/sdp response: OK protocol: RTSP/1.0 cseq: 2 status: 200 content-length: 696 content-base: rtsp://192.168.110.130:8554/den server: VLC/2.0.5 date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:15:54 GMT uri: RTSP/1.0 200 OK … 2013-04-25 08:05:58 ALMT comment server DEBUG 200 - v=0 o=- 15357920667673772645 15357920667673772645 IN IP4 ubuntu s=Unnamed i=N/A c=IN IP4 0.0.0.0 t=0 0 a=tool:vlc 2.0.5 a=recvonly a=type:broadcast a=charset:UTF-8 a=control:rtsp://192.168.110.130:8554/den m=video 0 RTP/AVP 96 b=RR:0 a=rtpmap:96 H264/90000 a=fmtp:96 packetization-mode=1;profile-level-id=42c01e;sprop-parameter-sets=Z0LAHpZiA2P8vCAAAAMAIAAABgHixck=,aMuMsg==; a=control:rtsp://192.168.110.130:8554/den/trackID=0 m=audio 0 RTP/AVP 96 b=RR:0 a=rtpmap:96 mpeg4-generic/48000/2 a=fmtp:96 streamtype=5; profile-level-id=15; mode=AAC-hbr; config=1190; SizeLength=13; IndexLength=3; IndexDeltaLength=3; Profile=1; a=control:rtsp://192.168.110.130:8554/den/trackID=1 - - - 66526.786 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-04-25 08:05:58 ALMT comment server DEBUG 200 - DESCRIBE: SDP: trackCount:2 trackNames:[rtsp://192.168.110.130:8554/den/trackID=0,header,rtsp://192.168.110.130:8554/den/trackID=1] - - - 66526.787 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-04-25 08:05:58 ALMT comment server DEBUG 200 - \*\*\* RTSPMessageSend \*\*\* SETUP rtsp://192.168.110.130:8554/den/trackID=0 RTSP/1.0 Transport: RTP/AVP/TCP;unicast;interleaved=0-1 CSeq: 3 - - - 66526.787 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2013-04-25 08:05:58 ALMT comment server DEBUG 200 - RTPSessionDescriptionDataProviderBasicRTSPWorker.send: command:SETUP SETUP rtsp://192.168.110.130:8554/den/trackID=0 RTSP/1.0 Transport: RTP/AVP/TCP;unicast;interleaved=0-1 CSeq: 3 **and here is the logging after I start FlashRTMPPlayer** : RTPSessionDescriptionDataProviderBasicRTSPWorker.processResponse: command:PLAY respo LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:783 - - - 301.378 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:0 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 301.378 LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:255 - - - 301.633 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:255 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 301.633 LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:255 - - - 301.888 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:255 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 301.889 LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:255 - - - 302.143 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:257 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 302.145 LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:255 - - - 302.398 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:254 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 302.399 LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:259 - - - 302.657 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:259 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 302.658 LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:257 - - - 302.915 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:257 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 302.916 LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:259 - - - 303.173 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:258 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 303.173 LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:256 - - - 303.429 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:256 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 303.429 LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:256 - - - 303.685 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:256 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 303.686 LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:256 - - - 303.941 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:257 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 303.942 LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera.stream]: rt:256 - - - 304.198 - - send[288021509]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:256 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 304.198 **so…you can see that nothing strange or I wrong? )** Denis ---
**Author:** ![Denis\_Yugay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Denis\_Yugay](https://community.wowza.com/u/Denis_Yugay)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/10 "2013-04-28T13:48:17Z")
Hi Richard, many thanks, it works. but I have to resolve something different: 1. RTSP (for example rtsp://184.72.239.149/vod/mp4:BigBuckBunny\_115k.mov) -\> 2. VLC (just re-streaming) -\> 3. Wowza (re-streaming) - 4. VLC , final client. 1-\>2 works 2-\>3 doesn’t work I filled “rtsp://184.72.239.149/vod/mp4:BigBuckBunny\_115k.mov” in \*.stream file. Started live and have following logs: RTPMediaCaster.Reconnector[1842130206:live/_definst_:camera1.stream]: done: 37 - server: VLC/2.0.5 - - - 500.452 - - - - - - - - - - - date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:26:13 GMT - - - 500.453 - - - - - - content-length: 0 - - - 500.453 - - - - - - - - - - - cache-control: no-cache - - - 500.453 - - - - - - - - - cseq: 5 - - - 500.453 - - - - - - - - - - - - - uri: RTSP/1.0 200 OK - - - 500.453 - - - - - - - - - - protocol: RTSP/1.0 - - - 500.453 - - - - - - - - - - status: 200 - - - 500.454 - - - - - - - - - - - - response: OK - - - 500.454 - - - - - - - - - - - - server: VLC/2.0.5 - - - 500.454 - - - - - - - - - - - date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:26:13 GMT - - - 500.454 - - - - - - content-length: 0 - - - 500.454 - - - - - - - - - - - cache-control: no-cache - - - 500.454 - - - - - - - - - cseq: 5 - - - 500.454 - - - - - - - - - - - - - \*\*\* RTSPMessageReceive \*\*\* … LivePlayer.rsend[live/_definst_/camera1.stream]: rt:255 - - - 512.466 - - - - - - - - send[807883211]: size:0:0 filter:7 time:256 tOffset:0 rwrt:true - - - 512.467 - - - - - - RTPMediaCaster.streamTimeout[1842130206:live/_definst_:camera1.stream]: **timeout:12000 diff:12018 reason:101** RTPMediaCaster.resetConnection[1842130206:live/_definst_:camera1.stream]: - - - 512.587 - - - RTPMediaCaster.closeRTPSession[1842130206:live/_definst_:camera1.stream] - - - 512.588 - - - \*\*\* RTSPMessageSend \*\*\* why timeout? what’s the reason 101? pls help Denis ---
**Author:** ![Denis\_Yugay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Denis\_Yugay](https://community.wowza.com/u/Denis_Yugay)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/11 "2013-04-29T13:45:53Z")
Salvadore, made the adjustment, but nothing changed. I found other message in log: uri: RTSP/1.0 461 Unsupported transport What does it mean? by the way the VLC as a final client marked in log the following: main error: open of `rtsp://192.168.110.129:1935/live/camera1.stream’ failed Denis ---
**Author:** ![Denis\_Yugay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Denis\_Yugay](https://community.wowza.com/u/Denis_Yugay)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/12 "2013-04-30T16:01:09Z")
Richard, I have IP vga camera. After the first configuration (according to “How to re-stream video from an IP camera”) I didn’t get the result. I supposed that the codec isn’t proper for Wowza. So… I decided to check the authentic RTSP stream with codec that proper for Wowza…that’s why I took the rtsp://184.72.239.149/vod/mp4:BigBuckBunny\_115k.mov instead of real ip camera. In any way whether the real cam or generated RTSP I got just RTSP stream that can be processed by Wowza like from real cam. or I wrong? Denis ---
**Author:** ![Denis\_Yugay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Denis\_Yugay](https://community.wowza.com/u/Denis_Yugay)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/13 "2013-04-30T17:46:41Z")
Richard, my cam has no public IP. I can play it in VLC. codec is MPEG part 2. I found in tutorial ([https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-re-stream-video-from-an-ip-camera-rtsp-rtp-re-streaming](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-re-stream-video-from-an-ip-camera-rtsp-rtp-re-streaming)) that MPEG has to be part 10 and if you has different part you need to transcoded rtsp by VLC. I tried it and got nothing. so I decided to check real rtsp (rtsp://184.72.239.149/vod/mp4:BigBuckBunny\_115k.mov). Denis ---
**Author:** ![Denis\_Yugay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Denis\_Yugay](https://community.wowza.com/u/Denis_Yugay)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-from-vlc/40322/14 "2013-05-09T00:21:42Z")
Richard, thank you very much. It works! but why there is a delay? … about 3 minutes and more…and the delay is growing ( Denis