# VLC to Wowza \*.sdp streaming

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/vlc-to-wowza-sdp-streaming/41017>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [October 3, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vlc-to-wowza-sdp-streaming/41017 "2013-10-03T16:58:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![tinkerbell\_tinkerbel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@tinkerbell\_tinkerbel](https://community.wowza.com/u/tinkerbell_tinkerbel)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vlc-to-wowza-sdp-streaming/41017/1 "2013-10-03T16:58:19Z")

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Hello,

My aim is to watch “H264 video stream” from Wowza location.

“Source pc” is windows based and I create myStream.sdp file, then ftp it into “wowza server” wowza\_directory/conf folder.

Then I open streammanager page and add live video stream with myStream.sdp name.

It shows “streaming published”.

In the following steps, the tutorial says:

**"In Wowza Media Server 3.5.0 and later, double-click [install-dir]/examples/LiveVideoStreaming/FlashRTMPPlayer/player.html, enter the information below, and then click the Connect button.**

**Server: rtp://[wowza-ip-address]/live**

**Stream: myStream.sdp"**

**As wowza server is not at my own location, I copied related example folders into my pc and tried above explanations.**

**It gives no error message but it does not play it on the related player.html page.**

**When I try to run it with:**

 

**```auto
rtsp://wowza_ip:1935/live/myStream.sdp**

**```**

 

**In ssh panel, i see:**

**INFO rtsp connect 1907248081 -**

**INFO stream create - -**

**INFO stream unpublish - -**

**INFO stream destroy - -**

**INFO rtsp disconnect 1907248081 -**

**Can anybody advise me what to do?**

**Thanks in advance**

**Tinkerbell**

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**Author:** ![tinkerbell\_tinkerbel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@tinkerbell\_tinkerbel](https://community.wowza.com/u/tinkerbell_tinkerbel)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vlc-to-wowza-sdp-streaming/41017/2 "2013-10-03T18:34:00Z")

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I restarted the streaming at the source location and re-loaded the myStream.sdp file with some changes.

To be sure I ftp’d the same myStream.sdp file into conf folder and into examples folder.

Right now, when i open

rtsp://wowza\_ip:1935/live/myStream.sdp

in VLC, what I see in ssh window is:

INFO stream destroy myStream.sdp -

INFO session disconnect 2131247494 -

INFO session connect-pending _ **.** _.101.242 -

INFO session connect _ **.** _.101.242 -

INFO stream create - -

WARN server comment - Application folder ([install-location]/applications/_definst_) is missing

When I check related tutorial, it is said, the reason is " This error is generated when you connect to Wowza Media Server with no application name."

When I delete _definst_ definition in streammanager page, it gives the same error.

Where am I doing wrong?

your advise will be highly appreciated

Thanks

Tinkerbell

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Hilton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/jason_hilton/32/437_2.png) [@Jason\_Hilton](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_Hilton)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vlc-to-wowza-sdp-streaming/41017/3 "2013-10-04T12:38:19Z")

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Hi,

You need to move “myStream.sdp” to the [Wowza-Install]/content directory.

When you have the file in the correct place it should start without issue.

Jason

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**Author:** ![tinkerbell\_tinkerbel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@tinkerbell\_tinkerbel](https://community.wowza.com/u/tinkerbell_tinkerbel)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vlc-to-wowza-sdp-streaming/41017/4 "2013-10-04T04:17:23Z")

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Location1 (house pc):

in VLC, i streamed a live video content with below parameters:

```auto
:sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=1024,fps=25,scale=2,width=640,height=480,acodec=mp3,ab=64,channels=2,samplerate=44100}:duplicate{dst=rtp{dst=wowza_ip_address,port=1935,sdp=file:///C:\sdp\myStream.sdp,ttl=12},dst=display} :sout-all :sout-keep

```

This is myStream.sdp file:

```auto
v=0
o=- ***18397806980410***  ***18397806980410*** IN IP4 Tinkerbell-Pc
s=Unnamed
i=N/A
c=IN IP4 144.76.110.184
t=0 0
a=tool:vlc 2.0.7
a=recvonly
a=type:broadcast
a=charset:UTF-8
m=audio 1935 RTP/AVP 14
b=AS:64
b=RR:0
a=rtpmap:14 MPA/90000/2
a=rtcp:1936
m=video 1937 RTP/AVP 96
b=AS:1024
b=RR:0
a=rtpmap:96 H264/90000
a=fmtp:96 packetization-mode=1;profile-level-id=64001e;sprop-parameter-sets=Z2QAHqzZQKA9sBEAAAMAAQAAAwAyjxYtlg==,aOvssiw=;
a=rtcp:1938

```

Location2 (wowza server:

I installed wowza & apache into Debian based server.

http://[wowza-ip-address]:1935

It shows:

Wowza Media Server 3 Trial Edition (Expires: Oct 31, 2013) 3.6.2 build5334

To be sure again, I played sample.mp4 in location 1.

I opened VLC and typed:

rtsp://wowza\_server\_ip:1935/vod/mp4:sample.mp4

movie started.

Then I ftp’d myStream.sdp file into wowza\_directory/conf & into wowza\_directory/conf/live

Also I ftp’d myStream.sdp file into examples/LiveVideoStreaming/Conf/Live

I copied wowza\_directory/conf/examples into /var/www

I also copied myStream.sdp file into var/www/examples/LiveVideoStreaming/Conf/Live

at streammanager page, I added sdp file streaming and it says:

"publish stream successfully strated [live/_definst_]:flv:myStream.sdp

At location1, i opened firefox and typed:

[http://wowza\_server\_ip/LiveVideoStreaming/FlashRTMPPlayer/player.html](http://wowza_server_ip/LiveVideoStreaming/FlashRTMPPlayer/player.html)

RTMP Player page displayed.

server: rtmp://localhost/live

stream: myStream.sdp

It gives:

“Connection failed: Try rtmp://[server-ip-address]/live” error

RTMP Player page displayed.

server: rtmp://wowza\_dynamic\_ip/live

stream: myStream.sdp

It gives:

“Failed to play myStream.sdp; stream not found.” error

I am gonna scratch my head. ☹

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**Author:** ![tinkerbell\_tinkerbel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@tinkerbell\_tinkerbel](https://community.wowza.com/u/tinkerbell_tinkerbel)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 8:35am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vlc-to-wowza-sdp-streaming/41017/5 "2013-10-04T08:35:11Z")

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> Hi,
> 
> You need to move “myStream.sdp” to the [Wowza-Install]/content directory.
> 
> When you have the file in the correct place it should start without issue.
> 
> Jason

working now!

thank you so much

Tinkerbell