# Wowza RTMP -\> VLC ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [August 17, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-rtmp-vlc/33641 "2009-08-17T01:44:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mihai\_Jipa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mihai\_Jipa](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mihai_Jipa)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-rtmp-vlc/33641/1 "2009-08-17T01:44:26Z")
Hi guys! I have this situation. I have installed Wowza media server on my PC, running Windows XP SP3, and set up a simple video streaming app. Now, if i try to play the stream with flowplayer, for example, it works, if i try with jw player it works. If i try to play the stream with VLC it doesn’t work. In VLC I go to Media\>Open Network stream select RTMP from the drop-down list and enter the adress rtmp://127.0.0.1/simplevideostreaming/myfile.flv or rtmp://127.0.0.1/simplevideostreaming/flv:myfile.flv i get the message “VLC is unable to open the MRL ‘rtmp://127.0.0.1/simplevideostreaming/starcraft2.flv’. Check the log for details.” When i check the log i see: "access\_rtmp error: body handshake received corrupt access\_rtmp error: handshake active failed main error: open of `rtmp://127.0.0.1/simplevideostreaming/starcraft2.flv’ failed: (null)" When i check the wowza console, every time i try to play the stream with VLC i see a new line like these: INFO session disconnect 678035168 - INFO session disconnect 976853761 - INFO session disconnect 655689835 - INFO session disconnect 1056574252 - INFO session disconnect 1055334260 - INFO session disconnect 1804027484 - Wowza server version 1.7.2, Wowza Pro10 FREE. Also does anyone know how can i play a RTMP stream in JW Desktop Player? Any ideeas? Thak you very much! ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Good](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/charlie_good/32/383_2.png) [@Charlie\_Good](https://community.wowza.com/u/Charlie_Good)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-rtmp-vlc/33641/2 "2009-08-17T11:34:39Z")
We don’t support streaming to VLC over RTMP. Our RTMP implementation is compatible with all Flash players on all the different platforms. We are adding RTSP/RTP streaming support to Wowza Media Server 2. A preview release is here: [https://www.wowza.com/advanced.php](https://www.wowza.com/advanced.php) This is probably a more reliable way to send a stream to VLC. Charlie ---
**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:** [August 17, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-rtmp-vlc/33641/3 "2009-08-17T00:30:45Z")
Streams from Wowza Media Server Pro 1.7.2 can only be played in Flash clients. You can use VLC to publish a stream to Wowza, which can then be played in Flash: [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) Richard ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Good](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/charlie_good/32/383_2.png) [@Charlie\_Good](https://community.wowza.com/u/Charlie_Good)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-rtmp-vlc/33641/4 "2009-08-16T16:35:56Z")
VLC claims support for RTMP playback but it does not seem to work very reliably. Charlie ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Good](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/charlie_good/32/383_2.png) [@Charlie\_Good](https://community.wowza.com/u/Charlie_Good)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-rtmp-vlc/33641/5 "2009-08-18T04:05:21Z")
I do not know of any other player. Charlie ---
**Author:** ![Matthias\_Kutscher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Matthias\_Kutscher](https://community.wowza.com/u/Matthias_Kutscher)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-rtmp-vlc/33641/6 "2009-08-19T10:53:25Z")
You can use Adobe AIR to Build your own stand alone player. ---
**Author:** ![Mihai\_Jipa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mihai\_Jipa](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mihai_Jipa)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-rtmp-vlc/33641/7 "2009-08-17T19:24:10Z")
Hi! I saw a lot of posts on how to publish a VLC stream to Wowza. It’s the other way araound that i’m interested. Charlie I know that they claim that it works, that’s why i tryed. But cod you give me some information on why it didn’t work? ---
**Author:** ![Mihai\_Jipa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mihai\_Jipa](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mihai_Jipa)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowza-rtmp-vlc/33641/8 "2009-08-18T11:43:59Z")
Thank you very much for your quick reply! Could you recomend some other stand alone player that can play RTMP strems of flv files or H.264? I am interested for a VOD solution. Also it would be interesting if there is a player that suports SecureToken. Beste regards.