Appendix C: Using Vlc Player To View Rtsp Streaming; Viewing Rtsp Stream Via Vlc Player - American Dynamics ADCI625-P221 Configuration And User's Manual

Appendix C: Using VLC Player to View RTSP
Note
This appendix is provided for user instruction only. American Dynamics will not support or be
responsible for any error caused during the use of VLC software.

Viewing RTSP Stream via VLC Player

You can use VLC Player to view live video and audio in real time from the dome.
Procedure 12-1 View RTSP Streaming via VLC Player
Step Action
It will be necessary to install the latest version of VLC Player from the website.
1
Visit www.videolan.org/vlc/.
Select Download VLC. Run the installer and follow the directions on screen to install the
software.
Launch VLC Player.
2
Select Media then Open Network Stream. The Open Media window will display.
3
Enter the IP address of the dome stream in the Network URL text box in the following
4
format:
rtsp://<ip
address>/Video?Codec=<codec>&Width=<width>&Height=<height>&Fps=<frames per
second>
For example:
rtsp://192.168.1.168/Video?Codec=H264&Width=1920&Height=1080&Fps=30
Refer to the Configuration Options for RTSP Video Streams for examples on how to
configure the RTSP Video Stream.
Select Play.
5
The live video stream will be displayed.
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