How to send network stream from a PC capture device to SMP ...€¦ · A. A PC capture device is a...

Copyright @ CAYIN Technology Co., Ltd. 1

How to send network stream from a PC

capture device to SMP by VideoLAN player

1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1

2. Before Getting Started ............................................................................................................. 1

3. VideoLAN player background ................................................................................................. 2

4. Test your capture device by VLC ............................................................................................. 2

5. Stream out the captured video to network................................................................................ 4

1. Introduction

In this document, we will show you how SMP players can playback streaming video from

your PC with the help of VideoLAN player.

2. Before Getting Started

You need to prepare the following items before you can use this function.

An SMP player that connects to a display

A display that can show content

A PC that installs a PC capture device and VideoLAN player

Network, better test in a LAN

How to send network stream from a PC capture device to SMP by VideoLAN player


3. VideoLAN player background

VideoLAN (VLC) is an open source project lead by a team of volunteers. For more

information regarding to this project, please check http://www.videolan.org/videolan/.

VideoLAN version: This guide is based on VideoLAN player (VLC) V2.0.0 on

Microsoft Windows

Download VideoLAN: You can download VideoLAN player from its website at

http://www.videolan.org/

4. Test your capture device by VLC

A. A PC capture device is a hardware connected to your PC with PCI, USB, or any kind of

interface. VLC supports Directshow to grab video frames from a capture device. VLC can

play video locally or send (transcode) it to other network appliances. Here is the hardware

compatibility list of VLC: http://wiki.videolan.org/Hardware_Compatibility_list.

B. Make sure your capture device is well-connected and the driver (with directX support) is

properly installed.

C. Open VLC and choose Media Open Capture Device…

http://www.videolan.org/videolan/

http://www.videolan.org/

http://wiki.videolan.org/Hardware_Compatibility_list



D. Configure proper settings based on your situation.

Capture mode: DirectShow

Video device: Your capture device

Audio device: Your capture device or PC Line-in1

Video size (optional): Enter a preferred video size (leave it blank for the default size)

If you need to configure more settings, please click “Configure” or “Advanced

options…” to enter a dialog box with more advanced options.

E. Click “Play”; then, you should be able to see the video output on your PC’s display.

1 Audio device might be an option for you application.



5. Stream out the captured video to network

A. Follow the Step A to D in the previous section to choose your capture device. Click on the

arrow next to the “Play” button and choose “Stream”.

B. Click “Next” in the stream setting dialog box.

C. Choose an appropriate streaming protocol in this step. VLC has several streaming

destinations (protocols) and 3 of them are compatible with SMP players. They are:



HTTP

RTP / MPEG Transport Stream

UDP

You can choose 1 among the 3 protocols to send stream to SMP player. The following

section will show you how to configure each protocol.

D. Using HTTP protocol

(1) Choose “HTTP” in “New destination” and click “Add”.



(2) Port: Enter 80. It is the default HTTP port.

(3) Path: Leave “/” (default root)

(4) Activate Transcoding: On

(5) Profile: Choose “Video – MPEG-2 + MPGA (TS)”

(6) Click “Stream” to start a HTTP stream.

(7) Configure the SMP player:

In SMP player, you must choose “HTTP/MMS streaming” in the Multimedia area.

Enter your PC’s IP address in the “Enter URL” field with the format:

http://your_PC_ip.

E. Using RTP / MPEG Transport Stream

(1) Choose “RTP / MPEG Transport Stream” in “New destination” and click “Add”.

http://your_pc_ip/



(2) Address:

Unicast: Enter your SMP’s IP address

Broadcast: Enter broadcast address of your LAN (e.g. 172.16.255.255)

(3) Base port: Enter a port number (e.g. 8100)



(6) Click “Stream” to start a RTP stream.


In SMP player, you must choose “Realtime Transport Protocol (RTP)” in the

Multimedia area. Select “unicast/broadcast” and enter the same port number in step

(3).



F. Using UDP

(1) Choose “UDP” in “New destination” and click “Add”.

(2) Address:

Unicast: Enter your SMP’s IP address

Broadcast: Enter broadcast address of your LAN (e.g. 172.16.255.255)

(3) Port: Enter the port number 8100



(6) Click “Stream” to start a RTB stream.


In SMP player, you must choose “RTB Client (Streaming from CMS)” in the

Multimedia area. Choose “unicast/broadcast” and select channel 1 (port 8100). If

you choose another channel, please enter the correspondent port number in step (3).



G. When you set “Profile”, please choose “Video – MPEG-2 + MPGA (TS)” in the above

steps. You can edit more options (e.g. bit rate) by clicking on the icon next to the option.

Choosing an appropriate bit rate helps you get a good balance between the bandwidth and

video quality.

Date post:	27-Oct-2020
Category:	Documents
Upload:	others
View:	2 times
Download:	0 times

How to send network stream from a PC capture device to SMP ...€¦ · A. A PC capture device is a...

Documents