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vlc -vvv udp:@239.255.12.42
where 239.255.12.42 is the multicast IP address you want to join.
Use one of the following command lines:
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vlc -vvv http://example/stream.xyz
where http://example/stream.xyz is the HTTP address of the stream;
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vlc -vvv ftp://example/stream.xyz
where ftp://example/stream.xyz is the FTP address of the stream;
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vlc -vvv mms://viptvr.yacast.fr/encoderfranceinfo
where mms://viptvr.yacast.fr/encoderfranceinfo is the MMS address of the stream.
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vlc -vvv rtsp://www.hardradio.com/tonbeme.mov
where rtsp://www.hardradio.com/tonbeme.mov is the address of the stream.
VLC can save the stream to the disk. In order to do this, use the Stream Output of VLC : you can do it via the graphical interface, or you can add to the command line the following argument:
--sout file/muxer:stream.xyz
where:
muxer is one of the formats supported by VLC's stream output, i.e. :
avi for AVI format,
ogg for OGG format,
ps for MPEG2-PS format,
ts or ts_dvbpsi for MPEG2-PS format (the latter uses libdvbpsi for the task).
and stream.xyz
is the name of
the file you want to save the stream to, with the right extension.