diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/VideoLAN-Quickstart.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/VideoLAN-Quickstart.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..abc8a959 --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/VideoLAN-Quickstart.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ + + %magic-entities; + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +]> + + + + + +VideoLAN Quickstart + + + + Alexis + de Lattre + + + Bill + Eldridge + + + Anil + Daoud + + + Mathieu + Gautier + + + Clément + Stenac + + + + + 2002, 2003 + the VideoLAN project + + + + + Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version +1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation ; +with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no +Back-Cover Texts. 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Unzip the file in a directory to install +VLC. + + + +Under BeOS + + +Download the Zip file from the VLC BeOS download +page. Unzip the file in a directory to install VLC. + + + + +Under Mac OS X + + + +Download the Mac OS X package from the VLC +MacOS X download page . Double-click on the icon of the +package : an icon will appear on your Desktop, right beside your +drive(s). Open it and drag the VLC application from the resulting +window to the place where you want to install it (it should be +/Applications). + + + + + +Under Linux Debian + +Edit as root /etc/apt/sources.list and add +the following lines : + + +deb http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian $(ARCH)/ +deb-src http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sources/ + + +Then install the packages : + + +# apt-get update +# apt-get install gnome-vlc vlc-plugin-a52 vlc-plugin-mad vlc-plugin-ogg libdvdcss2 + + + +Under Linux Redhat, Mandrake and SuSE + +For these distributions, use the RPM packages. + +First, install the packages liba52 and +libmad0 that should be packaged in your +distribution. If they are not, try to find the RPMs on RPMfind.net or search +the Internet. + + + +Download the RPM packages of libdvdcss2, +libdvdpsi1, vlc +gnome-vlc, vlc-plugin-mad, vlc-plugin-ogg, vlc-plugin-a52 from the +VLC Linux +download page. + + + + +Then install the RPM packages you have downloaded: + + + +# rpm -Uhv vlc-version.i586.rpm gnome-vlc-version.i586.rpm vlc-plugin-mad-version.i586.rpm +vlc-plugin-ogg-version.i586.rpm vlc-plugin-a52-version.i586.rpm libdvdcss2-version.i586.rpm libdvdpsi1-version.i586.rpm + + + + +Compile the sources by yourself (for every other OS) + +The method below is for any Unix system supported by VLC, for +which there is no packages available. It explains how to compile and +install VLC and the needed librairies from their source code. + +You can also compile the VLC under Linux this way if you want to +modify the default supported modules + +Install the libraries + +Many libraries are needed for particular uses : + + + + +libdvdcss if you want to be able to +read encrypted DVDs, + +libdvdplay if you want to have DVD +menu navigation, + +libdvbpsi if you want to be able to +read from the network, + +a52dec if you want to be +able to decode the AC3 (i.e. A52) sound format often used in +DVDs, + +ffmpeg, libmad +and faad2 if you want to read MPEG 4 / DivX +files, + +libogg and +libvorbis if you want to read Ogg Vorbis +files. + + + +Download the libraries from VLC sources +download page. + +For each library : + + + +uncompress : + + +% tar xvzf library.tar.gz + +or + +% tar xvjf library.tar.bz2 + + +configure : + + +% cd library +% ./configure --enable-shared + + +compile and install : + + +% make +# make install + + + + + +Check that the configuration file /etc/ld.so.conf +contains the following line : + + + +/usr/local/lib + + +If the line is not present, add-it and then run (as root): + + +# ldconfig + + + + +Install VLC + +Download the sources of the lastest release : get the +file vlc-version.tar.gz from the VLC sources +download page. Uncompress-it : + + +% tar xvzf vlc-version.tar.gz +% cd vlc-version + + + + +To get the list of configuration options, do : + +% ./configure --help + + +Please note that all the modules are described in +the Modules section of the VLC User +Guide. + + +Examples of very simple configurations: + + +if you want a basic VLC, do : + +% ./configure + + + +if you want the Gnome interface instead of the GTK +interface (you will need the developement packages of Gnome) : + +% ./configure --enable-gnome + + + + + + +Then, compile and install : + + + +% make +% su +Password: [Root Password] +# make install + + +Please note that the installation (make install +command) is not mandatory. You can execute VLC from where you compiled +it. + + + diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/install-vls.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/install-vls.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e688cb62 --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/install-vls.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,226 @@ + + +Under Linux or Unix + +The method below is for any Unix or Linux supported by the +Videolan Server. It explains how to compile and install vls and the +needed librairies from sources. + +Install the librairies + + +Many librairies are needed for particular uses : + + + +libdvbpsi (always needed) +libdvdcss if you want to be able to access encrypted DVDs, +libdvdread if you want to be able to stream DVDs. + + + + +Download the libraries from in the directory +version/contrib. + + + + +For each librairie, uncompress, configure, compile and install : + + + + +% tar xvzf library.tar.gz +% cd library +% ./configure --enable-shared +% make +# make install + + + + + +Check that the configuration file /etc/ld.so.conf +contains the following line : + + + + +/usr/local/lib + + +If the line is not present, add-it and then run : + + +# ldconfig + + + + +Install the VideoLAN Server + + + + + +Get the most recent version of the VideoLAN Server from the public CVS : + + + + +% cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.videolan.org:/cvs/videolan login + + + +There is no password. Type enter, then : + + + +% cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.videolan.org:/cvs/videolan checkout -P -r v0_4_5 vls + + + +To get the list of configuration options, do : + + + +% ./configure --help + + + +Then configure vls : + + + + +if you want a basic vls without DVD support, do : + + + +% ./configure --disable-dvd + + + + +if you want a full vls with DVD support, do : + + + +% ./configure + + + + + + + +Then, compile and install : + + + +% make +# make install + + + + +You can also do a make uninstall, make +clean or make distclean as needed. + + + + + diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/intro.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/intro.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5f00e06a --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/intro.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,261 @@ +Introduction + +What is the VideoLAN project ? + +Overview + + + +VideoLAN is a complete software solution for video streaming, developed +by students of the Ecole Centrale +Paris and developers from all over the world, under the +GNU General Public +License (GPL). VideoLAN is designed to stream MPEG videos on high +bandwidth networks. + + + + + +The VideoLAN solution includes : + + + + + +the VideoLAN Server (VLS), which can stream MPEG 1 and 2 +files, DVDs, digital satellite channels, digital terrestial television +channels and live videos on the network in unicast or multicast, + +the VideoLAN Client (VLC), which can be used as a server +to stream MPEG 1, 2 and 4 files and DVDs on the network in unicast or +multicast ; or used as a client to receive, decode and display MPEG streams +under multiple operating systems. + + + + + +Here is an illustration of the complete VideoLAN solution : + + + +
Global VideoLAN solution + + + + + +
+ + + +More details about the project can be found on the +VideoLAN Web site. + + + +VideoLAN software + +VideoLAN Client + + + +The VideoLAN Client (VLC) works on many platforms : Linux, Windows, Mac +OS X, BeOS, *BSD, Solaris, Familiar Linux and QNX. It can read : + + + + + +MPEG 1, MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 / DivX files from a hard disk +or a CD-ROM drive, + +DVDs and VCDs, + +from a satellite card, + +MPEG 1, MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 streams from the +network sent by VLS or VLC's stream output. + + + +VLC can also be used as a server to stream : + + + +MPEG 1, MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 / DivX files, + +and DVDs, + + + +to : + + + +one machine (i.e. to one IP address) : this is called +unicast ; + +a dynamic group of machines that the clients can join or leave +(i.e. to a multicast IP address) : this is called +multicast. + + + +VLC doesn't work on Mac OS 9, and will +probably never do. + +VideoLAN Server + + + +The VideoLAN Server (VLS) can stream : + + + + + +an MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 file stored on a hard drive or on a +CD, + +a DVD located in a local DVD drive or copied on a hard +disk, + +a satellite card or a digital terrestial television card, + +an MPEG encoding card ; + + + +to : + + + +one machine (i.e. to one IP address) : this is called +unicast ; + +a dynamic group of machines that the clients can join or leave +(i.e. to a multicast IP address) : this is called +multicast. + + + + + +A Pentium 100 MHz with 32 MB of memory should be enough to send one +stream on the network. When streaming a lot of videos stored on a +hard drive, the actual limitation is not the processor but the hard +drive and the network connection. + + + + + +VLS works under Linux and Windows, but only the Linux version +have all the functionalities. The Windows port of vls can +only stream a video from a file. + + + +How can I use VideoLAN ? + +The documentation + + + +The user documentation of the VideoLAN project is composed of four documents : + + + + + +the VideoLAN +Quickstart. This document will give you a quick overview of +of VLC, VLS, and the Video On Demand +solution. + +the VideoLAN +HOWTO. This document is the complete guide of the VideoLAN +streaming solution. + +the VLC user +guide. This document is the complete guide for VLC. + +the VLC FAQ. This +document contains Frequently Asked Questions of VLC users. + + + + + + +The latest version of these documents can be found on the VideoLAN Web site. + + + +User support + + + +If you have problems using VideoLAN, and if you don't find the +answer to your problems in the documentation, please look at the +online archive of the +mailing-lists. There are two English-speaking mailing-lists for +the users : + + + + + +vlc@videolan.org for the questions +on VLC, + +streaming@videolan.org for the questions +on VLS, mini-VLCS and the network. + + + + + +If you want to subscribe or unsubscribe to the mailing-lists, +please go to the +mailing-list page. + + + +You can also talk with VideoLAN users and developers on IRC : +server irc.freenode.net, channel +#videolan. + +If you find a bug, please follow the instructions on the bug reporting +page. + +Convention + +In this document, we adopt the following conventions for the Unix +commands : + + + +commands that should be typed as +root have a # prompt : + + +# command_to_be_typed_as_root + + +commands that should be typed as a regular user have a +% prompt : + + +% command_to_be_typed_as_regular_user + + + diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/magic-eps.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/magic-eps.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a75462ae --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/magic-eps.sgml @@ -0,0 +1 @@ + diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/magic-jpg.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/magic-jpg.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..058e7a06 --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/magic-jpg.sgml @@ -0,0 +1 @@ + diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/magic.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/magic.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..058e7a06 --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/magic.sgml @@ -0,0 +1 @@ + diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/plan-videolan-640.jpg b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/plan-videolan-640.jpg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0a45ce0b Binary files /dev/null and b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/plan-videolan-640.jpg differ diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/streamable-mpeg-file.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/streamable-mpeg-file.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cf305a1f --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/streamable-mpeg-file.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ + +Vls can stream MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 files that meet two +critera : + + + + +the file must be MPEG PS +(Program Stream) or MPEG TS (Transport Stream), +that contain video and audio multiplexed. Vls cannot stream MPEG +ES (Elementary Stream), i.e. a file with only audio +or video. + +In order to know if an MPEG file is MPEG PS, +MPEG TS or MPEG ES, read the +file with vlc and look at the messages (select in the menu +View / Messages, or use the command line +vlc -v) and look for a +line : + + +module: locking demux module `mpeg_XX' + + +If XX = ps or XX = +ts, then your file is MPEG PS and +MPEG TS respectively, and you may be able to +stream it. If XX = es, then your file is MPEG +ES and is not streamable. + +the sequence header of the video must repeat itself regularly, +which is often the case with MPEG 2, but very rare with MPEG 1. There is +no easy way to know if the sequence header is repeated regularly. Files +with a .vob extension are normally MPEG +2 files and files with .mpg or +.mpeg extension or +usually +MPEG 1 files. + + + +You can download this streamable +MPEG 2 PS file for your tests : presentation_short.vob. + diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/uninstall-vlc.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/uninstall-vlc.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..69aa3514 --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/uninstall-vlc.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +Under Windows + +Click on the Uninstall VLC icon that was +created during installation. + + + +Under BeOS + +Delete the vlc-version +directory. You can also remove the configuration file +/boot/home/config/settings/vlcrc. + + + +Under Mac OS X + +Drag the VLC application to your trash can. + + + +Under Linux Debian + +Remove the packages that you installed : + + +# apt-get remove --purge vlc-gnome vlc-mad libdvdcss2 libdvbpsi1 + + + +Under Linux Redhat, Mandrake and SuSE + + +Uninstall the RPM packages that you installed : + + + +# rpm -e vlc-version vlc-mad-version vlc-gnome-version +libdvdcss2-version libdvdpsi1-version + + + + +If you compiled VLC from sources + + +Go to the directory containing VLC sources and execute : + + +# make uninstall + + +Then you can remove the VLC sources. + diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vlc-streamoutput.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vlc-streamoutput.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ed50c287 --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vlc-streamoutput.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@ +Stream with VLC + + +Unicast an MPEG 1, 2, or 4 file + +Start VLC on the server + + + +under Windows : click on File / Stream +output in the menu, check UDP and type +the IP address or the DNS name of the machine you want to stream to in the +Address box and click on OK. +Then click on File and select the MPEG 1, MPEG 2, +MPEG 4 or DivX file you want to stream. + +under Linux/Unix : start VLC, click on +File, then click on the Browse +button and select the MPEG 1, MPEG 2, MPEG 4 or DivX file you want to +stream. Then check Stream output and click on +Settings. Check UDP and type +the IP address or the DNS name of the machine you want to stream to in the +Address box. Click on OK +twice. + +under Mac OS X, the procedure should be very similar to +Linux. + + + +Start VLC on the client + +Launch VLC on the machine which receives the stream and click on +the Net button. Then select UDP, +keep the default port and click on OK. + +Unicast a DVD + +Start VLC on the server + + + +under Windows : click on File / Stream +output in the menu, check UDP and +type the IP address or the DNS name of the machine you want to +stream to in the Address box and click on +OK. Then click on Disc, +type the device name corresponding to your DVD drive, uncheck +Menus and click on OK. + +under Linux/Unix : start VLC, click on +Disc, type the device name corresponding to your +DVD drive in the Device name box and uncheck +Use DVD menus. Then check Stream +output and click on Settings. Check +UDP and type the IP address or the DNS name of the +machine you want to stream to in the Address box. +Click on OK twice. + +under Mac OS X, the procedure should be very similar to +Linux. + + + + + + +Under Unix/Linux, you must have write access to the device +corresponding to your DVD drive. For that, you should be in the +disk or cdrom group (look +at the permissions in /dev). If you're not, add +yourself to the group : + + + + +# adduser your_login disk_or_cdrom + + +and then restart your session. + + + +Start VLC on the client + +Use the same procedure as in the previous section. + +Multicast to several VLC's + +What is multicast ? + +Multicast is a norm implemented in all modern network hardware +(switches, routers, ...). It provides an intelligent manner to send a +stream to a dynamic group of machines. If you want to use multicast, +make sure that all your network hardware support it. + +In multicast streaming, the stream is sent to a multicast IP +address (the IP addresses reserved for this purpose are from 224.0.0.0 +to 239.255.255.255). Then, any machine on the network can join the +multicast group by sending a request on the network, and it will +automatically receive the stream. When it sends a request to leave the +group, it will automatically stop receiving the stream. The advantage of +multicast streaming is that only the machines that want to receive the +stream actually receive it, and the vls only sends one stream even if +there are multiple clients receiving it. + +Start VLC on the server side + +The procedure is the same as in the two previous sections : +the only difference is that you must type a multicast IP address +instead of a regular IP address or DNS name in the Stream +output dialog box. + +Start VLC(s) + +Launch VLC and click on the Net button. Then +select UDP Multicast, type the multicast IP address +and click on OK. + + diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vlc.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vlc.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..981592ac --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vlc.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +The VideoLAN Client (VLC) + +Installing VLC + + &install-vlc; + + + +Running VLC + +Read a File + + + +Start VLC : under Windows, Mac OS X or BeOS, double-clic on the icone and under Unix or Linux, use the command vlc. + + + + + +To read an MPEG 1 MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 / DivX file stored on a hard drive +or a CD-ROM, click on the File icon or select in the +menu File / Open file and select the file you want +to play. + + + + + +Read a DVD + + + +To read a DVD or a VCD, click on the disc icon or +select in the menu File / Open disk and enter the +device name of your DVD drive. + + + + + +If you are running Linux, you must have write access to the device +corresponding to your DVD drive. For that, you should be in the +disk or cdrom group (look +at the permissions in /dev). If you're not, add +yourself to the group : + + + + +# adduser your_login disk_or_cdrom + + +and then restart your session. + + + + + +Troubleshooting + +If VLC doesn't work for you, open the message window from the menu +View / Messages and try to spot an error message +that could explain your problem. + +Then, read the vlc FAQ and have a +look at the Bugzilla +to see if it is a known issue. + +If you can't find out the problem, explain it in English in the +mailing-list vlc@videolan.org and copy-paste in +your mail the messages of the message window. + + + diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vlcs.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vlcs.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ff3b3dc9 --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vlcs.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +Add a channel information service + +Typing multicast addresses and URLs is not very fun... and that's +where a small program, the mini VideoLAN Channel Server (mini-VLCS), +is very useful. The mini VideoLAN Channel Server associate URLs or +multicast addresses to channels, like on a TV. + +Installing mini-VLCS + +Mini-VLCS is only available for Linux. + +You don't have to change anything to vls or the Web server. +Mini-VLCS is independant from them, but is can be installed on the same +machine as vls or the Web server. + +Download the latest version of mini-VLCS from the network download +page. + +Install-it: + + +% tar xvzf miniVLCS-version.tar.gz +% cd miniVLCS-version +% make + + +It creates an executable program named vlcs. + + + +Configuring mini-VLCS + +Edit the configuration file vlcs.conf. The +syntax rules of this configuration file are the following : + + + +the first line corresponds to channel 0, the second +line corresponds to channel 1, the third line to channel 2, and so +on..., + +lines are considered raw data +and sent directly to the client (for example, +udp:@239.255.12.42), + +lines beginning by I: are "dummy" +channel programs that tell VLC there is nothing in this channel (which +should be the case of channel 0). + + + +For exemple, if you want channels 1 and 2 to be two multicasted +streams and channels 3 and 4 to be two on-demand streams, your +vlcs.conf file will look like this : + + +I:nostream +udp:@239.255.12.42 +udp:@239.255.12.43 +http://vod.videolan.org/test/video1.mpg +http://vod.videolan.org/test/video2.mpg + + + + +Running mini-VLCS + +Start mini-VLCS : + + +% ./vlcs + + +For production, you should run the program in a screen, so that +you can detach-it and reattach-it: + + +% screen ./vlcs + + + + +Configure VLC(s) to use mini-VLCS + +Launch VLC, click on the net button or +select in the menu File / Network stream, select +Channel Server, enter the DNS name or the IP +address of the machine hosting mini-VLCS and click on +OK. + +Then, you see a new section Network Channel +on the interface. Select the channel of your choice and click on +Go!. + + diff --git a/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vod.sgml b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vod.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6c990100 --- /dev/null +++ b/LDP/ref/docbook/VideoLAN-Quickstart/vod.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +Video On Demand + +Overview + + +With Video On Demand (VOD), the user can start the video when he +wants, make pauses, go forward and back in the video. It is of course +the best in video streaming and the dream for every user. + + + +VOD is a very big consumer of resources for the server and the +network. VOD is unicast, not multicast : this means that the network and +server resources needed are directly proportional to the number of +clients. + + + +The design of VideoLAN's VOD solution is very simple. The idea is to +do HTTP streaming, i.e. stream an MPEG video encapsulated in HTTP. The +regulation of the bitrate between the client and the server is done +automatically by TCP. With HTTP version 1.1, there is the possibility to +seek in a file downloaded, that's what we use to seek in the video. + + +On the server side + + On the VOD server, you need a running Web server. For example, +you can use a Linux server running Apache. Other operating systems +and other Web servers should work too, but we have never tested. + +Make your MPEG 1, MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 / DivX files available to the +clients on the Web server. + + + +For example, we have a Web server whose DNS name is +localserver. On this server, +we put an MPEG file video1.mpg +which will be available to the clients at the URL +http://localserver/test/video1.mpg. + + + +On the client side + + + +Launch VLC, then click on the Net +button or select in the menu File / Network +stream, select HTTP and type the URL +http://localserver/test/video1.mpg. + + + + + +VLC starts to read the stream nearly immediately and you can seek in the +stream, make pauses, etc... as if the stream was a local file. + +