Vivotek IP8130 user manual Using Rtsp Players, Vlc

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Using RTSP Players

To view the MPEG-4 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following players that support RTSP streaming.

Quick Time Player

VLC

VLC media player

1. Launch the RTSP player you prefer. mpegable Player

2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will prompt.

3. The address format is: rtsp://<ip_address>:<rtsp_port>/<RTSP streaming access name for a pvPlayer

specific video stream>

VIVOTEK’s network cameras support simultaneous playback of 2 video streams. The streaming access names for these streams are:

Stream 1 – live.sdp, Stream 2 – live2.sdp,

As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, please set the RTSP port to 554. For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 68.

For example:

rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp

4. The live video will be displayed in your player.

For more information on how to configure the RTSP access name, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 68 for details.

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NOTE:

Quick Time player only supports play- back of H.264 stream, and not the MJPEG stream. In terms of audio co- dec, Quick Time only supports AAC. Since this camera only supports G.711 codec, audio is not available on Quick Time.

VLC player supports H.264/MPEG-4/ MJPEG, and all audio codecs support- ed by all VIVOTEK’s cameras.

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