Any VLC Mavens In The House?

I’ve set it up on my linux server to…well…serve audio/video via apache in a browser tab. Other machines on the LAN (including a Windows machine) can see it, and even control it (i.e., pause, start, etc.), but as the clock ticks along, no audio or video comes through on them, in either Firefox or Chrome.

Any ideas?

8 thoughts on “Any VLC Mavens In The House?”

  1. Not exactly a VLC maven and certainly haven’t used it to stream and may be a bit daft and too simple of a answer. But you positive you have it for streaming and not having a web control? I believe you typically need to use VLC on the client to watch the stream. (In fact the web interface lets you control the stream/what you stream and the vlc player to watch it which is what the tips in the 2nd link recommends, did something similar 10+ year ago with virtual dub and a remote desktop app for control instead of website using it to stream live video capture before Sling Box)
    If you want it to play in the browser, I believe you have to use flash/java plugins or use HTML 5 video capabilities and embedding mp4s.

    1. I believe you typically need to use VLC on the client to watch the stream.

      It doesn’t even work on the same server that is serving it. I can see and hear it in the software itself, but not the browser tab. In either Firefox or Chrome.

  2. Not a maven, but one who has the same trouble. At the Chromebook store, they admonish the user to read the directions carefully prior to the first run. The important instruction is to first select a folder where all your media are stored. It will index that folder, and no other. I didn’t do that, and don’t know if the installation is repairable.

  3. Don’t know VLC, but the obvious suspect is the audio isn’t being included in the media stream server side.

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