Streaming IP camera in VLC player (the easy way)

[red dwarf]

Hi folks, I've just found an easy way to have your IP camera streaming to your desktop without annoying software BS.

1. open notepad and type:

http://username:password@IPAddress:port#/videostream.cgi

OR

http://IPAddress:port#/videostream.cgi?user=username&pwd=password

(replace username,password,IP address and port with your own)

2. save the file as .asf and make sure it is associated with VLC. (if you don't want to associate .asf with VLC drag and drop the file into VLC to run)

3. run it.

Doesn't work?
Check out your camera's stream paths, maybe you need to adjust it:


Axis

All models after 2008

/mpeg4/media.amp
/axis-media/media.amp

for H.264 streams
/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?resolution=640x480 OR /mjpg/video.mjpg



ACTi

/cgi-bin/cmd/encoder?SNAPSHOT

Camera video type must be set to RDP over UDP with the streaming method set to MPEG4 / RTSP port must be set to 7070



Vivotek

/live.sdp

/video2.mjpg

By default the first stream is set to MPEG4 or H.264. Change the settings in /setup/audiovideo.html and change the second stream to JPEG.



Vivotek 71xx

/live.sdp

/video.mjpg

Some early model Vivotek 7xxx series only support a single JPEG image, and not a MJPEG stream. These will not be supported until atleast beta4.



Rovio

/webcam

/GetCam.cgi

Lacking control of this robot, but MJPEG / MPEG4 work



Sony 4th Revision

/media/video1

/image

RTSP works, we currently do not have a camera configured to support MJPEG to test the /image MJPEG url. Only revisions 4 and 5 support RTSP. Do all Sony cameras have /image for the MJPEG path?



Brickcom

/channel1

/channel2



Aviosys

/mpeg4

/ipcam/mjpeg.cgi

Tested on a very high latency network and worked, but had serious packet drops (probably related to the network connection). Appears camera is producing invalid RTSP headers



Linksys

/img/video.sav

/img/mjpeg.jpg

Apparently only supported on the WVC210 and WVC54GCA cameras, but we need to confirm this.



D-Link

/play1.sdp

/video/mjpg.cgi

Only newer models support RTSP, with the exception of the 930 series.



TRENDnet-V3

DOES NOT SUPPORT RTSP

/mjpeg.cgi

TV-IP1xx series do not support RTSP.



TRENDnet-V1

/mpeg4?tcp

/cgi/mjpg/mjpeg.cgi

/cgi/jpg/image.cgi

TV-IP212, IP252, IP312, IP422



TRENDnet-V2

/play1.sdp

/video/mjpg.cgi

IP512, IP522 series



LevelOne

/live.sdp

/video.mjpg

Is this MJPEG URL correct? MPEG4 sub-path could also be /channel1 and /access_code (why?)



LevelOne FCS-1091 / WCS-1090

/img/media.sdp

MJPEG: /img/video.mjpeg

Snapshot: /img/snapsnot.cgi



Pixord

/getimage?camera=1&fmt=full

&fmt=full is 704x480. We need more information about the MPEG4 paths for this camera.



Arecont Vision

/mjpeg



Toshiba

/getstream.cgi?<clientID>&<uniqueID>&<userID>&<user PW>&<streamType>&<interval>&<mode>&<value>&<timeOu t>

This MJPEG URL is ugly as sin Try this MJPEG path: /user/cgi-bin/getstream.cgi?3087&3087&{USERID}&{PASSWORD}&0&10&1 &0&9000



Airlive

/video.mp4

/mjpg/video.mjpg





Panasonic

/MediaInput/mpeg4

/nphMotionJpeg?Resolution=320x240&Quality=Standard

Some Panasonic cameras do not support RTSP for sending the video, and instead only support RTPoverHTTP. /nphMpeg4/g726-640x480 should be the correct RTPoverHTTP for the BLC- series cameras.



IQEye

/now.mp4

/now.jpg?snap=spush

Only some IQeye cameras support RTSP



Samsung

/mpeg4unicast



Y-Cam

/live_mpeg4.sdp

/stream.jpg



Edimax

/ipcam.sdp or /ipcam_h264.sdp

/snapshot.cgi OR /mjpg/video.mjpg

/snapshot.cgi appears to be a single JPEG. We need the MJPEG path, if anyone knows it.



Airlink101

/mpeg4

/MJPEG.CGI



Gadspot

/mpeg4

/GetData.cgi?Status=0



Zavio


/video.mp4




Canon

/ or /profile1=r

/-wvhttp-01-/getoneshot?frame_count=no_limit



Basler

/mpeg4 or /h264



Bluejay

/mpeg4



Bosch

/video or /rtsp_tunnel



CBC / Ganz

/gnz_media/main



Cisco

/img/media.sav



CNB

/mpeg4



Etrovision

/rtpvideo1.sdp



Everfocus

/streaming/channels/0



FLIR Systems

D- / F- / PT- series

/ch0



FLIR Systems

PTZ-35x140

/vis



Pelco

Sarix

/

/content/login.php?username=&password=GrabJpeg=/jpeg



Planet


/ipcam.sdp OR /ipcam_h264.sdp OR /media/media.amp

/video.mjpg OR /video.cgi OR /mjpg/video.mjpg



Ubiquity AirVision

All

/ch00_0

/snapshot.cgi

4 RTSP sub paths are available, they are ch00_0 through ch03_0 where ch00_0 is the highest resolution.




Replace the # and everything behind in the code with particular path.

The beauty of VLC player is that you can have small window with your camera stream 'always on top' somewhere in corner of your desktop or on second screen. You can also run the stream as a wallpaper and even record it.

All credits go to:

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ENJOY!

[asozer]

hey. I have got a DYNACOLOR nh070 Ip Camera. I cant get stream from this cam. i dont even know the URL of it. what should i enter the URL to VLC player ? plz help me...

[red dwarf]

hey. I have got a DYNACOLOR nh070 Ip Camera. I cant get stream from this cam. i dont even know the URL of it. what should i enter the URL to VLC player ? plz help me...

How do you connect to the camera at the moment?
(Please don't post your camera public IP here)
You need to have access to the camera vie web browser first, make sure you can connect to it and then you can connect through VLC. It should work for your camera but not guaranteed.

EDIT:
Furthermore, if you don't know the IP address of your camera, you can download locator utility from here: but it look like you will have to sign up. I have many finder utilities for other brands of cameras but not for Dynacolor.
I can't even find the default IP settings for your camera, looks like you need to get hold of that program from above link mate.

[marekfalk]

hello

I have camera PLANET ICA-HM126 Full HD.

I need streaming video from this camera in Windows Media Player or show in Internet Exloler Browser.

Of course I can to that in VLC Player, QuickTime and Google Chrome or Mozilla...but I can only use WMP or IE :/

Maybe someone have some idea how I can do this?

Thanks for help.

[red dwarf]

hello

I have camera PLANET ICA-HM126 Full HD.

I need streaming video from this camera in Windows Media Player or show in Internet Exloler Browser...

Your camera supports IE v.6 or later, open IE type camera's IP address into address bar and there you go. (The browser may ask you if you want to download plugin from the camera)

Just in case: your camera must be configured for the same network IP range and subnet as your PC, must be plugged into the network and of course powered up.

Hope this help

[Issam Khalayleh]

If you can help me please solving this issue:
I have a good stream from Axis ip camera viewed on GUI vlcPlugin using VB.
My problem is that I can't save the stream to a file like .asf so that no decoding will be used to reduce the CPU usage during record.
If it's not in Vb, then in C#.
Thank you in advance.

[red dwarf]

If you can help me please solving this issue:
I have a good stream from Axis ip camera viewed on GUI vlcPlugin using VB.
My problem is that I can't save the stream to a file like .asf so that no decoding will be used to reduce the CPU usage during record.
If it's not in Vb, then in C#.
Thank you in advance.

Hi Issam, I work with IP cameras but I have no deeper knowledge of how VLC handles streams.
However, this is great forum full of smart people and good chance is that someone else will help you here with this.
(VideoLAN has great forum too)

Good luck