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Author Topic: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?  (Read 38519 times)

jsrober

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Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« on: May 03, 2011, 05:28:12 AM »
Given that D-View Cam stinks (will only run full-screen), is there a way to view the DCS-930L using VLC?

John
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garcia2litz

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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2011, 12:35:27 PM »
Yes it is possible ..............

1. Open the Dview cam playback
2. Play the recorded video
3. Click Cue in to start and cue out to end the video
4. Then click Save as avi and locate to save the file

You can play the video using the VLC and media player ........
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jsrober

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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2011, 06:44:32 PM »
I want to view live/streaming video in VLC. Is that possible?
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Mackerel

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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2011, 06:45:00 PM »
VLC goes through the motions, even prompts for username/password, but is not able to show it. But using HTML in a browser allows you to do it (fill in 2 values, IP-address and SerialNo):

<html>
    <body>
   <table border=0 >
   <tr>
   <td align="center">
            <APPLET name="cvcs" CODEBASE="http://192.168.x.y/" CODE="xplug.class" WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=480>
                <param name="RemotePort" value=80>
                <param name="Timeout" value=5000>
                <param name="RotateAngle" value=0>
                <param name="PreviewFrameRate" value=2>
                <param name="DeviceSerialNo" value="PutYourCodeHere">
            </APPLET>
   </td>
...Repeat above for multiple...
   </tr>
   </table>
    </body>
</html>
« Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 06:47:59 PM by Mackerel »
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jsrober

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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2011, 06:57:29 PM »
That's awesome! I think that might work perfectly for me. I'll try it and let you know.

John
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jsrober

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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2011, 06:40:15 AM »
Thank you very much! This is working very well for me!

John
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Mackerel

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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2011, 11:23:39 PM »
Glad to be of assistance...
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euphoria

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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2011, 03:11:57 AM »
Please note I had to enter aplug.class instead of xplug.class to get this to work.
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Mackerel

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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2011, 07:52:09 PM »
Quote from: euphoria on July 01, 2011, 03:11:57 AM
Please note I had to enter aplug.class instead of xplug.class to get this to work.

Depends all on the camera used...
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jsrober

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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2011, 04:50:47 PM »
Mackerel,

I've been using the HTML code for months now to easily watch my camera via IE. Works very well. I keep a small IE window in the corner of my screen. Thanks again for your help.

Some more questions:

1. The video frame rate seems low. Can one of the parameters be adjusted to improve the frame rate?

2. The audio cuts in and out. One second on, on second off. Very annoying. Can I improve the audio? If not, is there a parameter to turn off audio altogether? Turning off audio might provide more bandwidth for video.

THANKS for your help!
John
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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2011, 05:30:51 AM »
Quote from: jsrober on July 07, 2011, 04:50:47 PM
Mackerel,

I've been using the HTML code for months now to easily watch my camera via IE. Works very well. I keep a small IE window in the corner of my screen. Thanks again for your help.

Some more questions:

1. The video frame rate seems low. Can one of the parameters be adjusted to improve the frame rate?

2. The audio cuts in and out. One second on, on second off. Very annoying. Can I improve the audio? If not, is there a parameter to turn off audio altogether? Turning off audio might provide more bandwidth for video.

THANKS for your help!
John

The DCS-930L web interface will allow you to alter the audio volume, but does not provide any settings that will improve audio quality. There is a setting to disable audio, although disabling this will most likely only marginally improve your suspected bandwidth issue.

The web interface also a setting to adjust the video image size (i.e. resolution). Reducing the frame size should significantly improve throughput.
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mrsr71

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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2011, 11:23:24 AM »
Quote from: jsrober on July 07, 2011, 04:50:47 PM
Mackerel,

I've been using the HTML code for months now to easily watch my camera via IE. Works very well. I keep a small IE window in the corner of my screen.

John

Can you share the code?

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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2011, 12:39:12 PM »
Quote from: mrsr71 on July 19, 2011, 11:23:24 AM
Can you share the code?

The code was included in an earlier post (if you scroll down further):

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VLC goes through the motions, even prompts for username/password, but is not able to show it. But using HTML in a browser allows you to do it (fill in 2 values, IP-address and SerialNo):

<html>
    <body>
   <table border=0 >
   <tr>
   <td align="center">
            <APPLET name="cvcs" CODEBASE="http://192.168.x.y/" CODE="xplug.class" WIDTH=640 HEIGHT=480>
                <param name="RemotePort" value=80>
                <param name="Timeout" value=5000>
                <param name="RotateAngle" value=0>
                <param name="PreviewFrameRate" value=2>
                <param name="DeviceSerialNo" value="PutYourCodeHere">
            </APPLET>
   </td>
...Repeat above for multiple...
   </tr>
   </table>
    </body>
</html>
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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2011, 05:57:57 PM »
I copied the code, inserted the camera address & serial number, FTP'ed the web page to my server (Earthlink) and get a blank page. I'm using Firefox as a browser.

 ??? ??? ???
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Re: Is it possible to use VLC to view video from a DCS-930L?
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2011, 06:49:45 AM »
When you say blank page, do you see any content at all (e.g. text and other things you have on the page) or is it literally a blank page.

If the page is totally blank, that has nothing to do with the HTML code snippet that you inserted.
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