How do I play a RTMP stream in VLC?

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I'm trying to get a RTMP stream to play on VLC and the URL is in this format: rtmp://76.10.10.240/liverepeater/mp4:name.mp4

I'm able to record the stream with CooJah but I only want to watch it via VLC. Any ideas?

Do try it out.. you are more likely to get help on the IRC/forums/mailing list — Akash, Sep 08 '11 at 19:09

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 24 '14 at 07:10

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You can play RTMP in VLC with the help of RTMPDump .

rtmpdump -v -r "rtmp://ip-address/app-name/streamname" -o - | "vlc" -

answered Feb 24 '14 at 07:10

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I'll check it out... – cvsguimaraes Feb 24 '14 at 14:03
Check and let me know... – Unnikrishnan Feb 25 '14 at 11:52

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 01 '13 at 13:04

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Yes! Now you can do it in VLC. Because the new versions of VLC from v1.1 onwards support rtmp stream playing.

Just Click on Media.
Click on open network stream / or press Ctrl/command + N
Write rtmp URL.
Enjoy!

answered Apr 01 '13 at 13:04

Bilal Shafi

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No, its not playing, it throws stream not found error! – Gopi Jun 25 '13 at 12:13
no it won't work – M. A. Nov 12 '16 at 16:20
it only works with some rtmp streams – user3791372 Apr 21 '17 at 17:42
why VLC asks me to open accessibility on Mac? It feels so dangerous. – Shark Deng Dec 12 '20 at 02:14

Waqas · Answer 3 · 2016-07-11T14:32:23.747

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VLC version 2.2.4 can play, Hit Cmd+N (on MAC) and enter the url in this format

rtmp://Server URL/live/Stream Name

e.g rtmp://10.154.136.221/live/RTMP1

edited Jul 11 '16 at 14:32

answered Jul 11 '16 at 14:25

Waqas

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This information solved my `` problem. I converted my rtmp link `rtmp://streaming.perculus.com/vods3flv:blabla.flv` to `rtmp://streaming.perculus.com/vods3/live/flv:blabla.flv` Now it works perfectly. – sevenkul Oct 19 '17 at 09:48

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 11 '11 at 19:58

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Sorry, but VLC doesn't support rtmp streaming just yet. If you really want to stream RTMP, you could use flowplayer since they support it, but it's not as easy as using VLC.

answered Sep 11 '11 at 19:58

superuser

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providencemac · Answer 5 · 2015-01-09T20:21:58.867

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On Mac/OSX, I was able to get this to work with a modification of Unnikrishnan's answer. The important part being the path to the VLC executable (which may vary by system)

Recorded Stream:

rtmpdump -r rtmp://path/to/stream | /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC -

Live stream

rtmpdump -r rtmp://path/to/stream --live | /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC -

You should then see a VLC window open, with fs://0 listed in the playlist area. Double-click that entry to view the actual stream.

edited Jan 09 '15 at 20:21

answered Jan 09 '15 at 20:02

providencemac

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I've tried **rtmpdump -r rtmp://path/to/stream --live -o | "c:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"** on windows 8.1 but it seems it does not work, any idea ? – M. A. Nov 12 '16 at 16:27
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@AbdelhafidMadoui My approach is using the OSX terminal, so I'm not sure it would work properly in Windows. In Windows 10, there is a new ability to install a "native" Bash prompt, which also [supports calling Windows executables](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2016/10/19/interop-between-windows-and-bash/) – providencemac Nov 21 '16 at 15:42

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 12 '22 at 01:07

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I figure out that you have to add the port number as well

rtmp://192.168.18.26:1935/live/stream

where 192.168.18.26 is your localhost / IP

There is an excellent tutorial on RTMP streaming using OBS and HLS client using Nginx server.

answered Apr 12 '22 at 01:07

Hassan Rahman

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 06 '12 at 06:16

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You need to use mplayer or at least rtmpdump from mplayer as vlc has no rtmp support currently.

answered Apr 06 '12 at 06:16

ZaB

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