VideoLAN HOWTO

• Index
• Introduction
• What is the VideoLAN project ?
• What is a codec ?
• How can I use VideoLAN ?
• Command line usage
• Install the required software and hardware
• Install VLC
• Install VLS
• Receive and save a stream
• Receive a stream with VLC
• Save a stream with VLC
• Receive a stream with a set-top-box
• Stream a file
• Stream a file with VLC
• Stream a file with VLS
• Stream a DVD
• Stream a DVD with VLC
• Stream a DVD with VLS
• Stream a DVB channel (satellite or digital terrestial TV)
• Install the DVB drivers
• Stream with VLS
• Stream with VLC
• Stream from an MPEG encoding card
• Stream with the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250 card
• Stream with the Visiontech Kfir card
• Stream from an acquisition card or a webcam
• Install the Video for Linux drivers
• Stream with VLC
• Stream with VLS
• Advanced use of VLC's stream output (transcoding, multiple streaming, etc...)
• The syntax
• Examples
• Stream in IPv6
• Stream in IPv6
• Receive in IPv6
• Video On Demand
• Overview
• On the server side
• On the client side
• Add a channel information service
• Send announces when streaming with VLC
• Send announces for the programs streamed by VLS with the mini-SAP-server
• Start VLC(s) on the client(s)
• GNU Free Documentation License
• PREAMBLE
• APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
• VERBATIM COPYING
• COPYING IN QUANTITY
• MODIFICATIONS
• COMBINING DOCUMENTS
• COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
• AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
• TRANSLATION
• TERMINATION
• FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
• ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
• Legal notice