Vitec Multimedia MGW Ace - Using VLC as the Player for H.264 Streams

MGW Ace Encoder HEVC Encoding and Streaming Appliance
User Manual, Version 2.1 74
Using VLC as the Player for H.264 Streams
1. Invoke VLC Media Player.
2. Select Media>Open Network Stream. The Open Media window appears.
3. Set Caching by Clicking the Show more options box and set the caching to a value
between 120 to 140 milliseconds depending on your network performance:
4. Select the Network tab and depending on the encoding mode and the selected streaming
protocol (UDP TS, RTP TS, Pro-MPEG, and RTP ES), enter the following syntax in the URL
field:
• For RTP ES Streams:
rtsp://<MGW IP Address>:<RTSP Server Port>/<CHANNEL NAME> (see example in figure
below).