[Live-devel] VLC problems in streaming RTSP media

[Ross Finlayson]

>Hi everyone,
>
>I am running the latest version of VLC, 0.6.8a for Windows. However,
>when I compare VLC and Quicktime performance, on RTSP over HTTP
>streams, I observe a lot of differences between Quicktime  and VLC
>while moving the slidebar. The transition isnt smooth in almost all
>the cases.
>
I wonder if this is a problem observed by the guys on this list.

Yes, this is a known problem.  'Seeking' (moving the slidebar) in VLC 
does not always work properly on RTSP/RTP streams (regardless of 
whether or not it's over HTTP).  The VLC developers are working on 
this (I hope).

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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/