[Live-devel] Problem with RTSP stream playback in VLC

[Ross Finlayson]

>I'm using Ubuntu Feisty and installed VLC via Automatix.  When I try
>to play a rtsp streaming video it refuses to play.  The terminal
>output shows that it's using live555 and the error is "main input
>error: no suitable access module for `rtsp:...".  I would just like to
>know if it's a limitation or an actual bug and if it's live555, VLC,
>or the package maintainer I should report it to.  The video link file
>(Rob Zombie video) and terminal log is attached.

The problem is that the stream that you are trying to play uses 
non-standard RealNetworks-specific audio/video codecs (and RTP 
payload formats) that VLC does not support.
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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/