[Live-devel] RTP but no RTCP VS UDP

[Ross Finlayson]

>Hi,
>    I think UDP has more efficent if I run RTP without RTCP, hasn't it?

RTCP is quite efficient, and is *not* optional.  If you implement 
RTP, you should also implement RTCP.  (Fortunately, the "LIVE555 
Streaming Media" software implements RTCP easily, using the 
"RTCPInstance" class.)

>
>    Now I can stream raw-H.264 stream, the stream has no containers 
>like ts. I found VLC couldplay it online by using RTSP. But if I 
>save the stream on my harddisk, Vlc cannot play the file, why?

I don't know.  That is a question for a VLC mailing list.
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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/