[Live-devel] VLC Player and RTP 24-bit PCM audio

[Ross Finlayson]

>I would like to be able to use VLC player to play audio streams which are
>IP multicast RTP 24-bit PCM at 48kHz. I learned VLC uses live555 plugin to
>play RTP audio described by an .sdp. Unfortunately L24 is not working.

Thanks for the note.  Previously the LIVE555 libraries did not handle 
receiving the RTP payload formats "audio/L20", "audio/L24" and 
"audio/DAT12", which are defined in RFC 3190.  However, I have now 
installed a new version (2011.01.06) of the libraries that will 
recognize these.

So now, to get VLC to handle your stream, you will need to contact 
the VLC developers (on a VLC mailing list), telling them that:
1/ The latest version (2011.01.06) of the "LIVE555 Streaming Media" 
libraries now supports receiving the RTP payload formats "audio/L20", 
"audio/L24" and "audio/DAT12" (as defined in RFC 3190).
2/ If VLC is able to decode these audio formats (20-bit linear, 
24-bit linear, and 12-bit nonlinear, respectively), then they should 
update their LIVE555 interface code ("modules_demux_live555.cpp") to 
recognize whichever of these formats they can decode.
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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/