Desktop shortcut to VLC with an auto opened stream?

[Basil]

Can I create some sort of Windpws desktop shortcut to fire up VLC and have it open up at the network stream udp://@230.0.0.10:10000 ??

Thanks.

[Pa3fbx]

Yes,
I use it every day on my home desktop...

This is my vlc link to the 1st multicast adres..
You need to modify the program path to your needs...

"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "C:\Users\benno\Desktop\VLC WH1.lnk" --qt-minimal-view --qt-name-in-title --no-qt-video-autoresize --video-title-show udp://@230.0.0.237:9941

Or For a BATC stream...
"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --qt-minimal-view --qt-name-in-title --no-qt-video-autoresize --video-title-show rtmp://rtmp.batc.org.uk/live/pa3fbx

Goodluck...

Benno

[Basil]

Thanks for the detailed reply with examples Benno, much appreciated, I will have a play at the weekend, all the best!

EDIT: It's the weekend, just, and I have it working, thanks again, I will try Rogers desktop file idea now, as well, all the best Benno.

[G8HKN]

Basil/Chris,
Seems a bit complicated to me.
When viewing Stream on VLC go to view playlist
you should see stream listed there right click save playlist to file.
this will save a .XSPF file in documents.
create a desktop short cut to that.
Then when you click desktop short cut VLC will start with that info in playlist.
That's what I use several short cuts to Security cameras and BATC streams.
It works with rtsp streams not sure about UDP though.
73 Roger G8HKN

[Basil]

Basil/Chris,
Seems a bit complicated to me.
When viewing Stream on VLC go to view playlist
you should see stream listed there right click save playlist to file.
this will save a .XSPF file in documents.
create a desktop short cut to that.
Then when you click desktop short cut VLC will start with that info in playlist.
That's what I use several short cuts to Security cameras and BATC streams.
It works with rtsp streams not sure about UDP though.
73 Roger G8HKN

That works fine Roger, even with a UDP stream. Very simple to implement too, and useful for other things as you said. Have a good weekend and thank you very much. Chris 2E0ILY.

[G0NMY]

If you want to stream your computer screen
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<playlist xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/" xmlns:vlc="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/ns/0/" version="1">
	<title>Playlist</title>
	<trackList>
		<track>
			<location>screen://</location>
			<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
				<vlc:id>0</vlc:id>
				<vlc:option>screen-fps=30.000000</vlc:option>
				<vlc:option>live-caching=300</vlc:option>
			</extension>
		</track>
	</trackList>
	<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
			<vlc:item tid="0"/>
	</extension>
</playlist>

Just save it as xspf file.

[Basil]

Thanks for that Mark! BTW, do you know if there's much DATV activity on GB3UD? I keep checking the streamner but never manage to catch any. All the best. Chris 2E0ILY