How to Stream a VLC Player

VLC is a free, open-source media player application for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. VLC supports a variety of audio and video formats using its built-in codecs, and plays them back locally. VLC also has built-in support for streaming videos and music over the network. Use VLC's streaming wizard to set up a video stream. Play videos and music over the network in your house, or stream them over the Internet to a friend elsewhere in the world.

Instructions

1. Click "File" and "Wizard" in the VLC window.

2. Click "Stream to Network" in the wizard window and choose "Next."

3. Click "Select a Stream," select "Choose," browse to a media file on your computer and double-click it.

4. Type the IP address of the computer you want to stream the media to in the "Destination" box and click "Next."

5. Select the default streaming format by clicking "Next" in the Encapsulation Format window.

6. Type a name for your stream into the SAP Announce box; the name appears to computers on the local network.

7. Click "Finish."

References

• VideoLAN: Chapter 2. Easy Streaming
• AOL: Engadget: How-To-Stream Almost Anything Using VLC

Resources

• VideoLAN: VLC