VLC RTSP to MJPEG Command Generator

🎥 VLC RTSP to MJPEG Command Generator

📁 Basic Settings

VLC Path:

RTSP Input URL:

🌐 Web Interface (Optional)

Enable VLC Web Interface

Host Address:

Web Port:

Password:

📺 Stream Output & Transcoding

Enable Stream Transcoding

Video Codec:

Video Bitrate (kbps):

Width:

Height:

Frame Rate:

Output Port:

Remove Audio (acodec=none)

⚡ Network Optimization

Enable Network Optimization

Force RTSP over TCP (more reliable)

Network Cache (ms):

Live Cache (ms):

RTSP Buffer Size:

Don't drop late frames

🖥️ Interface & Behavior

Run without GUI (headless mode)

Enable --play-and-exit (prevents crashes on resolution changes)

Note: --play-and-exit seamlessly restarts VLC when input stream changes, preventing crashes and ensuring output matches new input settings.

🚀 Hardware Acceleration (Optional)

Enable Hardware Acceleration

Generated VLC Command

"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "rtsp://192.168.88.4:554/main" --extraintf http --http-host 0.0.0.0 --http-port 8081 --http-password vlcpassword --sout "#transcode{vcodec=MJPG,vb=1000,width=960,height=540,fps=15,acodec=none}:http{mux=mpjpeg,dst=:8082/stream.mjpg}" --rtsp-tcp --network-caching=100 --live-caching=100 --rtsp-frame-buffer-size=500000 --no-drop-late-frames --intf dummy --play-and-exit

🛠️ Quick Commands

Test if stream is running: netstat -an | findstr :8082

Kill VLC stream: taskkill /f /im vlc.exe

Access web interface: http://your-ip:8081 (password: vlcpassword)

View MJPEG stream: http://your-ip:8082/stream.mjpg