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What is the Difference between VLC Streaming Server and The VLC Media Player?


Can anyone please let me know the exact difference between the VLC media player and the VLC media server?

Also I wanted to install the VLC media server on my centos server. I tried to get some references on it but I did not find any tutorials or references on the same. If anyone have any idea, Please share the same.


Solution

  • VLC media player - can be used as a server and as a client to stream and receive network streams. VLC is able to stream all that it can read.

    VLS (VideoLAN Server) - can stream MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 files, DVDs, digital satellite channels, digital terrestial television channels and live videos on the network in unicast or multicast. Most of the VLS functionality can now be found in VLC.

    Finally:

    Usage of VLC instead of VLS is advised

    You can use VLC directly from the command line so it's also suitable for a server environment.

    Source: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/streaming.html

    Centos: http://www.unixmen.com/install-vlc-centos-7/