Here are instructions on how to use VLC 2.1 to Play, Record and Stream (save) your stream to a file.
For all of the ways to use VLC with Stream Torrent streams you must first get the stream playing with Stream Torrent.
Once the stream is playing do the following.
1. Go to the Stream Torrent application window and highlight the stream name you have playing by clicking on it and then lock the stream: Click on the locked padlock icon in the tool bar or right click the stream name and click Lock.
2. In the stream player window, right-click on the video, click on Properties
3. Highlight and copy the text in the Location field. It will look like this http://127.0.0.1:15900/2.asf The last number before the .asf will be different depending on the stream.
To Play the stream in VLC
1. Open VLC
2. Hit Ctrl+V. A window will pop up with the .asf link that you copied in the URL field.
3. Hit Play and enjoy! (It may take a few seconds for the stream to start playing.)
4. Close the Stream Torrent player window but DO NOT close the Stream Torrent application window.
5. When youre done watching the game unlock the stream in Stream Torrent and stop it.
To Record the stream you are playing with VLC
1. In the VLC player, click View on the menu bar. If there is not a check mark next to Advanced Controls, click on this item. A short control bar will appear at the lower left of the VLC player. above the standard control bar
2. Press the Record button (the round icon at the left end of this toolbar).
3. The stream will be recorded. On my system the file is located in My Documents > My Videos The file will look like this vlc-record-2014-11-17-20h57m50s-http___127.0.0.1_15900_2.as-.asf.
4. When done recording unlock the stream in the Stream Torrent application window and then stop it.
To Save the stream to a file.
1. Open VLC
2. Click on Media in the menu bar and click on Open Network Stream. (Shortcut key is Ctrl+N). A pop-up window will appear.
3. In the Network Protocol box, in the field under Please enter a network URL paste the .asf link you copied from the ST player properties.
4. Click on the down arrow next to Play in the lower right of the window and click on Stream (shortcut is Alt+S). The window will now have Stream Output in the title bar.
5. Click Next. This will be the Destination Setup. (If you want to watch the stream while it is streaming to the file, check Display Locally.)
6. Click on the Add button next to the box with File in it.
7. In the box next to File enter the destination path of the file or click on Browse to browse your system for a location to save the stream. I have a folder set up in My Documents for streams.
8. Once you have your destination in the Filename box, click on Next.
9. This will be Transcoding Options
10. Uncheck Activate Transcoding
11. Click on the down arrow next to the Profile box and select Video WMV + WMA (ASF) (All streams I have watched use WMA for the audio codec and WMV or VC 1 for the video codec. See Tips below to create a custom profile to use the original codecs from the stream).
12. Click Next and then Stream. Your game will be streamed and saved to your destination file.
13. When done with the game, remember to unlock and stop the stream in Stream Torrent.
Enjoy using VLC to watch your games; I think it is a better picture than the Stream Torrent player.
Tips
1. I use Stream instead of Record so the stream is not displayed in VLC. This is helpful to avoid spoilers. I will start a saving a stream just before game time and then start watching it a little later so I can fast forward through the commercials. If you do this it is best to start a second stream in a new VLC window while the first VLC stream is still going. I name the first file with the team names and Part 1.i.e. Patriots Broncos Part 1.asf, the second stream Part 2 etc. Once you get the second VLC window streaming the game, close the first VLC stream and start watching. When you reach the end of the first part, get a new VLC stream going for Part 3 and so on.
2. Keyboard shortcuts for VLC when watching your saved file.
F to enter and exit full screen
M to mute and unmute the audio
Mouse wheel up and down to control volume
Ctrl+Alt+Rt. Arrow very big time jump forward
Ctrl+Alt+Lft. Arrow Very big time jump back
Ctrl+Rt. Arrow Long time jump forward
Ctrl+Lft. Arrow Long time jump back
Alt+R. Arrow Small time jump forward
Alt+Lft. Arrow Small time jump back
Shift+Rt. Arrow Very small time jump forward
Shift+Lft. Arrow Very small time jump back
The Ctrl+Rt. Arrow jump will usually take you a little more than halfway through a standard commercial break. A couple of Alt+Rt. Arrow jumps will bring you to the end of the commercial break. Be aware that sometimes the back and forward jump keys do unexpected things. Ive had the Ctrl+Rt. Arrow work fine but the Alt+Rt. Arrow actually go backwards in the saved stream. Just lettin ya know!
2. Ive created a custom profile in VLC for the Transcoding Options section that uses the original codecs when saving the stream to a file. To create this profile do this:
When you are in the Transcoding Options section there are three icons to the right of the Profile box. Click on the far right icon (Create a new profile)
In the box next to Profile Name enter the name of your new profile.
In the Encapsulation tab, click on the circle next to ASF/WMV
Click on the Video Codec tab and check the box next to Video and then Keep original video track.
Click on the Audio tab and check Audio and then Keep original audio track.
Click Create
You can now use this profile to Stream your game to a file.
For all of the ways to use VLC with Stream Torrent streams you must first get the stream playing with Stream Torrent.
Once the stream is playing do the following.
1. Go to the Stream Torrent application window and highlight the stream name you have playing by clicking on it and then lock the stream: Click on the locked padlock icon in the tool bar or right click the stream name and click Lock.
2. In the stream player window, right-click on the video, click on Properties
3. Highlight and copy the text in the Location field. It will look like this http://127.0.0.1:15900/2.asf The last number before the .asf will be different depending on the stream.
To Play the stream in VLC
1. Open VLC
2. Hit Ctrl+V. A window will pop up with the .asf link that you copied in the URL field.
3. Hit Play and enjoy! (It may take a few seconds for the stream to start playing.)
4. Close the Stream Torrent player window but DO NOT close the Stream Torrent application window.
5. When youre done watching the game unlock the stream in Stream Torrent and stop it.
To Record the stream you are playing with VLC
1. In the VLC player, click View on the menu bar. If there is not a check mark next to Advanced Controls, click on this item. A short control bar will appear at the lower left of the VLC player. above the standard control bar
2. Press the Record button (the round icon at the left end of this toolbar).
3. The stream will be recorded. On my system the file is located in My Documents > My Videos The file will look like this vlc-record-2014-11-17-20h57m50s-http___127.0.0.1_15900_2.as-.asf.
4. When done recording unlock the stream in the Stream Torrent application window and then stop it.
To Save the stream to a file.
1. Open VLC
2. Click on Media in the menu bar and click on Open Network Stream. (Shortcut key is Ctrl+N). A pop-up window will appear.
3. In the Network Protocol box, in the field under Please enter a network URL paste the .asf link you copied from the ST player properties.
4. Click on the down arrow next to Play in the lower right of the window and click on Stream (shortcut is Alt+S). The window will now have Stream Output in the title bar.
5. Click Next. This will be the Destination Setup. (If you want to watch the stream while it is streaming to the file, check Display Locally.)
6. Click on the Add button next to the box with File in it.
7. In the box next to File enter the destination path of the file or click on Browse to browse your system for a location to save the stream. I have a folder set up in My Documents for streams.
8. Once you have your destination in the Filename box, click on Next.
9. This will be Transcoding Options
10. Uncheck Activate Transcoding
11. Click on the down arrow next to the Profile box and select Video WMV + WMA (ASF) (All streams I have watched use WMA for the audio codec and WMV or VC 1 for the video codec. See Tips below to create a custom profile to use the original codecs from the stream).
12. Click Next and then Stream. Your game will be streamed and saved to your destination file.
13. When done with the game, remember to unlock and stop the stream in Stream Torrent.
Enjoy using VLC to watch your games; I think it is a better picture than the Stream Torrent player.
Tips
1. I use Stream instead of Record so the stream is not displayed in VLC. This is helpful to avoid spoilers. I will start a saving a stream just before game time and then start watching it a little later so I can fast forward through the commercials. If you do this it is best to start a second stream in a new VLC window while the first VLC stream is still going. I name the first file with the team names and Part 1.i.e. Patriots Broncos Part 1.asf, the second stream Part 2 etc. Once you get the second VLC window streaming the game, close the first VLC stream and start watching. When you reach the end of the first part, get a new VLC stream going for Part 3 and so on.
2. Keyboard shortcuts for VLC when watching your saved file.
F to enter and exit full screen
M to mute and unmute the audio
Mouse wheel up and down to control volume
Ctrl+Alt+Rt. Arrow very big time jump forward
Ctrl+Alt+Lft. Arrow Very big time jump back
Ctrl+Rt. Arrow Long time jump forward
Ctrl+Lft. Arrow Long time jump back
Alt+R. Arrow Small time jump forward
Alt+Lft. Arrow Small time jump back
Shift+Rt. Arrow Very small time jump forward
Shift+Lft. Arrow Very small time jump back
The Ctrl+Rt. Arrow jump will usually take you a little more than halfway through a standard commercial break. A couple of Alt+Rt. Arrow jumps will bring you to the end of the commercial break. Be aware that sometimes the back and forward jump keys do unexpected things. Ive had the Ctrl+Rt. Arrow work fine but the Alt+Rt. Arrow actually go backwards in the saved stream. Just lettin ya know!
2. Ive created a custom profile in VLC for the Transcoding Options section that uses the original codecs when saving the stream to a file. To create this profile do this:
When you are in the Transcoding Options section there are three icons to the right of the Profile box. Click on the far right icon (Create a new profile)
In the box next to Profile Name enter the name of your new profile.
In the Encapsulation tab, click on the circle next to ASF/WMV
Click on the Video Codec tab and check the box next to Video and then Keep original video track.
Click on the Audio tab and check Audio and then Keep original audio track.
Click Create
You can now use this profile to Stream your game to a file.