How to Stream Movies and Music Over the Network Using VLC
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- How to Stream Movies and Music Over the Network Using VLC
If you want to stream your movie or music archive across your home network or to your phone, then this video is for you.
Its real easy to do and free with VLC. No port forwarding needed, just set it up as I do and your be good to play all your content to any device on your network.
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Title is misleading. He means streaming from VLC to VLC, so if you want to stream from your PC to your TV in a local network, this will not work at all. Which is kinda the reason most of us are here anyway judging by the comments.
If all you need is a way to access your media files stored on your PC from your phone/tablet or TV, here's how I did it:
1)Go to "Media Streaming Options" by typing "Media Streaming Options" in the Windows search box. You can also access it through: Control Panel>Network and Internet>Network and Sharing Centre>Media Streaming Options -- It is likely that Media Sharing is not turned on so you will be asked to click on a button to turn it on. Do so.
2)Download and install the VLC player/app. on your Android device
3)In VLC, select "Local Network". You will probably see a Folder Icon with the default name given to your PC when installing Windows (unless you bothered changing it) and another icon underneath which shows a hard drive with a music note/video symbol. The name of this slighty different: it is your PC name, followed by your Windows user/account name. Tap it and you will be able to see the contents of your Windows Media Player Library.
And that is it! No tinkering with options, mobile hotspots...
Just make sure that your Windows Media Player's Libraries are correctly populated and set up. (Personally, I always use Windows Media Player to play my music so that was not an issue for me).
Another thing to bear in mind is that you will lose the connection if the PC goes to sleep so you need to change that option in the "Power and Sleep" section of the Control Panel.
I had not realised when setting up Media Streaming on my PC that it had already detected my Blueray player and my TV (both are connected to the WIFI router and can do Screen Mirroring). You can actually cast/play video and music files from your PC and watch them on your TV and I did not even know it! What you need to do is, in your PC, right-click on the video file you want to watch, select "Cast to Device" and click on whatever device you want to play the file with (in my case, I can select both my TV and my BlueRay player). However, there are certain file types that the media players on the TV won't be able to play. So for example my TV can play mp4's but can not play mkv's, for example.
Basically this means in short: this does fuck all
I just made my tv one of the outputs on my Pc and then put the VLC on that screen job done
@@varixman It shows the network, but all those folders contain nothing. I can't seem to fathom out how to give it access to other folders where my files are. I DO NOT want to have to copy these files in these folders. That will mean my HUGE files will be in two places on my hard drive. What a waste of HDD space. I was hoping this would be good, but it's easier to just right-click the file and stream/cast direct.
@@t3chnod3lic Right click on the D:\Movies (or whatever your folder with media is located) , Include in library and select Videos.
Where is that another video you talked about here, in which you were going to teach about streaming on an external network, not just the internal/local network.
P.S. I searched the whole channel and haven't found the similar video to what I am looking for
There was no such video.
Don't work from mac to ios, but works as regular file sharing. Love vlc!
This was incredibly clear and helpful - thank you so much!
hey man, can you help me out here. it says your input cannot be opened, i followed all your steps. It says VLC is unable to open the MRL*********** check log for details.
Thanks for the clear video btw
then how to overcome that mrl problem
You must get the latest update from within the software.
I'd like to know if you can stream from an Android phone over the local network
super duper helfull specially for me bcoz I'm too lazy to transfer music files from my pc to my phone 😆😆😅
lol we know what files :)
Britec09 we sure do mate...me sure do 👍👍
This is a fabulous explanation. I'm a complete newbie to VLC and have been looking for a way to play music from one PC to ALL of the PCs in my house (6 total). This was the answer, except for one detail...how do I get the one that is serving as the server, to also play? When I follow the explanations given, it works flawlessly, but the one I am using to play the music from, is silent. How do I correct that?
Dude i been following you for years and I have to say .... you videos are always always really good. Thanks and keep the good work!
Been using VLC for many years on desktop, would like to see them incorporate some of the desktop version into the mobile version.
works from desktop to mobile as well...
@@rajeevjoshi6441 how?? for the life of me i cannot get it to stream from my laptop to my android phone . its driving me crazy i would definetely appreciate tips if you have any
Is there are Part 2 where it is shown how to connect to the VLC to other devices? Thumbs up.
what is the second part?
@@giavagful As stated: " . . how to connect to the VLC to other devices"
how do you stream to your TV?
Thanks a lot. I'll have to watch this 2 or 3 more times, but I think you've solved a really big problem for me.
Hello Britec is there a way to watch youtube feed through VLC ?
Nice video. Thanks! Only, when I want to stream a folder full of MP3 songs, this method streams only the first song, then quits. How do I get the stream to persist across a whole playlist full of files?
Ok so I just commented on your other video , now seeing this , still can I do this without downloading a movie. If I grab the specific URL for the video element in the page maybe snag it off the developer options or right click what have you. Can I use that as a source to stream from ?
Thank you for the video. How would that differ from playing videos on a regular file server. I find the quality of picture and sound is v good. Also if you have a library of videos, do you have to set each film streaming that way? That would be time consuming, right?
can you share me idea how i connect LG smart Tv with computer to streaming over network
yes just download vlc from playstore in tv and go to stream anf follow the steps
What is the minimum network speed required ?
To be sure....can i use vlc media player to stream a film from mac to 5 android teevee's simultanuously?
This is a good video
I would like to know how I can set this up so I can stream any video from a particular Ntwrk folder at my discretion
Why does it have to be so annoying to do it? Media player just lists the device and you're good to go
Yes you can do this with VLC but I like Windows Media Player better. It works in all Windows the only thing is you can burn or make DVDs with WMP on Windows 8. As Microsoft removed this feature from WMP on 8 but you can with VLC.
Hi Andrea, hope you keeping OK, not seen you around for a very long time, take care and have a great weekend.
Thanks Britec. I am around and have made some videos but not as much as I used to. Nice to hear from you. You are from London like me.
I've followed the steps and already there's a problem: it plays the file on my laptop where I'm trying to stream it from, instead of just a blank screen and a runtime like you have. I did NOT select Display Local before trying to stream.
I don't understand why VLC doesn't simple have the ))) stream icon like it has on mobile.
Brian, I was looking for some special features on VLC that I came across your TH-cam video which I never watched. I gave it a like even though it wasn't about what I was looking for but it was nice and I remembered why I used to follow your channel, specially looking at the date you posted this! However, I looked up the comment section and I figured that you really didn't have any interest in responding back to your followers questions as it is still going.
I have to enable transcoding for the stream to work, it's not optimal because is uses more CPU and has way more latency. How can I fix this?
Hello, I'm trying to stream an ISO file from my laptop using VLC to my firestick. I'm able to receive Dolby Digital 2.0 but I cannot stream 5.1 from the laptop to the Firestick. It appears to downmix to 2.0 unless I change settings to LPCM.
please explain how to use vlc within bit focus companion software. using with ATEM mini pro
Thank you @Britec09 you saved me so much time because your video confirmed that I was using the correct method, thus my problem wad elsewhere, not VLC. For the streaming to work on my Windows 10 the Network and Sharing streaming had to be allowed.
Oh, I'll try that. Thanks
Great work. Nice video. Well explained. God bless you, Brian. I want to use VLC as media server but how can we put it to work after the streaming window is closed? Is there a way?
Can i use this method to locally restream a source from the open internet?
Brian..do you have a video showing how to stream videos using VLC from my laptop to my android box (Mi Box 3- comes with inbuilt chromecast)?
Good ol VLC player... Useful in many ways.
VLC is awesome.
Can you use VLC to stream to facebook using a camera with a video capture card?
Thanks for the method, it works.
Can you show us how to stream VLC audio (running on window platform) to a WiFi speaker on the same WiFi network? Just like the AirPlay function in the iOS but now on a PC. Thanks 🙏🏻
thanks for this, would like to understand how to connect vlc to bitfocus companion software to trigger with elgato stream deck
How did you snap those screens and can I view 3 ip cams all on one page (full screen) in a 1/4 setup?
How can I stream multiple videos at the same time?
Really nice tut. You should do a series now on how to stream it over the net and to different devices such as Android, Apple, etc.
Now u can use plex app
hi bro.can u help me make a video player that can embed network url like the one in vlc using javafx? thank you very much!!!
how do you do this so people from other states and stuff can watch?
hi-this video seems to be to stream from windows to windows. can you advise how to stream from a mac computer to a windows pc? thx
Hey brian can you please make a different video on how to stream around the world as you mentioned in the video ? THUMBS UP SO HE CAN SEE!
I see what I can do.
have you made the video yet?
That would be very helpful if you can stream around the world.
hey what religion do you follow brian?
@@ayushp5323 Is that question relevant?
Great video. Would like to know if vlc can stream a source such as a rtsp stream from a security camera ?
It is nonsense that why VLC starts to increment position slider (elapsed time) of media when you hit "Stream" button instead of just saying "you're ready to go" there? It should just listen for clients to connect but it tries to play media as if playing locally eventhough "display locally" is unchecked during setup. Weird.
Hi, I'm trying to stream from VLC on one phone to another on the same network. Is that doable or do I need my PC to do the streaming?
Excellent thanks. You should turn your youtube collection into a database. 6 years old posts still kikkikn
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I like this intro better and the current.
can you stream multiple files like music playlist or videos?
Did he ever answer you
@@mrpentium no
I would like to stream my audio/ decks across my network. Is this the way to do it or can you show me how? Also how do I get people to my address to listen?
How can I access this stream through a Samsung Smart TV or, preferably, a Denon home theater box (which I prefer because the Denon is connected to my surround sound speakers)?
Use a better program. VLC is garbage.
Hi mate. Great information however I cant seem to get this to work on my new android tv. It is a 43u78 Toshiba. I have a pretty useless computer at the moment so rather than look for a vid you may have made about this I thought I would just ask if you have made one yet or could you please make one. basically when I follow your directions I just get errror messages. Please help kind Sir! Too be fair my content is a torrent
excellent video, however im interested in learning how to stream video from my pc at home to my cellphone (iphone) using the VLC app over either cellular or on someone elses wifi. think it can be done?
Just learning how to use VLC. Can one stream video content from the Internet?
Technology is fascinating. Thanks.
How do I use VLC player to connect to my Slingbox 500 to watch recorded shows on my AT&T Uverse recorder? It when out of service on November 9, 2022. Thanks.
So does this still work with "modern" smartphones, which often don't have dlna ( activated?, certification? )?
And why on earth have the smartphone manufacturers switched off or "forgotten" to install that very useful dlna option on many of their newer models, whereas it used to be a standard feature on even their cheaper models just a few years ago?
Any thoughts about this?
Thank you 😉
If you have whatever device on your network you can just play the video in vlc, click the tab Playback > Render and select your device.
Isnt that a milion times easier?
Maybe using hamachi or zerotier one allows it to work even on the other side of the world, I'll try, maybe that's a good suggestion
Thanks Brian, appreciate the update, very interesting and informative
Very nice! Thanks! Can I broadcast my internet radio on the network? Thanks.
Not nearly as useful as it could be. For one thing, there seems to be no way to make VLC act like a true remote player. Like, it just starts running the content immediately even if there's nobody watching it, so they're gonna miss the first minute or two while they establish the stream connection.
What's needed is a way for VLC to make the stream contents available but pause sending as long as there's no connection for it to stream to.
this is amazing!! VLC is so powerful!!!!!!!!!!
This is cool! Can it be set up to stream to my Amazon Firestick? How would I set up the Firestick to display the stream on my TV?
i need this aswell
can i cast my pc screen like this? for example stream a game to tv or some app to a phone
VLC on my PC says its converting the video. When I type the IP address into VLC on my iPhone the player stays blank.
Here is what Im trying to do. We don't have internet at our congregation. So Im trying to live screen in house. I have going to take my HDMI output from the MacMini going to a Distribution Amp. I take a feed from the DA to a video encoder to put that on my router. I want to be able to give the attendee a static IP address they can take and use some sort of app on an iPhone or iPad to be able to see the slides there as well. What I am trying to figure out is what app we will use on our iPads, iPhones, and Androids to pickup this in house stream. Any ideas?
thanks for this . how do I send a vlc stream to another VLC recipient in a different city? any tips or links ?
Use Zero Tier One and do the same thing but with the Zero Tier One network IP
Doesn't work on my Samsung tablet. Just nothing happens when I try to connect.
on a TV that is not android but a simple smart TV does this connection work?
How to stream to my Panasonic BDT110 which I do not have an image of on the desktop? Thanks
please help, every time when I put some video and on the end except streaming vlc always doing converting command..?I cannot stream..i was trying with mp3, avi...
it didn't work at first. than later I found that sharing will not work if the PC account is an Microsoft account method! so I changed the account to local account then worked! Windows sucks!
thanks for the video
If the movie file has 5.1 Dolby Audio ?
Will the network streamed from source pass through the 5.1 audio to the receiving device as well ?
I am trying to play it on my Amazon Firestick connected to a Tv.
Thx like vid it helped..
I use teatv to stream to vlc after 20min in stops by it self how can i resolve this problem?
I copy the url link from teatv and past it in at vlc to stream it works just fine but only in 20min incrimints
Says location cannot be played. Why ? I have installed the vlc app on my TV and entered the ipv4 address.
Hi Britec09, amazing video :)). I have a question about streaming and if I can stream video from a camera? I dont know nothing about streaming so my concept is intranet which have camera and in the same time (live) file will be uploading to the memory and in the same time will be downloading and playing in vlc. Is it possible? My experiece of vlc and why I love it is because when i download some video, in the same time I can watch it. I think it is not as easy as i wrote but can you help me with that or something recommend please :)? Thank you for your respond! M.
I'm on a limited internet plan so I'm just asking whether this method will use up my internet?
FFS I don't want to cast it on yet another PC but on a TV!!!!!!! What would be the point anyway?!
i have a sony any cast aws-g500e and would love to learn how to stream using this device do you have any suggestions?
Can I stream my content to devices in different network? or lets say, can I stream my content so that people on the internet can see, using youtube?
I tried and tried and could not get it to work on Sony Smart TV connected to the network via cat6. Any suggestions???
Mine says converting for local use instead of streaming? I want to play a video straight from the network drive
Thanks , Very simply explained
Doesnt work as soon as I try streaming something other than a video file. No idea what Im doing wrong.
Hi! I've got a LG Smart TV, it's not an Android TV, is there anyway to stream from VLC to the TV?
Is there any way to stream it and open it in a browser? Im streaming a bunch of MP3s and I want it so that when I go to the address, theres the basic chrome play controls?
for it to work with specfic files you have to activate transcoding
No idea what's wrong, but it just doesnt' show up on my tv. When I enter IP address on VLC there, nothing happens. Came back to PC, it shows that it streams...
Where is the video on how to stream so my friends can view the videos if they live in a different area?
Hello there! I am trying this tutorial of yours with Windows 7 and Smart TV Samsung (not android). It is possible to stream video from VLC to these kind of TVs ?
Windows 10 here and I was wondering the same thing.
thanks. works perfectly.
Thanks for this interesting video. Unfortunately, this method and most of the other methods covered only show VLC being used to stream an individual file. Do you know if it is possible to set up VLC as a DLNA Media server, similar to Windows Media Player, where the contents of an entire video collection can be selected from a remote device like a Smart TV? I basically want to set up VLC in this manner, something like Plex or similar, do you know how to do this? Thanks.
You can probably set that up with your router. I have a usb drive where I put videos and stream it to any device.
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I'm still stuck on K-Lite because of FFDshow and its ability to allow me to color correct the picture on screen. I don't think VLC can do that :/
I remember them
Always enjoyed your videos another great one.
Thanks for watching.
Good job friend. How to play it in Android phone?
How to stream more than one file? how do you make it automatically stream when reboot pc?
hi i can only able to stream after i put the *ip address* on other pc, i didn't understand it very well, but my stream wasn't have the audio please help
Can VLC media player work as simply as MicroSoft Media Player did before it was removed after last update? After update I'm experiencing slow lagging playback on movies or tv episodes. I tried suggested ways from TH-cam vids, by turning off unused programs, delaying start up and delaying background programs, changed way video played with lower output. But then learned that I no longer had MS media player app on my desk top and not listed in add or remove window..tho I did see still the Media Player Library file..and it popped up warning window that file is corrupted. So now I'm downloading VCL media player, but not sure if it will stream movies, etc. as simple as I did when I bought the laptop with MS media package already to go to stream media. (oh don't know if this matters but I do still see the Skype App, etc. but turned it off since I never use it. I just don't have the Media Player which I hope is just one reason video playbacks are lagging and buffering terribly. Ever moreso than just with slow, sucky internet service where I live in the US) So if there is a way to watch TV or movies on the sites I use and not have to download all movies or shows to a file on the desktop...plz help me with steps to stream from my internet service I have.