Play the AVI files on VLC; When you click on Open with VLC, the video will automatically played on the VLC media. From there you can make adjustment on volume, brightness aspect ratio and maximise the screen to enjoy watching the video. Part 2: Play.avi Videos with VLC media Player On mac. Download VLC media player for Mac.

Almost IP surveillance cameras support RTSP video stream, that means user can use media player to watch the live video from anywhere. RTSP is the abbreviation of real time streaming protocol, it's a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. The protocol is used for establishing and controlling media sessions between end points. This article describes how to play RTSP video stream of IP cameras on VLC player, QuickTime player, and a mobile phone with popular IP camera viewer App. VLC player and QuickTime player are free media players that support cross-platforms (Windows OS, Mac OS), these two media players have capability to play most multimedia files and various streaming protocols.

Users can use VLC player and QuickTime player to watch live video/image, also view the information of codec detail for MJPEG/MPEG4/H.264 which supports RTSP protocol. Additionally, user also can find smartphone App which supports RTSP protocol. Using the Smartphone App, user can watch live video streams easily through smartphone from anywhere, anytime. #1 Download & Install VLC Player / QuickTime Player Both media players are free to download, install and use. You can go to the media player official websites to download the latest version software, then install in your computer.

• VLC player: Download and install VLC Player from • QuickTime player: Download and install QuickTime Player from • IP camera viewer apps which support RTSP streams #2 RTSP URL Setting Before using the RTSP protocol, you need to know your IP camera's RTSP URL setting. The URL is an IP address with port and authorization information (user name + password). All available RTSP URL formats for IP cameras are listed in table below. Please select the suitable one according to model of camera under testing, with “IP Camera address” being replaced by your dedicated IP address number. If you can't find port information, the default RTSP port number is 554. 4# How to play RTSP stream with QuickTime Player 1.

Check codec, stream & RTSP port numbers. Follow steps 1 & 2 in section “How to play RTSP stream with VLC Player” above to check the codec, stream and port numbers. Open QuickTime Preferences Edit→Preferences→QuickTime Preferences Open QuickTime player and select “QuickTime Preferences” from the Edit menu. QuickTime - QuickTime Preferences 3. Set Safe Mode Go to Advanced page. Pixel editor online. Click “Safe Mode” and “OK” for normal video display.

QuickTime Safe Mode 4. Open URL File→Open URL Select “Open URL” from the File menu. QuickTime File Menu 5. Enter URL Type the network URL in the dialog box below, and then click OK to play the video with RTSP stream. Refer to Sec. RTSP URL Setting above for URL setting format for IP cameras. QuickTime Open URL 6.

View Live Stream You will see the RTSP live video stream on QuickTime player now. Playing RTSP Stream on QuickTime Player 5# How to play RTSP stream with IP camera viewer apps 1. Download and run app on your smart phone 2. Enter URL Please refer to Sec. RTSP URL Setting above for URL setting format for Messao IP cameras. Enter Messoa camera’s account/password.

The default is admin/1234 4. After that, the app can get RTSP video stream from Messoa IP camera.