Recording a Stream Locally

vlc is able to record a zixi stream locally to disk this is especially useful in the event that a copy of the pulled stream is required for further analysis by technical support a local recording can be captured and the resulting file can be uploaded to zixi support recording a stream to record a stream open vlc player on the main menu, click media sub menu options are displayed click open network stream enter network url zixi //\<ip address or fqdn of zixi broadcaster> \<output port>/\<channel name> at the bottom, click the down arrow next to the play button and select convert the convert window opens select the dump raw input checkbox click browse and select the destination folder enter a relevant filename with a ‘ ts’ extension click start stopping the recording to stop the recording click the stop playback button in the vlc play control bar validating the recording to ensure the recording was successful open vlc player on the main menu, click media sub menu options are displayed click open file set the file filter in the bottom right to “all files ( )” browse to select your recorded file click open your recording will playback in vlc