Using VLC to play Streams

Software name : VLC
Software version : 0.8.4

VLC will play just about every format there is. Notably it is about the only player across platforms that plays back Ogg Theora video streams. To play video streams follow these quick steps:

When you have VLC installed launch the application. You should have something that looks like this (on all platforms):

What we want to do is choose the Open Network Stream from the file menu:

Now you should see a window that looks something like this:

Now,...I am going to assume you are looking to open a Ogg Theora live stream with an address like:

http://24.72.34.35:8000/theora.ogg

If this is the case, then you need to enter this information (the stream location) into the interface. You enter this content by first choosing the HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/MMS item :

Then you must enter the stream location into this field:

You should then press ok and hopefully you see and hear your stream!