All things related to multicast

[Frank Fulchiero <>]

Thanks, I tried it with just one app, and got it to create two  
windows. (on Mac)
I first opened VLC the normal way...clicking on it, and entered the URL.
I saved it as an M3U file to the desktop.
I selected the PID I wanted to play.

I determined the path of VLC (have to open the package)

Then I went to terminal, and typed the path
/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC
This gave me another player, I dragged the M3U file into the  
playlist, and selected a different PID.
So it seems you don't always need two copies?

Frank


> That I can help with, assuming you're on a Mac. In general, Mac  
> apps don't like to run multiple instances, I believe because of  
> issues with preferences files and the like. But there are ways  
> around that:
>
>  - Install two different versions, for example the release and a  
> trunk or branch nightly build (I usually have one of those around  
> for testing anyway).
>
>  - Make two copies of the same version, with different names.
>
>  - Invoke the program from Finder by clicking on the icon, and then  
> start Terminal and invoke it from the command line. That will  
> likely be something like "/Applications/vlc/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/ 
> VLC".
>
> I just did the last one, and found that indeed it complains about  
> one of the prefs files, but both copies run and they can display  
> the two different program streams.
>
> Bill.