Media resource locator

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A media resource locator (MRL) is a string of characters used to uniquely identify a source or destination of multimedia data similar to a URI. Its use is unique to the VideoLAN and Xine media players.

Media player Examples External link
VLC

dvd://[<device>][@<raw device>][@[<title>][,[<chapter>][,<angle>]]]
vcd://[<device>][@{E|P|E|T|S}[<number>]]
http://<server address>[:<server port>]/[<file>]
rtsp://<server address>[:<server port>]/<stream name>

VLC MRL syntax
Xine

dvd:/[<DVD_image>|<device_name>][/<title>.<part>]
vcd://[<CD_image>|<device_name>][@[letter]<number>]

Xine MRL grammar



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