diff --git a/README b/README index ab1937d..a53a913 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -4,8 +4,19 @@ You can find free video streaming multicast ip addresses with Oh! Multicast Video Scanner. omvs scans all multicast ip addresses the user specifies and if omvs finds -something, omvs tries to decode it with gstreamer and save it as png file in -the output directory. Root privilege is required to run omvs. +something, omvs tries to decode it with gstreamer and saves it as png file in +the output directory. There are many cases omvs finds something but png file is +not stored. Such as, the video is scrambled(encrypted, not free), multicasting +data doesn't contain video(audio only, data only), gstreamer doesn't recognize +it(unknown codec), etc. If you increase the number of jobs with "-j" command +line option, you can scan faster. However, You need take caution, because it +can cause network congestion. + +As omvs uses libpcap to capture raw packet, root privilege is required to run +omvs. + +Run "./configure ; make" to build omvs. Run "./omvs" with scanning multicast ip +addresses. e.g.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------