x264 input

[ovi_ili]

I have a multicast stream (raw images). I would like to pass this stream through x264 and then either display the output or send it to another pc (through the multicast router).
Does anybody have some an idea on how to do this? The problem is i don't know how can i pass the stream in x264 input.
Thank you.

[tre31]

So you are already streaming something (very vague, raw images?, surely it has some form too be multicasting it already?), I would look at where you are streaming it from first, work out how too send that unicast too a localhost:port then connect vlc (videolan) too that and use the venc=x264 transcode option (you will need a powerful machine and use the threads=number_of_cpu_cores_in_machine option too get realtime speeds, look at the various vlc wiki's & documentation), then have vlc send that multicast.

Too simplify:
stream source ---unicast udp/http localhost:port---> input vlc transcode x264 ---output multicast address:udp---> clients