IPTV@UT Plugin - Page 8

moiristo · 2007-03-27, 11:15

I guess so

Aurora13 · 2007-03-27, 22:55

I connected the Gateway, Mediaplayer and my PC to a hub and did a capture of the packages between Gateway and Mediaplayer.
And found the following:

- It does get DHCP based on it's MAC address
- The channels are UDP streams:
channel 1 is: x.x.x.1:2000
channel 2 is: x.x.x.2:2000
etc.

So I spoofed the MAC address on my PC and voila it got an IP address this time!
Opened in VNC Player a multicast UDP stream and now I have TV on my PC!

So I guess this can be a very easy plugin for the new TVEngine 3?

BTW TVGuide is webbased and can be browsed through IE

DizzyWeb · 2007-03-28, 10:56

I'm trying the same thing as Aurora13, have the same ISP. I've got it working with the VideoLAN plugin and the IPTV@UT plugin, flawlessly. Having some issues with 2 NIC's in the same PC, so I'll have to add some static routes, but when I just connect the IPTV cable, it works. Got a vlc playlist with all the channels and I can watch TV.

However... I'd *love* to have the EPG available. What I'd really love, would be an integration in My TV, have the streams in the playlist mapped to channels, so I can use the TV Guide in some way.

Aurora13 · 2007-03-28, 11:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by DizzyWeb

I'm trying the same thing as Aurora13, have the same ISP. I've got it working with the VideoLAN plugin and the IPTV@UT plugin, flawlessly. Having some issues with 2 NIC's in the same PC, so I'll have to add some static routes, but when I just connect the IPTV cable, it works. Got a vlc playlist with all the channels and I can watch TV.

However... I'd *love* to have the EPG available. What I'd really love, would be an integration in My TV, have the streams in the playlist mapped to channels, so I can use the TV Guide in some way.

The TV guide which the ISP uses is based on TVGids.nl, so if you use XMLTV or WebEPG you have the same listing. So the only thing we need then is indeed the mapping between the TV Guide and the webstreams (channels).

moiristo · 2007-03-28, 12:45

I was thinking if there would be a possibility to import the streams directly into myTV. However, I foresee that there will be trouble, since I can't make the plugin to support menu overlays. In My TV, it is possible to view the EPG in a semi-transparent window with the TV playing in the background, but I think there is no way to achieve that with the VideoLAN plugin.

DizzyWeb · 2007-03-28, 12:53

I'm not programmer, not in the least, but a thought....

VLC is able to transcode streams, right? As far as I can tell, at the moment, the VideoLAN plugin handles the reading of the stream and the displaying part, that's why you can't overlay it, right? Isn't it possible to have VLC read the stream and output something MP *can* handle, and let MP display the video, so you can overlay it?

Aurora13 · 2007-03-28, 12:56

Or better, make MP support UDP Mpeg2 streaming

DizzyWeb · 2007-03-28, 12:57

That would be pretty much what my suggestion would offer... if it's possible.

moiristo · 2007-03-28, 15:03

There has been someone who had created a modified verison of the TV engine that transcoded the stream using VLC, so MP was able to play it. Haven't heard from that anymore though. Maybe it is indeed possible to use the VideoLAN plugin to transcode the stream on the fly and then sending the resulting stream directly the the internal player. I'll try this when I have the time.

Aurora13 · 2007-03-28, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by moiristo

There has been someone who had created a modified verison of the TV engine that transcoded the stream using VLC, so MP was able to play it. Haven't heard from that anymore though. Maybe it is indeed possible to use the VideoLAN plugin to transcode the stream on the fly and then sending the resulting stream directly the the internal player. I'll try this when I have the time.

Great! Thanks in advance!

2007-03-27, 11:15	#71 (permalink)
moiristo Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Enschede Posts: 287 Thanks: 6 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Country: My System	I guess so __________________ Greetz, moiristo

2007-03-28, 12:45	#75 (permalink)
moiristo Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Enschede Posts: 287 Thanks: 6 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Country: My System	I was thinking if there would be a possibility to import the streams directly into myTV. However, I foresee that there will be trouble, since I can't make the plugin to support menu overlays. In My TV, it is possible to view the EPG in a semi-transparent window with the TV playing in the background, but I think there is no way to achieve that with the VideoLAN plugin. __________________ Greetz, moiristo

2007-03-28, 15:03	#79 (permalink)
moiristo Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Enschede Posts: 287 Thanks: 6 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Country: My System	There has been someone who had created a modified verison of the TV engine that transcoded the stream using VLC, so MP was able to play it. Haven't heard from that anymore though. Maybe it is indeed possible to use the VideoLAN plugin to transcode the stream on the fly and then sending the resulting stream directly the the internal player. I'll try this when I have the time. __________________ Greetz, moiristo

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2007-03-27, 22:55	#72 (permalink)
Aurora13 Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I connected the Gateway, Mediaplayer and my PC to a hub and did a capture of the packages between Gateway and Mediaplayer. And found the following: - It does get DHCP based on it's MAC address - The channels are UDP streams: channel 1 is: x.x.x.1:2000 channel 2 is: x.x.x.2:2000 etc. So I spoofed the MAC address on my PC and voila it got an IP address this time! Opened in VNC Player a multicast UDP stream and now I have TV on my PC! So I guess this can be a very easy plugin for the new TVEngine 3? BTW TVGuide is webbased and can be browsed through IE

2007-03-28, 10:56	#73 (permalink)
DizzyWeb Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 28 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	I'm trying the same thing as Aurora13, have the same ISP. I've got it working with the VideoLAN plugin and the IPTV@UT plugin, flawlessly. Having some issues with 2 NIC's in the same PC, so I'll have to add some static routes, but when I just connect the IPTV cable, it works. Got a vlc playlist with all the channels and I can watch TV. However... I'd love to have the EPG available. What I'd really love, would be an integration in My TV, have the streams in the playlist mapped to channels, so I can use the TV Guide in some way.

2007-03-28, 12:53	#76 (permalink)
DizzyWeb Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 28 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	I'm not programmer, not in the least, but a thought.... VLC is able to transcode streams, right? As far as I can tell, at the moment, the VideoLAN plugin handles the reading of the stream and the displaying part, that's why you can't overlay it, right? Isn't it possible to have VLC read the stream and output something MP can handle, and let MP display the video, so you can overlay it?

2007-03-28, 12:56	#77 (permalink)
Aurora13 Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Or better, make MP support UDP Mpeg2 streaming

2007-03-28, 12:57	#78 (permalink)
DizzyWeb Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 28 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	That would be pretty much what my suggestion would offer... if it's possible.