Little help needed with activex (1 Viewer)

[GaryW]

I am programming a plugin to make it possible to get a video/tv/radio stream from a location with a vlc activex client. I have created a windows forms application and all is working fine.
Now I would like to make it possible in MP. How do I embed it in a MP form?
Does anyone have some code snippet available to give me a push in the direction?

 

[Zipperzip]

I am programming a plugin to make it possible to get a video/tv/radio stream from a location with a vlc activex client. I have created a windows forms application and all is working fine.
Now I would like to make it possible in MP. How do I embed it in a MP form?
Does anyone have some code snippet available to give me a push in the direction?

Can't you use the WindowsMediaPlayer for this, would save you much work:

MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.PlayVideoStream(filename);
GUIGraphicsContext.IsFullScreenVideo = true;
GUIWindowManager.ActivateWindow((int)GUIWindow.Window.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_VIDEO);

greets Marc

 

[GaryW]

No, because the stream (http://) is a TS stream, and the new TV engine will only support rtsp. I either need to put the vlc activex control in my plugin, or, there has to be a way (software server app) to transform the ts stream into a rtsp stream

 

[Bram]

Does this pligin mean it will be possible to record streams in the future??? (Yes! Please?!?)

 

[Zipperzip]

Well then you could look at this. Its an externalplayer, something gregmac45 and i were messing around with.

Outcome dll should go to plugin\externalplayers\

its by far from working perfect, but it may give you some ideas.

greets Marc

 

[GaryW]

Bram,

the dreambox can record and the plugin will be able to list the recordings and play them as well. (msn:gary@gary.nu)

 

[GaryW]

Zipperzip,

Compiled it, enabled in the setup.
But now my noob question, how do I run it?