MediaPortal2 : uPNP, DNLA ? (1 Viewer)

[Mr. S]

AW: MediaPortal2 : uPNP, DNLA ?

DLNA is not difficult. I have written a Winamp plugin for DLNA ml_dlna - Winamp Forums. Have a look at Universal Plug and Play - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and you'll find plenty libraries with DLNA support.

 

[Mike Lowrey]

MP2 is about plugins for everything and since you already have experience with DLNA, why don't you start a plugin on extending the implemented UPNP with DLNA compability?

 

[zicoz]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't such a function need a on-the-fly transcoder? Isn't the file-type support rather limited in DLNA?

 

[Mike Lowrey]

Let's say it this way: One way is to only expose files which are supported by DLNA specification or another way would be to implement on the fly transcoding.

 

[Mr. S]

AW: Re: MediaPortal2 : uPNP, DNLA ?

MP2 is about plugins for everything and since you already have experience with DLNA, why don't you start a plugin on extending the implemented UPNP with DLNA compability?

If I have too much time, I can try.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't such a function need a on-the-fly transcoder? Isn't the file-type support rather limited in DLNA?

Yes, but this is a server function.

 

[skandy]

You pay to be certified as a DLNA compliant device/software, meaning that you are allowed use of the DLNA logo, make your stuff as DLNA compliant etc.

THE STANDARD IN ITSELF IS FREE and the specs can be downloaded from UPnP Specifications » UPnP Forum .

Then you just label the resulting software as having "upnp support" or "PS3 support", instead of saying that it is "DLNA compliant".

 

[Smeulf]

Yes the UPnP standard specifications are free. MP2 already implements UPnP for the communication between the client and the server.

But having a UPnP software doesn't mean DLNA.

To be fully DLNA compilant, a software must also implement UPnP AV (not done yet), and DTCP-IP (Digital Transmission Content Protection).

UPnP AV should'nt be a big problem (?), but I think that DTCP capabilities won't never be implemented: it requiries a licence, and IIRC there is a non-disclosure clause, wich means it might be difficult to implement it in a GPL software...

[Edit] Unless someone write a closed sources plugin... But it won't be me [/Edit]

Thanks anyway

Cheers.

 

[skandy]

Serviio DLNA media server IS A FREEWARE DLNA media server that implements DLNA, works fine with DLNA compliant devices, maybe you can contact the developer , as probably specifiation was obtained free of charge.

 

[longkerdandy]

Hi Guys, I'm used to be a MP1 translator

And now I'm working on a JAVA based UPnP/DLNA server project for a while.
It also provides a medialibrary and tanscoding.
I wondered if MP2 client can connect to my server.

DLNA is nothing but some extensions on UPnP standard.
MP2 client don't even need that to work with a standard DLNA server.

But UPnP/DLNA itself is bad designed, I think it need some additional extending to work smoother.
Like subtitle support, customer catlog.

Can I join MP2 developing to make the client compatible with my servre?

My code: https://github.com/longkerdandy/chii2 (still under developing)

 

[Albert]

AW: Re: MediaPortal2 : uPNP, DNLA ?

Hi Guys, I'm used to be a MP1 translator

And now I'm working on a JAVA based UPnP/DLNA server project for a while.
It also provides a medialibrary and tanscoding.
I wondered if MP2 client can connect to my server.

DLNA is nothing but some extensions on UPnP standard.
MP2 client don't even need that to work with a standard DLNA server.

But UPnP/DLNA itself is bad designed, I think it need some additional extending to work smoother.
Like subtitle support, customer catlog.

Can I join MP2 developing to make the client compatible with my servre?

My code: https://github.com/longkerdandy/chii2 (still under developing)

Hi longkerdandy,
we're always looking for good devs for MP2.

MP2 already contains a UPnP library which provides the UPnP infrastructure components. Based on that components, UPnP devices and services can easily be developed. I plan to add UPnP/AV support, but it needs time to implement that. That's why I didn't do it yet.
Maybe you want to take a look at that library. You can also look into the MP2 UPnP devices in the projects MediaPortal.UI and MediaPortal.Backend to see how devices/services are written based on our UPnP library.
UPnP/AV server functionality should then be added by a plugin in the MP2 server solution.

Albert