MERGING MediaPortal Url Source Splitter & IPTV Filter (4 Viewers)

[georgius]

JIRA MP1-4155 : Rework of DVBIP RTSP Filter
https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/browse/MP1-4155​

GIT branch: https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...TV_filter_and_MediaPortal_Url_Source_Splitter

Supported protocols
Filter should be more stable and reliable than version provided with MediaPortal. Latest version supports protocols:

• IPTV (TV Service)
  • UDP sources
  • RTP sources
  • HTTP sources
    
  • RTSP sources
  • M3U8 sources (Apple HTTP live streaming)
• splitter (OnlineVideos)
  • UDP sources
  • RTP sources
    
  • HTTP sources
  • RTSP sources
  • RTMP sources
  • AFHS sources (Adobe Flash HTTP streaming)
  • MSHS sources (Microsoft HTTP streaming)
  • M3U8 sources (Apple HTTP live streaming)

Note: Filter doesn't have ability to transcode or to mux incoming stream to MPEG2 TS format (yet). This is planned to be added but later (after all things, which are already planned).

Compatibility
Filter is compatible and tested with MP 1.7.1. If you found that filter is compatible with any other MP version, let me know to update.

Compatibility with standard MediaPortal IPTV filter
Filter is partially backward compatible with standard MediaPortal IPTV filter delivered by MediaPortal installer. It can partially handle URL parameters from standard MediaPortal IPTV filter. From standard MediaPortal IPTV filter URL parameters are supported parameters:

MediaPortal IPTV filter parameter name	MergedMediaPortal IPTV filter and url source splitter parameter name	Specification
url	Url	The URL to open.
interface	Interface	The name of network card interface to use to open URL.
SidValue	Mpeg2TsProgramNumber	The program number in program association section (PAT) and in transport stream program map section (PMT).
PidValue	Mpeg2TsProgramMapPID	The program map PID in program association section (PAT) or PID of packet containing transport stream program map section (PMT).

Note: The URL from standard MediaPortal IPTV filter don't have to be changed to MediaPortal IPTV filter and url source splitter URL format.

TV Plugin
From version 2.1.3.5440 is in filter installer included TV plugin to edit scan playlist with possibility to set various filter parameters for each url. The TV plugin is available from TV-Server Configuration tool. After enabling plugin in Plugins section, you can edit playlist or set default parameters for several protocols.

On main_screen_with_playlist.png image is main screen with loaded playlist. There is Channel name, Url, Protocol, Filter url and special icon column. Below playlist is property grid, when can be changed various settings for select url(s). It is possible to select mutiple urls, after that is possible to change settings for multiple urls.

In special column is by default blue question mark. It is possible to test URL by clicking on icon, while testing url is shown two arrows in circle (testing_channel.png). If testing is successful, green tick icon is shown (testing_channel_successful.png) else red cross icon is shown (testing_channel_failed.png). The reason of failure is shown in tool tip over the red cross icon.

Next to playlist editor tab are tabs with general settings for protocols. Each protocol has its own general settings. These settings are applied to url default settings on loading of playlist or pressing Apply settings button. If some settings have wrong value, then next to value is shown exclamation mark with short description of error (in tool tip over icon).

When some filter url exceedes maximum length of url in TV server database (by default 200 characters), the Update database button is shown. In that case is needed to update database (press button) or you have to find exceeding url(s) and change settings to fit url in database.

From version 2.1.4.5454 is included in TV plugin also database editor to update channel url directly in database (no scanning is necessary in this case). Database editor is very similar to playlist editor. After urls editing is needed to store changes into database by pressing Store changes button. By pressing Set M2TS parser button are set transport stream ID, program number and program map PID to MPEG2 TS parser settings in channel url.

From version 2.2.8.5875 is possible to specify remote server authentication and proxy server authentication for HTTP, AFHS, MSHS and M3U8 protocols.

HTTP protocol settings

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
Interface	System default	The name of network card interface to use to open URL (in default case is network interface card chosen by operating system).
Open connetion timeout	5000	The timeout to open HTTP url in milliseconds.
Open connection sleep time	0	The time in milliseconds to sleep before opening connection.
Total reopen connection timeout	60000	The total timeout to open HTTP url in milliseconds. It is applied when lost connection and trying to open new one. Filter will be trying to open connection until this timeout occurs. This parameter is ignored.

RTMP protocol settings

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
Interface	System default	The name of network card interface to use to open URL (in default case is network interface card chosen by operating system).
Open connetion timeout	20000	The timeout to open RTMP url in milliseconds.
Open connection sleep time	0	The time in milliseconds to sleep before opening connection.
Total reopen connection timeout	60000	The total timeout to open RTMP url in milliseconds. It is applied when lost connection and trying to open new one. Filter will be trying to open connection until this timeout occurs. This parameter is ignored.

RTSP protocol settings

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
Interface	System default	The name of network card interface to use to open URL (in default case is network interface card chosen by operating system).
Open connetion timeout	1500	The timeout to open RTSP url in milliseconds.
Open connection sleep time	0	The time in milliseconds to sleep before opening connection.
Total reopen connection timeout	60000	The total timeout to open RTSP url in milliseconds. It is applied when lost connection and trying to open new one. Filter will be trying to open connection until this timeout occurs. This parameter is ignored.
Client port range	50000 - 65535	The minimum and maximum UDP port to be used in UDP transport.
Connection preference	same connection, UDP, UDP multicast	The preference of each type of streaming. If negotiation of type of streaming failed, then filter tries to negotiate another type of transport. Changing preference order usually lead to faster opening of RTSP url.
Ignore RTP payload type	false (not checked)	Specifies if filter have to ignore RTP packet payload type (in other case is RTP packet payload type compared to payload type specified in SDP).

UDP or RTP protocol settings

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
Interface	System default	The name of network card interface to use to open URL (in default case is network interface card chosen by operating system).
Open connetion timeout	1000	The timeout to open UDP or RTP url in milliseconds.
Open connection sleep time	0	The time in milliseconds to sleep before opening connection. UDP multicast protocol sometimes needs additional time to subscribe and unsubscribe from multicast group. In that case is recommended 200 milliseconds.
Total reopen connection timeout	60000	The total timeout to open UDP or RTP url in milliseconds. It is applied when lost connection and trying to open new one. Filter will be trying to open connection until this timeout occurs. This parameter is ignored.
Receive data check interval	500	The time in milliseconds to check incomming data. If length of incoming data is same, then connection is assumed as lost and is closed and opened new connection.

MPEG2 Transport Stream parser settings
When successfully tested stream (in playlist or database editor), you can access to MPEG2 Transport stream parser settings (m2ts_parser_in_editor.png). The MPEG2 Transport Stream parser settings are divided into three sections: basic settings, filtering program elements and stream analysis.

The basic settings (m2ts_basic.png) controls simple parser functionality. Align to MPEG2 TS packet checkbox controls aligning stream to MPEG2 TS packet boundary. If this is not checked, then other functionality of MPEG2 TS parser will not work. Detect discontinuity checkbox controls detecting discontinuities in MPEG2 TS packets in stream. The information about discontinuity is logged into filter's log file. Set stream as not encrypted checkbox controls filter ability to clear all encryption flags and data in stream. It doesn't decrypt stream. This option can be useful if stream is not encrypted, but TV service detects stream as encrypted.

Force stream identification box allow to change stream identification for TV service. It can be useful when stream identification is changing (e.g. because of provider), but channel is still same. When stream identification is changed TV service cannot tune to channel. Values for transport stream ID, program number and program map PID can be found in stream analysis section or can be set in playlist or database editor by pressing Set M2TS parser button. Forcing stream identification is not recommended in case of multiple programs in stream. In this case is also shown warning about multiple programs (m2ts_multiple_programs_warning.png).

Filtering program elements section is used to filter specific programs in stream (e.g. single radio channel in multiple radio channels stream). After successful stream test is this section populated with detected information from stream. Each tab represents one Transport Stream program map section (PMT) with all program elements (audio, video, subtitles, etc).

Transport stream program map PID text box can be used to manually create new filtering tab. Add button adds new filtering tab, Remove button remoes actually selected tab.

Allow filtering program elements allows filter to leave selected program elements in stream. Leave program elements is populated with program element PIDs and only selected program elements are left in stream.

Future plans

• add back missing protocols and parsers (MMS)
• transcoding to MPEG2 TS format

Installation
For proper filter working you need Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package (x86). Install through MediaPortal Extensions Installer or download MPEI package.

Reverting filter installation:

1. close MediaPortal
2. uninstall MediaPortal IPTV filter and url source splitter in MediaPortal Extensions Installer
3. if you're using OnlineVideos, install MediaPortal Url Source Splitter through MediaPortal Extensions Installer

Reporting bugs or problems
When you report bug or problem, please attach log files, which in best case can be obtained by this procedure:

1. stop TvService and MediaPortal
2. clear TvService and MediaPortal log folder
3. start TvService
4. run MediaPortal
5. watch channel in TV or watch video in OnlineVideos
6. wait for bug or problem occur
7. close MediaPortal
8. stop TvService
9. post all logs from TvService and MediaPortal log folder

Note: In case of crash (MP or TvService) filter produce crash dump files in log folder (MP or TvService, it depends on which component crashed). Crash dump files are generated only in case, when any filter component is cause of crash. These files are big (approx. 200 MB), so they can't be packed and posted.

Technical documentation
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Supported URLs' formats
Because filter comes from MediaPortal Url Source Splitter, which is part of OnlineVideos, then all URL's must conform of general URL format for OnlineVideos. General format for URL has this structure (used ABNF syntax, RFC 5234):

URL         = PROTOCOLURL *1("####" PARAMETERS)
PARAMETERS  = PARAMETER *("&" PARAMETER)
PARAMETER   = NAME "=" VALUE
NAME        = 1*ALPHADIGIT
VALUE       = 1*(ALPHADIGIT / "%")

HOSTPORT    = HOST [ ":" PORT ]
HOST        = HOSTNAME | HOSTNUMBER
HOSTNAME    = *[ DOMAINLABEL "." ] TOPLABEL
DOMAINLABEL = ALPHADIGIT | ALPHADIGIT *[ ALPHADIGIT | "-" ] ALPHADIGIT
TOPLABEL    = ALPHA | ALPHA *[ ALPHADIGIT | "-" ] ALPHADIGIT
PORT        = 1*DIGIT
ALPHADIGIT  = ALPHA | DIGIT
ALPHA       = LOWALPHA | HIGHALPHA
LOWALPHA    = "a" | "b" | "c" | "d" | "e" | "f" | "g" | "h" |
              "i" | "j" | "k" | "l" | "m" | "n" | "o" | "p" |
              "q" | "r" | "s" | "t" | "u" | "v" | "w" | "x" |
              "y" | "z"
HIGHALPHA   = "A" | "B" | "C" | "D" | "E" | "F" | "G" | "H" | "I" |
              "J" | "K" | "L" | "M" | "N" | "O" | "P" | "Q" | "R" |
              "S" | "T" | "U" | "V" | "W" | "X" | "Y" | "Z"
DIGIT       = "0" | "1" | "2" | "3" | "4" | "5" | "6" | "7" | "8" | "9"

If in URL is specified ####, then HEADER part is ignored. In many cases is sufficient to specify only HEADER part of URL. Each parameter value MUST BE encoded for URL (in C# System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlEncode() method), this ensures that all special characters in parameter value (like space, ampersand (&), cross (#), equal (=), etc.) are properly encoded.

General filter parameters

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
Url	Empty	The URL to open.
Interface	Empty	The name of network card interface to use to open URL (in default case is network interface card chosen by operating system).
LogFileName	Common application data\Team MediaPortal\MPIPTVSource.log - for IPTV Common application data\Team MediaPortal\MPUrlSourceSplitter.log - for splitter	Specifies log file name for filter.
LogMaxSize	10485760	The maximum size of log file in bytes (default is 10 MB).
LogVerbosity	4	Log file verbosity level. Possible values are: 0 - no messages are logged to log file 1 - error messages are logged to log file 2 - warning messages are logged to log file 3 - information messages are logged to log file 4 - verbose messages are logged to log file
MaxPlugins	256	The maximum value of plugins to be loaded.
CacheFolder	Common application data\Team MediaPortal\MPIPTVSource - for IPTV Common application data\Team MediaPortal\MPUrlSourceSplitter - for splitter	Specifies cache folder for filter. Here are stored temporary files for splitter or IPTV. They are used to minimize memory consumption and for faster seeking in streams.
LiveStream	0 - for splitter 1 - for IPTV	The flag specifying that stream is live stream. Live streams should set this parameter to 1. IPTV has always this flag set to 1.
DumpProtocolInputData	0	The flag specifying that protocol input data should be dumped. The possible values are: 0 - disabled 1 - enabled
DumpProtocolOutputData	0	The flag specifying that protocol output data should be dumped. The possible values are: 0 - disabled 1 - enabled
DumpParserInputData	0	The flag specifying that parser input data should be dumped. The possible values are: 0 - disabled 1 - enabled
DumpParserOutputData	0	The flag specifying that parser output data should be dumped. The possible values are: 0 - disabled 1 - enabled
DumpOutputPinData	0	The flag specifying that output pin data should be dumped. The possible values are: 0 - disabled 1 - enabled

Note: Unknown parameters are ignored by filter.

UDP and RTP protocols
UDP and RTP protocols URLs are in this format:

PROTOCOLURL = SCHEME "://" *1(SOURCEHOST "@") LOCALHOST
SCHEME      = 1*1("UDP" | "RTP")
SOURCEHOST  = HOSTPORT
LOCALHOST   = HOSTPORT

The scheme of protocol can be "UDP" or "RTP", it doesn't matter. The protocol is determined on first received packet.

Examples:

• udp://233.10.12.1:7777
• udp://@233.10.12.1:7777
• udp://192.168.15.50:4477@233.10.12.1:7777

UDP and RTP protocol parameters

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
UdpOpenConnectionTimeout	2000	The timeout to open UDP or RTP url in milliseconds.
UdpOpenConnectionSleepTime	0	The time in milliseconds to sleep before opening connection. UDP multicast protocol sometimes needs additional time to subscribe and unsubscribe from multicast group. In that case is recommended 200 milliseconds.
UdpTotalReopenConnectionTimeout	60000	The total timeout to open UDP or RTP url in milliseconds. It is applied when lost connection and trying to open new one. Filter will be trying to open connection until this timeout occurs. This parameter is ignored in case of live stream (IPTV or specified live stream in OnlineVideos).
UdpReceiveDataCheckInterval	500	The time in milliseconds to check incomming data. If count of incoming data is same, then connection is assumed as lost and is closed and opened new connection.

Example of UDP URL with url (udp://@233.10.12.1:7777) and network interface (Local Area Connection):

udp://@233.10.12.1:7777####Url=udp%3a%2f%2f%40233.10.12.1%3a7777&Interface=Local%20Area%20Connection

HTTP protocol
HTTP protocol URL is defined in RFC 1738. By general in format:

PROTOCOLURL = SCHEME "://" HOSTPORT [ "/" PATH ]
SCHEME      = "http" | "https"

Examples:

• http://test.tv
  
• http://test.tv/channel
• http://test.tv:5678/channel

HTTP protocol parameters

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
HttpOpenConnectionTimeout	20000	The timeout to open HTTP url in milliseconds.
HttpOpenConnectionSleepTime	0	The time in milliseconds to sleep before opening connection.
HttpTotalReopenConnectionTimeout	60000	The total timeout to open HTTP url in milliseconds. It is applied when lost connection and trying to open new one. Filter will be trying to open connection until this timeout occurs. This parameter is ignored in case of live stream (IPTV or specified live stream in OnlineVideos).
HttpReferer	Empty	The value of referer HTTP header to send to remote server.
HttpUserAgent	Empty	The value of user agent HTTP header to send to remote server.
HttpCookie	Empty	The value of cookie HTTP header to send to remote server.
HttpVersion	0	Forces to use specific HTTP protocol version. Possible values are: 0 - automatic HTTP protocol version (by default it is HTTP 1.1) 1 - forces to use HTTP 1.0 2 - forces to use HTTP 1.1
HttpIgnoreContentLength	0	Specifies if content length HTTP header have to be ignored (e.g. because server reports bad content length). Possible values are: 0 - doesn't ignore content length HTTP header 1 - ignore content length HTTP header
HttpCookiesCount	0	Specifies the count of HTTP cookies parameters (HttpCookie00000000, HttpCookie00000001, etc.).
HttpCookie%08u	Empty	The value of specific HTTP cookie in Netscape or Mozilla format or regular HTTP style cookie header. HTTP cookies are used to initialize cookie engine, but used are only these cookies, which are related to HTTP url. The parameters are indexed from zero.
HttpSeekingSupported	0	Specifies if seeking is supported by specifying range HTTP header in request. The possible values are: 0 - seeking is not supported 1 - forces seeking support
HttpSeekingSupportDetection	1	Enables or disables automatic detection of seeking support. The possible values are: 0 - automatic detection is disabled (in that case is seeking support specified by HttpSeekingSupported parameter) 1 - automatic detection is enabled
HttpServerAuthenticate	0	Enables or disables remote server authentication. The possible values are: 0 - authentication is disabled 1 - authentication is enabled
HttpServerUserName	Empty	The remote server user name.
HttpServerPassword	Empty	The remote server password.
HttpProxyServerAuthenticate	0	Enables or disables proxy server authentication. The possible values are: 0 - proxy server authentication is disabled 1 - proxy server authentication is enabled
HttpProxyServer	Empty	The URL or IP address of proxy server.
HttpProxyServerPort	Empty	The proxy server port.
HttpProxyServerUserName	Empty	The proxy server user name.
HttpProxyServerPassword	Empty	The proxy server password.
HttpProxyServerType	1	The type of proxy server. The possible values are: 0 - no proxy server type, invalid value 1 - HTTP proxy server 2 - HTTP/1.0 proxy server 3 - SOCKS4 proxy server 4 - SOCKS5 proxy server 5 - SOCKS4A proxy server 6 - SOCKS5 proxy server with resolving hostname

Example of HTTP URL with url (http://www.youtube.com), referer (http://www.test.tv) and user agent (Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.0):

http://www.youtube.com####Url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com&HttpReferer=http%3a%2f%2fwww.test.tv&HttpUserAgent=Mozilla%2f5.0+(Windows+NT+6.1%3b+WOW64%3b+rv%3a24.0)+Gecko%2f20100101+Firefox%2f24.0

RTSP protocol
RTSP protocol URL has same format as HTTP protocol URL, except scheme:

PROTOCOLURL = SCHEME "://" HOSTPORT [ "/" PATH ]
SCHEME      = "rtsp"

Examples:

• rtsp://test.tv
  
• rtsp://test.tv/channel
• rtsp://test.tv:5678/channel

RTSP protocol parameters

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
RtspOpenConnectionTimeout	20000	The timeout to open RTSP url in milliseconds.
RtspOpenConnectionSleepTime	0	The time in milliseconds to sleep before opening connection.
RtspTotalReopenConnectionTimeout	60000	The total timeout to open RTSP url in milliseconds. It is applied when lost connection and trying to open new one. Filter will be trying to open connection until this timeout occurs. This parameter is ignored in case of live stream (IPTV or specified live stream in OnlineVideos).
RtspMulticastPreference	2	The preference of multicast UDP transport.
RtspUdpPreference	1	The preference of unicast UDP transport.
RtspSameConnectionTcpPreference	0	The preference of interleaved TCP transport.
RtspClientPortMin	50000	The minimum UDP port to be used in UDP transport.
RtspClientPortMax	65535	The maximum UDP port to be used in UDP transport.
RtspIgnoreRtpPayloadType	0	Value set to 1 ignores check of received RTP packets payload type against payload type specified in SDP.

The RTSP protocol negotiate way how to transport data from server to client. The filter needs to know which transport is more preferred by user (e.g. because of firewalls, NATs, routers, etc.). For this purpose there are three parameters: RtspMulticastPreference, RtspUdpPreference and RtspSameConnectionTcpPreference. More preferred transport is that with lower value. In default configuration is transport of data negotiated in this order: same TCP connection, new UDP connection and last is new multicast UDP connection. If your server supports only specific type of connection or you simply want to reorder negotiations, just change these three parameters values. Reordering negotiations can lead to faster opening of RTSP URLs, because filter doesn't create RTSP requests which are denied by remote RTSP server (because of unsupported transport).

For UDP connection there are two additional parameters: RtspClientPortMin and RtspClientPortMax. They specify minimum and maximum UDP ports to be used in negotiating transport.

Example of RTSP URL with url (rtsp://test.tv:5678/channel), network interface (Local Area Connection), preferred order of transports (first UDP, second same TCP, third multicast UDP) and minimum UDP client port (55000):

rtsp://test.tv:5678/channel####Url=rtsp%3a%2f%2ftest.tv%3a5678%2fchannel&Interface=Local%20Area%20Connection&RtspUdpPreference=0&RtspSameConnectionTcpPreference=1&RtspClientPortMin=55000

RTMP protocol
RTMP protocol is proprietary protocol. RTMP protocol URL is in format:

PROTOCOLURL = SCHEME "://" HOSTPORT [ "/" PATH ]
SCHEME      = "rtmp" | "rtmpt" | "rtmpe" | "rtmpte" | "rtmps" | "rtmpts"

Examples:

• rtmp://test.tv
  
• rtmp://test.tv/channel
• rtmp://test.tv:5678/channel

RTMP protocol parameters

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
RtmpOpenConnectionTimeout	20000	The timeout to open RTMP url in milliseconds.
RtmpOpenConnectionSleepTime	0	The time in milliseconds to sleep before opening connection.
RtmpTotalReopenConnectionTimeout	60000	The total timeout to open RTMP url in milliseconds. It is applied when lost connection and trying to open new one. Filter will be trying to open connection until this timeout occurs. This parameter is ignored in case of live stream (IPTV or specified live stream in OnlineVideos).
RtmpApp	Empty	Name of application to connect to on the RTMP server.
RtmpTcUrl	Empty	URL of the target stream.
RtmpPageUrl	Empty	URL of the web page in which the media was embedded.
RtmpSwfUrl	Empty	URL of the SWF player for the media.
RtmpFlashVer	Empty	Version of the Flash plugin used to run the SWF player.
RtmpAuth	Empty	Authentication string to be appended to the connect string.
RtmpArbitraryData	Empty	Appends arbitrary AMF data to the Connect message. The type must be B for Boolean, N for number, S for string, O for object, or Z for null. For Booleans the data must be either 0 or 1 for FALSE or TRUE, respectively. Likewise for Objects the data must be 0 or 1 to end or begin an object, respectively. Data items in subobjects may be named, by prefixing the type with 'N' and specifying the name before the value, e.g. NB:myFlag:1. This option may be used multiple times to construct arbitrary AMF sequences. E.g. conn=B:1 conn=S:authMe conn=O:1 conn=NN:code:1.23 conn=NS:flag:ok conn=O:0
RtmpPlayPath	Empty	The play path of media.
RtmpPlaylist	0	If the value is 1, issue a set_playlist command before sending the play command.
RtmpLive	0	If the value is 1, specifies that the media is a live stream. This flag is only for RTMP protocol and it has different meaning as LiveStream parameter.
RtmpSubscribe	Empty	Name of live stream to subscribe to.
RtmpBuffer	30000	Sets buffer time to specified value in milliseconds.
RtmpToken	Empty	Key for SecureToken response, used if the server requires SecureToken authentication.
RtmpJtv	Empty	JSON token used by legacy Justin.tv servers. Invokes NetStream.Authenticate.UsherToken.
RtmpSwfVerify	0	If the value is 1, the SWF player is retrieved from the specified RtmpSwfUrl for performing SWF Verification. The SWF hash and size (used in the verification step) are computed automatically.

Example of RTMP URL with url (rtmp://rtmp.server.tv), application (/vod/test.flv), target stream URL (rtmp://rtmp.server.tv/vod/test.flv), page URL (http://my.server.tv), SWF file URL (http://my.server.tv/sources/player.swf) and verification (1):

rtmp://rtmp.server.tv####Url=rtmp%3a%2f%2frtmp.server.tv&RtmpApp=%2fvod%2ftest.flv&RtmpTcUrl=rtmp%3a%2f%2frtmp.server.tv%2fvod%2ftest.flv&RtmpPageUrl=http%3a%2f%2fmy.server.tv&RtmpSwfUrl=http%3a%2f%2fmy.server.tv%2fsources%2fplayer.swf&RtmpSwfVerify=1

AFHS protocol
AFHS (Adobe Flash HTTP Streaming) protocol URL has same format as HTTP protocol URL, except scheme:

PROTOCOLURL = SCHEME "://" HOSTPORT [ "/" PATH ]
SCHEME      = "afhs"

Examples:

• afhs://test.tv
  
• afhs://test.tv/channel
• afhs://test.tv:5678/channel

AFHS protocol parameters
All HTTP protocol parameters are allowed for AFHS protocol. The following parameters are added for AFHS protocol:

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
AfhsSegmentFragmentUrlExtraParameters	Empty	Specifies string, which is added to each segment and fragment HTTP URL.
AfhsBootstrapInfo	Empty	The content of bootstrap info in BASE64 encoding.
AfhsBaseUrl	Empty	The base URL to create stream segements and fragments URL. Created from manifest URL, omitted is everything including last forward slash of path.
AfhsMediaPartUrl	Empty	The content of url attribute of media element in manifest.
AfhsMediaMetadata	Empty	The content of metadata element in media element in manifest.
AfhsMediaBootstrapInfoUrl	Empty	The URL to bootstrap info (if specified in manifest).
AfhsManifestUrl	Empty	The URL to manifest.
AfhsManifestContent	Empty	The content of Flash Media Manifest (F4M file).

Note: DRM protected streams are not supported.

MSHS protocol
MSHS (Microsoft Smooth HTTP Streaming) protocol URL has same format as HTTP protocol URL, except scheme:

PROTOCOLURL = SCHEME "://" HOSTPORT [ "/" PATH ]
SCHEME      = "mshs"

Examples:

• mshs://test.tv
  
• mshs://test.tv/channel
• mshs://test.tv:5678/channel

MSHS protocol parameters
All HTTP protocol parameters are allowed for MSHS protocol. The following parameters are added for AFHS protocol:

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
MshsBaseUrl	Empty	The base URL to create stream fragments URL. Created from manifest URL, omitted is everything including last forward slash of path.
MshsManifest	Empty	The content of manifest, zipped and encoded to BASE64 encoding.

Note: DRM protected streams are not supported.
Note: From family of possible video and audio formats are supported:

• video: H264
• audio: AACL

M3U8 protocol
M3U8 (Apple HTTP live streaming) protocol URL has same format as HTTP protocol URL, except scheme:

PROTOCOLURL = SCHEME "://" HOSTPORT [ "/" PATH ]
SCHEME      = "m3u8"

Examples:

• afhs://test.tv
  
• afhs://test.tv/channel
• afhs://test.tv:5678/channel

M3U8 protocol parameters
All HTTP protocol parameters are allowed for MSHS protocol. The following parameters are added for M3U8protocol:

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
M3u8PlaylistUrl	Empty	The M3U8 playlist URL.
M3u8PlaylistContent	Empty	The playlist content (compressed by zlib) in BASE64 encoding.

Note: DRM protected streams are not supported.
Note: Currently are supported only media playlists up to version 7, but tested were only up to version 3.

Parsers
The filter can parse and handle several types of files:

• Flash Media Manifest (F4M) - Adobe Flash HTTP Streaming
• Smooth Streaming Media - Microsoft Smooth HTTP Streaming
• MPEG2 Transport Stream parser - do specific things with MPEG2 Transport Stream
• M3U8 playlist - Apple HTTP live streaming

This means that you don't have to specify specific AFHS, MSHS or M3U8 protocol url, just specify HTTP url to F4M file, MSHS manifest file or M3U8 playlist file.

MPEG2 Transport Stream parser
MPEG2 Transport Stream parser do several changes to MPEG2 stream:

• align MPEG2 transport stream packets to their boundary
• detects discontinuity in MPEG2 stream based on continuity counters of MPEG2 transport stream packets
• can change transport stream ID in program association section (TSID in PAT)
• can change program number in program association section (program number in PAT) and transport stream program map section (program number in PMT)
• can change program map PID and PID of PSI packets containing transport stream program map (PMT PID)

The last three options (changing transport stream ID, changing program number and/or changing program map PID) you need to use in case that your provider is chaning this identificators in stream and you need to rescan channels in TV-Server Configuration tool.

Note: MPEG2 Transport Stream parser can change program number and/or program map PID only in case that in MPEG2 stream is only one program.

MPEG2 Transport Stream parser parameters

Parameter name	Default value	Specification
Mpeg2TsDetectDiscontinuity	1	Enables or disables discontinuity detection by analysing continuity counters of packets. Possible values are: 0 - discontinuity detection is disabled 1 - discontinuity detection is enabled
Mpeg2TsAlignToMpeg2TSPacket	1	Align MPEG2 Transport Stream packets to their boundaries. It is strongly recommended to have this option left in default configuration. Without properly aligned MPEG2 packets, other functions in parser will not work. Probably also filter stops working (depending if you're using splitter or IPTV filter). Possible values are: 0 - aligning of packets is disabled 1 - aligning of packets is enabled
Mpeg2TsTransportStreamID	Empty	The value of transport stream ID in program association section (PAT).
Mpeg2TsProgramNumber	Empty	The value of program number in program association section (PAT) and transport stream program map section (PMT).
Mpeg2TsProgramMapPID	Empty	The value of program map PID in program association section (PAT) and PID of packet containing transport stream program section (PMT).

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[azzuro]

About FFmpeg : the next step is to use NUGET.
@Sebasti.

But : the first approch is to find Bug (but who said, it is bugged ???? )
Cable card support if we have regression ( maybe no relation ) or enhancement ...

Eh, maybe ready for the RED line of MP 1.6 many thanks.

 

[georgius]

Probably impossible to include FFmpeg as NUGET. Filter/splitter has slightly changed FFmpeg libraries (mainly because of seeking in streams). Also each compilation of FFmpeg produce specific set of header files, which must be included into project.

Edit: same with CURL and RTMP.

 

[azzuro]

georgius your commit is ready for compilation ? we can test it, or it's young yet ?

 

[Sebastiii]

So next step will be to do like other filter (build from BOT/Batch)

 

[georgius]

It should be ready for compilation. Try to open MPUrlSourceSplitter.sln and try to build. As I remember, only DSHOW_BASE variable must be set. I know that this is changed in newer version of MP and I change it ASAP. And also I'll add whole MPUrlSourceSplitter solution into Filters solution.

 

[azzuro]

Info :
Georgius : your (next) title commit should includ the Jira number MP1-4155 on each commit for have view ( change) in Jira

 

[azzuro]

few error for compil

	2	IntelliSense : impossible d'ouvrir le fichier source "streams.h"	e:\svnroot\1.mediaportal\mediaportal-1\directshowfilters\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter_interfaces\iplugin.h	28	1	MPUrlSourceSplitter_Interfaces
	1	IntelliSense : impossible d'ouvrir le fichier source "ParameterCollection.h"	e:\svnroot\1.mediaportal\mediaportal-1\directshowfilters\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter_interfaces\iplugin.h	26	1	MPUrlSourceSplitter_Interfaces
	9	IntelliSense : impossible d'ouvrir le fichier source "MediaPacketCollection.h"	e:\svnroot\1.mediaportal\mediaportal-1\directshowfilters\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter_interfaces\iparserplugin.h	27	1	MPUrlSourceSplitter_Interfaces
	5	IntelliSense : identificateur "HRESULT" non défini	e:\svnroot\1.mediaportal\mediaportal-1\directshowfilters\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter_interfaces\iplugin.h	55	11	MPUrlSourceSplitter_Interfaces
	4	IntelliSense : identificateur "GUID" non défini	e:\svnroot\1.mediaportal\mediaportal-1\directshowfilters\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter_interfaces\iplugin.h	50	11	MPUrlSourceSplitter_Interfaces
	3	IntelliSense : identificateur "CParameterCollection" non défini	e:\svnroot\1.mediaportal\mediaportal-1\directshowfilters\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter_interfaces\iplugin.h	35	3	MPUrlSourceSplitter_Interfaces
	6	IntelliSense : identificateur "CParameterCollection" non défini	e:\svnroot\1.mediaportal\mediaportal-1\directshowfilters\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter_interfaces\iplugin.h	62	33	MPUrlSourceSplitter_Interfaces
	8	IntelliSense : identificateur "CParameterCollection" non défini	e:\svnroot\1.mediaportal\mediaportal-1\directshowfilters\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter_interfaces\iplugin.h	63	44	MPUrlSourceSplitter_Interfaces
	7	IntelliSense : identificateur "configuration" non défini	e:\svnroot\1.mediaportal\mediaportal-1\directshowfilters\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter\mpurlsourcesplitter_interfaces\iplugin.h	62	55	MPUrlSourceSplitter_Interfaces

EDIT :
Streams.h was not available on my system (DX10 SDK installed)

i have installed PSDK
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6510

now is available but VS2010 don't found it!

 

[Sebastiii]

It should be ready for compilation. Try to open MPUrlSourceSplitter.sln and try to build. As I remember, only DSHOW_BASE variable must be set. I know that this is changed in newer version of MP and I change it ASAP. And also I'll add whole MPUrlSourceSplitter solution into Filters solution.

Hi,
We should get rid of :
DirectShowFilters\bin_Win32
DirectShowFilters\bin_Win32d
It give 28mb for each branch.

Do you think it's possible to build within building process ? (There is no bin in lavsplitter too and all dll are build from a batch).
In fact, we need to submodule ffmpeg code (if needed) and then add in build process.
Update the wiki if needed extra config/tool (MSYS maybe) etc.

 

[georgius]

few error for compil

Were you compiling initial commit? It has dependency on DSHOW_BASE and WIN 7 SDK (probably you don't have installed).