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

[mike1]

Hi Georgius,
since it is no longer possible to watch Sky with MP - i try to use a Enigma based TV receiver as tv source.
It works well - but just the running channel of the receiver is working. Channel change from MP does not work.
After analyzing i found that there is a zap - command for channel change necessary for the Enigma Receiver.
The original mru looks like this:
#EXTM3U
#EXTVDBPOWER:urlwget=http://192.168.2.33/web/powerstate?newstate=0
#EXTINF:0, 01. Das Erste HD
#EXTVDBOPT:urlwget=http://192.168.2.33/web/zap?sRef=1:0:19:283D:3FB:1:C00000:0:0:0:
#EXTVDBOPT:waitms=2000
http://192.168.2.33:8001/1:0:19:283D:3FB:1:C00000:0:0:0:
My question:
Could you add the possiblity to send the "zap" - URL before stream? May be as optional field in your DB editor?
http://192.168.2.33/web/zap?sRef=1:0:19:283D:3FB:1:C00000:0:0:0:
That would offer MP users to get Sky back to MP
Thanks for answering

 

[georgius]

Hi Georgius,
since it is no longer possible to watch Sky with MP - i try to use a Enigma based TV receiver as tv source.
It works well - but just the running channel of the receiver is working. Channel change from MP does not work.
After analyzing i found that there is a zap - command for channel change necessary for the Enigma Receiver.
The original mru looks like this:
#EXTM3U
#EXTVDBPOWER:urlwget=http://192.168.2.33/web/powerstate?newstate=0
#EXTINF:0, 01. Das Erste HD
#EXTVDBOPT:urlwget=http://192.168.2.33/web/zap?sRef=1:0:19:283D:3FB:1:C00000:0:0:0:
#EXTVDBOPT:waitms=2000
http://192.168.2.33:8001/1:0:19:283D:3FB:1:C00000:0:0:0:
My question:
Could you add the possiblity to send the "zap" - URL before stream? May be as optional field in your DB editor?
http://192.168.2.33/web/zap?sRef=1:0:19:283D:3FB:1:C00000:0:0:0:
That would offer MP users to get Sky back to MP
Thanks for answering

I think that with new protocol it can be done. It seems that between zap command and channel url is something like 2 seconds gap - at least by m3u file, but these options are unknown for me.

 

[mike1]

Sounds good
I think that options are used by the different dreambox programs to view tv on pc. I tested with much less than 2 seconds wait between zap command and stream request.
I if i can help - please let me know...

 

[DmytroL]

Hi Georgius,

I realize that what I am asking for is an unsupported scenario and still I would greatly appreciate if you could give some insights.

Long story short, I am trying to use your DirectShow filters outside MediaPortal (in MPC-HC, to be exact). This is just for personal home use, if anything. So far, I have managed to copy all the files (.dll, .ax and .png) and register the .ax filter manually. The filter appears properly on the list of valid source filters in either GraphStudio or MPC-HC itself.

However, if I instantiate the MediaPortal URL Source Filter and feed it with a URL of an Adobe F4M manifest, say, this one, I just get the "cannot load specified file" error while the file itself appears to be a valid F4M manifest.

Did I misunderstand something in the technical documentation regarding the ability to handle the F4M manifests by the source filter? Or are any required components that are supplied only by MediaPortal still missing?

Thanks in advance!

 

[mm1352000]

Hello and welcome DmytroL

Your Dropbox URL is giving an HTTP 403 error. Private file?

 

[DmytroL]

Perhaps this link will work?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pqtzgsvm32adiyx/manifest.f4m?dl=0

 

[mm1352000]

Yes, that link works - thanks.

 

[georgius]

Hi Georgius,

I realize that what I am asking for is an unsupported scenario and still I would greatly appreciate if you could give some insights.

Long story short, I am trying to use your DirectShow filters outside MediaPortal (in MPC-HC, to be exact). This is just for personal home use, if anything. So far, I have managed to copy all the files (.dll, .ax and .png) and register the .ax filter manually. The filter appears properly on the list of valid source filters in either GraphStudio or MPC-HC itself.

However, if I instantiate the MediaPortal URL Source Filter and feed it with a URL of an Adobe F4M manifest, say, this one, I just get the "cannot load specified file" error while the file itself appears to be a valid F4M manifest.

Did I misunderstand something in the technical documentation regarding the ability to handle the F4M manifests by the source filter? Or are any required components that are supplied only by MediaPortal still missing?

Thanks in advance!

I tried your F4M manifest and I don't have any problem. There should not be problem with GraphStudio, the filter is mainly tested in GraphStudio. So, please, check the directory 'C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\log' if is there file MPUrlSourceSplitter.log. Please, attach this log file for deeper analysis.

EDIT: I tried F4M manifest file from link from DropBox.

 

[DmytroL]

So, please, check the directory 'C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\log' if is there file MPUrlSourceSplitter.log. Please, attach this log file for deeper analysis.

That's quite strange but there's no "log" directory in "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MPUrlSourceSplitter\" - this path exists but there's nothing in there. Is there perhaps a registry setting or an .ini file somewhere that turns the logging on?

 

[mm1352000]

You're looking in the wrong directory.

C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\log

(MediaPortal instead of MPUrlSourceSplitter)