[New Plugin] WebServices + Transcoded streaming + Web Interface for TvServer and MP (3 Viewers)

[tlevis]

You don't have to have VLC installed on the server.

At first you could try to stream via the "direct" profile (idProfile=0) which doesn't use any transcoder.
Probably the encoder used in idProfile=1 (by default "mencoder") isn't installed in the path mentioned in the config file?

Yes, you were right The mencoder file was in the wrong folder. Now I got the streaming to work.
It would be nice to get this working the same way as StreamTV, I mean the podcast service in VLC. Then it would be much nicer to change channel Or using the firefox vlc plugin. I know that this is still just an alpha release but thanks very much for your effort!

 

[nicx]

hi,

i cannot configure a port higher than 100, always i want to configure one it changes automatically to 100 again. could you pleas fix that? thanks!

2 other problems:

1. ffmpeg is not working, i can see a cmd-window popping up if i start a ffmpeg stream but its closed immediately
2. i cannot change any mencoder setting. if i change for example the video bitrate or the size, the output is always the same. i always get the original stream.

nicx...

edit:
again its me

i found out the reason for problem 1: the standard ffmpeg parameters delivered by your software are wrong: "-i {0} -f svcd - " ist not working because of missing output and other parameters. the same problem for the flv parameters: "-i {0} -f flv -ar 44100 -" is wrong, too.

 

[gemx]

Just uploaded Alpha 4

Changes:
- should now also work on x64
- added support for VLC Browser plugin
- fixed bug were you couldn't set the port higher than 100

 

[nicx]

the transcoding parameters are still not working, did you have a look on this problem? thanks!

 

[gemx]

nicx:
The transcoding parameters are at least not wrong when it comes to the output.
For ffmpeg a "-" means output to "StandardOut" or "console output"

 

[nicx]

so i have to use "{1}" for output to named pipe and "-" for standardout in the parameter, right?

unfortunately both options are not working with ffmpeg, i only see the short cmd window popping up on the server if i start a ffmpeg stream.

and my second problem that i alway get an untranscoder stream with mencoder still exists, too.

nicx...

 

[ravenrocks]

Hi Gemx.
It seems to work fine except for some minor details. When the .bat-file is created and I try to stream live over wan, it points to the local ipaddress instead of the wan-dns.
Where do I correct this?
And also as Nicx I cannot get ffmpeg to transcode the stream, only source-size and thats too big to stream.
VLC as a transcoder doesnt work at all.
Otherwise a splendid job once again.

 

[tlevis]

Thanks for this new version! Now also my pictures and music are working.
For some reason the Firefox vlc plugin is cr.. So the best way is to open these in vlc.
For that reason it would be nice if this could generate the rss feeds for channels, recordings and music.
I know I'm always asking more
But this seems to be developing quite nicely

 

[gemx]

You can easily use the web services directly to get channel listing and so.

e.g. to get the tv groups use

http://192.168.1.20:81/TvServiceWebServices.asmx/GetTvChannelGroups

to get the tv mini epg for group 1:

http://192.168.1.20:81/TvServiceWebServices.asmx/GetTvMiniEPGForGroup?idGroup=1

To find out about all possible functions and play around with them just call:

http://192.168.1.20:81/TvServiceWebServices.asmx

That's it. The result is a xml file.

Maybe that helps?

 

[DieBagger]

Hi gemx, great plugin!!!

Your WebServer doesn't allow javascript by any chance?? It would be awesome if you could open streams directly within the webbrowser using an open source flashplayer (like Flowplayer - Flash Video Player for the Web).