[New Plugin] WebServices + Transcoded streaming + Web Interface for TvServer and MP (1 Viewer)

[ben001]

I receive the same error as jonm on 64bit svr 2k8 R2 with the latest svn

 

[andri]

splendid job.

i'm extending your streamer.aspx a bit so I can add a &start parameter so I can tell the server to "seek" into the file which I do by adding "-ss" to the mencoder params. I'm trying to speed the whole process up so my client gui will respond quicker. have you tried your solution on IIS, are there any tricks/access rights to make mencoder work through IIS?

 

[gemx]

splendid job.

i'm extending your streamer.aspx a bit so I can add a &start parameter so I can tell the server to "seek" into the file which I do by adding "-ss" to the mencoder params. I'm trying to speed the whole process up so my client gui will respond quicker. have you tried your solution on IIS, are there any tricks/access rights to make mencoder work through IIS?

Nice idea. Please post your modifications

Regarding IIS - that should not be a problem
Just one thing though:

You need to create an Application Pool for this site which has at least "LocalSystem" as identity, so you can access the media files from MP.
In IIS default, the Default App Pool is configured that a web app can only access files in the top level of the web app and below, so you have to change the identity of the App Pool which MPWebServices is assigned to, to LocalSystem or a local user

That's the only restriction that applies to IIS

 

[andri]

well here is the current status on it but the 'problem' is that the solution is a bit dirty . my inital problem was I needed the player to play currently recording (and old) recordings through limited connections. I do it by adding "-ss" in the parameters to mencoder if &start param is defined in the querystring. Sadly FileStream.Seek hasn't worked successfully yet for direct file access.
I implemented my own player on a VLC wrapped player with my own Timetracker. The player has to check before asking for a position X in a recording if that recording is not shorter than X. This is done with a web request to StreamerInfo.aspx which only outputs the recording length. This is done because mencoder crashes very badly if X is longer than the recording length and sometimes takes the TvServer down while it's at it.

Added to Streamer.aspx.cs at around line 111
right before if (cfg.inputMethod != TransportMethod.Filename)

        if (Request.QueryString["start"] != null)
        {
            int offset = 0;
            int qStart = Convert.ToInt32(Request.QueryString["start"]);

            offset = Convert.ToInt32( qStart / 3.1415); 
            // have no idea why this division has to be done, but seems to work on MediaPortal recordings
            cfg.Args = "-ss " + offset + " " + cfg.Args;
        }

StreamerInfo.aspx.cs (new) is the same as Streamer.aspx.cs when finding filename

        Response.Clear();
        Response.Buffer = false;
        Response.BufferOutput = false;
        Response.AppendHeader("Connection", "Keep-Alive");
        Response.ContentType = "text/plain";
        Response.StatusCode = 200;

        BasicVideoInformation information = MediaInfoHelper.GetBasicVideoInfo(filename);
	Response.Write( information.DurationMilliseconds * 1000.0);

BasicVideoInformation and MediaInfoHelper classes came from libvlcnet open source library.

the problem I have with this solution at the moment even though it's working is that when I seek (i.e. start a new stream with different start param) it takes 3-4 seconds to start playing.

 

[chemelli]

Andreas,

is Beta4 supposed to work with latest public build ?

Simone

 

[beregg]

blank screen

Does anyone use it in combination of WHS?

I got access from my network but over www.myserver.dyndns.org:8080 i cant get the Web-Interface.

Port 8080 is forwarded in my Router to the WHS

 

[andri]

beregg
as I have noticed during my pre testing it seems like the webserver only binds to the specific ip given in the config

 

[beregg]

I Got it

I had to activate tvservice in the windows firewall to work with internet and also i forgot to add the 8080 in the firewall ... works well...

 

[tudorg]

anyone help me , i have the tv service playing through the web interface on direct and mpeg2 but avi wont open,
also any idea on how to make music files play as well
else from that works like a dream

 

[tudorg]

vlc transcoding

my mencoder wont transcode the divx
what would be handy is some vlc transcoding parameters to get me started
eg
i would like to produce either a wmv or divx output via vlc
any help appreciated