OnlineVideos 1.6.1.0 [2013/05/01] (5 Viewers)

[GJC]

I'm having trouble trying to get rtmp links to work. The following is some rtmp information for a collection of links that work in xbmc which I'm trying to bring over to MediaPortal. I'm trying to standardize on MediaPortal for our family as it has a working PVR for live TV.

Link info:
<item>
<title>+ US \ Bloomberg</title>
<link>rtmp://media2.lsops.net/live/ playpath=bloomber_en_high.sdp swfUrl="http://www.livestation.com/flash/player/5.4/player.swf" swfVfy=true live=true timeout=60</link>
<thumbnail>http://thestreamdb.googlecode.com/svn/logos/8gbjm6.png</thumbnail>
</item>

The above info works great on xbmc, but I can't get Online Videos to play it. The log suggests that I get a successful connection, but I end up with an error of "can't play video, no URL".

I've attached log files for your perusal. I'm sure I'm doing something stupid here, but I'm a newbie, so please bear with me.

Until the new version of OnlineVideos is released, you can use this:

Spoiler

<Site name="+ US \ Bloomberg" util="Rtmp" agecheck="false" enabled="true" lang="en">
<Description>rtmp tester</Description>
<Configuration>
<item key="playpath"><![CDATA[bloomber_en_high.sdp]]></item>
<item key="swfVfy"><![CDATA[true]]></item>
<item key="swfurl"><![CDATA[http://www.livestation.com/flash/player/5.4/player.swf]]></item>
<item key="live"><![CDATA[true]]></item>
<item key="timeout"><![CDATA[60]]></item>
</Configuration>
<Categories>
<Category xsi:type="Group" name="test">
<Channels>
<Channel name="watch" thumb="http://thestreamdb.googlecode.com/svn/logos/8gbjm6.png">rtmp://media2.lsops.net/live/</Channel>
</Channels>
</Category>
</Categories>
</Site>

Thanks dokabouter, I appreciate your help!

I gave the above xml a try, but I'm getting the same results. It's never looked like a parsing issue as I get a successful connection, but nothing streams and I get the "no URL" error again. The link works great in xbmc, but I can't get it to play in OV.

I've attached logs again, but they look to be pretty much the same as before.

 

[offbyone]

Now if you're saying that when the user goes to Manage Sites it always shows an up-to-date list of sites on the Server (without the user needed to click Full Update) and Full Update justs adds all the sites to My Sites, then I would suggest the button should be named "Add All Sites to My Sites". However, if I need to click Full Update to get the list under Manage Sites up-to-date, then I should be able to do that without it changing My Sites, so that I can update the list and then select any new sites I want to add to My Sites.

Man you are still not getting it ... and I don't think it is that complicated... so I'm gonna stop myself here wasting time an dlet you figure it out yourself. There's enough people who understood it.

 

[GJC]

Sorry about all the questions, but I've also noticed that when trying to download a stream (I got an mms stream to work) that OnlineVideos complains that I didn't set up a download folder in configuration. However, I did define a folder. I would attach logs, but they don't seem to show anything related to the error.

Has anyone else seen this?

Just wondering what I may be doing wrong here. Has anyone else had this problem?

 

[offbyone]

Does the folder exists?

 

[GJC]

Yes it does. I tried it as a network share (\\MYBOOKLIVE\Stored Videos) and as a mapped drive (Z:\Stored Videos) as well as specified a folder on my C: drive (can't remember if the folder name had spaces or not).

 

[offbyone]

Hm, well it works fine here and without complaints. Config says this folder for Downloads:

C:\Users\offbyone\Downloads\OVS

 

[GJC]

Thanks for looking into this offbyone.

I specify the folder in the General tab of the plugin's configuration. I hope that's the correct location. Then when I bring up one of my rtmp live streams, I right-click and queue recording immediately (I forget the text, I'm at work right now). That's when I see the error message that I need to specify a download folder.

I'll give this another try this evening and I'll make sure that my folder name doesn't have any spaces.

Is the download folder saved in a database or a config file? I'd like to check it at that level as well.

 

[offbyone]

It is saved in MediaPortal.xml
And spaces should not matter. Also try downloading YouTube videos - not just your live streams - maybe they are troublesome...

 

[doveman]

Now if you're saying that when the user goes to Manage Sites it always shows an up-to-date list of sites on the Server (without the user needed to click Full Update) and Full Update justs adds all the sites to My Sites, then I would suggest the button should be named "Add All Sites to My Sites". However, if I need to click Full Update to get the list under Manage Sites up-to-date, then I should be able to do that without it changing My Sites, so that I can update the list and then select any new sites I want to add to My Sites.

Man you are still not getting it ... and I don't think it is that complicated... so I'm gonna stop myself here wasting time an dlet you figure it out yourself. There's enough people who understood it.

Nothing complicated about it, it's just bad design. I can't force you to change it though, I'll just have to explain to people who ask why it's so easy to wipe their selection that I tried to get it changed but couldn't get you to understand what was wrong with it.

 

[GJC]

It is saved in MediaPortal.xml
And spaces should not matter. Also try downloading YouTube videos - not just your live streams - maybe they are troublesome...

Thanks again offbyone. I'll check it out this evening and try the YouTube videos as well. I'll let you know how it goes.