OnlineVideos 1.6.1.0 [2013/05/01] (4 Viewers)

[offbyone]

Is there any specific reason it has to be registered manually?

No the installer actually has code to do that for you. It just seems on some systems it does not work. We now have to figure out why. Like what makes those systems different? Is it only XP? ...

 

[Sebastiii]

Maybe UAC thing ?

 

[keith_leitch]

delete file, and immediately create a directory with that same name

Good thinking. I had tried deleting the file and renaming another, write-protected file to the same name, but the plugin just overwrote it. A directory with the same name might just confuse it sufficiently; I will let you know.

OK, this is driving me mad. I cannot find a way to interrupt this download from an external script. Protecting the file (by making it read-only, or by renaming as a folder as you suggested) keeps the file size static for as long as it is protected, but as soon as I release it again, the download "catches up," growing the file almost immediately. There must be another file somewhere that is cacheing the download, but I can't find it. Any advice?

 

[offbyone]

There is a cache folder "MPUrlSource" in you user profile folder (but files are cached with guids as names). We have switched to downloading via our source filter. I think I mentioned it before, but you would be better off writing your own downloader "front-end" to the OnlineVideos API than parsing logs and trying to kill files. The amount of code to write would probably be the same.

 

[doveman]

Have the Cheezburger Network sites been added to OnlineVideos? I saw the EndlessCheez plugin and was going to install that before you pointed out it would make more sense just to add the sites to OV rather than install yet another plugin!

 

[keith_leitch]

There is a cache folder "MPUrlSource" in you user profile folder (but files are cached with guids as names). We have switched to downloading via our source filter. I think I mentioned it before, but you would be better off writing your own downloader "front-end" to the OnlineVideos API than parsing logs and trying to kill files. The amount of code to write would probably be the same.

Yes, you have mentioned it, and you are right; it's just that the first pass at parsing the log went so quickly that I left it alone to do its job. I am an "old programmer" turned English teacher, and I struggle to find the time to learn new languages.

 

[kek01]

"Unable to play the video. No URL." problem and solution

When it's displaying the "unable to play" after buffering it's probably codec-related.

And by running the .ax manually, he means running regsvr32 mpurlsource.ax. For that, open a command prompt as administrator, go to the directory where that ax is located, and then type regsvr32 mpurlsource.ax.
If all goes well, you'll get a message box stating that it's registered successfully!

Yes, this was my solution to the problem reported by 2BitSculptor where I got a "Unable to play the video. No URL." error on every site I tried to play something on. I should state that it wasn't codec related I feel since it didn't even buffer - just to set the record straight. Thanks for clarifying the steps to register the .ax file doskabouter, I think that will help others less familiar.

So, for the benefit of others, the way I got here was that I ran MP in debug mode and then visited a site and tried to play something, got the error, closed MP then opened the zip file that was created and looked in the error.log file and found the error "MediaPortal Url Source Filter not found".

I googled that and got to 2BitSculptor post here of the same problem and then read the solution (above). I'm mainly writing this so that search engines score this so others can find the solution as searching for "Unable to play the video. No URL." did not turn up anything that was the solution to the problem in fact.

BTW, just trying MP and OnlineVideos and have to say great job to both/all of the authors. Looking forward to getting it all setup and working and using it and love that since I program in C# that if the need arises. . .. . . ..

 

[stevied20]

Hi, Online vids was running ace when i update StreamedMP last week i needed to update to OV V1.0.0.1755, now alort of vids not playing, went to test Codecs in settings and tried them all and they all register "unspecified error" except WMV which plays ok.
Within SMP i get a mixture of unable to play to long buffering 5-60% before playing.
using SAFv6 and everything else within MP is playing fine.
Sorry i can't be more exact bit of a novice

UPDATE: Have been trying to get you a log but struggling a bit sorry.....

Re installed OLV V1.0 and managed to register the .ax file and now everything is playing WEBM,FLV,MP4.MOV etc
The only thing is they are very slow to start, 20-30% buffering before playback begins (before they were instant as soon as they hit 2%)

I tested all of the codecs and although slow they did worked fine....
I noticed that other than the WMV files they all use the LAV Splitter codec, is this correct and can it be changed?

Is there any tweeks i can use to improve playback

Many thanks and Happy New Year to you guys

Steve (NZ)

 

[Quarter]

Hi, Online vids was running ace when i update StreamedMP last week i needed to update to OV V1.0.0.1755, now alort of vids not playing, went to test Codecs in settings and tried them all and they all register "unspecified error" except WMV which plays ok.
Within SMP i get a mixture of unable to play to long buffering 5-60% before playing.
using SAFv6 and everything else within MP is playing fine.
Sorry i can't be more exact bit of a novice

UPDATE: Have been trying to get you a log but struggling a bit sorry.....

Re installed OLV V1.0 and managed to register the .ax file and now everything is playing WEBM,FLV,MP4.MOV etc
The only thing is they are very slow to start, 20-30% buffering before playback begins (before they were instant as soon as they hit 2%)

I tested all of the codecs and although slow they did worked fine....
I noticed that other than the WMV files they all use the LAV Splitter codec, is this correct and can it be changed?

Is there any tweeks i can use to improve playback

Many thanks and Happy New Year to you guys

Steve (NZ)

Hey steve are you saying it goes past the 2% buffer? or takes awhile to load and start buffering? I find it does take longer now to get to the buffering stage but I think that will be the source rather than OV, I find some do go past the buffer if they buffer really fast.

And as for the lav codecs they are the best all rounders as they play damn near everything.

just my 2 cents

 

[stevied20]

Hi Quarter,

Before the update the vids would begin buffering instantly and as soon as they hit 2% they were playing perfect....every time

Since the new version i have managed to get it running thus.....

The buffering begins immediately still, (or within 2-3 secs) and doesnt begin playing until 30-40-50% (around 15-20 secs)
I know this may seem impatient but it has been faultless until now.

Thanks for your opinion on LAV Splitter, updated it tonight to new version so thought that could be problem so went back to previous version not sure if that has had any effect.

How are you getting on with the update to OLV v1.....
BTW......great fireworks in Queenstown last night!!!

Steve