[Updated 14 Jul!] MPExtended Service 0.5.4 (2 Viewers)

[MJGraf]

That's funny - I was just searching google on how to stream DVDs without menus when you wrote about it
Maybe it's easier than I thought. What I found out is that an additional vlc parameter may help:
--access=dvdsimple
I suppose that this can be added to the profile options in streamingprofiles.xml
Unfortunately vlc doesn't seem to have kind of an option which just skips DVD menus if the input file is a DVD iso. Seems like you have to force the dvdsimple access module to achieve this and I don't know,yet, how vlc reacts when you force this input module and the input file is not a DVD iso. In the worst case you would have to add a separate profile to streamingprofiles.xml you have to select only for DVDs.
I'll try to test this over the weekend
Michael

 

[chrik]

Feature request: control Channel Group(s) available/visible to each user.

More avanced recording with search. Something like the plugin tvwishlist. Plan automatic Search for program with a Word in The title only a specific Channel and record it.

 

[robbo100]

@Oxan

I am not sure if this feature has been requested before, or if it is possible, but....

I was wondering if it might be possible to use my laptop to browse my media using WebMP, then, when I have found the item I want to watch/listen to, rather than selecting "Play", I could select a different option called "Play on". This item would then bring up a list of clients currently awake on the network, and I could select one from the list, which would trigger that client to start playing the media (rather than on the laptop).

Effectively it would allow me to use my laptop to cue media to a client.

A few details would need to be considered, such as whether the item is cued to the end of the current play list (in the case of music), or whether in interrupts the currently playing item (which would be the case for most video media).

Possible? Useful? Rubbish idea?

Thanks guys

Robbo100

Edit: Also, could live radio be added in the future?

 

[gurken]

the start/stop mp service button in the MPExtended gui doesnt work

 

[u28151]

Hmmm...maybe a stupid qusetion, but how do I configure connection towards myFilms?
Great application, thanks for this!

//U

 

[Oxan]

Maybe it's easier than I thought. What I found out is that an additional vlc parameter may help:
--access=dvdsimple

I think this one was also stuck on menus.. I'm not sure though. You got to try it If it works, I can quite easily make it possible to pass the option only when a DVD is being played back.

Feature request: control Channel Group(s) available/visible to each user.

Per-user settings will be added in 0.6.

More avanced recording with search. Something like the plugin tvwishlist. Plan automatic Search for program with a Word in The title only a specific Channel and record it.

This all needs to be implemented in the MP TvService before we can add it to WebMediaPortal or the service.

I was wondering if it might be possible to use my laptop to browse my media using WebMP, then, when I have found the item I want to watch/listen to, rather than selecting "Play", I could select a different option called "Play on". This item would then bring up a list of clients currently awake on the network, and I could select one from the list, which would trigger that client to start playing the media (rather than on the laptop).

Effectively it would allow me to use my laptop to cue media to a client.

A few details would need to be considered, such as whether the item is cued to the end of the current play list (in the case of music), or whether in interrupts the currently playing item (which would be the case for most video media).

Yes, it would technically certainly be possible using WifiRemote. I'm personally not really interested in it though, so it just needs someone to write the code

Edit: Also, could live radio be added in the future?

Technically it wouldn't be a big problem, just needs someone to implement it

the start/stop mp service button in the MPExtended gui doesnt work

I've had a few reports of that, but I can't reproduce it. Please post your logs.

Hmmm...maybe a stupid qusetion, but how do I configure connection towards myFilms?

In WebMP, you can choose for MyFilms on the settings page. There's no support in aMPdroid yet.

 

[u28151]

Hmmm...maybe a stupid qusetion, but how do I configure connection towards myFilms?

In WebMP, you can choose for MyFilms on the settings page. There's no support in aMPdroid yet.[/quote]


Yes I have seen that setting but the dropdown list is empty for me, and in MPExtended configuration I can see no option for myfilms. Can you tell me the steps...and what database it should point towards?

Thanks!

 

[Oxan]

Yes I have seen that setting but the dropdown list is empty for me, and in MPExtended configuration I can see no option for myfilms. Can you tell me the steps...and what database it should point towards?

Interesting. There shouldn't be any other configuration needed. Can you upload your MPExtended logs?

 

[gurken]

@Oxan here are the logs, i dont think that you will find something cause the mouseclick on the stop service button had absolute no reaction.
Anyway i pressed the button several time, than i made directly the logs

 

[MJGraf]

Maybe it's easier than I thought. What I found out is that an additional vlc parameter may help:
--access=dvdsimple

I think this one was also stuck on menus.. I'm not sure though. You got to try it If it works, I can quite easily make it possible to pass the option only when a DVD is being played back.

Unfortunately, Oxan, you are right. I put this into the streamingprofiles.xml, according to the logs it was properly passed to to vlc, but it still only shows the main menu loop.

But the problem seems to be on the vlc-side. just tried opening DVD ISOs with vlc commandline (without MPExtended, just opening the ISOs with vlc) and found out the following:

When I start:
vlc "dvdsimple:///v:\Media\Video\File.iso"
it actually skips the menu (at least for most of my DVD ISOs) and starts the main movie.

When I start:
vlc "v:\Media\Video\File.iso" --access=dvdsimple
or
vlc "file:///v:\Media\Video\File.iso" --access=dvdsimple
or
vlc "v:\Media\Video\File.iso" --demux=dvdsimple
or
vlc "v:\Media\Video\File.iso" --access=dvdsimple --demux=dvdsimple
it doesn't use dvdsimple (i.e. dvdread). It uses dvd (i.e. dvdnav) instead, which brings me back to the main menu.

I'm not sure whether it is a good idea to always use the first example when the file is an ISO, because people may have other video formats in ISOs as well (although I don't). Maybe there is a vlc pro around, who can point us to why vlc does not let us override the access module via commandline.

Thanks for all your help,
Michael