[mythtv] UPNP

[Matt Pyne]

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 2:32 AM, Matt Pyne <mattpyne at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Hi all,
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>I have noticed there isn't much activity on the UPNP server inside mythbackend 
>recently, so I have been working on it for my own home network.  I was 
>particularly interested in getting it working with Windows Media Player 12 
>(Windows 7).
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>I have started the work and have got quite a few patches to submit now.  Here is 
>what I have done so far:
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>1. Fixed the problem with videos/music appearing multiple times in WMP12
>2. Added code to detected the Upnp client and pass that though to the upnp 
>handlers
>3. Make Recorded programs appear under "Recorded TV" for WMP12
>4. Minor bug-fixes around the http server.
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>I can submit these patches, and I don't  think they are 
>particularly controversial.  I am currently testing with WMP12 (Windows 7), 
>WMP11 (Windows Vista/XP), XBox and XBMC.  I don't have a PS3, so I will leave 
>that to someone else!
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>There appears to be some problems with the Xbox code, but I will work on that.
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>However, here is the big change I have made for my own network, and I think it 
>should be a change for trunk:
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>5. Drop the use of the upnpmedia table, and associated file scanning class.  Use 
>the videometadata table instead.
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>Currently the upnp server scans the video folders and adds the data to the 
>upnpmedia table.  It then serves the upnp data from there.  This isn't 
>very intuitive and I believe it should actually serve the same data as 
>mythvideo.  This makes it easier for the end-user as they simply use the 
>mythvideo interface they know and love  and the upnp video will be the same as 
>that in under Media Library on the frontend.  Using the videometadata table 
>means we can serve the coverart, actors, description, run-time etc. easily and 
>there is an existing interface to edit/download the meta-data.
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>This would be a big change in the way the upnp server handles the video 
>directories.
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>What do those in the know think?  I have made the changes for my network, as it 
>is something I require anyway.  I doubt we would upset many people making this 
>change as I believe Upnp is a bit hit and miss at the moment, and it would be 
>nice to make it work properly.
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>Thanks,
>Matt.
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Has this patch been added? I have a PS3 that I would like to test against.




Yep, I submitted it.  Part of it is now in trunk and the rest is in this patch: 
http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/8801

Thanks,
Matt.
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