[mythtv-users] Mythweb stream recorded video to Windows client

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 16:59:02 -0500
Rich West <Rich.West at wesmo.com> wrote:

> Chris Petersen wrote:
> > Rich West wrote:
> >   
> >> <..snip..>
> >>
> >> When I did that with my test case, it worked beautifully.
> >>
> >> Since mythweb/data/recordings is not accessible (blocked via .htaccess 
> >> rules, I believe), I just made my recordings available via a symbolic 
> >> link at the top level of the web site and built the asx file by hand.
> >>
> >> Now, the trick will be to get mythweb to do the detection, write the 
> >> appropriate URL to an automatically generated ASX file.  :)
> >>     
> >
> > What did I miss that requires you do this?  the stream URL sends an mpg
> > file just fine.  I think your problem is that you're using windows and
> > it's sending myth:// URI's that are intended for use with the dsmyth
> > filters (which tell the client on the other end to connect directly to
> > the backend for data).
> 
> Well, Windows is always a problem, but that's a whole different 
> conversation. ;-)
> 
> What MythWeb doesn't do is stream & play at the same time.  In other 
> words, the .mpg file downloads entirely before the Windows client will 
> fire off Media Player and play the file.
> 
> By downloading the formatted .asx file, Media Player fires up, and 
> starts playing the stream as it is being downloaded based upon the 
> content of that .asx file.  Hence, you don't have to wait the 2-5 
> minutes to download the entire MPG to the Windows client before playing 
> the recording.
> 
> To clarify, it is not sending a myth URI (myth://) and, yes, it is 
> sending the MPG.  It is just that, in its current state, the client 
> downloads the entire file before Media Player fires up and starts 
> playing the file.
> 
> -Rich


Have you thought about using twonkymedia, or another uPnP A/V server on
the myth box, which will stream nicely to a uPnP enabled client on the
windows box?