[mythtv-users] My Hare Brained Idea

[Andrew Gaunt]

Nice, I'll look forward to that feature when I next upgrade. For now,
another person
pointed out 'mythlink.pl' that placates me...


On 5/15/07, Mitch Gore <mitchell.gore at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you upgrade the backend to the svn or the testing-branch on ATrpm MythWeb
> has the built right in for VLC streaming.
>
> Mitchell
>
>
> On 5/15/07, Andrew Gaunt <fishfryah at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ah,  I will look into that.. I was unaware of Mythlink.pl. Thanks
> > for the pointer.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5/15/07, Robert Johnston <anaerin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Why not just share the Myth folder (SMB is nicely multi-platform) and
> > > use something like Mythlink.pl to create "Pretty" links to the actual
> > > files, which can then be viewed over the network by any client, like
> > > VLC, MPC, MPlayer, Winamp...
> > >
> > > On 5/15/07, Andrew Gaunt < fishfryah at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I've got a Fedora Core 6 box running the myth backend recording my
> > > > favorite shows
> > > > and my kids have discovered how they too can use the its easy to
> figure out web
> > > > interface to fill empty hard drives Anime content. and so it goes, it
> > > > works great.
> > > > I've also got a front end (knopmyth installed) next to a TV for
> > > > playback and all that. That works too. Hooray!
> > > >
> > > > Now for my dilema. I have another computer in my office running an OS
> > > > that is not linux.
> > > > It's kind of a dumb OS and can't run a myth front-end, but it can run
> > > > VLC (video lan) which
> > > > I really like as a media player. Especially on the dumb OS that has a
> > > > really bad media player otherwise.
> > > >
> > > > So...., here' s my idea -- I don't think it would be too difficult to
> > > > implement, but I thought I'd post here to get so it could shot full of
> > > > holes.
> > > >
> > > > It would be nice If I could click a link on a web page (like myth
> > > > recorded programs) and then have the backend start to stream the mpeg
> > > > (can use VLC in streaming mode) to a unicast or perhaps even a
> > > > multicast address. Then, the client that did the clicking could start
> > > > a local VLC session that would receive the stream as UDP packets. I've
> > > > done this by hand and it works great. I'd like to take it to the next
> > > > level and see it as part of the web interface.
> > > > Am I crazy for thinking this? Anyone?
> > > >
> > > > -Andrew Gaunt
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