[NEW] Streaming from VDR

[alib]

Can you attach the diff file directly ? The pasted one in vdr ml is altered and can't be copy/pasted.

Thanks

[jhgrc]

Here you go: At streamdev/server -directory..

Entering the patch manually is not a big task as well.. If this does not work. Also on VDR mailing list is now a discussion about streamdev's TS-format - because it needs to be made NMT-compatible by external programs for PCH. So is the TS 'standard' or 'good' anyway so should streamdev be fixed.

diff menuHTTP.c menuHTTP.orig.c

Code:

201c201
<                       (std::string) "[<a href=\"/TS/" + self + "\" TVID=\"RED\">TS</a>] ");
---
>                       (std::string) "[<a href=\"/TS/" + self + "\">TS</a>] ");
203c203
<                       (std::string) "[<a href=\"/PS/" + self + "\" TVID=\"GREEN\">PS</a>] ");
---
>                       (std::string) "[<a href=\"/PS/" + self + "\">PS</a>] ");
205c205
<                       (std::string) "[<a href=\"/PES/" + self + "\" TVID=\"YELLOW\">PES</a>] ");
---
>                       (std::string) "[<a href=\"/PES/" + self + "\">PES</a>] ");
207c207
<                       (std::string) "[<a href=\"/ES/" + self + "\" TVID=\"BLUE\">ES</a>] ");
---
>                       (std::string) "[<a href=\"/ES/" + self + "\">ES</a>] ");
339,341c339,341
<       std::string suffix;
<       std::string autoaudio = "";
<       int count = 0;
---
>       line += (std::string) "<li value=\"" + (const char*) itoa(current->Number()) + "\">";
>       line += (std::string) "<a href=\"" + (std::string) current->GetChannelID().ToString() + "\">" +
>               current->Name() + "</a>";
342a343
>       int count = 0;
345,349d345
<
<       /*if (count == 1) {
<               autoaudio = "+1";
<       }*/
<
352,368d347
<
<       switch (streamType) {
<               case stTS: suffix = (std::string) ".ts"; break;
<               case stPS: suffix = (std::string) ".mpeg"; break;
<               case stPES: suffix = (std::string) ".vdr"; break;
<               case stES: suffix = (std::string) ".mpeg"; break;
<               default:
<               case stExtern: suffix = (std::string) ""; break;
<       }
<
<       line += (std::string) "<li value=\"" + (const char*) itoa(current->Number()) + "\">";
<       line += (std::string) "<A href=\"" + (std::string) current->GetChannelID().ToString() + autoaudio + suffix  + "\" vod prebuf=262144";
<
<       if (current->Number() < 1000) {
<               line += " TVID=\"" + (std::string) (const char*) itoa(current->Number()) + "\"";
<       }
<       line += (std::string) ">" + current->Name() + "</A>";
375c354
<                                       "+" + (const char*)itoa(index) + suffix + "\" class=\"apid\" vod>" + current->Alang(i) + "</a>";
---
>                                       "+" + (const char*)itoa(index) + "\" class=\"apid\">" + current->Alang(i) + "</a>";
379c358
<                                       "+" + (const char*)itoa(index) + suffix + "\" class=\"dpid\" vod>" + current->Dlang(i) + "</a>";
---
>                                       "+" + (const char*)itoa(index) + "\" class=\"dpid\">" + current->Dlang(i) + "</a>";

[alib]

Thanks.

I've upgraded to vdr-1.7.1, and nows TS streams to NMT works out of the box.

I call url with /TS/mychannel.ts vod
And H264 hd streams works too.

Buffer time is less than 3 sec nows. PES is still as before.
as vdr sstart to swapp from PES to TS internally in vdr-1.7.1, things are going better.

That could be interesting to compare the difference between a vdr.1.7.0 and vdr-1.7.1 TS stream from streamdev to understand what was missing before in the mux.

[bdecord]

I upgraded to vdr-1.7.1 and was unable to use TS to stream to the PCH. PES worked as normal.. very long buffering time. alib: Can you give more details of your vdr-1.7.1 install such as patches applied if any, multiproto/s2api?

[alib]

I use vdr 1.7.1 with patches above:

- vdr-1.7.1_extensions.diff ( extension v 64 )
- vdr-1.7.1-ext_h264.diff ( this one should be important with popcorn behavior i think, try it)
- vdr-1.7.1-ext_dvb-api-wrapper-0.4.diff

-vdr170-ext-h264-rmm-svn9334-patch.diff ( this one is just for usage of the Reel Hd Extension pci )

[jhgrc]

We worked with Frank to patch vdr-streamdev and now its is able to stream to PCH both SD/HD both FTA and scrambled. We needed to work with PAT/PMT tables.

What is not working is TXT and DVB subtitles. I don't know if PCH supports those?

Stand-by for the patches - I'll post information here when and where they are available.

[bdecord]

So TS streaming to the PCH is still not working for me, I am using vdr-1.7.1 with the following patches.

vdr-1.7.1_extensions.diff (V64)
vdr-1.7.1-ext_h264.diff
vdr-1.7.1-s2api-v2-07102008-ext64.patch
latest streamdev from csv (Does this need a patch?)

The PCH buffers the stream and tries to play it, but the clock never starts.
This is the url that I using to stream: http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:3000/TS/XXX.ts
I am able to use wget to save a stream, and then stream it to PCH using myihome
Everything shows up correctly when I press the info key using this method, including the resolution.

[alib]

Strange this should not happend as we've testes this configuration with many users. Does you NMT up to date too ?

[bdecord]

I am using firmware that was release on 10/30/2008... I didn't know that was another update on 11/04/2008.. I will update and post the results.

[bdecord]

So it turns that I am using the latest firmware for the A100, the update that I saw for was for the A110.
I patched streamdev with this patch: http://www.vdr-developer.org/mantisbt/view.php?id=496 , but still no luck.
I am in NA, has anyone confirmed that it is working here?

A100 firmware version: 01-17-081023-15-pop-402-000/ Kernel: 15-pop

[bdecord]

I finally have TS streaming working by using version 5 of this patch: http://www.vdr-developer.org/mantisbt/view.php?id=496.
It does not work consistently across all channels, some play within 5 seconds others take as long as 15 seconds or more.
I am only testing with SD channels, I think that with HD channels it should be faster.
However I am now able to switch audio stream (where available) while watching a channel which is nice

[Darkstar]

I got it also to work with this patch and together with the other patch from above it works if I enter http://vdr:3000/TS/tree.html as web service address. At first it worked like a charm also on a HD channel but after a while it stopped and in the end I was only able to watch the stream if I reboot the PCH. As soon as I try to change the zoom, which I did before without any problems, it stops and the last frame remains in the buffer. As soon as I start another video or another stream it shows me only this frame with a faint "buffering" logo in the background and a "Could not play" after a few seconds. As soon as I reboot the PCH I can watch movies or streams, but I cannot change the zoom of the stream. I will save a stream with wget and try to reproduce the error for further investigation.

Darkstar.

[jhgrc]

Please note following initiative, a PCH plugin to interact with VDR. I wonder why it is not a MSP plugin, but PCH piece of software

http://www.hdd-player.de/syabas/showthre...8#pid71288

It is in German but it can be translated..