success: mlb.tv playing off the PCH! (in ubuntu)

[eliotw]

here's a quick setup to watch mlb.tv on PCH using VLC in ubuntu. It WON'T work in windows because the mlb.tv codec is not supported in the windows version of vlc.

first a few tools/programs you will need with linux:

mlbviewer: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlbviewer
this program will allow you to watch mlb.tv in linux. you will also need the python program described on the site to make it work

vlc: http://www,videolan.org

ok, install mlbviewer. you can read the website to figure it out, any questions about this should be directed to this forum thread:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/...age47.html

after you do the install, browse to your home directory, and find the ".mlb" folder. edit the "config" file to do the following:

input your username, and what speed you want

change video_player from "xterm -e mplayer -cache 2048 -quiet" to simply "vlc" (no quotes). this will load the player with vlc.

fire up mlbviewer in your command line (python mlbviewer.py)
load a game, it should load the mms link in vlc. Let it play and do not stop it...

now comes the streaming part:
right click on the vlc window, "miscellaneous/Media Info"

Keeping the video playing, copy the url, and then go to "file/open network stream"
input the url under http://
click stream/save, and go to settings
click next to http://, port use 1234...
video codec: mp1v, around 1000kb
audio codec: mpga i use 64kb
click ok, then click ok....
vlc should stream the game with no problem.

access it by going to http://your.local.ip:1234
something like: http://192.168.1.49:1234

create a small html file on a flash disk with this code:

Code:

<br/>
<a href="http://your.local.ip:1234" vod>Testing stream</a>
<br/>

load it with pch, and your games playing. [/code]

[tracerhand]

Anybody trying the latest code with the 2009 season?

The whole reason I bought my Popcorn Hour was so that I wouldn't have to lug my laptop over to the TV for things like this.