[vdr] Re: Streaming Mode? answers, requests and problems

[Markus Winkler <markus.winkler@gmxpro.de>]

Hi René,

At 17:42 26.02.2002 +0100, you wrote:
>[schnipp]

>Hi, some extension to that idea. What about not patching VDR but the 
>convergence driver?
>Just add the RTP- stack to the driver and stream anything which is send to 
>the hardware-decoder of the primary card.
>This is PES/PS and MPEG1/MPEG2 in any case, as the HW-decoder can only 
>handle that.
>So software-players like mplayer shouldn't have any problem with playing 
>(maybe they'll need a PES plugin ...)
>
>You can add a function like "rtpstream( [serverIP:serverPORT])" to the 
>driver, which could also have the option "off".
>So channel-switching, etc. is made by the proprietary software - like VDR 
>- and that software only says "rtpstream ( 10.1.1.1:5004)"
>or "rtpstream( off )" to the driver for example.
>
>Anything would be streamed and every software could easily be adapted to 
>that API as it would only need that single function call.

This was my first thought as well. Perhaps I, or someone else, can do this 
sometimes, but for the moment, my priority is on the windows player and the 
source filter.

Regards,
Markus