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

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

At 13:48 26.02.2002 +0100, you wrote:
>As client you can use mplayer-CVS "mplayer [options] 
>rtp://[clientIP]:[clientPORT] -cache [cache in KB]".
>
>To install compile VDR_0.99 with AIO-24.02 and streaming option [streaming=1].

Or use the patch found on my page http://pulp.mine.nu/dvbvideolan


>You also have to copy DVBVideoLan-package parallel to DVB and VDR. Go into 
>DVBVideoLan and do "make"

This is not necessary anymore. The whole code for streaming is in the patch 
now (including the rtp-stack).


>Set the export DVBVL_DEST="[clientIP]" and export 
>DVBVL_PORT="[clientPORT]" variables (write them down to /etc/rc.d/rc.local 
>(RH7.x)
>to set them automatically in case of restart ...)

I want to make this configurable via the osd sometimes, but that's not top 
prio for me.


>Go to VDR-OSD, select channel, go to "Streaming" option and use 
>red/F1-button for "Streaming on".
>
>Then you can start mplayer on the client.

If u want to watch live tv on a windows client use my dvbpl.



>Problems:
>
>- it works only for live tv :-(

Yes, because it was simplest to rewrite some code of the recording section 
for the moment (was my first patch ever :-) )

>- There are often RTP package failures causing distortions in the picture ...
>- stuttering sound on DVB-S audio out with DVDs (might be caused by AC3-patch)
>    but streaming sound is fine.
>- it often works only one time, then mplayer complains something about 
>header 1 and a reboot of VDR-machine is needed to make it
>work again

Hm, that's weird. I never noticed thie behaviour in conjunction with the 
windows player. I didn't try mplayer yet, because it crashes my whole 
system every time (it worked very well, but then, i reconfigured something 
which i can't remember anymore :-( ).

>request:
>
>Obviously, streaming uses a device like /dev/ost/dvr as source. So only 
>live tv can be streamed. But what about not using output
> >from driver but input to driver interface instead? So anything send to 
> hardware decoder by any software would be streamed.


>Streaming tv, radio, recordings, dvd, svcd, mp3 would also work then ...

I'll check this...

Markus


>Rene
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert Schneider" <Robert.Schneider@de.ibm.com>
>To: <vdr@linuxtv.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 1:19 PM
>Subject: [vdr] Streaming Mode?
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > can someone shed some light on the RTP streaming mode that has made it
> > into the AIO patch?
> >
> > What kind of clients can I use to view the streamed data?
> > What do I have to do, to make VDR stream?
> >
> > Appreciate any comments,
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >