[mythtv-users] Slight OT: NASA TV streams in Linux

[Nick Rout]

I will concentrate on the realplayer stream, but the technique would be
the same for the windows media stream

1. the link for the live realplayer stream is http://www.nasa.gov/ram/35037main_portal.ram

wget that file and when you look inside you will see this:

nick at www ~ $ cat 35037main_portal.ram
rtsp://rmbcast.nasa-us2e.speedera.net/alias_ashburn1_btn_2/broadcast/rmbcast.nasa-us2e/rmbcast_nasa-us2e_dec312003_0922_52880.rm

rtsp://rmbcast.nasa-us1e.speedera.net/alias_ashburn1_btn/encoder/rmbcast.nasa-us1e/rmbcast_nasa-us1e_jan022004_1034_93365.rm

rtsp://rmbcast.nasa-us2e.speedera.net/alias_ashburn1_btn_2/broadcast/rmbcast.nasa-us2e/rmbcast_nasa-us2e_dec312003_0922_52880.rm

rtsp://rmbcast.nasa-us1e.speedera.net/alias_ashburn1_btn/encoder/rmbcast.nasa-us1e/rmbcast_nasa-us1e_jan022004_1034_93365.rm

2. mplayer shoulds play any of those streams, ie:

mplayer \ rtsp://rmbcast.nasa-us1e.speedera.net/alias_ashburn1_btn/encoder/rmbcast.nasa-us1e/rmbcast_nasa-us1e_jan022004_1034_93365.rm

should work, if you have mplayer properly compiled and configured. Test
it!



4. put a zero length file (call it, say, nasa.avi) in the directory
where you normally put your mythvideo files.

5. goto the mythvideo setup screen and set a custom play line for nasa.avi like:

mplayer (other mplayer options you use) rtsp://rmbcast.nasa-us1e.speedera.net/alias_ashburn1_btn/encoder/rmbcast.nasa-us1e/rmbcast_nasa-us1e_jan022004_1034_93365.rm 

(thats all one line)




On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:11:27 -0500
Kevin Kuphal wrote:

> Is there a way to play either the RealPlayer or Windows Media streams 
> from Nasa TV 
> (http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html?skipIntro=1) in 
> Linux.  I'm looking perhaps to add a link in my Myth system or configure 
> it through MythVideo somehow so that I can have it there for my kids 
> when the shuttle launches later this week.
> 
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin
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Nick Rout