[mythtv-users] Mythweb Flash Stream - Can I Open It With Some Other Player?
Alen Edwards
allen.edwards at oldpaloalto.com
Fri Jul 11 04:17:21 UTC 2008
Drew Tomlinson wrote:
> I'm trying to understand the ASX streaming in the mythweb that ships
> with 0.21. In the "Recorded Programs" list, clicking the asx icon from
> a Windows client results in Windows Media Player starting and then
> giving an error. However if I click on the thumbnail and play via the
> flashplayer on the web page, the files plays fine.
>
> Looking at system processes, I see ffmpeg is running. So what is the
> ffmpeg command line and when is the resulting encoded file stored?
> According to the VLC site, it can play flv files. Thus it seems to me
> that I should be able to feed VLC a URL and view the stream with it. Is
> this possible?
>
> The main reason I want to use VLC is because I'd like to be able to see
> my 16:9 content in a 16:9 window and I'd like a window size that's
> bigger than the browser window but smaller than full screen.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Drew
>
While this is being looked into, I get the same behavior but no sound in
flash. I googled and it looks from that like nobody gets sound and
there is no solution. However, it looks like Drew is getting sound. Is
that correct Drew?
That out of the way, what I found may not be what you are looking for,
but it may be a clue. This is what I did:
1) Opened the asx file with an editor
2) Entered the embedded link into Firefox
3) Saved the file to my disk
4) Played the file in WinAmp.
It played fine widescreen in a window with sound. This is just what you
want but you probably want it streaming so you don't have to wait for
the download, which took 15 minutes for a 30 minute show in this example
I could not, however, figure out how to get it streaming into WinAmp.
Allen
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