[mythtv-users] Mythweb Flash Stream - Can I Open It With Some Other Player?

[Allen Edwards]

Brad Fuller wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Alen Edwards
> <allen.edwards at oldpaloalto.com> wrote:
>>> I get sound in the player embedded in the mythweb page.  I get some sort
>>> of "file can't be found" message when copying to URL from the asx file
>>> into either Windows Media Player or VLC network stream dialog.
>> I wonder why I don't get any sound yet the file gives sound when played
>> with Winamp???
> 
> I've just tried this and found that ASX works fine with VLC unless the
> recording is ATSC. I get no sound with ATSC programs, but I do get
> video. With NTSC recorded programs, Video and Audio is fine.
> 
> I can only think that this is a codec problem.
> 
> 

Well, that is interesting.  My programs are ATSC so that explains why 
you get sound and I don't.

This could relate to a problem I had once.  I have two decoders on two 
spdif outputs.  At one time I had ascound.conf in the system and only 
one of the decoders would produce sound.  Removing asound.conf and using 
ALSA:spdif as the output solved the problem and now both decoders play.

So, at least in that case, there was something that the mythtv box did 
that one decoder could deal with and the newer fancier one could not decode.

I wonder if there is a specification violation that some codecs tolerate 
and others do not.

So, back to the question at hand.  We have two issues.  1) Sound vs no 
sound and 2) Deals with the redirection vs, can't deal with redirection.

Turns out that the players that can deal with redirection can't play 
sound and the ones that can play sound can't deal with the redirection. 
  Bummer.

One might wonder if these problems are related but they are not as VLC 
cannot play sound on the .mpg file I downloaded.  Both MP and WinAmp can 
play sound on that file.

So, all we need is a program that can stream and play the sound in the 
files that deals with the redirection.

Anyone know of other stream video players?

By the way, WinAmp looks significantly better than VLC in playing my 
test file.  It looks really good, but it won't stream...

Allen