[mythtv-users] Regarding mpeg4 input

[Nick Rout]

The iptv input may work, but it may only work with udp or rtsp, not
sure about http.

You can set it up in mythvideo quite easily, albeit without scheduling
etc (this method is really ony suitable for watching, not recording).

1. in your mythvideo directory make a file containing the url you want
to watch., eg:

echo "http://nasa.gov/path/to/nasatv.mp4" > /var/lib/mythtv/video/nasatv.pls

(that path is made up by the way, I have no idea of the url to nasatv)

2. in mythvideo settings on your frontend add a new filetype as pls
and make the custom player command

mplayer -fs -zoom -quiet -vo xv -cache 8192 -playlist %s

you can add your own options, the key is the -playlist option which
treats the file as a list of streams to play as opposed to a video
file. -cache buffers stuff which you may or may not need depending on
your network connectivity.

3. make sure to run video manager to add the new file into mythvideo.

4. profit :)

Theres probably a way to do this with mythstream too come to think of it.


On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 4:24 AM, Glenn Sommer <glemsom at gmail.com> wrote:
> It is h.264 (with ac3 audio i think) distributed over a http protocol.
> So - that should work with mythtv?
>
> 2008/9/1 Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com>:
>> On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 10:45 PM, Glenn Sommer <glemsom at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hey all
>>>
>>> I've seen several services providing TV over internet (using mpeg4 streaming).
>>> I'm wondering if it is possible to use a mpeg4 stream as a input
>>> device in mythtv?
>>
>> Define your stream. mpeg4 covers a multitude of things. Are you
>> talking about an mp4 container? an mpeg4 as in xvid style video codec?
>> Or an h.264 video codec?
>>
>> Is it IPTV? if so it is covered already.
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