[mythtv-users] mythtv and iptv

[Klaus Becker]

Le 11/03/2020 à 15:42, Stephen Worthington a écrit :
> On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:38:17 +0100, you wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I cannot use my antenna for the moment, so I would like to know if
>> mythtv can show and record (german) iptv.
>>
>> I use iptv for example with vlc in Debian, but I found no way to
>> programm recording. Vlc can only record live-stream.
>>
>> I found https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/IPTV, but I do not really understand.
>>
>> There is no result with "$ apt-cache search mythtv | grep iptv"
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Klaus
> 
> IPTV support is built into mythbackend - there are no extra packages
> needed.  This is because the same code is used to record from network
> tuners, which are reasonably well supported in MythTV.
> 
> You need to add one or more new IPTV tuners in mythtv-setup and
> provide them with a .m3u file with all the channel URLs and associated
> data in it.  You will likely need to put them on a new sourceid.
> 
> See these pages for more information, including about the particular
> .m3u format used by MythTV:
> 
> https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/User_Manual:Setting_up_HTTP_Live_Streaming_Recorder
> https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/IPTV_Encoders_as_a_Capture_Device
> 
> Each IPTV tuner should be set up for 2 multirec tuners, so that it can
> record back-to-back programmes from the same IPTV stream.  You need
> one IPTV tuner for each separate IPTV stream that you want to record
> from at the same time.
> 
> MythTV can only record from straightforward URLs up to v30.  V31 may
> be able to handle URLs where there is redirection.  As far as I know,
> it can only record from http:, https:, udp: or rtsp: URLs.  It can
> only handle encrypted URLs using standard https:, and any login can
> only be pretty basic - the username and password must be in the URL.
> So not all URLs that work in VLC will work in MythTV.
> 
> How do you get your EPG?  If you are getting that from your antenna,
> then you will need a different source for that also.  If not, then you
> can use the current EPG source and will need to put the same  xmltvid
> values you are currently using for each channel into the .m3u file you
> create for the IPTV tuners.

Great !

I shall study that and I shall surely come back here again for further 
questions.

sincerely

Klaus