[mythtv-users] using exectv and vlc to replace the internal player

[wad]

Michael T. Dean a écrit :
> On 05/04/2007 10:56 AM, Robin Neatherway wrote:
>   
>> On 5/4/07, wad <wadcyr8_197 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Does anyone know how to use exectv to replace the  action
>>> "TV_WATCH_LIVE" by vlc and watching liveTV with it instead of using the
>>> internal player ?
>>>
>>>
>>> For the moment I know how to lauch vlc  with exectv in the mainmenu.xml
>>> file but I can't find the parameters to read the tv stream sent by the
>>> backend.
>>>     
>>>       
>> The backend isn't sending any stream out, it is only marking the tuner
>> as "in use"
>>     
>
> So EXECTV /only/ works on a combined frontend/backend (and only if a 
> local capture card is available when it's requested).
>
> Mike
>   

So, How the frontend can capture the stream if it isn't on the same 
computer than the backend ?

Wad