[mythtv-users] Backend changes to support Android streaming

[Michelle Dupuis]

The artwork does show up (i.e. movie covers) on the Android app.  But not backgrounds like on the full front end.


The Google' Material Design guidelines just mean an app conforms to UI standards...not that it's well laid out, clever use of controls, etc.  That said, the Mythtv player isn't bad (and it's certainly better than one of the others).  When I click VIDEOS| TV SHOWS it complains of a back-end error (so none of my transferred TV shows are listed...


Live TV would be the BIG one for me.   If I can't sleep late at night I like to pull out the tablet and watch some tv...so live TV is the killer feature that Mythling has that tips the balance.


I would love to see the Mythtv Player go to the next level of usability and features.  Even recreating the full front-end UI might be a big plus.  It's not MD compliant but the whole family would immediately know how to use it!


Just ideas....


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On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 8:16 AM Michelle Dupuis <mdupuis at ocg.ca<mailto:mdupuis at ocg.ca>> wrote:

OK - making progress!  None of the internal players seem to have audio EXCEPT MX Player (After I added the AC-3 codec pack)...so that was issue 1.


Of all of the players MX Player PRO (yes the paid version) was the only one that gave  smooth video.  It has HW acceleration and it really makes a difference.


I now have a working Android frontend!  And for the other question asked, I chose Mythlink because it also allows me to watch live TV.  (I think it just schedules an immediate recording but that's ok).


All of the front-ends could use a serious UI overhaul...some just present lists, some giant buttons (assuming you're on a phone not a tablet), etc...but this is good enough.


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On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 9:00 PM, James Linder <jam at tigger.ws<mailto:jam at tigger.ws>> wrote:

I tried mythtv android app. Nice interface but I cannot get it to transcode hence work. I DID compile my myth and lack of documentation and lack of understanding has ment no progress.

In MythTV Player, go to the side flyout menu > Settings and make sure "Internal Player" is on, or else it will just stream raw recordings from the backend. Otherwise, look for the mythtranscode logs to see what is happening.
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I can only speak to MythTV Player, but if you are referring to the "large buttons" and they are not showing artwork from your backend, then your artwork grabbers must not be setup correctly.  The app adheres strictly to the Google Android Material Design guidelines and tries to take advantage of the artwork MythTV provides through the Services API. I am really trying to make it a pleasing experience.

The way I see it is there are really 2 camps.  Either just show lists of the data on your backend or use the artwork available to give a rich user experience.  You mention both of these.  Is there somewhere in between you would like to see these apps go?
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