Just found my own answer... The mplayer class was written to cater for streams - so looks like it should only be a matter of extending the videoitem class to query remote streaming servers.
Sound about right ? Cheers Jason. ----- Original Email ----- From: Jason Ball <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 23-Jun-2003 09:54 Subject: [Freevo-devel] Video Streaming Feature > Hi all, > > I am looking at adding a video streaming capability to Freevo to support > viewing video streams from other sources. The initial rollout would be for > viewing video streams off a Tivo using the Tivo vstream hacks and the > tivo-mplayer patches (http://tivo-mplayer.sourceforge.net). > > A secondry rollout could include support for vls (vlc server), > broadcast/multicast video streams etc. > > My prototype code (albeit 'C') works for querying the available streams, and > the mplayer patches work for queuing and playing a selected streams. I'm > currently re-coding the 'C' interface into a Python class to make it easier to > work with Freevo. > > I'm thinking about implementing this capability via a new plugin/menu system, > however I am interested in the thoughts of more experienced freevo programmers > on where to implement this functionality. > > The base capabilities could be implemented in two functions, these being: > > list: basically overriding the default media 'dir' operator to list remote > streams. > > play: Passing the resource URI to mplayer to queue and play the remote > stream. > > > Any thoughts ? Note that I am still learning the layout of the Freevo source > and will probably change the implementation a dozen times, especially as I > learn Python. > > Cheers > Jason. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU > Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. > Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! > INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel
