bpa wrote: > The plugin is not really a plugin. All it does is create a directory > with a custom-type.conf and custom-convert.conf files to run ffmpeg > when a URL with MIME type "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl" or > "application/x-mpegurl". The trouble is that LMS seems to ignore the > MIME as priority if the PlayHLS custom-types.conf does not include m3u8 > and chooses LMS standard m3u processing instead. > > The PlayHLS "plugin" as a quick and dirty solution to playing BBC HLS > stream last Feb when users needed a quick solution when BBC pulled live > http/AAC streams. > > This issues could be become more significant since somebody has added > hls to the Tunein search formats in LMS 7.9 - this means more hls > streams will be returned to unsuspecting users who do not have the > PlayHLS plugin installed. As far as I know I don't need HLS now, so it's not an issue for me. If anyone else does need this HLS plugin for non-BBC streams, and also expects non-streaming m3u8s to work, then it may become a problem.
LMS 7.9 on VortexBox Midi box, Xubuntu 14.04, FLACs 16->24 bit, 44.1->192kbps. LMS plugin UPnP/DLNA Bridge to MF M1 CLiC (to 405/2 amp & ESLs) & Marantz CR603 UPnP renderers. Alternatively Minimserver & Upplay to same & to upmpdcli/mpd PC renderers. Squeezelite to Meridian USB Explorer DAC to PC speakers/headphones. Wireless Xubuntu 15.10 laptop firefox/upplay or Android 'phone with Squeeze-Commander/BubbleUPnP controls LMS/Minimserver. Also a Touch with EDO, plus spare, unused. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PasTim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103158 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
