Re: dlna server for roku?
On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 09:10:14PM +, Lee wrote: 1. fast forward/reverse doesn't show thumbnail pics so I get a rough idea of what I'm skipping over. Is there some way to enable that? I'm afraid I don't know, but, my first thought is, I'd check whether this is actually a property of the dlna server or something the client is responsible for. Sometimes some media or other doesn't appear on the end device. When that happens I just transcode it (It hasn't happened to anything where I'd be concerned about the fidelity of doing so) Do you use handbrake, winff or something else to transcode to mp4? ffmpeg on the command-line. -- Please do not CC me for listmail. Jonathan Dowland ✎j...@debian.org https://jmtd.net
Re: dlna server for roku?
On 5/14/22, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 05:29:36PM +, Lee wrote: >>I'd like to watch my own video files on a Roku; apparently what I need >>is DLNA software on my server.. > ... >>I haven't read anything really good about >>MiniDLNA/ReadyDLNA/ReadyMedia, so before I spend who knows how much >>time tring to get it working, is there some other DLNA server software >>that I should be looking at? > > MiniDLNA works for me. I stream to Roku devices, and it's packaged in > Debian. Thanks! Getting MiniDLNA to work was surprisingly easy :) 2 obvious issues tho: 1. fast forward/reverse doesn't show thumbnail pics so I get a rough idea of what I'm skipping over. Is there some way to enable that? 2. this > Sometimes some media or other doesn't appear on the end device. > When that happens I just transcode it (It hasn't happened to anything > where I'd be concerned about the fidelity of doing so) Do you use handbrake, winff or something else to transcode to mp4? Thanks Lee
Re: dlna server for roku?
I can recommend MiniDLNA. It streams without problems from my Raspberry Pi. I do not have a Roku device, but it have tested it with 3 other devices successfully. On 2022-05-14 19:29 UTC+0200, Lee wrote: > I'd like to watch my own video files on a Roku; apparently what I need > is DLNA software on my server.. > > I found this note: https://support.roku.com/article/208754908 > Roku Media Player has been tested to work with the following DLNA servers: > MiniDLNA/ReadyDLNA/ReadyMedia > -- and a few others that I'm not about to bother trying > > I haven't read anything really good about > MiniDLNA/ReadyDLNA/ReadyMedia, so before I spend who knows how much > time tring to get it working, is there some other DLNA server software > that I should be looking at? > > Thanks > Lee > -- http://www.cb-fraggle.de
Re: dlna server for roku?
On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 05:29:36PM +, Lee wrote: I'd like to watch my own video files on a Roku; apparently what I need is DLNA software on my server.. ... I haven't read anything really good about MiniDLNA/ReadyDLNA/ReadyMedia, so before I spend who knows how much time tring to get it working, is there some other DLNA server software that I should be looking at? MiniDLNA works for me. I stream to Roku devices, and it's packaged in Debian. Sometimes some media or other doesn't appear on the end device. When that happens I just transcode it (It hasn't happened to anything where I'd be concerned about the fidelity of doing so) -- Please do not CC me for listmail. Jonathan Dowland ✎j...@debian.org https://jmtd.net
