Ticket #160: SC support for ISO playback on NMTs, - 2008/08/03 14:13Hi Nigel,
I really like to see the new ticket #160. I was coming up with just the same enhancement proposal, however, also including the correct playing of DVD-VOB file structures (enabling the DVD menus).
I donīt know whether it will be helpful for you, but since it shouldnīt harm, I simple post my investigations on the correct syntax for the PCH browser to do the job well:
Consider the subsequent 3 video files (one mpg, one DVD-VOB-file system and one DVD-ISO file) on the server (IP = 192.168.0.101) to be played by the PCH:
For reference the SC directory looks like: \\192.168.0.101\web\svr\swiss\....
Letīs put 3 hmtl-files into the video folder which after opening the file with the PCH browser will show the video art and then enables to start the film:
Important note: The PCH doesnīt like jpgs etc. in the VIDEO_TS folder and in that case refrains playing the VOBs. It is important to put - contrary to what SC currently automatically does the video art into the folder beyond!
Therefore it might be better to put the video art as found by SC always outside of the VIDEO_TS folder (new enhancement proposal)!
Good success!
Regards
JoeClients: Popcorn A-100, Mozilla Firefox on MS Vista Business SP1.0 Media storage on NAS: Synology DS207+ 1st SC 1.21 SVN1081 installed on DS207+ with FW 7.17 utilizing: Apache 2.2.8 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.8, MySQL 5.0.51b, OpenSSL 0.9.8g, PHP 5.2.6 2nd SC 1.21 SVN1081 installed on WIN-XP, Simese 2.05, PHP 4.4.4, mySQL 4.0.21 GbE network with Zyxel GS-108A PCH-A100 connected via HDMI in 1920x1080p to display.
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Re: Ticket #160: SC support for ISO playback on NMTs, - 2008/08/03 14:44Important note: The PCH doesnīt like jpgs etc. in the VIDEO_TS folder and in that case refrains playing the VOBs. It is important to put - contrary to what SC currently automatically does the video art into the folder beyond!
I wasn't aware of this, however I was planning on sending the VIDEO_TS.IFO file to the player rather than the actual folder name. Not tried this yet though.
The implementation is virtually complete, but I'm having a little trouble with some strange data being sent back from the player. Been stuck on the same problem all weekend Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 1.45, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: Ticket #160: SC support for ISO playback on NMTs, - 2008/08/03 15:24Pernod wrote: The implementation is virtually complete, but I'm having a little trouble with some strange data being sent back from the player. Been stuck on the same problem all weekend
I don't know if you are aware but the beta (and the next firmware) no longer use the "[NFS] 192.168.0.101::volume1 syntax"
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Re: Ticket #160: SC support for ISO playback on NMTs, - 2008/08/03 17:20I don't know if you are aware but the beta (and the next firmware) no longer use the "[NFS] 192.168.0.101::volume1 syntax" Yes I was testing against the latest beta and noticed it no longer worked. Am hoping it's a bug in the beta and will be fixed for the next public release.Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 1.45, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: Ticket #160: SC support for ISO playback on NMTs, - 2008/08/03 17:49It's not a bug, Syabas have changed the mount point for shares so this is not valid
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Re: Ticket #160: SC support for ISO playback on NMTs, - 2008/08/04 04:43Just out of curiosity, did you learn this in the NMT forums or do you know the location of the fabled lost documentation?
(I keep asking my contacts at Syabas whether they have any documentation, but so far the details I've been sent are for older players (the showcenter, etc) which I've already managed to discover for myself and which doesn't always apply to the popcorn box).
Rob Player : Pinnacle Showcenter 200 and 1000 (wired ethernet) Server : Windows XP Pro running on an Athlon XP 2200, 768 Mb RAM, 1.8 Tb storage.
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Re: Ticket #160: SC support for ISO playback on NMTs, - 2008/08/04 05:58The href link syntax is from the PCH forums. Since this no longer works with the recent betas then I'll refrain from submitting this until we have a working solution with the next public release.
I don't have access to the PCH beta forum (yet), if anyone else does can they see if there's any useful info on this issue?Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 1.45, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: Ticket #160: SC support for ISO playback on NMTs, - 2008/08/04 09:17Like everything else I've done writing the mvpmcx2 client for the NMT, I found this out by telnet, and it was important because his change also broke the easy telnet hack I was using for the client. It is not confirmed by documentation, you are kidding right?
This is going to cause a bit of havoc I'm afraid since the PCH firmware will come first, and so you will have various NMT machines with different mount points. Also part of the mount point is user configurable in the setup program. So your base url might need to be set as a varialble too.
Pernod, I will PM you the change as it stands today. Edit Oops I guess there is no PM on this forum and the NMT forum is currently down.
Martin
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Re: Ticket #160: SC support for ISO playback on NMTs, - 2008/08/05 23:49Is there an answer to my previous question? I would like to run from the svn especially with the new change to update automatically but it "broke" music last time.
Martin
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