Streaming live web video using pmsencoder

[darknuts]

I just downloaded this program today and I have downloaded pmsencoder but I cannot figure exactly how to stream web videos. Where do I type the web address and other information in? I clicked on pmsencoder and there are no options. I have followed all of the steps posted by chocolateboy on his download page. I have searched through the message board but i haven't found anything that can help. I'm using PMS 1.40 on Ubuntu 10.4. Any help would be appreciated.

[chocolateboy]

The WEB.conf file needs to be in the profile directory.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=8776&p=46696#p46696

[darknuts]

It's already there. I pasted some stream links in there and now I don't know what to do. How do I get those streams on my ps3? I don't see anything in the gui that covers streaming. I'm confused...

[Val Killmore]

It's already there. I pasted some stream links in there and now I don't know what to do. How do I get those streams on my ps3? I don't see anything in the gui that covers streaming. I'm confused...

I guess you didn't see the link Chocolateboy pasted in his reply. Try reading it, applying what is stated.

[darknuts]

I've read it a number of times already but I still don't understand where the scripts are supposed to go. It seems like I have to make it in a text file but its not clear as to where that file needs to be saved. I clicked to link pertaining to this and it states:

"Scripts must now be placed in a directory i.e. pmsencoder.conf and/or pmsencoder.groovy should be removed."

Does that mean that scripts should be placed in the pmsencoder.conf or pmsencoder.groovy or does that mean they should be removed?

[darknuts]

ok. I figured it out. I still don't have it up and running but im making progress. I can get the rest from the other threads. Thanks.

[poiromaniax]

darknuts, ive been having the same issue dude, pls tell me what u did??

[darknuts]

well i don't have everything up and running yet but i can see the channels on my ps3 now. I just install the channels plugin from chocolateboy's link. Once you install that, you will have a bunch of channels and under 'general settings' you will see a second button. Oh and there is a folder in the pms directory titled 'scripts'. Thats where the scripts go. Just cut and paste into a text file and save it there. The filenames have to end with .groove. Now I'm having a problem configuring rmtp.exe. I can't figure out how to get the pms to point to it's location. It seems like its designed for windows.

[darknuts]

OK so now I got the channels to show up on my PS3 but when I try to stream, I get an error message code: 0000000 on my ps3. I have many channels and I've tried different encoders but I keep getting the same error.

Once again, I'm running PMS version 1.40 on Ubuntu 10.4 along with pmsencoder 1.45 and the channel plugin.

This is from my debug log:

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[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.943 java.lang.NullPointerException
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.943    at net.pms.network.RequestV2.answer(RequestV2.java:325)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.944    at net.pms.network.RequestHandlerV2.writeResponse(RequestHandlerV2.java:220)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.944    at net.pms.network.RequestHandlerV2.messageReceived(RequestHandlerV2.java:194)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.945    at org.jboss.netty.handler.stream.ChunkedWriteHandler.handleUpstream(ChunkedWriteHandler.java:148)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.954    at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpChunkAggregator.messageReceived(HttpChunkAggregator.java:116)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.968    at org.jboss.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:302)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.969    at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.unfoldAndfireMessageReceived(ReplayingDecoder.java:522)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.969    at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:506)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.969    at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.messageReceived(ReplayingDecoder.java:443)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.970    at org.jboss.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:274)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.970    at org.jboss.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:261)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.970    at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.read(NioWorker.java:349)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.971    at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.processSelectedKeys(NioWorker.java:280)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.971    at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.run(NioWorker.java:200)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.972    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.972    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
[New I/O server worker #3-3] INFO  02:20:57.986    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:636)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:20:58.005 Starting transcode/remux of PLAY
[mkfifo] DEBUG 02:20:58.018 Starting mkfifo --mode=777 /tmp/ps3mediaserver/pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1316798458017_297
[mkfifo] DEBUG 02:20:58.040 Unix process ID (mkfifo): 12525
[ffmpeg] DEBUG 02:20:58.241 Starting ffmpeg -v 0 -y -threads 2 -i http://zattooTV/UK_skynews_intl -threads 2 -target ntsc-dvd /tmp/ps3mediaserver/pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1316798458017_297
[ffmpeg] DEBUG 02:20:58.256 Reading pipe: /tmp/ps3mediaserver/pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1316798458017_297
[Thread-13] DEBUG 02:21:01.453 Sending ALIVE...
[Thread-46] DEBUG 02:21:09.442 Stopping process: ffmpeg
[Thread-46] DEBUG 02:21:09.444 Stopping Unix process 12525: mkfifo
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.444 java.lang.NullPointerException
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.445    at net.pms.network.RequestV2.answer(RequestV2.java:325)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.445    at net.pms.network.RequestHandlerV2.writeResponse(RequestHandlerV2.java:220)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.446    at net.pms.network.RequestHandlerV2.messageReceived(RequestHandlerV2.java:194)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.446    at org.jboss.netty.handler.stream.ChunkedWriteHandler.handleUpstream(ChunkedWriteHandler.java:148)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.446    at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpChunkAggregator.messageReceived(HttpChunkAggregator.java:116)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.447    at org.jboss.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:302)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.447    at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.unfoldAndfireMessageReceived(ReplayingDecoder.java:522)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.448    at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:506)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.448    at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.messageReceived(ReplayingDecoder.java:443)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.448    at org.jboss.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:274)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.449    at org.jboss.netty.channel.Channels.fireMessageReceived(Channels.java:261)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.454    at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.read(NioWorker.java:349)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.472    at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.processSelectedKeys(NioWorker.java:280)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.472    at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioWorker.run(NioWorker.java:200)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.473    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.473    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
[New I/O server worker #3-4] INFO  02:21:09.473    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:636)
[Thread-13] DEBUG 02:24:05.443 Sending ALIVE...

[chocolateboy]

Oh and there is a folder in the pms directory titled 'scripts'.

There isn't:

Unless explicitly advised to do so, scripts should not be downloaded from the forum or GitHub and placed in the scripts directory (this was never recommended, and is now guaranteed to break PMSEncoder).

Thats where the scripts go.

What scripts?

Just cut and paste into a text file and save it there.

Don't do that.

The filenames have to end with .groove.

There's no such extension.

Now I'm having a problem configuring rmtp.exe.

There's no such file.

It seems like its designed for windows.

It isn't.

Uninstall and undo everything you've done...