Channel plugin (Updated 12-06-23)

[glenrocks]

Ahh..thanks Sharkhunter! Appreciate your quick release of new version! Works well so far!

Btw, do check your PM too as I responded to your earlier Q.

PS3 Media Server was universal all along as such..but its good to see how UMS will evolve..hopefully biggest thing would be able to run thru live or known timeperiod streams like Playon Media Server or be even versatile as XBMC handlings.

[SharkHunter]

Ahh..thanks Sharkhunter! Appreciate your quick release of new version! Works well so far!

Btw, do check your PM too as I responded to your earlier Q.

PS3 Media Server was universal all along as such..but its good to see how UMS will evolve..hopefully biggest thing would be able to run thru live or known timeperiod streams like Playon Media Server or be even versatile as XBMC handlings.

Saw that thx.
I hope that I can get Chanels/UMS to avoid transcoding web streams as well. Thats been my goal for quite some time.

[NexUS]

Hi,

I tried to fetch up all information regarding my issue, but have not found any solution yet. So sorry in advance, if there's one and I didn't find it.

My question: Has anyone issues with Zattoo too? Everything works quite fine (usual movie streaming), but if I want to use Zattoo via the PS3-SHB, I only get the Zattoo\Favorite folder and as reply "no titles". I checked my PMS.cred and put my username + pass in it, but that didn't change anything. I tried several builds too and set up the memory during the installation to 1536 MB.

[glenrocks]

Hmmm..never tried Zattoo..oh live tv? Saw it in list of channels but never tried it.

Sharkhunter- I was going through channels and saw another scope to my New request- Is it possible to build a list of playlist based on all the folders shown by a channel? That would be really nice feature instead of going through each folder created and press play. Not sure how but I am sure you would find a way! ofcourse in addition to be able to browse thru transcoded buffer (hope UMS focusses on that addon feature)

Another minor change request in user interface selection: Is it also possible make Play option on top?

As always appreciate all your efforts to build complete channel plugin as all know without contents, media servers are Nada.

P.S: Plex cannot even figure out way to be dynamic with transcoding feature on their new DLNA feature and its based on python platform (since I saw few PS3 users there commenting and trying to figure out their setups)...whereas PMS is so versatile that it makes you customize each and every component of Curl/ffmpeg/mencoder/rtmpdump feature with little knowledge.

[stijnvs]

EDIT: I read the problem reporting guidelines and I added some info.
INFO: PS - W7 32bit 2.7ghz - PMS 7a3081bca - orange-router - LAN (not wifi) - streaming on WD TV Live (gen3)
MORE INFO: Everything works fine. I can stream content to my wd tv live. So now the help I ask is for programming a .ch file.

I installed the SharkHunter Build so everything automatically nicely configured. (http://code.google.com/p/sharkhunter-shb/downloads/list)

i tried to write a "*.ch" file for the channel plugin. (instructions were here: https://github.com/SharkHunter/Channel/ ... ter/README)

The rtmpdump command (that I use on the computer) lookes like this (it works)

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rtmpdump --rtmp "rtmpt://vrt.live.flash.streampower.be/sporza" --playpath "vrt_sporza.net"  --swfVfy "http://www.sporza.be/html/flash/common/streamsense_jwp-v1.swf" --live -o stream1.flv

My stream.ch file looks like this (But it doesn't seem to work. I can select the "file" in the folder, but no video appears.

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channel stream{
format=video
img=http://pierre.chachatelier.fr/programmation/images/mozodojo-original-image.jpg

folder {
name=STREAM1
media {
name=NTV
url=rtmpt://vrt.live.flash.streampower.be/sporza
put=swfVfy=http://www.sporza.be/html/flash/common/streamsense_jwp-v1.swf
put=playpath=vrt_sporza.net
}
}
}


Is this .ch file written correctly? Or is there another way to play rtmpdump shizzle?

Thanks a lot.

[stijnvs]

I solved it I think. I can't check it because sporza isn't streaming anything. I made a little tutorial.

Step1: paste this code (it's a bookmarklet, thanks chocolateboy) in your adressbar (you might need to write javascript in the beginning manually).
In the prompt paste your rmtpdump command (if you don't know how to do this see notes and example).

The javascript bookmarklet

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javascript:var%20command%20=%20prompt(%27Please%20enter%20the%20rtmpdump%20command%20line%27,%27rtmpdump%20-v%20-r%20rtmp://example.org%20-s%20http://example.org%20-p%20http://example.org%27);if%20(command)%20{command%20=%20command.replace(/^.*?rtmpdump(?:\.exe)?\s+/i,%20%27%27).replace(/\s+$/,%20%27%27).replace(/[%22%27]/g,%20%27%27).replace(/(--?\w+)\s+(?!-)(\S+)/g,%20function(match,%20key,%20value)%20{%20return%20key%20+%20%27=%27%20+%20escape(value)%20}).replace(/\s+/g,%20%27&%27);document.write(%27rtmpdump://rtmp2pmsjs?%27%20+%20command);}

e.g. rtmpdump that I pasted (INPUT)

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rtmpdump -r "rtmpt://vrt.live.flash.streampower.be/sporza" -y "vrt_sporza.net"  -W "http://www.sporza.be/html/flash/common/streamsense_jwp-v1.swf" -v

Step2: move the WEB.conf to profile folder (for recent versions this is C:\ProgramData\PMS or C:\ProgramData\PMS-SHB) (more info here)

Step3: Copy the OUTPUT into your WEB.conf file in the profile folder, but add "videostream.Web,Live=SPORZA," before it
e.g.

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videostream.Web,Live=SPORZA,rtmpdump://rtmp2pmsjs?-r=rtmpt%3A//vrt.live.flash.streampower.be/sporza&-y=vrt_sporza.net&-W=http%3A//www.sporza.be/html/flash/common/streamsense_jwp-v1.swf&-v


step4: On your streamer of choice a folder "WEB" will appear. In there there are some other folder. In our example SPORZA will appear in the folder LIVE

step5: HAVE FUN

Hope it helps. I wasted a lot of time figuring it all out (kind of a noob).

NOTES:
RMTPDUMP is a program that enables you to download streams from the internet. However to use it you will probably have to go into the source of the website and get some info (which is very complicated). If you want google rmtpdump and rmtpexplorer. Use rmtpexplorer to get the stream URL and use rmtpdump to rip a feed. Try this untill it works and THEN try to convert it like above.
You have to download PMS = PS3 Media Server

[PsychoMisfit]

Hello,
I have searched high and low on this forum for this information but I cannot find it.
Im trying to install the channel plugin and I have gotten to the step where you "reopen PMS and click the General Configuration tab. In the bottom there will be a button labeled Channels. Set the RTMPDump path to where you put RTMPDump."
My issue is when I click on Channels there is no option for me to set where I have my RTMPDump file.
I am going by the instructions found here: https://github.com/SharkHunter/Channel/ ... stallation
Where is this option exactly? Is is a different name or am I looking in the incorrect spot?
Thanks for any replies.

[dryce]

Hello,
I have searched high and low on this forum for this information but I cannot find it.
Im trying to install the channel plugin and I have gotten to the step where you "reopen PMS and click the General Configuration tab. In the bottom there will be a button labeled Channels. Set the RTMPDump path to where you put RTMPDump."
My issue is when I click on Channels there is no option for me to set where I have my RTMPDump file.
I am going by the instructions found here: https://github.com/SharkHunter/Channel/ ... stallation
Where is this option exactly? Is is a different name or am I looking in the incorrect spot?
Thanks for any replies.

I am having this issue as well. Are the instructions still current?

[Dave114]

I'm seeing the same issues about not being able to configure RTMPdump.

Noticed as well that the logs show Channels attempting but failing to download http://cloud.github.com/downloads/Shark ... annels.zip (loading up this URL in a browser brings up an access-denied error).

[dryce]

Your computer specs (cpu, memory, O/S)

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Intel i5 M430 2.27 GHz, 4GB, Windows 7 x64 PMS Version 1.53.0

Device you are streaming to

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PS3 with default renderer profile

Your local network setup

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DSL Modem --> Linksys WRT54G2 Router --> Wifi G --> PC -->Wifi G --> PS3

Which engine you are using if you're transcoding

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PMSEncoder 1.6.0

Detailed information on what is not working

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When using SharkHunter's Channel plugin, streams return a data corrupted error. The initial logs mentioned that ffmpeg has returned a code 1. I have forced rtmpdump in the PMS.conf and entered the path as well. I also updated ffmpeg to a build containing librtmp support with no luck.

From the "Traces" tab: a debug.log file excerpt or the whole file zipped
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/nt0ewvcaptqldsh/pms_dbg.zip?dl=1

I hope I've provided everything. Searching the forum provided a few ideas, but now I'm not sure what else to try. Local files play fine, but channels such as Navi-x and Movies2k play almost nothing. I know a few of the streams are rtmp links, so I'm not too sure rtmpdump is working properly. I have downloaded and installed all PMSEncoder scripts suggested on SharkHunter's git. Any help is appreciated!