stuart wrote:
> (I'm going to edit this down a bit)
>
> Pete Flaherty wrote:
>>> Pete Flaherty wrote:
>>> is there a facility to send commands to the mvpmc via telnet or http?,
>>> that would allow a remote computer/server to control the mvp ?
>>> which could use more details.
> ...
>> My thought is to generate the heads actions on either a standalone or
>> mythtv server. then after the rendering finishes, send the completed
>> stream out to an MVP. For this to work, I'd need to be able to specify
>> which file to play, as well as a way to tell the mvp to play it. Ideally
>> it'd be nice to have some sort of feedback (eg busy playin filename ) so I
>> could avoid collisions, and insure that the current file is played in a
>> timely manner.
>>
>> In a similar thought train, if we could emulate the remote through, say
>> telnet (or web) then a 'computer screen' remote could be crafted (just
>> incase you want to use your handheld to control things, or you lost the
>> remote in some chair ...)
>>
> ...
>> Anyways, that is why I asked the question in the first place. It also
>> occurred to me that if these capabilities existed, playlists, and room
>> transfer of currently playing (between mvps) could certainly be created
>> (maybe not exactly, but pretty close say a couple of minutes back on the
>> 'new' second unit (so you can get from the living room to the den , and
>> not miss anything)
>>
> ...
>> -Pete Flaherty
>> http://www.mraudrey.net
>> http://www.hauntedacrewoods.com
>
> All interesting ideas, let's focus on the remote control from the mythtv
> server (back end). We have been toying with ideas to make mvpmc a
> better mythtv client. The most troublesome handicap centers on the
> mvpmc inabilities to play back HD videos and any video with AC3 sound.
>
> There are 2 approaches to get around this.
>
> We can transcode everything mythtv records to SD video quality and
> stereo sound. But there isn't a good way to keep the original HD
> recording. And there doesn't appear a way to offer up 2 versions (HD
> and SD) of a recording even if we keep both.
I would guess with some knowledge of how to add/delete things to
the myth server it would be possible to copy and add a separate
entry for the hd entry after you have trancoded it, I don't have
the knowledge right now of how to easily read out, and add an entry
for either the transcoded file or the original file, though it would
not seem that hard to create an script/executable that given an
original mythtv file created a new entry for a new file with xxx_sd.mpg
that slightly modified the title.
Right now I just put the converted SD version in place of the HD file and
myth picks it up correctly as I don't typically ever watch the HD versions,
right now I don't delete the HD files (for a while) in case I need to debug a
conversion issue.
Roger
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