Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo as PVR with standalone media player?
>> Does Freevo aim to address this use-case at the moment, e.g. acting as a >> back-end DVR and serving content to dedicated media players, and is >> anyone doing any work in this area? Are any of the media players >> `Freevo friendly', e.g. able to use Freevo as a DVR? >> >> >> > As I understand it, Freevo doesn't really have a "backend" so to > speak. The GUI is mainly a front end to load up movies in Xine or > MPlayer. As for recording, I would guess that would really depend on > how you have that setup and what format it records in. > The `gap' in the market, as far as these low-profile devices is concerned, is that they don't have support for features like the electronic program guide, scheduled recording from DVB-T/C/S, etc Essentially, this is an opportunity for Freevo - if Freevo could run on a central server (rather than on individual HTPCs around the house), it could collect the content from the various sources and store it on shared drives accessible to the low-profile devices around the home Some of the latest media-player devices are Android based, which suggests that they can be extended by adding apps for streaming and controlling a Freevo server. So a central `Freevo server' could receive broadcasts from DVB-T/C/S devices, multicast them across the LAN, and the media-players could access the content in real time -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo as PVR with standalone media player?
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Daniel Pocock wrote: > Hi, > > I've been looking at the wide range of standalone media players now on > display in the shops > > Their key benefits: compact, low power/fanless, inexpensive, fully > integrated UI with remote control > > As far as the architecture of home multi-media is concerned, an emerging > scenario involves > - content (e.g. movies) stored on a home NAS or a device such as the HP > N36L Microserver (which has 4 drive bays and gigabit), > - the decoding/playback functions performed by these low profile media > player boxes attached to each TV > > Does Freevo aim to address this use-case at the moment, e.g. acting as a > back-end DVR and serving content to dedicated media players, and is > anyone doing any work in this area? Are any of the media players > `Freevo friendly', e.g. able to use Freevo as a DVR? > > Regards, > > Daniel > As I understand it, Freevo doesn't really have a "backend" so to speak. The GUI is mainly a front end to load up movies in Xine or MPlayer. As for recording, I would guess that would really depend on how you have that setup and what format it records in. I wouldn't see that Freevo really needs a backend to serve up content. My suggestion would be to go with one of the media boxes that support a wide variety of formats and NFS or SMB shares, like the WD TV Live or the Logitech Revue (among others). The way I have my home network setup is one central server with multiple hard drives in RAID configuration with the directory that contains my media files shared out both via Samba and NFS to the local network. In some rooms, I have old computers with Freevo setup that NFS mount the directory from the central server and play the files. In other rooms, devices like a WD Live Plus uses the Samba share to index and play the files. I'm not sure if this 100% answers your question, but hopefully it might help. Preston -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] mpd interface for freevo
I have a good idea for freevo: A real mpd interface (eg: using libmpdclient, and not simply parsing mpc's output). I recently tested an mpd client called GMPC [1] and it looks really impressive. It would be neat to have an interface similar to this, with the ability to load or create playlists, and to leave part of the complexity to mpd. It could even have visualizations via projectM [2]. Any thoughts on that? [1] http://gmpc.wikia.com/wiki/Gnome_Music_Player_Client [2] http://projectm.sourceforge.net/ -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Idea for Freevo config file
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Liz wrote: > I had an idea (which I cannot make happen) for a web based program to > produce a config file. > I don't know why I thought that a web based interactive program would > be better than one packaged in with Freevo, except that it should be > easier to maintain, as it would not be distro based. > > To me, making the python config file work is the hardest part of > installing Freevo, and trying to get the right bits in place for TV the > hardest part again. I agree, it should be simpler, but a web interface is way out of proportion. If anything, I think running "freevo setup" should also create a sample local_conf.py in the user's directory if it doesn't already exist. -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Idea for Freevo config file
I had an idea (which I cannot make happen) for a web based program to produce a config file. I don't know why I thought that a web based interactive program would be better than one packaged in with Freevo, except that it should be easier to maintain, as it would not be distro based. To me, making the python config file work is the hardest part of installing Freevo, and trying to get the right bits in place for TV the hardest part again. Liz -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
