Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBCiPlayer V1.5.2 beta test
properjob wrote: > > BBC iPlayer has an option (top tickbox in Settings) to change it from > being under the Radio menu of the web console to being under the Apps > menu. There is no such option for Extras, which always stays in the > Radio menu. I think this is something to do with iPlayer and MySB > compatibility. Is that checked? > > If you're using favourites, you're using stored URLs (which have changed > over the years). If you go in via the iPlayer plugin and select a live > stream from the Listen Live menu, does the stream start properly and are > the URLs the same as what you have stored? Might just need an update. Thank you. Menu option is now visible in Radio and I can see the 'new' links. spindoctor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9855 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106409 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBCiPlayer V1.5.2 beta test
bpa wrote: > Since you are using Boom and Receiver transcoding is needed with AAC > format. This is a Windows issue specifically the way transcoding has to > be implemented (i.e using socketwrapper). > > This means very little to me. Does that mean that depending on the original format of the stream, and the type of player I'm using, determines whether extra processing / transcoding is required? Should I be using different streams (e.g. not DASH) and different Streaming Preference settings in the plugin config? Is there a lowest common denominator for the players that I have? And if the BBC removes these streams, what are my options? Replace the player(s)? bpa wrote: > > Windows does something weird in interprocess buffering and seems to > needs lots more data than Linux or OSX. I suggest increase the > BBCiPlayer setting "Seconds to delay start live stream" to 1 min and see > if it improves as this will increase the amount of data quickly > available to player shortly after pressing play. > I will up this to a minute and try it out. bpa wrote: > > The "Live" Stream from RadioTime are in MP3 lower bitrate (also > available in BBCiPlayer menu) and BBC says will discontinue them in the > future. No transcoding with MP3. > > edit: > > All logs are in the standard LMS log available through the WebUI > Settings/Information tab. > > Thank you for explaining. This helps a lot in understanding the differences with the iPlayer vs. other streams. bpa wrote: > > I presume you updated the Favorite URLs after you installed 1.5.2 in > order to be able to use DASH format. I did not, which is why I mentioned that I could not find the BBC iPlayer menu item, as I could not find the latest links. I thought it might be pertinent. I now have the menu items and have tried these new links. Still the same, but I need to try the 1 min delay as mentioned earlier. spindoctor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9855 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106409 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBCiPlayer V1.5.2 beta test
Ive started from post 1 and gone through all of the thread. I have to admit to not understanding most of it. I am a tecchie, but tends to be Windows related and some high level networking. No experience of streaming technologies. _SYSTEM_OVERVIEW_ My system is Fujitsu ESPRIMO E3521 Inter Core 3 Quad running at 2.83ghz 4GB RAM Windows 10 x64 1607 Wired Ethernet, reserved IP address Its pretty much sat there doing little else. I am in the UK on a Virgin Media 70mbps link. I am using Logitech Media Server Version: 7.9.0 BBC iPlayer plugin v 1.5.2 BBC iPlayer Extras plugin v 1.9.5 Ive been using SBS and LMS for nearing 6-8 years, so its entirely possible that there is junk in the configuration somewhere, as Ive upgraded a number of OSes, SBS /LMS and likely plugin versions and settings over the years. My players are: Boom wifi Boom 2 wifi Duet Lounge wired I also had a couple of wired SB3s, but they have not been connected for months. The issue was also present using these players. They are normally all synced with each other, but for testing purposes Ive set them all as No Sync. Whilst players are not synced Ive used both the wifi Boom and the wired Duet as the test players. I get the same issue seemingly whether synchronised or not or wired or not. _THE_ISSUE_ I always use BBC iPlayer steams via my Favourites. Whenever I choose a BBC iPlayer stream, the stream may (or may not) start and within seconds will go quiet and Buffering n% is displayed. Audio may well start for a few seconds, or longer. I never use the Extras plugin. This behaviour will continue for maybe up to 15-20 mins and sometimes will then work for generally most of the day. Changing to another BBC iPlayer stream starts the issue all over again. This was the issue Ive had for many months, but its been getting worse. As a result, Ive recently upgraded to the latest LMS server (it was the old 7.5 from memory). I did not know that there were updates as the console was telling me I was at the latest version. I had to download the LMS update manually. Ive also updated the BBC iPlayer and BBC iPlayer Extras plugins. I had the old repo URL so I updated using the betarelease-repo.xml URL. I cant recall the old version, if this is important, then can you tell me the location of any possible logs? The Live and On Demand stream settings were set to HLS > MP3 > FlashAAC > FlashMP3 Ive now changed them to DASH > HLS > MP3 > FlashAAC> So now having updated the LMS and the plugins and changed to DASH, Im still having the same issues. It does seem that its only the BBC iPlayer streams that are affected. I can play BBC and other radio streams from RadioTime without issue. I can play other streams from podcasts and If I select BBC streams from BBC iPlayer Extras (which I wouldnt normally use) they seem to play immediately without issue. *Separately, even after re-installing the plugins, I dont get the BBC iPlayer on the menu when I connect to the web console, but I do get BBC iPlayer Extras. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Regards, Phil spindoctor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9855 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106409 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread
I just checked again and the DI menu is mow there, so may have been that the iPhone hadnt synced fully with the back end. I also checked mysb.com and DI is there, so maybe I had enabled it on there originally. Thanks for the extra info - much appreciated Happy New Year! -- spindoctor spindoctor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9855 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51929 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread
Hi I have been using iPeng on ipod touch for a while and more recently on my new iPhone. I am using the same version of ipeng software (v1.2.10) om each device. I am using OS 3.1.3 on the touch and OS 4.2.1 on the iphone. I was comparing the ipeng menu items and I noticed that the Digitally Imported icon does appear on the touch but does not appear on the iPhone. ** I have not yet allowed the iphone to fully sync with Squeeze Server, not have I reloaded the cache. There is still some work to do with the music library. ** I have not looked at every post in the 200 odd pages, but I did do a search on Digitally and Imported to no avail. Many thanks for your support Rgds Phil -- spindoctor spindoctor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9855 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51929 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread
You may have a point there. One thing I didn't mention is that I've also migrated squeeze server from an old pc to a new one. So maybe the menu item was generated on the ipod touch from the old SB server on the old pc. That said, I don't specifically remember adding in the Digitally Imported menu item / icon into the old SB server. If that is the case, do you know how can I get the DI icon onto the new SB system so that it may appear on the iPhone? Many thanks for your fast response Rgds Phil -- spindoctor spindoctor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9855 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51929 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
