UbuStream v2.0 now officially released

[ubu]

Ha, I remember that old post. Dosn't time fly eh? I've copied over the correct files and now the plugin loads but no stations are listed. On the old plugin there were some example ones, do you know of any streams I could try it out with?

Try the Instant Gratification section in the wiki. Long story short - there's a sample plx file in the UbuStream directory that you can import that will give you 25 stations in 4 groups. Also, all the Dynamic Source apps should work. Try selecting some sections from one of them (CNN, BBC, whatever) and press Test Import. Pretty soon you'll have more stations than you really even wanted.

[ubu]

This is the code I use to lookup the GBPVR installation directory from outside the plugin system. Feel free to use/abuse.

Do you have the reg key for Vista yet?

So to keep my code changes to a minimum, I was thinking of just adding the following line. Sanity check?

Code:

String gbpvrFolder = String.Empty;
            String ubuFolder = String.Empty;
            try
            {
                RegistryKey rk = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("Software\\devnz");
                [B]if (rk == null) rk = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("Software\\Wow6432Node\\devnz");[/B]
                gbpvrFolder = (String)rk.GetValue("GBPVR InstallDir");
            }
            catch
            {
                // For testing when GB-PVR is not installed
                gbpvrFolder = "..\\..\\";
            }
            if (Directory.Exists(gbpvrFolder + "\\Plugins"))
                ubuFolder = gbpvrFolder + "\\Plugins\\UbuStream\\";
            else
                 ....error handling....

[7ore]

I've messed around with that installation a lot. And all stations I'd like to keep is mainly on wwmp.com so it's a simple thing to create a new settings file.

[McBainUK]

Do you have the reg key for Vista yet?

Yes but not installed yet.

So to keep my code changes to a minimum, I was thinking of just adding the following line. Sanity check?

Tested, works fine.

[ubu]

Here's a bugfix patch: [ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]. Just copy the dll to your Plugins folder. This contains the following changes:

• Fixed bugs affecting m3u/pls file import and plx file export.
  
• Fixed major bug that was disabling the manual AutoSynch process.
  
• Support for 64 bit Windows installations.
  
• Other minor bug fixes.

I've also included an updated sample plx file (UbuQuickstart.plx). The original version was missing some station descriptions and schedule web site URLs.

VLC Notes:

1) The AFTV movie stations in the sample plx file require a specific VLC preference to be set. I've included the instructions for this in the station descriptions but, if you missed it:

To receive AFTV streams with VLC you need to enable rtp over tcp. From the VLC menu, select "Settings>Preferences", choose "Input/Codecs>Demuxers>RTP/RTSP", then check "Advanced options" and check "Use RTP over RTSP (TCP)". You only need to do this once.

2) The video links captured by the Google video mini-plugin will produce a pop-up warning message if you are using VLC 0.8.5. (If you close it, the video will play normally - but it's annoying.) VLC 0.8.4 plays the video fine without generating the error. So does the 0.8.6 beta version (and also, presumably, the 0.9.0 builds, although I haven't tried them yet).

[HTPCGB]

I now get an error when starting up the ubustream config app. Despite the error, the config app will start. If I then try to import some stations form a dynsource, I get a .net exception. "Web Streams" has also dissapeared from the GBPVR UI.

On a side note, I finished the VLC Overlay yesterday and then found out that VLC 0.86 was out. (DOH!:o ) Hopefully the newer version will have fixes for some of the problems that the 0.85 plugin had.

Edit: I deleted the old ubustream.xml and all the problems dissapeared.

Regards,
HTPCGB

[ubu]

I now get an error when starting up the ubustream config app. Despite the error, the config app will start. If I then try to import some stations form a dynsource, I get a .net exception. "Web Streams" has also dissapeared from the GBPVR UI.

As I mentioned in this earlier post, I attempted to convert xml files from any of the interim formats created by folks helping out with the beta testing. Looks like I didn't succeed for all permutations. :o

On a side note, I finished the VLC Overlay yesterday and then found out that VLC 0.86 was out. (DOH!:o ) Hopefully the newer version will have fixes for some of the problems that the 0.85 plugin had.
HTPCGB

I don't think 0.8.6 has been released "officially" yet but will be soon. Apparently the VLC folks have split the original 8.6 development such that 0.8.6 will be mainly a bugfix release but all the groovy new features will be in a 0.9.0 release early next year.

I've been testing with the 0.8.6-test2a version and, while it does fix the problem of the spurious pop-up message when playing your Google video links, it has introduced a new problem where it doesn't play nice with my "Hide player when playing audio" code. Hopefully, the final cut will be problem-free.

The 0.9.0 version is available on the VLC "nightly builds" page. I haven't had time to try it yet but it sounds like it is a major rework (especially of the UI, where they've switched to a different widgets library).

Another random thought: will your overlay apps (WMP and VLC) accept a playlist as a parameter (and respond to Skip Next/Pevious keys while playing)? The UbuStream PlayGroups button currently assumes this.

[ubu]

I don't think 0.8.6 has been released "officially" yet but will be soon.

Released today!