Http Audio support

[agerdin]

sub,

As it looks McBainUK has started to work on a version of the Spotify plugin, MusicSpot for the NPVR.

Is there any chance you would consider implementing http audio support similar to what has been done to video. With this enabled in NPVR the MusicSpot audio stream could be streamed to the PCH/MVP directly bypassing the WebRadio plugin.

Thanks

\\Agerdin

[sub]

I'm guessing he can probably already do this by passing an "http://xxxxx" filename to the PlayAudio() api?

[mvallevand]

Hi sub, sorry my fault, I had tried this with Universe a while back and it didn't work and I assumed it was still like that, it is working fine.

Code:

2011-02-04 11:45:51.130    [DEBUG][1]    PlayMusicFiles() queueing:
2011-02-04 11:45:51.130    [DEBUG][1]     - http://172.16.3.244:9000/disk/DLNA-PNMP3-OP01-FLAGS01700000/music/O0$1$7I25/All%20My%20Heroes%20Are%20Weirdos.mp3
2011-02-04 11:45:51.130    [DEBUG][1]    Starting first track: http://172.16.3.244:9000/disk/DLNA-PNMP3-OP01-FLAGS01700000/music/O0$1$7I25/All%20My%20Heroes%20Are%20Weirdos.mp3
2011-02-04 11:45:51.827    [DEBUG][1]    Graph filter list:
2011-02-04 11:45:51.828    [DEBUG][1]     - Default DirectSound Device
2011-02-04 11:45:51.828    [DEBUG][1]     - ffdshow Audio Decoder
2011-02-04 11:45:51.828    [DEBUG][1]     - SOURCE

Martin

[sub]

It should work for any http audio stream that Directshow can renderer.

[mvallevand]

It should work for any http audio stream that Directshow can renderer.

Ok, that reminded me of the problem that I would have written about. I think NextPVR wants to process the URL as a filename and not a stream so it needs the extension. I expect a typical audio stream of the form http://ip/port will probably fail.

Martin

[sub]

Ok, that reminded me of the problem that I would have written about. I think NextPVR wants to process the URL as a filename and not a stream so it needs the extension. I expect a typical audio stream of the form http://ip/port will probably fail.

On a PC or NMT/MVP? If you can post a log, I'll take a look.

[mvallevand]

Both. On the PC I just see

Code:

2011-02-04 15:02:06.054    [DEBUG][1]    PlayMusicFiles() queueing:
2011-02-04 15:02:06.054    [DEBUG][1]     - http://live.str3am.com:2120
2011-02-04 15:02:06.054    [DEBUG][1]    Starting first track: http://live.str3am.com:2120
2011-02-04 15:02:08.492    [DEBUG][1]    Graph filter list:
2011-02-04 15:02:08.505    [DEBUG][1]    GetEventCode() returned: 0x000d

and on the NMT I get (before it even goes to the NMT)

Code:

011-02-04 15:05:43.723    [DEBUG][3]    User pressed: Return
2011-02-04 15:05:43.726    [DEBUG][3]    PlayMusicFiles() queueing:
2011-02-04 15:05:43.726    [DEBUG][3]     - http://live.str3am.com:2120
2011-02-04 15:05:43.726    [DEBUG][3]    Starting first track: http://live.str3am.com:2120
2011-02-04 15:05:43.884    [DEBUG][3]    StartAudioPlayback: http://live.str3am.com:2120
2011-02-04 15:05:43.894    [DEBUG][3]    file does not exist: http://live.str3am.com:2120
2011-02-04 15:05:43.894    [DEBUG][3]    OnKeyDown() complete
2011-02-04 15:05:43.894    [DEBUG][3]    MVP sending frame

Martin

[sub]

On the PC, if you'd started GraphEdit, and chose the Render URL, and entered 'http://live.str3am.com:2120', did it create a graph that is playable?

[mvallevand]

No but ultimately I am not worried about the graph agerdin wants to listen to Spotify on his extenders via NPVR and it wouln't be too hard to get this working from the NMT side, if it was pass through.

Martin