Plugin Playing Video File

[mvallevand]

A unc path like that, to an avi file, should play fine on an nmt. It does depend on the recording service account on the user's server PC being able to access that path.

I only special-cased HTTP URL playback. Files with share names will be treated normally as if they came from the video library and the NPVR web server will be expected to stream it back, which is a good thing because HTTP is more efficient than SMB.

Martin

[sub]

I only special-cased HTTP URL playback. Files with share names will be treated normally as if they came from the video library and the NPVR web server will be expected to stream it back, which is a good thing because HTTP is more efficient than SMB

Yep, I know. He initially mentioned url, so I was assuming he meant http, but he then went on to give a unc path as an example.

[psycik]

Yeah originally I thoguht i was shown an http address to a video file - and if I wanted i can use that. But I see more value in that I can get access to the original filename sitting on the server - as the http stream will be transcoded, pulling directly off the server bypasses the transcoding engine.

[Reddwarf]

psycik: if you are about to write a plugin for playing videos, can I make a wish? The resume function in npvr is very useful, but I sometimes miss the possibility to set a bookmark in a video, like when I want to watch the scene in "The Party" where Peter Sellers is feeding the parrot with "birdie nam nam"
Multiple bookmarks would be even better...

[psycik]

I've first got to figure out if I get access to (and can update) the watched flag.

I suspect I might need to do some double handling, one from my data source, and one from subs playback_position.

I'm being deliberately obtuse on my datasource until I get further down, suffice to say I'm NOT writing a file scraper, but using an existing one.

That does restrict me somewhat in some of the features i can look at, but means that I only have to worry about the display of media and starting playback.

[psycik]

Sub,

I really like the layout of your videos plugin. So I'm trying to use it.

But I notice some overtyping:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]32133[/ATTACH]

Currently though, I'm only setting this property: listItem["@name"] = item.Title;
Which is what is being over typed. What can I do to get rid of it?

And do you mind if I use your skin (or a copy of, I dont reference the proper one). I like the name layout on the left and teh data on the right.

[McBainUK]

But I notice some overtyping: What can I do to get rid of it?

Set the isFolder and isItem hash properties as appropiate.

<Text size="88.45,100" location="11,0" visible="@isFolder" valign="Center" align="Left" font="Default" text="@name"/> <Text size="97,100" location="1.55,0" visible="@isItem" valign="Center" align="Left" font="Default" text="@name"/>

[psycik]

Set the isFolder and isItem hash properties as appropiate.

<Text size="88.45,100" location="11,0" visible="@isFolder" valign="Center" align="Left" font="Default" text="@name"/> <Text size="97,100" location="1.55,0" visible="@isItem" valign="Center" align="Left" font="Default" text="@name"/>

Hmm I have been (for other reasons). To what do you know? I've been setting to bool true or false.

[sub]

I'm pretty sure it is a case of those flags not being set correctly.

For example, an file would set:
item["@isFolder"] = false;
item["@isItem"] = true;

a folder would set:
item["@isFolder"] = true;
item["@isItem"] = false;

[psycik]

Hmm ok I've been setting a folder to isfolder = true but don't for a folder set isfile = false I'll try that.

Then I just need to work put a more glamorous way of replacing the file path.

But as of last night i had it working and managed to get the image callback going that you may see I've asked about in another thread.

Btw I'm becoming you, getting up at sparrow fart o'clock. :p