VIdeo playback from plugin

[mvallevand]

In response to a thread I read today I was trying to play a stream from my HDHR using UPnp and it works great until NextPVR wants to display the timeline.

Here is the error on the timeline

Code:

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at NextPVR.Players.BasePlayer.UpdateTimeline()
   at NextPVR.Players.BasePlayer.RefeshOSD()
   at NextPVR.Players.VideoPlayer.RefeshOSD()
   at NextPVR.ControllerForm.timer1_Tick(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Timer.OnTick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Timer.TimerNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

I've narrowed it down to SetPlayerMetaData and args["STREAM_DURATION"] is required. What should that be for a growing file?

Martin

[sub]

I checked the code, and can't see any requiring args["STREAM_DURATION"].

ie, every occurrence I could find had this logic:

Code:

if (defaultMetadata != null && defaultMetadata.ContainsKey("STREAM_DURATION"))
                    duration = ((double)defaultMetadata["STREAM_DURATION"]);

[mvallevand]

Ok what is duration if it isn't passed? If set it to 3660D it won't crash

Martin

[sub]

You shouldn't have to pass any duration, but if you want to, it's a float and the duration of the video file. It was meant as a mechanism for overriding the real/determined duration of a file. From memory, I think it was something Whurlston wanted.

[mvallevand]

You shouldn't have to pass any duration, but if you want to, it's a float and the duration of the video file. It was meant as a mechanism for overriding the real/determined duration of a file. From memory, I think it was something Whurlston wanted.

I figured it out, on these HDTC DLNA streams I was passing null as the metadata.

Martin

[sub]

Ok, great.