extras.xml device using VLC?

[davy]

I use web app on windows and added IPTV channels with extras xml for each.


<extras>
   <channel name="test">
      <command>ffmpeg.exe</command>
      <args>-i input -c copy -f mpegts - </args>
   </channel>
</extras>


One IPTV stream changes url link during commercial break which breaks stream.  It happens with ffplay and is not fault of NextPVR.  VLC is able to maintain stream, so I wonder if can use VLC to stream into NextPVR.  I'm amateur who learned how to make extras xml with ffmpeg from this forum.  I've experimented with VLC (see example below) but can't find right arguments to make it work.  Does anyone know how?

<extras>
   <channel name="test">
      <command>vlc.exe</command>
      <args>input --sout-standard-mux ts --sout-standard-access file --sout-standard-dst - </args>
   </channel>
</extras>

[mvallevand]

Yes, you will be able to use VLC CLI in an extra device. I don't help creating them but I suggest changing your extra to call a batch file and use the batch file for testing running it from the scripts folder to make sure you get the paths working syntax correct etc.

If the stream is actually changing with each commercial expect terrible timestamps and unskippable files though you might need to transcode and a fast enough PC to handle that in real time.

Martin