Auto framerate/resolution plugin for WDLXTV

[anfieldude]

physcodad,

I'm new at this so pls bear with me. This is a tremendous app. If I understand correctly, if I use b-rads firmware, I only need to add this app using the instruction that you stated. Do I also need to load the fffmpeg app?

I really want the movie sheets and this app but am apprehensive to do it as I am unsure if I would know how to enable this?

[Moondiver]

Is it possible, that the plugin has a problem with a Twonkey Media Server (4.4.18)?

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* auto resolution/framerate plugin by psychodad *
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INFO: selected file -> http://192.168.3.100:9000/disk/video/O3.mkv
INFO: turning off leds
INFO: file matches filter '*' -> setting available video output modes to: 1080p60 1080p50 1080p24 1080p23
INFO: multiple video output modes available, launching ffmpeg for video detection ...
ERROR: failed to launch ffmpeg: ffmpeg -i http://192.168.3.100:9000/disk/video/O3.mkv
ERROR: exiting ...
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[psychodad]

I'm new at this so pls bear with me. This is a tremendous app. If I understand correctly, if I use b-rads firmware, I only need to add this app using the instruction that you stated. Do I also need to load the fffmpeg app?

correct, you only have to put the autores.app.bin on usb stick together with your customized autores.conf.

Is it possible, that the plugin has a problem with a Twonkey Media Server (4.4.18)?

i will have a look on this.

[KAD]

I am also having a problem with this app.bin and the playon media server, I haven't had a chance to look into it, but, if I try to play media from playon, lights go off, indicating app.bin is running, after about 30 seconds I get the wdtv loading symbol and can't get past that

KAD

[psychodad]

updated to version 0.42
- now works with twonky media server (and possibly other media servers)

@Moondiver: how to you stream mkv with twonky 4? do you rename all your mkvs to avi? twonky 5+ has native mkv support i think.

@KAD: i tested the plugin with the playon media server. it works for me (tested with local files). however i do NOT recommend using this media server. the playon server will transcode all your files to mpeg2 @ 480p for streaming to WD TV. if your PC hasn't enough cpu power this can be really really slow. beside this, watching 1080p mkv @ 480p is horrible i suggest you use the "video_modes" setting in autores.conf to set a fixed resolution for all files streamed by this server.

[KAD]

Psychodad, thanks for the update again, I'll try it and let you know. as for playon, I'm using a free trial right now, just starting to look at servers, my only need for a server is to stream hulu, and other internet tv channels, maybe I'll try twonky next

KAD

[psychodad]

for internet channels the playon is ok. i will test the plugin with this too.

[Moondiver]

Now the plugins works with Twonky. Thanks.

Btw. Twonky 4.4.x supports MKV since version 4.4.6/7. There is nothing i have to change or rename. The only thing that doesnt work is detection of the framerate based on the filename. Twonky changes the filename for streaming (e.g. http://192.168.3.100:9000/disk/video/O3.mkv, the original name was e.g. Beautiful mind.mkv)

[KAD]

here I am again waiting on the wife and kid to get off my live so that I can try and get you some useful info on this app.bin with internet tv, I tried earlier and still had the same results, loading menu forever

Once they're off I'll try
access wd via telnet/ssh:
1) check contents of file /tmp/autores.log, it should contain something like "patching... all done".
2) during video playback do "cat /tmp/autores.tmp" on console. the file should contain infos about the video and the used resolution.
and post the results

KAD

[psychodad]

better log script output with the help of the wdtvext plugin (described some posts before). if video detection hangs autores.tmp will never be created.