Stream m3u files
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Stream m3u files
Hi guys.I'm a new user of this amazing software and I have some questions.
My situation:
1.Enigma2 sattelite box.
2.Samsung F6400 Smarttv
My enigma2 box is able to generate a list of the channels ready to be streamed (m3u files) from anywhere.
My Samsung TV's media player doesn't read the m3u files ( or more likely doesn't know what they are, because a different 3rd party player like nstreamplayer plays them. but i don't want to use it)
is there any possibility to use UMS to parse these m3u files so that they can be read by the TV's media player?
My situation:
1.Enigma2 sattelite box.
2.Samsung F6400 Smarttv
My enigma2 box is able to generate a list of the channels ready to be streamed (m3u files) from anywhere.
My Samsung TV's media player doesn't read the m3u files ( or more likely doesn't know what they are, because a different 3rd party player like nstreamplayer plays them. but i don't want to use it)
is there any possibility to use UMS to parse these m3u files so that they can be read by the TV's media player?
Re: Stream m3u files
I know nothing about Enigma2 specifically, but try adding an entry like this to WEB.conf using the relevant stream type (videostream or audiostream) and the correct m3u url and see if you're able to browse the list:apoklyps3 wrote:is there any possibility to use UMS to parse these m3u files
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videostream.Web,Enigma2=Channels,http://somewhere/something.m3u
Re: Stream m3u files
the problem is that i have the m3u files stored localy on my PCand for each channel there is a m3u file.the folder that contains them is shared in UMS and i can browse it on the TV, but it will not try to open the m3u files.
each m3u file containts something like this:
where 192.168.0.194:8001 is my satelite reciever's ip and streaming port and 1:0:1:15:5:1:1863167:0:0:0: is the channel's id and it's different for every single channel
i gave a try at what you said and it somehow works using vlc renderer, but I can't add manualy all the channels. isn't there a way to browse a local folder inside the Web category?
each m3u file containts something like this:
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#EXTM3U
#EXTVLCOPT--http-reconnect=true
http://192.168.0.194:8001/1:0:1:15:5:1:1863167:0:0:0:
i gave a try at what you said and it somehow works using vlc renderer, but I can't add manualy all the channels. isn't there a way to browse a local folder inside the Web category?
Re: Stream m3u files
Try it this way with a file:// uri:apoklyps3 wrote:isn't there a way to browse a local folder inside the Web category?
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videostream.Web,Enigma2=Channels,file:///c:/path/to/something.m3u
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it highly doubt I would be able to achieve that: combining all into 1 file.there are over 9500 m3u files.
too bad "file://" can only point to a specific local file and not load a whole directory containg the files.
thanks anyway
the main fault here is the smart tv or better said it's video player wich doesn't know what to do with m3u files...if it did I wouldn't need other softwares.
i don't suppose there are any modification I could make to SamsungAllShare.conf so that m3u files are automaticaly opened in the tv's media player
too bad "file://" can only point to a specific local file and not load a whole directory containg the files.
thanks anyway
the main fault here is the smart tv or better said it's video player wich doesn't know what to do with m3u files...if it did I wouldn't need other softwares.
i don't suppose there are any modification I could make to SamsungAllShare.conf so that m3u files are automaticaly opened in the tv's media player
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Then having them all in one file wouldn't be practical for navigation either. A few "category" m3us of favorite channels would probably work better.apoklyps3 wrote:it highly doubt I would be able to achieve that: combining all into 1 file.there are over 9500 m3u files.
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they are not all in one place. they are many cattegories and sub folders.
would be the least of my problem...
i don't suppose there are any modification I could make to SamsungAllShare.conf so that m3u files are automaticaly opened in the tv's media player or are there?
i see something there regarding media files :
would be the least of my problem...
i don't suppose there are any modification I could make to SamsungAllShare.conf so that m3u files are automaticaly opened in the tv's media player or are there?
i see something there regarding media files :
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MimeTypesChanges=audio/wav=audio/L16|video/x-matroska=video/avi|video/x-flv=video/mp4|audio/mp3=audio/L16|video/mp4=video/mpeg
TranscodeExtensions=flv,wav
StreamExtensions=mkv,mp3,mp4,avi,mov
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What happens if you add the top m3u folder to your Navigation/Share list?apoklyps3 wrote:they are not all in one place. they are many cattegories and sub folders.
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As i have said the TV media player sees then but it doesn't know what they are.it doesn't play them. It thinks they are folders
Last edited by apoklyps3 on Mon May 05, 2014 12:37 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Stream m3u files
It's supposed to be that way, UMS is sending them out as a folder (which is how playlists are presented). Could you please attach a set of TRACE logs showing navigating into one of the m3u folders (and please no more giant screenshots ).apoklyps3 wrote:It thinks they are folders