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Process under development and maybe updated at anytime. Last update 14/ | Process under development and maybe updated at anytime. Last update 14/ | ||
- | This process allows any video playable on your desktop, preferably in fullscreen, to be streamed and displayed on your TV. The only Serviio change is to add the video stream from your PC to the Serviio console as a video livestream at your PC address eg: http: | + | This process allows any video playable on your desktop, preferably in fullscreen, to be streamed and displayed on your TV. The only Serviio change is to add the video stream from your PC to the Serviio console as a video livestream at your PC address eg: %%http://192.168.1.10: |
While the ability to stream your desktop to your TV can give you a remote monitor capability, the real value is to be able to display the output of any application on your TV, in particular the fullscreen output from any video playback application including flash videos. | While the ability to stream your desktop to your TV can give you a remote monitor capability, the real value is to be able to display the output of any application on your TV, in particular the fullscreen output from any video playback application including flash videos. | ||
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You can test it on your PC using mplayer. Here is my .bat for that, but you will want to get and install the latest mplayer.exe: | You can test it on your PC using mplayer. Here is my .bat for that, but you will want to get and install the latest mplayer.exe: | ||
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- | "D:\My Program Downloads\Base Install VPlayers\MPlayer-Mencoder\MPlayer-p3-svn-33216\mplayer.exe" | + | </ |
Finally, to setup Serviio to play the stream, add your PC's static address to the Serviio Console/ | Finally, to setup Serviio to play the stream, add your PC's static address to the Serviio Console/ | ||
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- Jan 8, 2012 - Changed setup sequence. Noted stream must be started before adding link to Serviio. Added VACGD info. Added .bat tuning info. | - Jan 8, 2012 - Changed setup sequence. Noted stream must be started before adding link to Serviio. Added VACGD info. Added .bat tuning info. | ||
- Jan 12, 2012 - Edited for more clarity per user feedback. | - Jan 12, 2012 - Edited for more clarity per user feedback. | ||
- | - Jan 14, 2012 - Edited to explain why transcoding | + | - Jan 14, 2012 - Edited to explain why transcoding |