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stream_pc [2012/01/15 01:32]
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 Process under development and maybe updated at anytime. Last update 14/01/12</note> Process under development and maybe updated at anytime. Last update 14/01/12</note>
  
-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:192.168.1.10:8081 .  All the rest involves the setup of your PC to create the stream using VLC, again making changes in the following to using the same static address for your PC. eg: http:192.168.1.10:8081 . +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://192.168.1.10:8081%% .  All the rest involves the setup of your PC to create the stream using VLC, again making changes in the following to using the same static address for your PC. eg: %%http://192.168.1.10:8081%% 
  
 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:
- +<code>"D:\My Program Downloads\Base Install VPlayers\MPlayer-Mencoder\MPlayer-p3-svn-33216\mplayer.exe" http://@192.168.1.10:8081 -cache 50 
-"D:\My Program Downloads\Base Install VPlayers\MPlayer-Mencoder\MPlayer-p3-svn-33216\mplayer.exe" http://@192.168.1.10:8081 -cache 50 +</code>
 Finally, to setup Serviio to play the stream, add your PC's static address to the Serviio Console/Online Sources/Live Stream/Video in the form http://192.168.1.10:8081 and name it "Desktop" (Note that zip has advised that the stream must be running, as instructed above, when the link is added to the console, else Serviio will not accept the link or display it in the Online menu.)  Then on the TV click on the "Desktop" icon and the stream should play.  Finally, to setup Serviio to play the stream, add your PC's static address to the Serviio Console/Online Sources/Live Stream/Video in the form http://192.168.1.10:8081 and name it "Desktop" (Note that zip has advised that the stream must be running, as instructed above, when the link is added to the console, else Serviio will not accept the link or display it in the Online menu.)  Then on the TV click on the "Desktop" icon and the stream should play. 
  
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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 is to MPEG2+- Jan 14, 2012 - Edited to explain why transcoding needs to be to MPEG2
stream_pc.txt · Last modified: 2013/01/28 17:29 by rogerdpack