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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] benastuce:
even mobile profile gives the same result....i use blackstone, with wifi home network...vlc on wireless pc connection with 1234 port forwarded, and db 500s, connected directly (wire) on my Internet box.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajocius:
hmm, the only thing I can come up with is to get back to local LAN settings and edit profile settings. You said you already did that, but i am not sure what options you tried. I would try around 1500 bitrate (512 might be too small). Try to open stream from another pc if you have using VLC. You can also try to change video codec to DIV3, see if that does any change.

Mobile stream is quite low in bandwith, but quite heave on streaming PC. See how much CPu is loaded when transcoding takes place.

Users reported and I see the same, that if one goes as low as 500kb, you get some crazy colors when using mp4v codec, although I do not know why is that. In any case WMDR did it's job and started stream. The answer is withing VLC settings that sometimes is difficult to find the right one. Do you have other DM device? I have used DM500 earlier and had streaming problems (direct stream via LAN cable to PC).

I can suggest to keep trying with different codecs, vb rates. Hopefully somebody using DM500 can share their findings.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mkbm:
Which satellite are you watching?

With some satellites like Hispasat (30°W) you have to configure an additional setting on the vlc server.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] benastuce:
good morning,

many thanks for all these explanations. i tried some settings on Vlc directly, and the codec h264 seems to work but freeze. i did that trough teh preferences menu/all/transcode...also i have an other application with Vlc for IP TV streaming (that has own vlc exe), which works perfectly, and i tried to copy the same settings in the bat file but so hard for me....:(, here is the link of the application for pros, may be the solution in in there http://pdafreetv.free.fr/versions/PDAFreeTV.exe.

Thank you very much for your help bro.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] benastuce:
hi bro,

i receive only Astra 19.2° and hotbird 13°....but should be grate if you give some advice how to set good streaming codecs and rates, and which vlc menu you set for changes.....many thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] onderduiker:
I like the program and the remote is working :)

But it is frustrating I can't get the streaming working.

I think point 1 and 2 from the setup are not that difficult.

For point 3 I changed the ip numbers; de first one is my dreambox and the second one is the computer with vlc started and the telnet interface checked.

The dreambox, server and the ppc are all on a locale network.

So there should be no problems with the porting .

I put al the settings in the stream profile on my ppc (omnia II).

Then I copy and past the first code in "open network stream" in VLC and change the ip adresses and port to 8080.

And then I get an error:

Your input can't be opened:

VLC is unable to open the MRL 'http://10.0.0.60:31339/0,0025,0384,0385,0295'. Check the log for details.

Please can someone help me a bit ? Thanks in advance
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mkbm:
hi,

the setting I was talking about is only needed for a few providers (ex. ZON on Hispasat).

For streaming this provider you need to activate the "Stream all ES Streams" setting which is the same as the parameter ":sout-all".

For Hotbird and Astra I don´t need to set this.

This has nothing to do with the qualtiy or bandwidth of the stream.

If you have problems using the x264 Codec than you can try some other codec provided by VLC. I suggest to try to start testing with low video bitrate and audio bitrate and increase as needed.

Is 10.0.0.60 the ip of your dreambox? if yes than there is a connection problem between the vlc server and the dreambox.

If not this is a false setting in the settings. In the streaming profile you have to set first you local ip of you VLC server and than the extern ip of you vlc server. This can be a dyndns address if you are going to use it from outside.

If you check the Loc. Lan setting than only the local ip is used.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajocius:
Hello, h264 codec uses a lot of CPU on the computer. My Server is 2,8GHz with 2 GB of RAM (although not sure if RAM size is important). When I start h264 codec, CPU is running at 95-100%... However it gives best quality for me at low bitrate, so I use it. If you say it freezes to you, does it happen immediatelly? after 10 sec? later? I think this might indicate that PC is not able to transcode video fast enough to provide stream in your case.

I am not sure what bat file do you refer to???

I tried to check the webpage you referred to, but it is in French, and I could not understand what was it all about.

I would try the following in your case:

If your transcoding PC is on cable LAN connection (not wifi) and your dreambox is on LAN, you can first try to open video stream on your transcoding PC VLC. Just log on to dreamboc webif, select channel and on the top right section of the screen, there is VLC button. Click that and it should open VLC with live stream. If it does not work automatically, there might be that m3u file extension is associated with some other program, than VLC. Change association and see if it opens video stream. Start your testing with FTA channel, just in case. Once you get the stream, see for a while if it does not break. I hade DM500 earlier and had problems to have reliable stream out of it. Something to do with weak DM500 cpu I believe. If this part of the chain does not work, the whole project will not work either.

If above works, then you can go to next step. Start WMDR.Try localLAN profile. Select channel, start stream. It will open TCPMP on your phone and as you say will show crappy video. Close TCPMP and go to another PC on wired LAN, if you have an option. Open VLC there and try to open your stream. It can be done by choosing File->Open Network Stream and then enter address to your VLC server (http://VLCServerIP:8085 , just put real IP address). See if you get good quality video. If you have both PC's and DM on wired LAN, it should be good quality signal.

Next, try to put second PC on Wifi and try again to catch video stream with VLC, see the quality.

At some point in above testing, you will see where it stops working. This will hopefully show where is botleneck in your chain and then hopefully this can be fixed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajocius:
Hi, there is something not working when VLC server tries to connect to Dreambox. Are you trying this while within LAN? is your DM IP 10.0.0.60 ? If you open VLC on your VLC server machine, go to File -> Open Network Stream and paste there above address, do you get video signal (note, the same channel has to be selected on DM when testing). If you logon to DM webif, select channel there and try to open video stream (not sure what Enigma you are running, but hope you know how to do that). Do you see similar address for channel as you stated above?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] onderduiker:
10.0.0.60 is the ip of my dm800, so it is a connection problem between de vlc server and the dreambox. First of all I need to solve this.

When I go to my dm800 with the firefox, everything is working very well. Webtv is working and when I open the stream of the channel

(http://10.0.0.60:8001/1:0:1:FAC:451:35:C00000:0:0:0:) it is oke too.

Thank you for your answers, I am gonna try a bit more. Is there a way to test the stream from my vnc server to by example coreplayer on my wm6 device without WMDR ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mkbm:
Mh maybe you have forgotten to configure you box type in the profile.

Your error message was this: http://10.0.0.60:31339/0,0025,0384,0385,0295

But If you have an dm800 than you have to connect to port 8001 like you have done.

You have to set Enigma2 in the box profile.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajocius:
I remember it helped someone to forward port 8001 to their dreambox ip.

Yes, you can test it without WMDR. You can open stream on your VLC server by using command (just adjust parameters to DM channel and VLC Server IP and other parameters if needed):

"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" -vvv http://192.168.1.108:8001/1:0:1:196:4:46:E060000:0:0:0: --sout #transcode{vcodec=DIV3,vb=192,scale=0.5,acodec=mp3,ab=64,channels=1}:duplicate{dst=std{access=http,mux=asf,dst=192.168.1.126:8085}}
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mkbm:
This format:

http://10.0.0.60:31339/0,0025,0384,0385,0295

is for Enigma1 Boxes. Like DM500, DM7000.

If you have a DM800 you have to use this format for enigma2:

http://10.0.0.60:8001/1:0:1:FAC:451:35:C00000:0:0:0:

In WMDreamRemote you have to set Enigma2 in the Box profile.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] onderduiker:
No luck with the dm800.

But when I see your anser I get the idea to try my dm7020 :)

Changed everything, profile, and ip numbers.

And it looks like the vlc server starts to work.

When I start wmdr and push "stream" my screen on the server flickers and on my wm6 device coreplayer starts up ! (before it didn't). But after a few seconds I get an error in coreplayer:

could not open url! (FFFFFFF0) :confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] benastuce:
Hi,

After your help, and testing in several modes......IT WORKS;)...thank you.

the link i put is an .exe, that you can extract with winrar and it gives an app called PDAfreetv. That app makes a streaming (via pc) of internet IP Box channeles (provider internet tv), and without any sittings on pc(the .bat file has the appropriate streaming command)over Lan Wan and 3g, it has a bat file that launch VLC with appropriate sittings for streaming(vlc is included in the package), and the result is really graet (best up i used ever for streaming, yours also ;)).

I'm really sure if you compile your work, and that app(method)...you will get your final version ( i can't do it unfortunately.....not enough skilled).

anyway thanks for the great help, and hope you'll have a look on that app, could be interessant ( EXE LInk.

Thanks again.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajocius:
Your case is very interesting, since you have used several options and still no luck.

First of all, DM800 definitelly works with wmdr, so that should not discourage you. I guess in order to help you we need to visualise your settings: ip's, settings that you put into WMDR, if you where able to catch video stream with another PC instead of WMDR, anything else that might play the role. I am sure it will work at the end.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] onderduiker:
Finaly typing all my settings, harware and software in here I find the solution for my 7020 .......The password was set to "test" :eek: Changed it to admin and for the 7020 everything works now :D I figured out that TCMP is NOT working on my omnia i8000. Coreplayer does, but it is not free so I have to search for a solution.

Next project is my dm800 ;)

Thanks for al the help and thinking.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tilleke:
Glad you got it working. It should work without any problems with your DM800 (Enigma2) as well.

Hint: if you had looked in the second post from the very beginning about "streaming", you would have noticed that I mentioned to verify the password........

I take the occasion to inform you all to occasionally have a look at the two first posts of this thread which I am keeping up-to-date with Tips & Tricks and Troubleshooting. If you have a problem, maybe they have already been reported and you can find the answer in said post
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] onderduiker:
I know, i had to look better. In the beginning for my dm800 I overlooked everything twice, but switching to my dm7020 I didn't.

Thanks for all the help and now I know the server is working for my dm7020, I will get it working for the dm800.

Great program, but first of all I have to work a bit, I will play later again ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajocius:
I think tilleke found solution to that blurry video problem. If you add height and width parameters into VLC output sout, it helps. At least for me it dissapeared :) !!!

I tested following sout and it worked:

#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=320,scale=0.5,acodec=mp3,ab=32,channels=1,width=360,height=288,deinterlace}:Duplicate{dst=std{access=HTTP,mux=ASF,dst=

This was just to check low upload capabilities. I also tested vb=720setting as my uppload speed allows it, it worked too and of course with better video result. Height and width values I derived from PAL video size which is 720X576 ( I just divided both by 2, thinking this is easier process when transcoding, although I am not sure).

There will never be constant setting for Wlan profile, since it largely depends on upload speed.

Mobile profile can also be used in case where you are outside of home and have connection to WiFi. Video will work, but just to point that this profile is set to use h264 codec, which uses more CPU power for transcoding. If someone uses older pc to do transcoding, this can simply be too weak.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] djpatrick99:
Great application

I've installed the program and it was easy to setup the LAN streaming. But when i was trying to setup the WAN part, I've got some errors.

even when i was trying the LAN settings back again, I had the same errors.

(telling me a bad gateway?)

(i'm not allowed to post the error message because of prevent spam on the forum so i will attach the print screen of the error)

So i deleted the program from the device and put it back again. after setting up the LAN part everything was good again. But i wanted to have the WAN part working, so i tryed again but again the same errors where back.

Somebody knows this problem?

my configuration:

ipadress dreambox (DM800): 192.168.5.101

ipadress vlc server: 192.168.5.115

vlc version 1.0.5 (goldeneye)

Windows vista

Port 4212 and 8085 are forward to the ipadress vlc server.

Port 80 is forward the the ipadress of the dreambox.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajocius:
first couple of thoughts:

When you say you have problems with WAN, do you mean the app is not working when you are woutside of Wifi?

Or do you mean your Wlan profile when selected does not work?

If you try WAN settings, are you outside of your Wifi Network?

When you are in Streaming Profle settins, there is a checkbox Loc. LAN. Is it checked or not?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] djpatrick99:
Yes, when i'm outside my own wifi network and go to the wifi of my neighbours, then the errors are coming.

But it's strange that the errors are still there when i'm switching back to my own wifi network.

Tomorrow i will check if the checkbox loc. lan is check.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajocius:
that check needs to be checked when you are within LAN. If you try using your neighbours Wifi, then it has to be unchecked.

Once you are outside your LAN, there are few things that are important. Streaming Profile VLC IP (Ext) has to be filled with external IP of your network. If you have dinamic IP, then you can use dyndns or similar service to get connection. IP addresses that you mentioned are local IP addresses, not suitable for connection from outside. Ports 8085 and 4212 need to be forwarded to PC running VLC.

The other thing that it important is that you need to set separate Box profile for connection from outside. Once you are outside, you can't connect to your Dreambox using IP 192.168.5.101 since it is local IP. I suggest you create new profile, for your box usage while outside and enter outside IP address. Again http port that you use (standard is 80) has to be forwarded to your Dreambox IP for this to work.

Best luck :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tilleke:
@djpatrick99

Following the advice given by ajocius, you should be "set and go". However, since you are running a DM800 with E2, you might need to enable portforwarding in your router of port 8001 to the IP-address of your dreambox (192.168.5.101) as explained in the 2nd post of this thread under Troubleshooting.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sympathy:
Code for starting VLC through WMDR

Thank you tilleke for this great application.

The Code above depends on the image being used. With gemini this should work but with Pli Jade, which much smoother for streaming, you do need only this "http://192.168.1.x:31344" to get every channel working.

I have Pli image installed. I can't start VLC using WMDR.

Is there a way to put a parameter to change this depending on what image everyone is using?

Thank you again and congratulations for the great work!:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tilleke:
Hi,

I think we can fix that but first I need your help.

Can you please connect to your WebIf by using this URL:

http://DMIP:DMPort/video.m3u

for instance:

http://192.168.1.83:80/video.m3u

You will prompted to save a file. Please save it and open it with notepad.

Please let me know the full line therein.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] devletbey:
vlc with what is written please where you make adjustments very mixed picture of expression

google translate....
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bib_x:
Hi, what about the version for desktop computers (windows)?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tilleke:
not sure yet. In due time but only after I have finished the beta-stage of WMDR for device.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tilleke:
ciao,

streaming-profiles --> next to VLC-output (sout) then click View/Edit

For 320/240 version: streaming-profiles --> button VLC-output
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bib_x:
Please can you give me the size a wmdr-icon should have? I will ask some icon designers if they could make a good looking icon.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tilleke:
The specific for an application icon should have these sizes:

16x16

32x32

64x64

Ideal would be an icon in format 64x64 then I can create the icon-set needed. No more colours than 256.

In the meantime, I made a simple test-icon which I will add to next beta unless you come up with a better one. See image attached. At least it is better than the current one.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sympathy:
video.m3u Content

Hi tilleke,

The whole content in the video.m3u is :

"http://192.168.1.2:31344"

The audio file audio.pls contains this :

"

[playlist]

File1=http://192.168.1.2:31343/50

Title1=CANAL+

Length1=-1

NumberOfEntries=1

Version=2

"

The port for video is 31344; the one for audio is 31343.

thanks :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tilleke:
Thx,

the port-number (31344) is different in the video.m3u file compared to other images based on Enigma1 but it shouldn't be important since WMDR does not hard-code this port-number. WMDR actually reads the contents of video.m3u. The only different thing that I note is that channels-parameters are not included in your video.m3u file.

What regards the audio-file, audio.pls, I have not seen this one before, nor the port-number.

Please do the following test and don't use WMDR.

-I'm attaching a zip-file. Extract it on your desktop. You will now see a bat-file called Test.bat (hopefully you are running Windows). Run this file by double-clicking it. VLC should open up on your desktop and start streaming the current selected channel from your Dreambox. Close VLC. Then change channel on your Dreambox (better if it is a channel on a different transponder) and then run the bat-file again. Hopefully in VLC you can see the just selected channel.

Please let me know if streaming is working. Please also let me know if you can hear the audio.

The bat-file is as follows:

"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" http://192.168.1.2:31344

If your VLC-application has been installed in another folder, please modify the path in the bat-file accordingly (you can edit it in notepad).

I look forward to hearing from you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sympathy:
Thank you for the quick feedback.

Yes the stream does work flawlessly either when stopping VLC and restrarting through the bat file or zapping with vlc continuing streaming.

I used gemini image project and many other but the pli-jade is absolutely a brilliant image especially for streaming: smooth and simple.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tilleke:
Well, at this point, I am not really sure if this is a problem with WMDR and Pli-images. As I said, WMDR reads the value of your video.m3u so it is already using the port-number used by PLi-image i.e.

http://192.168.1.2:31344

It seems like Pli-images are not using the extra channel-information after the Port-number but this should be OK since in your case with Pli-images, WMDR is not passing it on to VLC (and it seems like it is not needed in any case for Pli-images in view of the test you did with the bat-file). What regards channel-change, that is being taken care of WMDR before streaming-procedure starts.

Maybe you have a problem with VLC. Please try this (from Troubleshooting in 2nd post) and let me know your results:

-As mentioned, the default password for telnet in VLC is "admin" (without quotes) but in my example-files, I have written "test". Change this password to "admin" if you are modifying the examples provided. If you create a new profile, then "admin" will be suggested. Of course, if you have changed the password to another one in VLC, then you need to use that one. Note: For the 320x240 version, this has already been corrected.

-If you get errors in TCPMP (unknown file format, crashes) or if you don't see anything at all, you can try the following to trace where the errors originates:

Select Stream in WMDR and if you get an error message from TCPMP, just disregard the error and put your device on the table or wherever. Don't click on anything. Don't kill the stream. Now, in the folder of WMDR on the device, you should find a file called WMDR.asx. Copy this file to your desktop (on a PC). Go to your PC and right-click on WMDR.asx and choose "open with" and select VLC (it will open another session of VLC). If you now can see the stream from your Dreambox on your computer-screen, then it means that WMDR comunicates correctly with VLC and most likely there is a problem with TCPMP/Coreplayer or because the file is too large/complex to be seen on the device. If you don't see anything, then probably there is a communication-problem between WMDR and VLC. Check IP-address, Port and Password of VLC.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sympathy:
Hi,

The message i receive in TCPMP is could not open URL!.

When I push the stream button I can see in the VLM interface of VLC that the command was successfully sent to VLC. Then nothing happens. The VLC does not start streaming. When I open the WMDR.asx on PC I get an error because the stream isn't available.

The Pic attached shows the input and output commands sent through telnet received by VLC.

that being said, I can get the stream working both in PCs and mobile when I setup both the input (stream from DB) and the output(stream to the same PC ; PC_IP:8085) using the GUI of VLC. When I click the stream button on WMDR or open directly the WMDR.asx everything work correctly.

I'm using two versions of VLC (0.86 and 1.0.5).

To summarize, the WMDR send the commands, the command are received by VLC. Vlc doesn't start the stream.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tilleke:
Have you been modifying the VLC-output file in WMDR?

If yes, make sure you have not inserted any white spaces or a new line in the same. It needs to be like this (of course with your values if you have changed it)

#transcode{vcodec=MP4V,vb=4000,scale=1,0,acodec=mp3,ab=96,channels=1,deinterlace}:Duplicate{dst=std{access=HTTP,mux=ASF,dst=
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ajocius:
Hi, Can you please tell what kind of Dreambox are you using? Is it Enigma1 or Enigma2?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] maxl_:
Any timeline for implementing Enigma2 EPG ?

would be very cool if we can set our timers in Enigma2 via WM
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tilleke:
It has already been implemented!

Can't you see the EPG?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sympathy:
Now it works. Thank you so much. I reinstalled Vlc, checked the output line. Now it's ok at least locally.No tested yet on 3G or another network.

I'm using a dreambox with an enigma1 image.