From b8dcfde2dcb87f965a789a6f1505e8575247e5c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: diego Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 11:54:03 +0000 Subject: Move netstream documentation into TOOLS/README. git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@22951 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2 --- DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml | 62 --------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 62 deletions(-) (limited to 'DOCS/xml') diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml index 5aafc99319..f337b6507f 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml @@ -429,68 +429,6 @@ This works with all protocols supported by - -Remote streams - - -Remote streams allow you to access most MPlayer -stream type from a remote host. The main purpose of this feature is to make -it possible to directly use the CD or DVD drive of another computer on the -network (provided you have the required bandwidth). On the downside some -stream type (currently TV and MF) are not usable remotely because they are -implemented at the demuxer level. It is sad for MF but TV stream would anyway -require an insane amount of bandwidth. - - - - - -Compiling the server - - -After having compiled MPlayer go to the -TOOLS/netstream directory and enter -make to build the server binary. -You can then copy the netstream binary -to the right place on your system (usually -/usr/local/bin on Linux). - - - - - - -Using remote streams - - -First you have to start the server on the computer you intend to remotely -access. Currently the server is very basic and does not have any commands -line arguments so just enter netstream. Now you can -for example play the second track of a VCD on the server with : - -mplayer -cache 5000 mpst://servername/vcd://2 - -You can also access files on this server : - -mplayer -cache 5000 mpst://servername//usr/local/movies/lol.avi - -Note that paths which aren't starting with a / will be relative to -the directory where the server is running. The option -is not needed but highly recommended. - - - -Be aware that currently the server is not secure at all. So do not complain -about the numerous exploits which are possible through this. Instead send -some (good) patch to make it better or start writing your own server. - - - - - - - - Edit Decision Lists (EDL) -- cgit v1.2.3