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 --- TOOLS/README | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'TOOLS') diff --git a/TOOLS/README b/TOOLS/README index ad53f20bc3..d8463a6a72 100644 --- a/TOOLS/README +++ b/TOOLS/README @@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ encoding in three pass mode or creating SVCDs from a movie. FIXME: Document the following tools: bmovl-test -netstream MPlayer scripts in the TOOLS dir @@ -517,3 +516,35 @@ Usage: - Set the path to the RealPlayer codecs directory in the C files. - Put the wrappers in the RealPlayer codecs directory. Notes: Known to work at least on Linux x86 with RealPlayer8. + + + +netstream - access remote streams +--------------------------------- + +NOTE: netstream does not link at the moment - help welcome. + +netstream allows you to access most MPlayer stream types 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 types (currently TV and MF) +are not usable remotely because they are implemented at the demuxer level. + +Be aware that currently the server is not secure at all. + +Compile the server by running 'make netstream' and then copy the netstream +binary to the right place on your system (usually /usr/local/bin on Unix). +Start the netstream server on the computer you intend to access remotely. +There are no command line arguments. + +Play the second track of a VCD on the server with: + + mplayer -cache 5000 mpst://servername/vcd://2 + +Access files on this server with: + + mplayer -cache 5000 mpst://servername//usr/local/movies/lol.avi + +Note that paths which do not start with a / will be interpreted as relative to +the directory where the server is running. The '-cache' option is not needed +but highly recommended. -- cgit v1.2.3