[markush]

Hello everybody,

I have searched quite a while now in google and here in the forum but I am still confused.

I would like to know if it is possible to watch rtmp streams in xbmc linux, and if so, what I have to do.

So far, I was not successfull:
I use xbmc (the version from https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archive/ppa) on linux (ubuntu 10.04) and would like to open the rtmp stream:

Code:

rtmp://87.118.116.216/live/livestream.flv

To do this, i made a file test.strm which just contains the line

Code:

rtmp://87.118.116.216/live/livestream.flv

In xbmc I then go to the file, right click on it and choose "play using" and select DVDPLAYER. Unfortunatly this does not work. The logfile gives

Code:

20:45:40 T:140180687267904 M:993181696  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: rtmp://87.118.116.216/live/livestream.flv
20:45:40 T:140180687267904 M:993509376 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
20:45:40 T:140180229879568 M:992862208  NOTICE: Creating InputStream
20:45:40 T:140180229879568 M:992735232  NOTICE: Creating Demuxer
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:992964608  NOTICE: Opening video stream: 0 source: 256
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:992964608  NOTICE: Creating video codec with codec id: 0
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:993091584   ERROR: Unsupported video codec
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:993091584 WARNING: OpenVideoStream - Unsupported stream 0. Stream disabled.
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:993091584  NOTICE: Opening audio stream: 1 source: 256
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:993091584  NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 0
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:991694848   ERROR: Unsupported audio codec
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:991694848 WARNING: OpenAudioStream - Unsupported stream 1. Stream disabled.
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:991694848 WARNING: Process - Could not detect frame rate for: rtmp://87.118.116.216/live/livestream.flv. Using default of 25.000 fps for conversion of any commercial break frame markers to times.
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:991694848  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit()
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:991694848  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: eof, waiting for queues to empty
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:991694848  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit() deleting demuxer
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:991694848  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit() deleting input stream
20:45:41 T:140180229879568 M:991694848  NOTICE: Deleted CRTMP

I have rtmpdump from (https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archive/ppa) installed. The svn packages (https://edge.launchpad.net/~team-xbmc-svn/+archive/ppa) are tagged with "failed to build" at the moment.

Thank you for your help

[jhsrennie]

I've just tried rtmp://87.118.116.216/live/livestream.flv with rtmpdump, and it returns:

ERROR: Closing connection: NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound

So it looks as if the problem isn't XBMC.

JR

[markush]

Thanks a lot, I'll check that

[seppius]

I have a problem when you open RTMP stream. XBMC hangs on forever.
Help to play stream
Site http://www.debilizator.tv/big.cgi?kanal=18
xbmc debug log http://pastebin.com/P9yGUY7d
Plugin code (example)

Code:

#!/usr/bin/python
import xbmc, xbmcgui, xbmcplugin
item = xbmcgui.ListItem("TEST")
item.setProperty("PlayPath", "rtmp://212.113.32.210/tv")
item.setProperty("SWFPlayer", "http://www.debilizator.tv/pl.cgi?Kan=d725fe7aaa083beb44b1c02617d76dad")
item.setProperty("PlayPath", "tv")
item.setProperty("pageUrl",   "http://www.debilizator.tv/tv.cgi?kanal=18")
xbmc.Player(xbmc.PLAYER_CORE_DVDPLAYER).play("rtmp://212.113.32.210/tv", item)

[jmarshall]

Don't use xbmc.Player.play. Use setResolvedUrl instead. It's far, far nicer.

EDIT: From your debug log it seems to be stuck whilst trying to communicate with the server. It might time out if you leave it.

[seppius]

I changed the code to such a state. XBMC does not even try anything to play. I correctly use setResolvedUrl (...)?

Code:

#!/usr/bin/python
import xbmc, xbmcgui, xbmcplugin

item = xbmcgui.ListItem("TEST", path="rtmp://212.113.32.210/tv")
item.setProperty("PlayPath", "rtmp://212.113.32.210/tv")
item.setProperty("SWFPlayer", "http://www.debilizator.tv/pl.cgi?Kan=d725fe7aaa083beb44b1c02617d76dad")
item.setProperty("PlayPath", "tv")
item.setProperty("pageUrl",   "http://www.debilizator.tv/tv.cgi?kanal=18")
xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(0, True, item)

At the above site RTMP stream called stable.
In what may be the reason hangs XBMC?
Maybe swf player sends a signature?

[seppius]

All to no avail.
Tell my, where to dig?

[jmarshall]

Can you get the stream working with rtmpdump? It's much easier to get it working there first.

Cheers,
Jonathan

[seppius]

Opps, rtmpdump also hangs. What to do?

[jmarshall]

You could try contacting the rtmpdump developers - they are likely in a better position to diagnose the issue.

[seppius]

How to disable the ability to fast forward and rewind when playing RTMP streams?
I have XBMC hangs