Re: Serving static files via GstLaunch ?

[Jens Georg <mail jensge org>]

Hi,

You can try to use either 0.28.2 or if that's easier to get 0.24.x and 
see if that's any help. If so, then you hit 
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756823

Does rygel print anything when trying to access the file?

> I did more digging and testing.
>
> First off, I found out that VLC is now a UPNP player.  VLC -> View->
> Playlist, select UPNP and the sources show up.  This is very helpful
> as it confirmed that gstreamer is actually streaming the files and
> they can be played by VLC.   At least most of the embedded formats
> anyway.  So the problem isn't gstreamer, per say.  It works.
>
> Second, I figured out that rygel is using gstreamer1.  I figured this
> out by viewing the dependencies.  rygel is dependent on gstremer1 and
> not on gstreamer.
>
> I also found out I was missing a couple run time dependencies.  Be
> sure to check the README in the source for the complete list.   Here
> is what it currently is:
>
> Requirements
> ============
>
>   * Build-time:
>     * Core:
>       * gupnp
>       * gupnp-av
>       * gstreamer
>       * gio (part of glib source package)
>       * libgee
>       * libsoup
>       * libmediaart
>       * vala (not if building from release tarballs)
>     * Preferences UI:
>       * gtk+
>     * MediaExport:
>       * sqlite3
>       * gupnp-dlna
>   * Run-time:
>     * Definitely needed:
>       * gst-plugins-base
>       * shared-mime-info
>     * Might be needed (depending on your usage and media collection):
>       * gst-plugins-good
>       * gst-libav
>       * gst-plugins-bad
>       * gst-plugins-ugly
>
> I am pretty sure that my issue is related to the file mime type.  It
> appears as though my Samsung TV (55JU7100) scans the files in the
> source directories and assigns a file extension to them.
>
> When I am streaming test.mkv via the rygel media engine, it appears as
> test.mkv.mkv in the Samsung file directory.  The first extension
> appears to be from rygel and the second extension appears to be added
> by the TV.
>
> When I am streaming test.mkv via gstlaunch, the file appears as
> test.mkv in the Samsung file directory.  If I change the gstlaunch
> mime type, the file extension changes.  It doesn't appear that Samsung
> is adding the second file extension to the gstlaunch files.
>
> So something about the way the file and its meta data is presented to
> the TV by gstlaunch causes the TV to interpret the file differently
> when it is sent via gstlaunch.
>
> I'm searching through the code to try to figure out why this is.   I
> came across rygel-samsung-tv-hacks.vala  In the mediaObject the mime
> type for "video/x-mkv" it gets reset to "video/mp4".  I tried setting
> the gstlaunch mime type to "video/mp4" but the TV still reported an
> unsupported file error when I try to play it.  The file appeared as
> test.mp4 on the TV.
>
> Ideas ?
>
>
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