Re: DVAClient now called "ReplaySix"

Kevin,

I tried this out, and it does work.  The trick is you need to create two
additional empty files with the same name as the .mpg, but with .ndx and .evt
extensions.  These files are used by the ReplayTV but not by CinemaSix or
ReplaySix, so their content doesn't matter.  But DVArchive requires that these
files exist for the import operation.

There are 2 catches:

1) HTTP streaming mode, which is what is used to stream from DVArchive, does
not do the automatic file name increment like file-based playback does, so you
wouldn't get the automatic progression from one .vob section to the next

2) The CinemaSix application is set up to reinterleave the A/V streams when
playing ReplayTV files, because this is required for decent lip sync.  This
reinterleaving messes up the lipsync of DVD .vob files.

The second could be easily overcome by disabling the reinterleaving code and
recompiling CinemaSix.  The first would be a little more difficult because
DVArchive uses a special timestamp "showid" value which you can't just
increment by 1 to get to the next file.  You could concatenate all of the .vob
files together, and stream the single large file, however.

On a related note, I put ReplaySix version 0.4 up on the web site.  This
version adds the navigation keys for file based playback and for HTTP streaming
playback from some servers (which support the "Range: bytes=nnnnnn-" headers
like DVArchive uses).

Phil

--- Kevin Bocek <[email protected]> wrote:
> Any thoughts on how DVArchive might be used as a "jukebox" for VOBs?
> 
> Being able to select files with ReplaySix for play is a lot easier than 
> having to manage VLC on the computer and the Roku.  I tried changing 
> the extension on a VOB to mpg in the hopes that DVArchive would serve 
> it up.  But, it failed to import the file.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> On 18 Jul, 2004, at 19:42, Philip Van Baren wrote:
> 
> > Jason,
> >
> > The ReplaySix program is pretty much useless without a ReplayTV.
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