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> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:48:12 -0400<br><div>> From: bob.forsman@ericsson.com<br>> To: vlc-devel@videolan.org<br>> Subject: Re: [vlc-devel] [help]vlc support ape and dlna?<br>> <br>> On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:42:42 -0400<br>> Kaarlo Räihä <kaarlo.raiha@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> > 2. I can use vlc on my PC A to play a music located on dlna upnp server(eg. the music is on another PC B).<br>> > vlc can find and play it.<br>> > <br>> > But is there someway i can control vlc from my dlna upnp server(PC B) where the music is located ?<br>> > I searched something like vlc-remote, but if use it in PC B to control VLC, the music files must on the vlc server(PC A) which is not i want .<br>> <br>> The relevant UPnP device would probably be a MediaRenderer with its<br>> embedded ConnectionManager and AVTransport service. <br>> <br>> Those are implemented by some TVs (I've seen a Sony) and media players<br>> (like the WD TV Live+). They are generally implemented weakly (no<br>> trick mode support, really crappy format diversity). The sony couldn't<br>> even handle an MPEG transport stream, despite the fact that it could<br>> render an ATSC broadcast (which is an MPEG transport stream).<br>> <br>> I don't think VLC implements those UPnP services, nor have I noticed<br>> anyone talking about them.<br>> <br><br>Thank you for your kindly reply.<br><br>Yes, i just want to make a simple MediaRenderer device by myself.<br>As you know the currently are implemented weakly and <span class="st">expensive.<br>And I want to listen musci only.<br></span><br>But I don't know how the TVs and WD TV Live+ are implemented, i try to run VLC on an linux machine with cheap hardware.<br>Hope VLC can run as a MediaRenderer(media player?) and then i don't need to buy a TVs or other devices. <br><br>And it can be controlled from android using software like your wrote before.<br><br>Window Media Player can work as an MediaPlayer, MediaServer and MediaRender.<br>So i sent before email to ask whether VLC can do those things too.<br><br>Do you think it's possible write a patch for VLC to make it work as a mediarender?<br><br>> <br>> random fact: I wrote software for android that uses the UPnP<br>> MediaRenderer and MediaServer interfaces to make a TV play a movie from<br>> a UPnP media server. I suspect there are even a few apps for that in<br>> the app store if you dig far enough.<br><br>Out of vlc topic, <br>Do you know any other player can be used on linux as an mediarender ? <br><br>Thank you!<br>-Bob<br><br></div> </div></body>
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