webStreamer - an integrated Web streaming solution

[sgilani]

The information here is outdated, but the latest version is always attached to this post. You'll have to surf through the thread to get updated info

I really wanted a way to access my recordings and media library remotely, so I started work on webStreamer. It integrates into the GBPVR web admin, and currently allows you to stream your recordings according to the bitrate you choose (150k, 256k, etc). At least for now, you will need to have VLC installed on both the GBPVR system, as well as the computer you're using to view the stream.

This is a VERY EARLY release, but I just wanted to let people have a look and play with it a bit. There's also a crude seek function (forward and backward); I'm not sure if I'll keep it in or not. I've tested the streamer and was able to easily watch my recordings over the internet when I was away from home. I plan to add much more whenever I find some free time.

Since it's an early alpha version, I haven't put in any config options yet. For it to work, you'll need to use Firefox (IE support is trivial to add, I just haven't done it yet since I don't use IE), have VLC and GBPVR installed in the default locations (C:\Program Files\), and your router/firewall will need to have port 1234 opened.

Drop the files into your GBPVR web folder and point your browser to http://your_machine:7647/gbpvr/stream.aspx (or replace 7647 with the port you use for webadmin).

Let me know what you guys think...

Latest Version: .80, support for Windows Media Player for the first time

[Pioneer4x4]

I am looking forward to trying it. I need to stick with IE though. I work in the IT department, and we need to maintain standards here.

[Pioneer4x4]

This is what I get. Is it because I am running IE? I am able to login to the page, then get this error.

Server Error in '/gbpvr' Application.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.

Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off".


<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>


Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a custom error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's <customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL.


<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>

[Pioneer4x4]

I noticed a referance to D:\. My recordings are on E:\recordings. Is this configurable?


Length cannot be less than zero. Parameter name: length
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Length cannot be less than zero. Parameter name: length

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:


[ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Length cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: length]
System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length) +172
webStreamer.WebForm1.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in d:\my documents\my music\vlc\stream.aspx.cs:86
System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +55
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +27
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +750

[UncleJohnsBand]

This is what I get. Is it because I am running IE? I am able to login to the page, then get this error.

Server Error in '/gbpvr' Application.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.

Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off".


<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>


Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a custom error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's <customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL.


<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>

Same here.....below is the message from the server. This is proabably what it is....I don't have this directory on my machine: d:\my documents\my music\vlc\stream.aspx.cs:86

Server Error in '/gbpvr' Application.

Length cannot be less than zero. Parameter name: length

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Length cannot be less than zero. Parameter name: length

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:

[ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Length cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: length]
System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length) +172
webStreamer.WebForm1.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in d:\my documents\my music\vlc\stream.aspx.cs:86
System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +55
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +27
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +750

[sgilani]

ah, forgot to take out some stuff that was hard-coded for my system... sorry! i'll upload a newer build later today.

[UncleJohnsBand]

ah, forgot to take out some stuff that was hard-coded for my system... sorry! i'll upload a newer build later today.

He....he...happens to the best of us...

[pBS]

Ditto here...same exact thing..
whaaa.... lol

[sgilani]

Yeah, sorry about all of that guys.. I found an ugly code snippet that I thought i'd done away with.. actually I'm *sure* I did, but it might have been one of those late late nights where I was too dumb/sleepy to save my changes, argh....

anyway, I'm working on it and will put up a new build soon.

[Pioneer4x4]

No problem at all, I'm just looking forward to trying it out.