I have Problems to understand sheduled broadcasting.

[derdau]

I am using vlc 0.8.5 on a SuSE Linux 9.3 Server.

On this server exists three Videofiles. This files shuold be streamed using mmsh. The first file mymorning.asf should start at 9 am, the second file mydailystatement.asf should start at 12 am and the third file myevening.asf should start at 5:15 pm.

I do not understand what i have to write in my vlm-config file to realize these project?

[dionoea]

Time might be GMT instead of local time.

If that doesn't help, could you paste the current commands you are using so that we can help a bit more ?

[derdau]

I think, I understand the philosophy of the configuration files for vlm. I have one file with following lines:

new Testbild broadcast enabled loop
setup Testbild input "/home/hotto/Filme/Zweibruecken/Testbild.wmv"
setup Testbild input "/home/hotto/Filme/Zweibruecken/Stadtvideo Zweibruecken.mpg"
setup Testbild output #transcode{vcodec=WMV1,vb=384,scale=1,acodec=mp3,ab=32,channels=2}:std{access=mmsh,mux=asf,dst=:1234}
control Testbild play

new Album broadcast enabled
setup Album input "/home/hotto/Filme/Eisenbahn/Album 2005.mpg"
setup Album output #transcode{vcodec=WMV1,vb=384,scale=1,acodec=mp3,ab=32,channels=1}:std{access=mmsh,mux=asf,dst=:1234}

new Morgensendung schedule enabled
setup Morgensendung date 2006/06/18-17:00:00 repeat 1
setup Morgensendung append control Testbild stop
setup Morgensendung append control Album play


First Problem: Playing of broadcast "Album" doesn't starts. I have to start this playlist using the vlm-Interface-Part of the http-Interface. Is there anything wrong in my config file?

Second Problem: I there any chance to switch back to bradcast-playlist "Album" after the schedule-playlist Morgensendung is completely processed?

[dionoea]

1/ hum ... does the other stream stop ? (it might be a bug since we haven't been testing the schedule thing a lot ...)

2/ not that i know.

[TheFlynn]

I'm running a little cable channel off VLC, and it's been a real problem solver! I am verry happy... mostly.

I'd like to run one playlist from 7AM to 7PM and another one from 7PM to 7AM. I've tried using the Windows Task Scheduler (Windows 2000), with no luck. New playlists encue at the end of the one currently playing even when set to one-instance mode without specifying encue-on-click. If there's an easy way to do this, I'd be really grateful!

And, of course, you already know the new playlist editing is all messed up in 8.5. Saving a playlist will ruin it. I usually edit in Winamp, but sometimes delete items and save the playlist directly from VLC. It now re-sorts and re-names items in the playlist when you save... But you knew that, and I'm really writing about the scheduling thing...

Thanks!
~Chris Flynn

[TheFlynn]

C'mon, nobody's got a solution for simple playlist scheduling?

If you can help, please contact me at TheFlynn@GirdwoodTelevision.com

Thanx!
~Flynn