channels.conf to .xspf

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channels.conf to .xspf

Postby bjlockie » 05 Nov 2011 05:59

I can load a channels.conf file and it plays digital tv fine.
I saved the channels as a playlist and it doesn't show the channels, just "dvb://" for each channel.
No name or even frequency and nothing plays.
This is the playlist file, it does have the frequency so maybe it ignores the vlc:option.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<playlist version="1" xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/" xmlns:vlc="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/ns/0/">
<title>Playlist</title>
<trackList>
<track>
<location>dvb://</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>0</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>dvb-modulation=8</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>program=3</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>dvb-frequency=539000000</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>dvb-srate=49</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<location>dvb://</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>1</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>dvb-modulation=8</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>program=1</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>dvb-frequency=85000000</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>dvb-srate=49</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<location>dvb://</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>2</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>dvb-modulation=8</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>program=1</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>dvb-frequency=213000000</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>dvb-srate=49</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
<track>
<location>dvb://</location>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>3</vlc:id>
<vlc:option>dvb-modulation=8</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>program=1</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>dvb-frequency=533000000</vlc:option>
<vlc:option>dvb-srate=49</vlc:option>
</extension>
</track>
</trackList>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:item tid="0" />
<vlc:item tid="1" />
<vlc:item tid="2" />
<vlc:item tid="3" />
</extension>
</playlist>
LUbuntu, AMD64

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Re: channels.conf to .xspf

Postby Rémi Denis-Courmont » 05 Nov 2011 09:45

VLC 1.1 ignores modulation and bauds rate in vlc:option. This is fixed in VLC 1.2. But the recommended syntax that actually works is dvb://frequency=X:srate=Y:modulation=Z
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