Webvideo-plugin
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Description
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Webvideo plugin is a tool for browsing and downloading videos from popular video sharing websites, such as YouTube and Google video, using VDR menu interface or a command line client. With the help of xineliboutput plugin the videos can be played directly without downloading them first.
Supported video sites:
- Google Video (only videos hosted on YouTube, Google or Metacafe servers)
- Metacafe
- SVT Play
- YLE Areena
- YouTube
Handling
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| OK | Follow a link, or start downloading a media file |
| Red | Go back to the previous menu |
| Green | Go forward in browsing history |
| Yellow | Show download status screen. In status screen: Cancel the selected download |
| Blue | Play media object without downloading |
| Info | Show details of a media object |
Software requirements
- Python
- libcurl and Python binding
- libxml and libxslt
- a video player for viewing the downloaded videos or streaming videos without downloading, for example xineliboutput or mplayer plugin
Suggested:
- libmms 0.4 or later (for downloading mms URLs)
Installation
cd /put/your/path/here/VDR/PLUGINS/src tar -xzf /put/your/path/here/vdr-webvideo-X.Y.Z.tgz cd webvideo-X.Y.Z make make install cd .. ln -s webvideo-X.Y.Z/vdr-plugin webvideo cd /put/your/path/here/VDR make make plugins
Configuration
Parameter
| Parameter (short) | Parameter (long) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -d dir | --downloaddir=dir | Save downloaded files to dir. The default path is the VDR video directory. |
| -s server | --server=server | Connect to server. Default is localhost. |
| -p port | --port=port | Connect to port. Default is 2357. |
| -c cmd | --daemoncmd=cmd | Command for starting webvid |
Links
| [1] | http://users.tkk.fi/~aajanki/vdr/webvideo | Plugin homepage |
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