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NEW: Television tuners on clients are allowed to be used for recording
RoderickGI:
--- Quote from: Yaobing on February 26, 2019, 10:04:38 pm ---For example, you can have a shared folder, which can either be on the client or on the server physically,
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There you go Imeric. It sounds like this change will do what you want. It just needs to be set up correctly. :D
imeric:
I’ll try this out tonight and let you know how it goes.
Few comments/questions on this:
- The kitchen PC will always connect as a client therefore is dependent on the server PC which needs to be on for this to work. Right?
The "C:\Users\Yaobing\Video\Client Folder\TV Recordings\" is actually located and shared from the client (Kitchen-PC), mapped and accessed as V: on both servers...Right?
Then this should work... I think...
- Still unclear as to why we have that dependency to the server PCs to need to see the Client's TV folder content if TV folders can be different on the 2 Client/Server PCs...Well this could be useful in case I want to access the Kitchen PC content form the 2 servers but why is it a must? So the client can access its own local content...Right?
What if you implement the following?
- The kitchen PC will always try to access the Server-PC when it's on. If it can't it just loads it's main library. This would make this a fully handsfree solution...
Another issue is I want access on 2 server PCs not just one since they have different contents...Maybe this isn't an issue let's see...
Thx guys.
Yaobing:
--- Quote from: Yaobing on February 26, 2019, 10:04:38 pm ---For example, you can have a shared folder, which can either be on the client or on the server physically, though server is probably preferred,
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The last part of this quote is from the stand point of server needing to serve the files to different clients. If you mostly watch client-recorded-shows on the same client, then it makes sense to have the disk on the client physically, provided you use the client option "Play local file if one that matches Library Server file is found". This option has been ignored for JTV recordings, but I just made a change yesterday to honor it (will appear in the next build).
imeric:
--- Quote from: Yaobing on February 27, 2019, 08:04:23 am ---If you mostly watch client-recorded-shows on the same client, then it makes sense to have the disk on the client physically
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I do.
--- Quote --- provided you use the client option "Play local file if one that matches Library Server file is found".
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I always left this unchecked thinking it was the cause of seeing both server and client's local content (other post linked above) but I don't think it was it...This will obviously need to be checked for this to work as I'll be connected on the server all the time... :(
I'll also need to figure out a way to split content from the server and client in theater view...And some contents shouldn't be accessed by the kids (Zombies...etc...)
--- Quote ---This option has been ignored for JTV recordings, but I just made a change yesterday to honor it (will appear in the next build).
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I use .ts so not an issue for me....
Any chance to add this on:
- The kitchen PC will always try to access the Server-PC when it's on (a prompt or user selectable to choose the default?) . If it can't it just loads it's main library. This would make this a fully handsfree solution...
I don't want this PC to be dependent on a server PC that is not always on at the same time....
Yaobing:
--- Quote from: imeric on February 27, 2019, 08:19:55 am ---I always left this unchecked thinking it was the cause of seeing both server and client's local content (other post linked above) but I don't think it was it...This will obviously need to be checked for this to work as I'll be connected on the server all the time... :(
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I suspected that content control was your concern. This will be an issue anytime you use client-server setup. The client sees server's content. The "Play local file..." option has nothing to do with it. The meaning of the option is "if the client finds an identical file locally, it will play the local file, instead of having to stream the file from the server".
You do not have to use this option. Using it will let you play a file without going through the network, and thus playback is smoother.
--- Quote ---I'll also need to figure out a way to split content from the server and client in theater view...And some contents shouldn't be accessed by the kids (Zombies...etc...)I use .ts so not an issue for me....
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That is the way to go.
--- Quote ---Any chance to add this on:
- The kitchen PC will always try to access the Server-PC when it's on (a prompt or user selectable to choose the default?) . If it can't it just loads it's main library. This would make this a fully handsfree solution...
I don't want this PC to be dependent on a server PC that is not always on at the same time....
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By default, the client always tries to connect to the server (i.e. MC uses the setting used in the last session). If the computer was a client in the last session, it will try to be the same client in this session. If it fails to do so, it will show a message. The user needs to make a few clicks to let it switch to main library.
Some time ago we added the option to always start in the main library.
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