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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Chan Kong-sang on December 21, 2005, 05:23:05 pm

Title: Shoutcast Video streaming in MC 11.0.316?
Post by: Chan Kong-sang on December 21, 2005, 05:23:05 pm

Hello,

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Media Center 11.0.316 -- C:\Programme\Media Center 11\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
AMD Unknown 2507 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1048 MB, Free - 660 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.2900 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.2900 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.2900 / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping /   Drive F:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive G:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No 

Burning /  Drive F: HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-4164B   Addr: 0:2:0  Speed:48  MaxSpeed:48  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

When i click a shoutcast video stream (http://broadcast.giga.de/listen.pls) than MC opens but nothing happens, only a new blank tab in firefox is opening. If i try to open the link in MC directly (file -> open url) the browser opens and ask me what to do, i can open or save, if i click open and choose MCs exe nothing happens again. If i choose save i download the stream to my disc.
I tried to save the .pls to my disk but opening it with MC opens the browser again i have to choose between open and save again...

Currently i'm just testing this fine piece multimedia player so i use the trial version. Maybe i oversaw something or is it a bug or is MC just not made for shoutcast video streams?

Thanks in advance.

Sincerly,
Chan Kong-sang

Title: Re: Shoutcast Video streaming in MC 11.0.316?
Post by: Alex B on December 21, 2005, 06:28:50 pm

That stream is in NSV format, which is Nullsoft's proprietary format:
http://all-streaming-media.com/streaming-media-faq/faq-what-is-NSV-stream.htm
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=1bfc8413597ac16eb6f8601ebf037db4&threadid=171760

Besides MC I tried WMP, but it didn't work either. I got this error message:

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Pins cannot connect due to not supporting the same transport.

I guess NSV can be played only with Winamp unless some OS level codecs are available.

Title: Re: Shoutcast Video streaming in MC 11.0.316?
Post by: Mr ChriZ on December 21, 2005, 06:33:00 pm

MC is doing the same for these files as the ones i've posted here

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=30449.0

aka nothing....

I think if MC is going to attempt to play something then fails,
we should at least get a curtious
"Sorry Dude No Can Do" type message  8)