Hi lucidcake:

I am so glad you took this project up again. I can't tell you how
exciting is to watch tv in my garage workshop, kitchen, and bathroom
in HD with CYTV. I think your new architecture looks promising.
However, I have noticed that with the EyeTV Hybrid (US version) I have
noticed that it is unable to stream live tv, including digital
channels, unlike the old version which could stream live digital tv,
if not analog. I hope that you are able to fix this. BTW, it streams
recorded shows beautifully.

Thanks again,

CWJ



--- In cytv@yahoogroups.com, "lucidcake" <cytv@...> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> it's been a while since I posted here. Sorry for the long silence -
> I've been occupied with a lot of stuff, and it's been difficult to
> find time for CyTV.
>
> I just wanted to let you know that I'm now in the process of rewriting
> CyTV from the ground up. The old architecture (a mix of Objective-C,
> Python, and AppleScript) turned out to be too fragile (cf. the latest
> breakage on Leopard) and too complicated to extend.
>
> The good news is that the new architecture offers many advantages, and
> new features can be added much faster than before. The bad news is
> that all features of the old version have to be re-implemented.
> However, I believe this is the only way to go (if you disagree, feel
> free to download the source of the old version and create a fork :-)).
>
> The new architecture looks like this:
>
> - The server is written in pure Objective-C.
>
> - For live streaming, an EyeTV plugin is used. This means that the
> delay seen on the client is minimal.
>
> - There's no standalone client anymore. Instead, the server contains
> an HTML interface based on the VLC Mozilla plugin. Support for the VLC
> ActiveX control (and therefore Internet Explorer) will follow.
>
> What does that mean? Regarding the server part, it means that less
> resources (especially CPU) are used and that adding features is much
> simpler than before. But the biggest change is on the client side. By
> using an HTML/Ajax GUI, the same client is available on all platforms.
> It also means that any web developer can create a customized GUI (or
> write one completely from scratch) with little effort. All the files
> are available in "CyTV.app/Contents/Resources/<Locale>.lproj/Client
> GUI" and can be changed and replaced easily.
>
> For client/server communication, there's a very simple (though still
> incomplete) Ajax/JSON interface. It can not only be used in web
> applications, but also in stand alone clients if desired. Compared to
> the old home grown interface, it's easier to parse (there are JSON
> parsers for almost any language) and extend.
>
> An early alpha version of the new CyTV is available here:
> http://www.lucid-cake.net/cytv/cytv_0_7_alpha_3.dmg Feel free to
> download it and try it out, but note that it's far from complete and
> may contain lots of bugs :-) (Mandatory disclaimer: This software may
> eat your dog and burn your house, so use it at your own risk! It's
> especially discouraged to use this version over the Internet as it
> _does_ contain denial-of-service problems and it _possibly_ contains
> buffer overflow and similar bugs.)
>
> To get started, follow these steps:
>
> - On the server machine, copy the CyTV application from the disk image
> to your hard drive.
>
> - Start CyTV.
>
> - For live streaming support, choose "EyeTV/Install CyTV plugin". This
> will install the necessary EyeTV plugin for grabbing live data as it
> comes in. You also have to manually open a TV window in EyeTV (and
> pause it if you want to save CPU resources) before you can start a
> live stream. Please note that it's no longer necessary to have the TV
> buffer on the hard drive (as was the case with previous CyTV
> versions). There may be problems with plugin installation if you're
> not an admin user.
>
> - On the client, install the VLC Mozilla plugin from here:
> http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html (scroll down to "Web
> browser plugins").
>
> - Point your browser to "http://<server>:8001" to start up the GUI. If
> your browser supports Bonjour (e.g. Camino or Safari), you can also
> choose the CyTV server from the Bonjour category in the bookmarks.
>
> - Choose the desired stream in the client GUI. To switch to fullscreen
> view, double click on the small video window. To switch back, double
> click on the fullscreen video.
>
> Of course, a _lot_ of features (even basic ones) are still missing.
> Here's a list (probably incomplete) of what to expect in the next
> releases.
>
> Short-term: Transcoding support, EyeTV control (switching channels,
> starting a recording, etc.), support for watching a recording while
> it's being made, timeshift support for live streaming, adjustable
> video size, deinterlacing support, support for the VLC ActiveX control.
>
> Mid-term: Better client GUI (displaying more information/support for
> sorting recordings/support for a paged list of recordings/keyboard
> shortcuts etc.), support for authentication and encryption (using SSL
> and HTTP digest authentication), support for several EyeTV units
> connected at the same time.
>
> Long-term: Support for other media sources (e.g. iTunes),
> optimizations (memory, CPU use, HTTP caching etc.)
>
> That's it for the moment. If you have any comments, suggestions, or
> bug reports, please post them here.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andreas
>