Hello fellow xbmc users. New forum user, longtime xbmc users here 
First of all thank you for a great forum! Next, let's tell you about what we have created.
This project was started to bring the media from your xbmc library to any remote computer. (Windows, Mac, or Linux). The need for the application was strong when not at home, but still wanted to access all the content at home. Not just remotely controll it, but to play it locally. Movies, TV Shows, Pictures or Music. The application was designed to play all.
The project is divided into three:
The extender
- is installed on the xbmc machine itself. It's a simple php web projected hosted on apache.
- reads the xbmc database and presents the content to the player with the use of xml.
- updates the extenders external address to the HQ so that if change of the IP occours, the player can still find the extender
The player
- Runs locally on the remote computer.
- Uses the users choice of video player when movies or TV shows are played.
- Plays the music directly in the application with a queue and basic controls. (Volume, Stop, Pause, Play, Next)
- Shows pictures directly in the application
The HQ
- Simple webservice hosted by the application creators to manage dynamic ip's of the extenders
- Provide updates for the extender and player
- Database for the accounts for use with the software
All three parts are required at current version.
The project is being used by four friends. Hence the name of the projects creators: Four. The player was recently tested from germany to norway and playing of 720p content went without a glitch. Other senarios we use the application for is: Playing music at work, Viewing the last episode of your show when away on travel, or the girlfriend watching her favorite tv show on her laptop when you want the TV all to yourself
It's important to stress that the project does nothing with the orignal content. The content is directly sent from the extender to the player - nothing else is involved. The given internet speed at the player and extender then sets the limit of what content that can be played.
We want to give something back to this great community so our question is simple, do you want the it? If the community wants it we will try our best to polish out some more bugs and release it free for all. We have added some screenshots so that you can see for yourself what the application looks like. Any questions? Feel free to ask or give us some feedback. Thank you!
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11 october: We really see this working well on a slate/pad formfactor. We have decided to keep working on the project and hopfully release it as soon as the first slates come out. We also want to wait until latest release of XBMC is done to make sure it works perfectly with that one. Thank you all for your interest! We will update this thread as things move along
-four
First of all thank you for a great forum! Next, let's tell you about what we have created.This project was started to bring the media from your xbmc library to any remote computer. (Windows, Mac, or Linux). The need for the application was strong when not at home, but still wanted to access all the content at home. Not just remotely controll it, but to play it locally. Movies, TV Shows, Pictures or Music. The application was designed to play all.
The project is divided into three:
The extender
- is installed on the xbmc machine itself. It's a simple php web projected hosted on apache.
- reads the xbmc database and presents the content to the player with the use of xml.
- updates the extenders external address to the HQ so that if change of the IP occours, the player can still find the extender
The player
- Runs locally on the remote computer.
- Uses the users choice of video player when movies or TV shows are played.
- Plays the music directly in the application with a queue and basic controls. (Volume, Stop, Pause, Play, Next)
- Shows pictures directly in the application
The HQ
- Simple webservice hosted by the application creators to manage dynamic ip's of the extenders
- Provide updates for the extender and player
- Database for the accounts for use with the software
All three parts are required at current version.
The project is being used by four friends. Hence the name of the projects creators: Four. The player was recently tested from germany to norway and playing of 720p content went without a glitch. Other senarios we use the application for is: Playing music at work, Viewing the last episode of your show when away on travel, or the girlfriend watching her favorite tv show on her laptop when you want the TV all to yourself
It's important to stress that the project does nothing with the orignal content. The content is directly sent from the extender to the player - nothing else is involved. The given internet speed at the player and extender then sets the limit of what content that can be played.
We want to give something back to this great community so our question is simple, do you want the it? If the community wants it we will try our best to polish out some more bugs and release it free for all. We have added some screenshots so that you can see for yourself what the application looks like. Any questions? Feel free to ask or give us some feedback. Thank you!
*****
11 october: We really see this working well on a slate/pad formfactor. We have decided to keep working on the project and hopfully release it as soon as the first slates come out. We also want to wait until latest release of XBMC is done to make sure it works perfectly with that one. Thank you all for your interest! We will update this thread as things move along
-four
