[Elixxen]

Just tried this for the first time and I'm confused over the fact that the add-on launches Safari every time I want to play something. I can't play these videos in XBMC, can I?

[MDDSD]

Just tried this for the first time and I'm confused over the fact that the add-on launches Safari every time I want to play something. I can't play these videos in XBMC, can I?

No that's not possible, and this is because Viaplay is using Silverlight (which in turn has powerfull DRM protection through Microsofts PlayReady platform) for playback.
At this time playback has to be done through the web browser. This is also the reason why for instance Raspberry Pi with Raspbmc cannot be supported.

An integrated solution would have been very nice, but as I mentioned above, at this time XBMC cannot support playback of Silverlight based content and least of all content that's protected (encrypted) by PlayReady.
There's a reason why so many On demand services uses Silverlight... I hope this answers your question.

[Elixxen]

Just tried this for the first time and I'm confused over the fact that the add-on launches Safari every time I want to play something. I can't play these videos in XBMC, can I?

No that's not possible, and this is because Viaplay is using Silverlight (which in turn has powerfull DRM protection through Microsofts PlayReady platform) for playback.
At this time playback has to be done through the web browser. This is also the reason why for instance Raspberry Pi with Raspbmc cannot be supported.

An integrated solution would have been very nice, but as I mentioned above, at this time XBMC cannot support playback of Silverlight based content and least of all content that's protected (encrypted) by PlayReady.
There's a reason why so many On demand services uses Silverlight... I hope this answers your question.

Thanks for explaining it in such detail I get it now. It's a shame really because it would have been flawless having all that content inside XBMC. It was my main reason for trying Viaplay. At this point I can not justify paying for the service if I have to jump between browser and XBMC all the time. Maybe further down the line...we'll see.

[MDDSD]

Thanks for explaining it in such detail I get it now. It's a shame really because it would have been flawless having all that content inside XBMC. It was my main reason for trying Viaplay. At this point I can not justify paying for the service if I have to jump between browser and XBMC all the time. Maybe further down the line...we'll see.

This might not be a solution for you, but if you are using the Viaplay addon on Windows the playback support is somewhat better.
You can use remote control (MCE remote) or keyboard with media-buttons which makes the playback more convenient.
And when playback is stopped you will return to XBMC...

[Elixxen]

Thanks for explaining it in such detail I get it now. It's a shame really because it would have been flawless having all that content inside XBMC. It was my main reason for trying Viaplay. At this point I can not justify paying for the service if I have to jump between browser and XBMC all the time. Maybe further down the line...we'll see.

This might not be a solution for you, but if you are using the Viaplay addon on Windows the playback support is somewhat better.
You can use remote control (MCE remote) or keyboard with media-buttons which makes the playback more convenient.
And when playback is stopped you will return to XBMC...

Unfortunately I use OSX. I have a Mac Mini hooked up to my TV and I control XBMC using my iPhone. What you're describing can still be achieved but it's nowhere near as smooth and efficient as having in-app playback in my opinion.

[americantabloid]

Hi!

I'am interested in trying your add-on for viaplay. I have windows 2008 r2 and win 7 as running machines and are running XBMC 13 Alpha (XBMCSetup-20131231-cde2285-master.exe). Didn't read hole thread, so I don't know the status for XBMC 13?

Will run swedish viaplay and mostly sports.

Best regards
At

I've released the latest version see the first post in this thread for download link.
The addon should work just fine with Xbmc 13
If you should come across any problems then post them here and I'll do my best to fix them...

Hi again!

I have tried installing the add-on from the first page(plugin.video.viaplay-2.0.3), but I get a "Dependencies Not Met". This is on Win7 64-bit and has been tested with latest nightly, the XBMCSetup-20140104-3b393f9-master and some older. There seems to have been some problemes with add-ons in Nov/Dec, causing this kind of problems, but they should have been solved now I think. I have done clean reinstallation of XBMC, though only nightlies.

Do you have any idea? Can debug log be useful for you?

Best regards
Max

[MDDSD]

Thank you for reporting this.
It seems that although the Xbmc team has not done major breaking changes for addon developers, they however changed the minimum python version to 2.1.0.
The Viaplay addon had 2.0.0, I've changed this and uploaded a new 2.0.3 version of the Viaplay addon that has the minimum Python version set to 2.1.0 and
I tried it with Xbmc 13 and it did work. So please just download the 2.0.3 version of the addon again and it should work for you.

Hi again!

I have tried installing the add-on from the first page(plugin.video.viaplay-2.0.3), but I get a "Dependencies Not Met". This is on Win7 64-bit and has been tested with latest nightly, the XBMCSetup-20140104-3b393f9-master and some older. There seems to have been some problemes with add-ons in Nov/Dec, causing this kind of problems, but they should have been solved now I think. I have done clean reinstallation of XBMC, though only nightlies.

Do you have any idea? Can debug log be useful for you?

Best regards
Max

[KRKA01]

Hi MDDSD,

Thanks for this new version of the Viaplay addon, it works much better than the old version, in fact i havn't had any problem at all with the new version.

I do have an feature request if it is possible. I do not have an MCE remote but i would like to use a remote with this addon (same goes for your HBONordic addon). Is it possible to implement so you could use any remote that is supported by XBMC to work with the addon? I currently use my TV remote with the CEC adapter or the offical XBMC android remote.

If support for more remotes are not possible, is it possible ta add an option to close the webbrowser automatically when the movie/tv-serie has reach the end?

Thanks in advance
Krister

[MDDSD]

Thanks, I'm happy to hear that you like the addon.
Regarding the feature request to support other remote controls other than the MCE remote.
It should work with other remotes as well. I have it working with my Logitech Dinovo keyboard (bluetooth) and with keyboards that have media-keys.

Do you use a specific CEC adapter (e.g. Pulse-Eight)?

I'll do my best to add support for more remotes if I can.

Hi MDDSD,

Thanks for this new version of the Viaplay addon, it works much better than the old version, in fact i havn't had any problem at all with the new version.

I do have an feature request if it is possible. I do not have an MCE remote but i would like to use a remote with this addon (same goes for your HBONordic addon). Is it possible to implement so you could use any remote that is supported by XBMC to work with the addon? I currently use my TV remote with the CEC adapter or the offical XBMC android remote.

If support for more remotes are not possible, is it possible ta add an option to close the webbrowser automatically when the movie/tv-serie has reach the end?

Thanks in advance
Krister

[MDDSD]

I do have an feature request if it is possible. I do not have an MCE remote but i would like to use a remote with this addon (same goes for your HBONordic addon). Is it possible to implement so you could use any remote that is supported by XBMC to work with the addon? I currently use my TV remote with the CEC adapter or the offical XBMC android remote.

If support for more remotes are not possible, is it possible ta add an option to close the webbrowser automatically when the movie/tv-serie has reach the end?

Besides having a few MCE remotes I also have a FLIRC usb-dongle which works with all IR-remotes (you just have to program the FLIRC using a computer and the FLIRC software).
When using the FLIRC XBMC profile it works to pause and stop playback when playing Viaplay content on Windows. The FLIRC usb-dongle also works perfect with XBMC.

Here's some more info and price in Swedish (actually it was in English ): https://www.m.nu/flirc-universal-ir-remo...-1116.html

I'll try and order a CEC adapter so I can add support for this as well.
Do you know if I can order this in Sweden or do I have to order it from the US?

[KRKA01]

Hi MDDSD and thanks for you reply.

Do you use a specific CEC adapter (e.g. Pulse-Eight)?

Yes, i use an CEC adapter from Pulse-Eight for one of my TV's. I really like the fact that you can use the TV remote to control XBMC, however, the number of buttons on the remote that are supported may vary depending on the brand and model of the TV. I have a Samsung and have support for quit a lot of buttons, but i think LG only support a few buttons. You can remapp the functions of the supported buttons with XBMC remote.xml file

For my other TV i use the official XBMC remote for android on either my HTC phone or my Nexus 7 tablet.

[I'll try and order a CEC adapter so I can add support for this as well.
Do you know if I can order this in Sweden or do I have to order it from the US?

I bought mine directly from Pulse-Eights website for about 2,5 years ago, it is the only place i am aware of that sells the CEC-adapter. It only took a couple of days to get it delivered to Sweden. I think Pulse-Eight is located in the Netherlands.

//Krister

[americantabloid]

Thank you for reporting this.
It seems that although the Xbmc team has not done major breaking changes for addon developers, they however changed the minimum python version to 2.1.0.
The Viaplay addon had 2.0.0, I've changed this and uploaded a new 2.0.3 version of the Viaplay addon that has the minimum Python version set to 2.1.0 and
I tried it with Xbmc 13 and it did work. So please just download the 2.0.3 version of the addon again and it should work for you.

Hi again!

I have tried installing the add-on from the first page(plugin.video.viaplay-2.0.3), but I get a "Dependencies Not Met". This is on Win7 64-bit and has been tested with latest nightly, the XBMCSetup-20140104-3b393f9-master and some older. There seems to have been some problemes with add-ons in Nov/Dec, causing this kind of problems, but they should have been solved now I think. I have done clean reinstallation of XBMC, though only nightlies.

Do you have any idea? Can debug log be useful for you?

Best regards
Max

Hi! Now it works to install. I though have trouble when going the last step to start content. I go to Sports->Live Sports->All Sports and I get a "Could not connect to network server" and when exiting script there is a "Script failed". I have checked other categories as well. Retyped password information and doublechecked that site was working in my default browser(Firefox 26.0).

Any ideas?

Regards
At

[MDDSD]

Hi! Now it works to install. I though have trouble when going the last step to start content. I go to Sports->Live Sports->All Sports and I get a "Could not connect to network server" and when exiting script there is a "Script failed". I have checked other categories as well. Retyped password information and doublechecked that site was working in my default browser(Firefox 26.0).

From what I can tell when running the Viaplay addon on XBMC 13 it seems that there is a bug in XBMC 13 which is causing this error, it's not due to network error...
It does not seem to be a problem with 12.2 and 12.3 of XBMC. I will look into this, but it could just be a temporary glitch in the unstable XBMC 13 version...

[americantabloid]

Hi! Now it works to install. I though have trouble when going the last step to start content. I go to Sports->Live Sports->All Sports and I get a "Could not connect to network server" and when exiting script there is a "Script failed". I have checked other categories as well. Retyped password information and doublechecked that site was working in my default browser(Firefox 26.0).

From what I can tell when running the Viaplay addon on XBMC 13 it seems that there is a bug in XBMC 13 which is causing this error, it's not due to network error...
It does not seem to be a problem with 12.2 and 12.3 of XBMC. I will look into this, but it could just be a temporary glitch in the unstable XBMC 13 version...

Yeah, once XBMC 13 gets to beta status and still exists, then we can raise a ticket with some more information reagrding the issue.

Thanks
At

[User 199720]

Hello!

I love the plugin and I haven't had any problem with it except for one thing. I don't know if anyone else has had the same problem. Whenever I start the plugin whether it is a movie, tv-show, live-sport or channel it works perfectly and shifts focus to Viaplay but only the first time when the auto-login is required. The second time around if I want to watch something else it starts, and you can hear the sound but the focus isn't changed from XBMC to Viaplay.
An easy solution would be to just ALT-Tab but the thing is that I'm using a remote without that command and I don't have any keyboard plugged in to my Media PC. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with me using XBMCLauncher. I've been playing around with the settings for a while and still haven't found a solution. Anyway, someone here may be able to help me.

Thanks in advance!