2009-05-23, 17:21
Hey Guys
I've only be using xbmc for a few days now (linux version) but I was so excited by the videos plugins to only be disappointed by the lack of one for live streaming tv.
after a bit of searching around I found TVCatchup.com and after an evening with voinage's plugin tutorial I managed to get up and running my first successful plugin
So here it is the TVCatchup.com Video Plugin!!!
**PLEASE NOTE: THE OFFICIAL RELEASE THREAD IS IN THE FORUMS OVER AT TVCATCHUP.COM**
I will try and keep this up to date though.
V2.1 - Temporary fix
* Site seems to have rolled back some changes so this is to temporarily deal with them until they re-implement the API again
* Thumbnails are currently broken (due to recent site changes)
* Now/Next is currently broken (due to recent site changes)
LATEST UPDATES: (v2.1)
- Now hosted as a google code project
- Username / Password are now plugin settings - thanks to dink for this change!
- Now displays simple now/next info when selecting channel
- Work with new site as of 6/6/2009
Notes:
- TVCatchup.com requires registration (free). Sign up and get a username/password
- Extract to the plugins\video folder in your xbmc dir
- Boot up xbmc and enjoy
- (remember to enter your username / password via the plugin settings!)
KNOWN BUGS:
- xbmc seems to hang if you try to watch a channel which is "off-line" at the moment (i.e. five us only broadcasts between certain hours - out of hours xbmc hangs) Fixed in latest T3CH stable build with plugin v2.1
- xbox version of xbmc has a memory leak when trying to watch rtmp streams (like this & iPlayer). The xbox will freeze after 4-5 minutes. (needs a patch to be applied to xbmc SVN code) - info from rudeboyx Fixed in latest T3CH stable build with plugin v2.1
- can be processor intensive on the xbox due to the decryption required on the stream (dj_gerbil)
- Not all thumbnails display as they do not exist on the tvcatchup servers yet (WIP from their side i guess) TVC seem to have updated the servers
simmo2001 posted a video of it in action over at the tvcatchup.com forums check out the video HERE
There also some screenshots - Original Post
DOWNLOAD FROM GOOGLE CODE
I've only be using xbmc for a few days now (linux version) but I was so excited by the videos plugins to only be disappointed by the lack of one for live streaming tv.
after a bit of searching around I found TVCatchup.com and after an evening with voinage's plugin tutorial I managed to get up and running my first successful plugin
So here it is the TVCatchup.com Video Plugin!!!
**PLEASE NOTE: THE OFFICIAL RELEASE THREAD IS IN THE FORUMS OVER AT TVCATCHUP.COM**
I will try and keep this up to date though.
V2.1 - Temporary fix
* Site seems to have rolled back some changes so this is to temporarily deal with them until they re-implement the API again
* Thumbnails are currently broken (due to recent site changes)
* Now/Next is currently broken (due to recent site changes)
LATEST UPDATES: (v2.1)
- Now hosted as a google code project
- Username / Password are now plugin settings - thanks to dink for this change!
- Now displays simple now/next info when selecting channel
- Work with new site as of 6/6/2009
Notes:
- TVCatchup.com requires registration (free). Sign up and get a username/password
- Extract to the plugins\video folder in your xbmc dir
- Boot up xbmc and enjoy
- (remember to enter your username / password via the plugin settings!)
KNOWN BUGS:
- xbmc seems to hang if you try to watch a channel which is "off-line" at the moment (i.e. five us only broadcasts between certain hours - out of hours xbmc hangs) Fixed in latest T3CH stable build with plugin v2.1
- xbox version of xbmc has a memory leak when trying to watch rtmp streams (like this & iPlayer). The xbox will freeze after 4-5 minutes. (needs a patch to be applied to xbmc SVN code) - info from rudeboyx Fixed in latest T3CH stable build with plugin v2.1
- can be processor intensive on the xbox due to the decryption required on the stream (dj_gerbil)
- Not all thumbnails display as they do not exist on the tvcatchup servers yet (WIP from their side i guess) TVC seem to have updated the servers
simmo2001 posted a video of it in action over at the tvcatchup.com forums check out the video HERE
There also some screenshots - Original Post
DOWNLOAD FROM GOOGLE CODE