2011-08-20, 21:11
Since Advanced Launcher support XBMC built-in functions (version 1.5.0), it can be use to manage and read a lot of media files. Here is a small example how to use Advanced Launcher to display and play Live Streams using .strm files.
I have created a file launcher which use .strm files as items. Here his the file launcher setup :
Each item are configured as follow :
All the .strm file are stored into the same folder and they contain the url the the video stream :
ABC News 24.strm:
BBC News.strm:
A large number of Streams URLs have already been listed by the XBMC community and can be found here : http://code.google.com/p/community-links...l&can=2&q=. Stream files are already supported natively by XBMC or by a large number of videos add-ons. Advantage of using Advanced Launcher is that you could manage and sort all those Live streams exactly as you want.
I have created a file launcher which use .strm files as items. Here his the file launcher setup :
Code:
<launcher>
<id>7da7737b028e30baf01c7f4630854f55</id>
<name>Live Streams</name>
<application>[b]/usr/bin/xbmc[/b]</application>
<args>[b]PlayMedia(%rom%)[/b]</args>
<rompath>/media/GWENAEL/Emulation/advanced launcher/livestreams/streams/</rompath>
<thumbpath>/media/GWENAEL/Emulation/advanced launcher/livestreams/thumbs/</thumbpath>
<fanartpath>/media/GWENAEL/Emulation/advanced launcher/livestreams/fanarts/</fanartpath>
<extrafanartpath>/media/GWENAEL/Emulation/advanced launcher/livestreams/fanarts/</extrafanartpath>
<romext>[b]strm[/b]</romext>
...
Code:
<rom>
<id>fbc6bac348095e224af719fabd8e104f</id>
<name>BBC News</name>
<filename>[b]/media/GWENAEL/Emulation/advanced launcher/livestreams/streams/BBC News.strm[/b]</filename>
<platform>Linux</platform>
<thumb>/media/GWENAEL/Emulation/advanced launcher/livestreams/thumbs/BBC News.jpg</thumb>
<fanart>/media/GWENAEL/Emulation/advanced launcher/livestreams/fanarts/BBC News.jpg</fanart>
<extrafanart>/media/GWENAEL/Emulation/advanced launcher/livestreams/fanarts/</extrafanart>
<genre>News</genre>
<release>EN</release>
<publisher>England</publisher>
<gameplot>BBC News is the department of the BBC responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 44 foreign news bureaux and has correspondents in almost all of the world's 240 countries. Since 2004 the Director of BBC News has been Helen Boaden.</gameplot>
</rom>
ABC News 24.strm:
Code:
rtmp://cp103653.live.edgefcs.net:1935/live?_fcs_vhost=cp103653.live.edgefcs.net&akmfv=1.8 playpath=international_medium@36382 swfVfy=true live=true
BBC News.strm:
Code:
rtmp://media2.lsops.net/live/ playpath=bbcnews_en_high.sdp swfUrl="http://www.livestation.com/flash/player/5.4/player.swf" swfVfy=true live=true