Timmy-TV, TV-streaming system

realjobe · 1.12.2010

DEPRECATED! USE TIMMY-TV3.X INSTEAD!
Timmy-TV v3.0, TV-streaming system. | Huoltovalikko

Hi there. This is the home of Timmy-TV streaming system.

Definition
Timmy-TV is a light-weight, easy to deploy Dream Box’s TV streaming system. The purpose is to present a simple webpage from where user selects a TV channel and then stream it to almost any client over the Web using h264 videocoding and rtsp/http delivery protocol.

Requirements (Server side)

Runs on almost every platform. Supported are Windows (xp,vista,7), Linux and MacOS.
Fare-machine (dual-Atom at 1.8GHz will do fine) to host the Web Server and VLC.
Any Web Server (e.g. apache) and PHP 5.3+ attached to the web Server. In windows PHP v5.3.17 installer does not have "php_com_dotnet.dll". Download it from ZIP and manually put it to EXT/ folder. Add extension to php.ini. This is needed to create COM object to kick VLC up.
Any DreamBox based Digital TV Set top box that has enigma2 based image. DreamboxWebControll activated.
VLC v1.1.5 is the most working one!
Local area network (LAN) infrastructure. Server and DreamBox needs to be in same IP space.

Requirements (Client side)

Stream can be viewed either in any web browser with Adobe Flash Player or in device's native video Player, capable to use rtsp delivery protocol.
Supported clients are e.g. Nokia Symbian ^3, Nokia N9
All Android devices from 2.2x and up.
iPhone & iPad are unfortunately NOT supported, yet.
Lumia (wp) are not supported, yet.

Features

Only one file needs to be tweaked, settings.php.
Timmy-TV’s preferences are highly adjustable and quite easy. Almost every user interface’s default values can be changed easily.
Default total bitrates are different according to network. LAN and internet clients get different defaults.
Timmy-TV is Single User, multiple Viewer Video-Streaming system: One to decide the actions, several others just to consume the selected Video Stream (player launchers).
Timmy-TV user Interface is designed to be light and simple and targeted for mobile devices. User interface width is 800px as default (can be changed easily).
Timmy-TV has options to set subtitle and audio to desired language.
User can select bandwidth (128kbit/sec - 2Mbit/sec) as best to fit the purpose / environment.
Cabalility to use 3rd party rtsp server as delivery mechanism. Package includes Darwin Streaming Server v5.5.5 for Windows + instructions on how to... Default settings is to use VLC's rtp output module.
Audio-track is always coded to AAC Stereo 96kbit/sec at 44kHz, so bitrate can be even 128kbit/sec to get fluent audio out (musicTV e.g)
User can create a browser bookmark from playing TV channel: all needed settings are in the bookmark to resume it from.
Bouquets current EPGs are now fetched from Telvis / Telkku to get the full view on what's on. Channel icons acts as link to view as well.
WebCams on user's LAN can easely be added to Timmy-TV. WebCams are listed under Bouquets selection..
Picons included are DreamBox compatible directly.

How to Install and troubleshoot in "ReleaseNotes.txt"

History

v1.92

Better Linux-compatibility.
If Debug-mode is enabled, the dump.txt file can be viewed by clicking the Diskette icon on top of Bouquets selection-list

v1.99beta

EPG Mode enabled. Using Telvis.com/lite scrapper.
W3c validation: Misc UI Tweaks
Parser is now released properly to prevent memoryleaks.
ReleaseNotes.txt added.
All writen files will be created into data/ (Linux users: Add write rights to it!!)
This is BETA and needs be tested good in linux world. Please raport issues back here.

v1.99beta8 (USE VLC V1.1.5)

There are Telkku & Telvis EPG Scraper implementations. Settings.php has $SELECTED_EPG_SCRAPPER_INDEX to set which one to use. There are also "default" mappers included. To use them rename data/***.xml files by removeing "default_".
UI has changed a bit. 800px is the default width now.
JWPlayer 5.9.2156 with JWembedder (supports html5).
Aspect Ratio is now actually working.
Some new picons.
WebCams are now better supported. Settings.php has the info how to add WebCams to the system.
Streaming WAN IP has the link aswell to inspect it more..

Thanks goes to All of You who has participated debuging / using this. Cheers to Us All!

All feedback is good.

EDIT: 2015.03.09. TimmyTV 3.0 development is on the way, and new version will use VLC in a VLM manner, so all the starting problems in various platform are history!

Harb · 5.12.2010