QuadStream + Channels DVR

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#38

mine too, and I am only few years younger :smiley:

#39

When setting this up, if I want to point to a remote apple tv, would I just use my outside IP address instead of the local address?

#40

Only work with local/public address

#41

Is it possible to add support for some kind of URL that just passes off a direct TVE stream to the QuadStream app without remuxing? The one annoyance I have with this app is if I don't force close, a remux can go on perpetually.

#42

Just seeing this thread. Although I use Shields for playback, integrating a quad or split screen natively into Channels would be amazing. I would pay a premium for this feature. I use a projector to watch my content and have a ton of screen real estate.

#43

Here's another app if you want up to 16 live streams at the same time.

#44

ChannelsDVR Server 2021.03.31.2356

Did something change in this version? It looks like I'm not able to view streams by http anymore.

http://{ChannelsDVR}:8089/devices/TVE-Dish/channels/6033/stream.mpg?format=ts

When I try to view this channel in safari, it doesn't play (just a window of a broken link appears) and the following appears in the channels log:

2021/04/01 22:52:16.930229 [TVE] stream timestamps: tbs: start_at=2021-04-01T22:42:15-07:00 current_at=2021-04-01T22:51:51-07:00 end_at=2021-04-01T22:52:03-07:00
2021/04/01 22:52:16.930289 [TNR] Opened connection to TVE-Dish for ch6033 TBS
2021/04/01 22:52:17.052155 [TNR] Closed connection to TVE-Dish for ch6033 TBS

Is anyone else having this problem? Any ideas on how to fix?

#45

Still working for me. The format for my streams is this:

http://{ChannelsDVR}:8089/devices/ANY/channels/{ChannelNumber}/hls/master.m3u8

#46

Thank you for checking for me!

#47

How do you copy and paste from a web browser to an Apple TV?

#48

Use the remote in Control Center on an iOS device. Or if you don’t have one, there are apps that pretend to be a Bluetooth keyboard.

#49

OK, not quite sure how that works, but will look into it. Thanks.

#50

Here’s Apple’s support article. The remote control surface will be replaced with a text field when you can paste and usually you get notifications letting you pop a keyboard too.

#51

Thanks

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#52

I found it much, much easier to configure these apps using their web admin pages instead, via a browser on my laptop. Entering them directly on the AppleTV is very clunky.

#53

I realize this off topic but can you clarify what you mean by using the SSD for streaming only? I have a basically empty 250gb SSD in my MBP and store recordings on an attached usb drive. Is there something that I should change the utilize the SSD for better performance like you describe? Do I need to move a folder somewhere else?

#54

My default DVR storage path is set to an external USB HD. Then I created a symbolic link (soft link) to my Mac mini internal 256GB SSD streaming folder path to get a better performance for multiple live streaming. All of my recordings still goes to the external USB HD.

Here’s an example of the MacOS Terminal command:

ln -s /system/volumes/data/users/user1/dvr/Streaming /volumes/data/dvr/Streaming

Feature Request: Side by Side, Grid Video Streams
#56

I’ll be honest I have a poor understanding of terminal commands but I’ll try this. So do I need to create a folder on my desktop called “streaming” before I enter this command or will it automatically be created?

#57
  1. Create the Streaming folder on your desktop
  2. Delete the Channels DVR Streaming folder
  3. Run the Terminal command (make sure change to your own from/to folder path). This will create a soft link from Channels DVR Streaming path to your desktop Streaming folder path
#59

Ok so I messed around with this before you replied. I have the link setup on my desktop when I double click it shows all of the same files that exist on my external drive. So all I need to do is delete the streaming folder on the external drive, is this correct?