Showtime TV: WatchTV and GameTrailers released

[facanferff]

As you may know, I (facanferff) was working in a plugin called WatchTV that would allow you to stream live TV channels, I announced that development was cancelled due to legal problems but now I am very happy to release the plugin, I informed since that and obtained the information that I would not have any problem if I allow the user to use its own XMLs files with the channels. It means who doesn't have XMLs files hosted in a website (any website) will not enjoy the plugin since it doesn't bring you any channels, they are added by yourself or anyone else. All the responsabilities for using an unauthorized stream are yours, take note of that.

Note: A new version is in works it will feature many speed improvements, more stability, more customizable, release date is expected to be in 1 week.

With this talk and before you download Showtime + WatchTV + Channel9 + GameTrailers, you have to know how this system works.

1. Extract the folder called list from the archive to any place of your computer

2. Upload it to a website that you have or wait for a known person to you do it (the folder list must not be changed, the name should be this and only this)

3. Install the pkg provided in the package

4. Go to Showtime's Settings

5. Enable WatchTV plugin, enable too the option called "Check for new versions" (this searchs for new versions of the plugin each time you open WatchTV, it is a very useful option to enable) and below that option is one called "Remote website" there you enter the full name of your website till the folder list you uploaded to that website.
For example:

Imagine you have uploaded the full path of list folder is this:

http://www.example.com/example/list/

You have to write with a keyboard in that option the following:

http://www.example.com/example

Note: You have to include "http://" (without double quotes) for it to work otherwise you get an error

6. Go to WatchTV plugin and you should have three folders called:

All Channels
Genres
Country

What's do each one?

All Channels:
Searchs all the files of the list folder supported and shows every channel in it, as a big list

Genres:
Here you can choose a genre, for example if you choose Entertainment, it will show you the channels included in the list-entertainment.xml file

Country:
Same thing as Genres, but it will only show to you the channels of the selected country

That's it, you made it and you have WatchTV working.

For Devs and people that know XML:
If you want to add your own streams to it, add the folowing lines:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>WatchTV - List</title>
<link>http://www.github.com/facanferff/showtime</link>
<description>TV Channels</description>
<item>
<title>Name of the channel</title>
<link>rtmp link, consult: http://psx-scene.com/forums/content/tutorial-get-rtmp-links-tv-streams-others-1288/</link>
<thumbnail>link for the logo of the channel</thumbnail>
<country>two letters identifying the country of the channel (e.g.: us)</country>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>

Do you see what's between </description> and </channel> that's what you have to add each time you want to add a channel.

FAQ:
1. I don't want to upload the folder to a website, instead of that I have a website that uses your folder, what I have to do?
If this is your case, you may bypass steps 1 and 2, and start by installing directly the pkg, once there, in the option "Remote website" write that website as specified in step 5.

2. The genres list should have more genres, what can I do for it?
Contact me so i can add that genre.

3. The country list is incomplete it needs more countries, what can I do for it?
Contact me so i can add that country.

[.Spike.]

Is it actual real tv channels?...like TNT or TBS or HBO?..lol If not I don't see a point in it.

[facanferff]

Is it actual real tv channels?...like TNT or TBS or HBO?..lol If not I don't see a point in it.

Yes that's it, but for that the user must add his own rtmp links for the real tv channels.

[mculver]

if anyone uploads them plz let me know.

[derTom]

Waiting for an online List too...

[Faris]

Thanks for your hard work

Please correct me if I'm wrong; so lets say that I have two sport channels, for example; channel 'A' & channel 'B', the XML will look as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>WatchTV - List</title>
<link>http://www.github.com/facanferff/showtime</link>
<description>TV Channels</description>

<item>
<title>Channel A</title>
<link>rtmp://example.com/live/file.flv swfUrl=http://example.com/player/player.swf pageUrl=http://otherexample.com/index.htm
 swfVfy=true live=true tcUrl=rtmp://example.com/live</link>
<thumbnail>http://www.example.com/thumb/thumbChannelA.png</thumbnail>
<country>US</country>
</item>

<item>
<title>Channel B</title>
<link>rtmp://example.com/live/file.flv swfUrl=http://example.com/player/player.swf pageUrl=http://otherexample.com/index.htm
 swfVfy=true live=true tcUrl=rtmp://example.com/live</link>
<thumbnail>http://www.example.com/thumb/thumbChannelB.png</thumbnail>
<country>FR</country>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>

And I have a couple of questions here:

1- Is this code correct??
2- How much the thumbnail dimension should be? is it 48x48? and is it ok to use a PNG file?
3- Assuming that I don't have a domain, can I redirect your plugin to a local host? example: http://localhost/list

Thanks

[facanferff]

Thanks for your hard work

Please correct me if I'm wrong; so lets say that I have two sport channels, for example; channel 'A' & channel 'B', the XML will look as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>WatchTV - List</title>
<link>http://www.github.com/facanferff/showtime</link>
<description>TV Channels</description>

<item>
<title>Channel A</title>
<link>rtmp://example.com/live/file.flv swfUrl=http://example.com/player/player.swf pageUrl=http://otherexample.com/index.htm
 swfVfy=true live=true tcUrl=rtmp://example.com/live</link>
<thumbnail>http://www.example.com/thumb/thumbChannelA.png</thumbnail>
<country>US</country>
</item>

<item>
<title>Channel B</title>
<link>rtmp://example.com/live/file.flv swfUrl=http://example.com/player/player.swf pageUrl=http://otherexample.com/index.htm
 swfVfy=true live=true tcUrl=rtmp://example.com/live</link>
<thumbnail>http://www.example.com/thumb/thumbChannelB.png</thumbnail>
<country>FR</country>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>

And I have a couple of questions here:

1- Is this code correct??
2- How much the thumbnail dimension should be? is it 48x48? and is it ok to use a PNG file?
3- Assuming that I don't have a domain, can I redirect your plugin to a local host? example: http://localhost/list

Thanks

It doesn't support local host.
The thumbnail may be any size (even 1080x720) it is resized and it may be png images.
The code is correct, but the country is better to you use it in minor characters (e.g.: FR => fr) and the link should be in only one line followed (I think you have it only it got break up here in psx-scene).

[Faris]

Thank you for your reply; but what about a local IP address? I mean, If I installed wamp server , and redirected your plugin to "http://192.168.0.3/list" for example, it wont work? isn't it that a website "like psx-scene" is redirected to an ip address that associate it? "psx-scene = 216.87.173.129" , so whats the difference??

Sorry for asking so much, but I'm so interested in your plug in, and I love to learn from people like you while I can

[facanferff]

Thank you for your reply; but what about a local IP address? I mean, If I installed wamp server , and redirected your plugin to "http://192.168.0.3/list" for example, it wont work? isn't it that a website "like psx-scene" is redirected to an ip address that associate it? "psx-scene = 216.87.173.129" , so whats the difference??

Sorry for asking so much, but I'm so interested in your plug in, and I love to learn from people like you while I can

Well that's a good question, if your computer is in the same network as your ps3, it may work as you are saying but you can't write in "Remote Website" "http://192.168.0.3/list" but yes "http://192.168.0.3"

[Faris]

Thank you "again" ^_^ .. I'm going to install Fedora using a virtual machine and try to extract a couple of channels, I'll reply once I achieve some results ^_^