![]() Download a copy of my AirFlick utility and run it. Use the URL of your computer plus the stream folder plus the name of the playlist file to build the playback URL you need, e.g.: The playlist file you need will be stored in the stream folder you created in the first step. It takes time to create the first few files (about 30 seconds or so).Ĭreate your playback URL. A billion lines of VLC feedback should follow. Take a deep cleansing breath, launch Terminal, and paste that baby into the command line. Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC -vv -intf=rc '-sout=#transcode' | mediastreamsegmenter -f /Library/WebServer/Documents/stream -D ![]() ![]() Paste the following command into TextEdit and modify it so the MRL matches yours here it is The dash at the end is part of it. Open the Media Resource Locator section and copy the dvdread locator (the "MRL") to a new file in TextEdit (or similar).įix up your URL. Your mileage will vary, so you may want to test first in VLC by clicking Open and see if the right bits play for you.) and check the No DVD menus box. Choose a Title and Chapter (I went with 1 and 3, vanRijk chose 3 and 3. (Both van Rijk and I used version 1.1.5.)ĭetermine the chapter you want to start playing from. Make sure it's in your /Applications folder. Time for the next step.Įnsure that you have VLC installed. You can test this by opening Safari and navigating to the name or IP address of your system, e.g. This establishes your Mac's built-in Apache web browser. (You should probably make sure they're not already in there.) Edit /etc/apache2/mime.types and add the following two lines to the end of the file. Similarly, for the first time through, you need to add a couple of MIME types for your Apache server. You will need administrator privileges to do this.Īdd MIME types. ![]() If this is your first time doing this, create the following folder: /Library/WebServer/Documents/stream. The instructions, which you are heartily encouraged to follow only at your own risk, follow after the jump.Ĭreate a stream folder. Mac aficionado Erick van Rijk figured out how to use VLC to transcode a DVD in real time so that my AirFlick application could play it across to an Apple TV. Although, seriously, if the command line frightens and intimidates you, it's time to move on to the next TUAW post. Why watch a DVD on a laptop when you can easily stream it to your Apple TV?Īnd it's not even all that hard to do if you're a bit of a do-it-yourself-hacker. The Unicorn has landed! Rainbows! Starshine! Skittle poo! It's like Christmas in.um.December! So why this exuberance and excitement? My Apple TV is right now, this very second, even as we speak, playing back a DVD of Finding Nemo. ![]()
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