Mobile video server

Hi,
I am planning to write a video-streaming server for mobile devices . I would like to get some ideas or helpful links that could guide me. If you guys have any ideas where should I look be sure to tell me.
Thanks,
@tticus

I'm doing a thesis about video streaming. My findings for now are:
- you cannot connect with mobile phone throught IP.
- SIP is blocked by most ISP's.
- cannot use video data at the same time of recording (you have to commit first)
so realtime video server isn't possible, unless:
- you get to manage to split video into separate frames en build up the video on the receiver side
but then you have to write a video de/encoder.
so with J2ME the only possible working sollution is to record for x time and after recording is stopped to send movie to server. And why should you use something else then HTTP, because it isn't realtime anyway!

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How to setup Mobile Access Server

Hi,
I am trying to setup Mobile Access Server on my Mac Mini Server. The setup I have is a small network behind a Airport Extreme. I would like to give all users access to services using Mobile Access Server and was hoping initial setup was going to take care of that....no such luck.
What do I fill in for the local servers? How do I access this service from the outside the lan? How do I need to configure my Airport (with the other services, it happened almost automatically from the security pane).
Thanks,
Ian

Hi,
In the field for local server you just type in the local dns name for your calendar server, mail server etc... Also select which port you want publish externally and the the correct port your service is actually using on your lan (Selected under advanced tab). Make sure your mobile access server can resolv your hostnames correctly. It should point to an local ip. If an nslookup shows your public ip, you have to correct your local dns server (This is often called split dns configuration.)
To access this from outside your LAN you have setup NAT and permit the port you have configure your mobile access server to be the incomming port. How exactly you do that on the airport I am not sure, but I am sure it is explained in the user manual for the airport.
I found this video about the mobile access server on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VRgl2bncZU
Hope this helps.
Bernt

How to close Mobile Mouse Server?

I was doing an update on the App Mobile Mouse Server and when it weas ready to install it indicated I needed to close the App before it could install the update. The app is not in the dock and I don't know how to close it. Help Please!!!

Hi,
In the field for local server you just type in the local dns name for your calendar server, mail server etc... Also select which port you want publish externally and the the correct port your service is actually using on your lan (Selected under advanced tab). Make sure your mobile access server can resolv your hostnames correctly. It should point to an local ip. If an nslookup shows your public ip, you have to correct your local dns server (This is often called split dns configuration.)
To access this from outside your LAN you have setup NAT and permit the port you have configure your mobile access server to be the incomming port. How exactly you do that on the airport I am not sure, but I am sure it is explained in the user manual for the airport.
I found this video about the mobile access server on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VRgl2bncZU
Hope this helps.
Bernt

Can I use my iPad to connect to a Mobile Access Server on a Mac mini ?

I run a small business and am considering setting up an internal network. The online "features" description for Mobile Access Server (a component of Snow Leopard Server) says I can connect remoetley from an iPod or a Mac. The iPad is not mentioned. can I use my iPad to connect to a Mobile Access Server?

Yes. It's the same as connecting from an iPod touch or iPhone.
Logmeinigniton or teamviewer are a few of the apps you can use.
Teamvewer has free app and you can see if it does what you want.

DMS-200 doesn't play uploaded videos: "Connection to video server failed"

Hello, everybody!
I have CISCO DMS-200 deployed. I have console and an http access, I can manage options, I can upload videos, but I can't play them in web-browser. The device was bought 6 months ago and deployment was done by 3rd party. But the video playing over browser didn't work ever.
There is no proxy between PC and DMS, I have all codecs installed on PC, I've checked FireFox, IE, Chrome...
When I try to start video playing, the following message appears: "Connection to video server failed". (See screenshot).
I have some ideas about the reasons.
First, may be I need an additional license for Player at DMS-200 side? Because in Digital Media Players section I have "This feature is not licensed".
(See screenshot).
Second, may be there are problems with File Hosting Locations? I have several error messages like "URL test failed" in the appropriate section (Please, see screenshots).
So, please, share you ideas about the issue! There is a few information about the problem, I can't find anything. Are there any ways to turn on debug at DMS-200 side?
I've added seller's specification and pics.
Please, help!
Many thanks in advance!!!

I've added licenses are currently at DMM.

Mobile Access Server setup

So, I'm setting up a 10.6.1 server in the DMZ to be a Mobile Access Server to reverse proxy mail, calendaring, and web. Couple issues I have:
1. I want to manage this DMZ server from a different internal 10.6.1 Server inside my network. I have turned on Remote Management on the DMZ server, but cannot connect from Server Admin on the internal server to the DMZ server. I need to be able to manage both servers from one Server Admin console. I also need to be able to screen share the DMZ server for access ONLY from the internal server. How do I accomplish this?
2. My internal 10.6.1 server is my Open Directory Master already, and working nicely. But to use Mobile Access Server and reverse proxy services back to the internal server, I need the DMZ server to be aware of my existing directory inside. Would I want to make the DMZ server an Open Directory Replica, or should I use the middle option for Open Directory types called "Connect to another directory"? Obviously, I know that it should NOT be another master.
3. I have purchased and implemented a wildcard cert on my internal 10.6.1 server to use for TLS, HTTPS, etc. I have also told the Open Directory Master to use ssl for the LDAP piece of it (there's a GUI option for that). Figured I might as well secure everything I can a bit more since I purchased the cert. What effect will this have on Question 2 above? Will I need to open a different port for instance on the firewall for LDAP over SSL? Or any issues with creating a Replica or "connect to another OD server" on the OD server in the DMZ to get it to connect to the internal OD Master?
Thanks for all the help here.

To your #1: When you use a firewall to place a device in a DMZ, that device is not part of the internal network. It 'technically' sits on the outside of the firewall at nearly the same place as your external connection.
Some discussions about a firewall use colors to designate the 'data protection' level or 'threat' vector.
(Below was 'borrowed' from http://riskless.com/firewall_configuration.aspx)
* RED Network Interface
This network is the Internet or other untrusted network. IPCop’s primary purpose is to protect the GREEN, BLUE and ORANGE networks and their computers from traffic originating on the RED network. Your current connection method and hardware are used to connect to this network.
* GREEN Network Interface
This interface only connects to the computer(s) that IPCop is protecting. It is presumed to be local. Traffic to it is routed though an Ethernet NIC on the IPCop computer firewall.
* BLUE Network Interface
This optional network allows you to place wireless devices on a separate network. Computers on this network cannot get to the GREEN network except tightly controlled “pinholes”, or via a VPN. Traffic to this network is routed through an Ethernet NIC.
* ORANGE Network Interface
This optional network allows you to place publicly accessible servers on a separate network. Computers on this network cannot get to the GREEN or BLUE networks, except through tightly controlled “DMZ pinholes”. Traffic to this network is routed through an Ethernet NIC.
* The GREEN and RED networks are required
* The ORANGE and BLUE networks are optional
The interface requirements for your RED network will vary depending on your connection to the Internet. The RED network may require an additional Ethernet card and cable.
you can also read up all this from a more neutral article here: http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1526
The point of all this is that, depending on 'where' the dat is comgin from , it either is denied access ,or must be 'punched through' to allow access. Her is a diagram of that process (from a linux firewall called ipcop)
!http://www.ipcop.org/1.4.0/en/admin/images/traffic.png!
Soaccess from inside (your network) to your DMZ device should work without any trouble but from DMZ to inside should require ports to be opened up. On most Firewalls, they call this port access 'Pin Holes' as the DMZ is itself protected by only allowing the ip address of that network into through the firewall. Possibly Your firewall is not doing any kind of Statefull Packet Inspection so all conversations must have a pinhole to come 'back' out of the dmz? Tell us your firewall brand and that might help.
#2: I would use "Connect to another directory". YOu want to limit the amount of data that can be compromised in the DMZ. As I mentioned the DMZ is outside your network, technically naked to the world. I believe that any port that does NOT get routed (forwarded) into your green, will automatically be forwarded to your DMZ, so it will be hammered with all manner of hack and virus vectors.
Peter

Can Compressor make MPEG2 files that will work on a Princeton Video server?

I am responsible for selection of equipment and software for the local Public Access studio. I am trying to be sure if Final Cut Studio will output the format we need.
We need to output video files that are compatible with our Princeton Server Group B1400 Digital Video Server. We have found it is very difficult to be certain if a particular program will generate what we need. Below are the specs for our server.
Basically it is a a rather specific form of MPEG2. I see on the Apple web site that Compressor will do MPEG2, but that is qualified with "Quicktime", and is mostly described as being for DVD production. It seems that those are not necessarily compatible with our server. It wants a plain MPEG2 file in the format given in the specs. The server is a Linux system and its software does not know about special formats like say Quicktime or DVD might wrap around the basic data. It seems to want just plain files of MPEG2 video (and audio of course) data.
One of my sources of my concern is that in spite of what Apple says about Compressor doing MPEG2, the makers of the server say FCP does not create output for it.
I need to be assured about this before we invest in software and possibly new hardware.
These are the specs for the encoding the server needs:
Princeton Server Group
B1400 Digital Video Server
Encoding Requirements
In order to ensure optimum video playout quality on the B1400 Digital Video Broadcast Server, MPEG video and audio content must be encoded as follows.
• Video files for play-out must be encoded in multiplexed MPEG-2 program stream (PS) or MPEG-1 system stream format. Video can be encoded at rates up to 15 Mb/s.
• Use 4:2:0, not 4:2:2 encoding.
• Audio must be encoded as MPEG1 Layer II, AC-3 Stereo, or Linear PCM.
• The video and audio presentation time stamp (PTS) values in a file must be continuous and increasing. The time between the first and last time stamps in a file should reflect the actual duration of the file.
Encoding Recommendations
• Resolution: 720 X 480 or 704 X 480 in NTSC
• Closed GOP (Group of Pictures) with an “I-frame” every 15 frames
• Audio bit rate of 256 kbps
• Sampling rate of 48 kHz
• Program stream files should have one end code (00 00 01 b9) at the very end of the file.
• Recommended bit rates for various types of video content are as follows:
o 4 Mbps for good quality video with low motion
o 6 Mbps for good quality with average motion
o 8 Mbps for good quality with high motion and
o 10 Mbps for high quality with high motion content.
• MPEG2 files are constructed from multiplexed audio and video streams. The length of video and audio stream segments within the MPEG file should be identical.
G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hey Terry
in the corporate world wee have to contend with clients who are all windows based and prevented from installing anything on their systems.
I use Flip4Mac, Studio Pro HD, with the following mix of settings;
Open clip in QT, I do also use compressor but for some reason I like using QT for exporting to WMV.
File/Export
Export:movie to windows media
Use: One pass VBR, Presentation (high), 16:9
Options>
Advanced... input type: interlace Lower field first(DV), output type: progressive
Coding method: Two pass VBR
Give this a shot and then tweak to suit your needs, oh and you can save your settings as a preset for QuickTime.
Within Compressor there is no export to WMV, so you have to start with another setting and create your own saving it for future use.
Tony

Can't reach network video server on Mac Mini's USB Ethernet Adapter.

I am trying to connect an IP video server to my Mac Mini's USB>Ethernet adapter. The server works fine on the built in Ethernet "en(0)", but is unreachable on the USB>Ethernet adapter network"en(3)".
Is this a subnet issue? I don't know much about networking obviously, but I think I just need to find a way to designate the proper port to look on, because the Mac is looking on the built in Ethernet only when I specify http://192.168.0.90:80/
The en(3) is configured for DCHP.
I could just hook the server up to the built in Ethernet, but then I'll have to run new and very long cat 5 cable.
I'd love to hear any ideas on how to get this working.

The Network Settings for the USB>Ethernet port are:
IPv4: Using DHCP
IP Address 169.254.33.152
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Router: (none)
DNS Server: (none)
Search Domains: (none)

Mobile Video Editing on the Macbook Pro 13'' - Some questions...

This is my first time visiting this forum, and I just wanted to get some thoughts on a mobile video editing setup I am looking to create... Here's what I'd like to do:
- Use a Macbook Pro 13'' as my primary editing machine using Final Cut Studio for relatively small, but important projects.
- I want to be able to edit as speedily as possible, but on a moderate budget. I know that keeping FCS on the MBP's main HD and editing video on an external drive is the best way to go. Also, because the fastest interface option on a MBP is Firewire 800, I am thinking of using a G-Raid Mini 500GB drive in Raid 0 for both maximum speed and portability. But I also want to be able to easily backup any video edited on the external drive. I am weary of the fact that MBP only has 1 Firewire port (and in this scenario, I need to connect a G-Raid drive, a DV camera, and yet another external drive for backing up the G-Raid Mini)
Oh what a pain.
First, something I can't seem to find out is... if I want to load video to the G-Raid drive, I'm going to have to daisy chain my DV camera to it. If the DV camera is Firewire 400, will this lower the Firewire 800's port on the MBP down to 400 as well, thus kind of crippling the idea of speedy Raid 0?
And second, assuming I can hook up both the G-Raid and the DV camera to the Firewire 800 port without degrading speed... what would the best way be to go for backing up the G-Raid? I am thinking of using a USB 2.0 500GB drive, and using some sort of backup automation software. Any suggestions there?
What I'm looking for is mobility, functionality, secure backup for everything I shoot. I should have gone for a MBP 17'' with a Express slot, which would solve these potential issues... but again, I'm on a budget - and can't break the bank on this right now.
Any responses or suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Zac

Thanks for the response.
But a couple things... the reason I'm going with the 13'' is purely out of circumstance. I have a friend who just didn't want it anymore, and is selling it to me insanely cheap. Also, I already have extra monitors
I think what I am going to do is this:
G-RAID 500GB running in Raid-0 connected to the FW800 port. From there, when I need to capture, I will daisy chain the DVX-100 to the G-RAID... which will cut the FW down 400 from what I have read. After my video is captured, I will disconnect the DVX100, so I can get the FW800 G-RAID back up to proper speed during actual editing. When I want to do backups, I will connect a regular 500GB G-DRIVE and run a clone of the G-RAID everynight after I finish editing.
This solves a few problems, but it doesn't solve the issue of an external TV for native viewing while editing. Personally, I don't think I will always need this, but my DVX100 does do passthrough. (anytime I do it though, it will bump my FW speed back down to 400) So I can either do that, or I can look into S-Video USB options (which I haven't researched yet)
It won't be the most ideal setup in the world, but it seems like a lot of people with these newer Macbook Pro's are suffering the same kinds of issues. Hopefully I will manage.
If anyone has any further suggestions, please let me know. Anyone else with a Macbook Pro 13''? What kind of mobile setups have you come up with?
Zac

Using Automator to create a "video server"

I'm looking to turn an Xserve into a video server for a digital signage situation. I know I can use Automator to open a video file in Quicktime and automatically play it full screen, however, is it possible to do the following with automator (or in some other easy fashion):
1. Have it go into a designated folder and open up the video file in that folder no matter what the files name is. (So I can update the video content monthly and just copy the new file into the folder and not have to change anything in the Automator script. I could always give the file the exact same name every month, but it would be nice if I didn't have to.).
2. Automatically run the Automator script on system boot - so we can boot up the Xserve in the morning with 1 button and once the OS is up it automatically starts playing the video file.
3. Last, (and this is probably the hard one), any thoughts on a way I can get the server to play a file to its end, and then check and see if there is a newer file present before looping? If not, it continues looping the same file, if so, it begins looping the new file instead? I'm guessing this would be more of an Applescript thing than Automater? This would be for a "content update while playing" situation.
I may not even mess with number 3, but the first two are a must. I'm not asking that you take time to develop working code for all the above, just letting me know that I can do it and whether I should be looking at Automater or Applescript for certain functionality would be fine and I can further research from there.
Thank you.
Don Hertz

1. In the Finder actions you will need:
- Get Specified Finder Items, and point it towards the folder that will contain the movie.
- Get Folder Contents - to get what's inside the folder.
- Filter Finder Items - set to filter by 'Name Extension' 'Is equal to' 'mov' and make sure all your video files have the right extension...
- Open Finder Items - in QT Player - note that this might cause problems if there are multiple files in the folder...
Then from the QT Player actions:
- Play Movies.
2. Save As... Application, then after saving, drag the app into the login items for the user account.
3. That's going to need some AppleScript, but this thread should get you started:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=455825&tstart=0
Ian

[SOLVED] Air Video Server Error Message

Does anyone here have any experience with Air Video Server for Linux? I sure hope so...
I'm trying to install Air Video Server on my Arch box so I can watch movies on my iPad without using my mac or converting the video files. I got everything installed, and the server software was running. When I tried to start a video on my iPad, I got "unexpected error." So, I killed the process and started the server manually, and then tried to play a video. This is the output that I got. Maybe you can help?
/usr/share/air-video-server/avconv -ss 60.0 -i /home/media/completed/Contraband/Contraband.mp4 -vframes 1 -f mjpeg -
DEBUG: Thumbnail: >>
346E68693468737A697E347A7269366D727F7E7436687E696D7E69347A6D7874756D3B3668683B2D2B352B3B36723B347374767E34767E7F727A3478
74766B777E6F7E7F345874756F697A797A757F345874756F697A797A757F35766B2F3B366D7D697A767E683B2A3B367D3B76716B7E7C3B36
<<
===================================================================================================
DEBUG: Thumbnail: avconv version 0.8, Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the Libav developers
DEBUG: Thumbnail: built on Dec 2 2012 10:17:40 with gcc 4.7.2
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/home/media/completed/Contraband/Contraband.mp4':
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: major_brand : isom
DEBUG: Thumbnail: minor_version : 1
DEBUG: Thumbnail: compatible_brands: isom
DEBUG: Thumbnail: creation_time : 2012-04-15 06:49:31
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Duration: 01:49:38.56, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1670 kb/s
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.0: start 0.000000, end 506.256000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 00:00:00.000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.1: start 506.256000, end 886.260000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 00:08:26.256
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.2: start 886.260000, end 1152.860000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 00:14:46.260
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.3: start 1152.860000, end 1492.366000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 00:19:12.860
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.4: start 1492.366000, end 1752.626000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 00:24:52.366
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.5: start 1752.626000, end 2079.744000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 00:29:12.626
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.6: start 2079.744000, end 2336.376000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 00:34:39.744
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.7: start 2336.376000, end 2736.943000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 00:38:56.376
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.8: start 2736.943000, end 3137.760000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 00:45:36.943
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.9: start 3137.760000, end 3596.092000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 00:52:17.760
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.10: start 3596.092000, end 3931.344000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 00:59:56.092
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.11: start 3931.344000, end 4203.991000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 01:05:31.344
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.12: start 4203.991000, end 4575.112000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 01:10:03.991
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.13: start 4575.112000, end 4877.372000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 01:16:15.112
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.14: start 4877.372000, end 5134.046000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 01:21:17.372
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.15: start 5134.046000, end 5415.910000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 01:25:34.046
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.16: start 5415.910000, end 5726.888000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 01:30:15.910
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.17: start 5726.888000, end 5941.144000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 01:35:26.888
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.18: start 5941.144000, end 6272.099000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 01:39:01.144
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Chapter #0.19: start 6272.099000, end 6578.560000
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: title : 01:44:32.099
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Stream #0.0(und): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1920x816 [PAR 40001:40000 DAR 2353:1000], 1597 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 24k tbn, 47.95 tbc
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Target Framerate: 23.975
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: creation_time : 2012-04-15 00:12:59
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Stream #0.1(und): Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 70 kb/s
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:
DEBUG: Thumbnail: creation_time : 2012-04-15 06:56:52
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Output #0, mjpeg, to 'pipe:':
DEBUG: Thumbnail: Metadata:java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class java.awt.Toolkit
at com.inmethod.air.connect.service.ServiceRegistry$ServiceWrapper.invoke(ServiceRegistry.java:231)
at com.inmethod.air.connect.service.ServiceRegistry.invokeMethod(ServiceRegistry.java:48)
at com.inmethod.air.connect.service.ServiceRegistry.invokeMethod(ServiceRegistry.java:37)
at com.inmethod.air.connect.filter.ServiceFilter.doFilter(ServiceFilter.java:82)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1084)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:360)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:712)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:139)
at org.mortbay.jetty.Server.handle(Server.java:313)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection.java:506)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection$RequestHandler.content(HttpConnection.java:844)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseNext(HttpParser.java:644)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseAvailable(HttpParser.java:205)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handle(HttpConnection.java:381)
at org.mortbay.jetty.bio.SocketConnector$Connection.run(SocketConnector.java:227)
at org.mortbay.thread.BoundedThreadPool$PoolThread.run(BoundedThreadPool.java:442)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class java.awt.Toolkit
at javax.swing.ImageIcon.<init>(ImageIcon.java:274)
at com.inmethod.common.util.ImageUtil$CreateThumbnail.<init>(ImageUtil.java:55)
at com.inmethod.common.util.ImageUtil.resizeImageAsJPG(ImageUtil.java:24)
at com.inmethod.air.video.common.thumbnail.ThumbnailParser.resize(ThumbnailParser.java:84)
at com.inmethod.air.video.common.thumbnail.ThumbnailParser.parseThumbnail(ThumbnailParser.java:73)
at com.inmethod.air.video.common.thumbnail.ThumbnailParser.parseThumbnailInternal(ThumbnailParser.java:104)
at com.inmethod.air.video.common.thumbnail.ThumbnailParser.parseThumbnail(ThumbnailParser.java:139)
at com.inmethod.air.video.v0240.info.MediaInfoParser.parseMediaInfo(MediaInfoParser.java:80)
at com.inmethod.air.video.v0240.model.fs.FileSystemVideoItem.loadDetail(FileSystemVideoItem.java:59)
at com.inmethod.air.video.v0240.model.BrowseService.getNestedItem(BrowseService.java:354)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at com.inmethod.air.connect.service.ServiceRegistry$ServiceWrapper.invoke(ServiceRegistry.java:221)
... 15 more
^C[root@arch ~]#
It seems to me that there's a problem with creating a thumbnail. Any ideas?
Last edited by discipulus (2012-12-03 04:07:27)

Alright, I have figured it out after much working! After doing some searching and realizing that no one had encountered this problem with Arch Linux before, I decided to search specifically by the error that Java was giving, instead of trying to relate it to Air Video Server. I had to edit the script that launched the daemon (/usr/bin/air-video-server) to add the option -Djava.awt.headless=true and then I needed to install an additional library (that wasn't on the dependencies list, ironically enough) fontconfig. I guess fontconfig is standard with X11, which is why it wasn't listed as a dependency. It's also why I needed to add the headless option to the launch script, because I don't use a GUI, just a CLI. This is solved, and I'll leave it up for others that may encounter similar problems.

Air Video Server HD - Wired: OK, WiFi: no good

Hello everyone,
I have this problem with the Air Video Server HD application on my late 2012 iMac, where streaming does not commence (stuck on buffering, might get 1-2 seconds playback, stuck again) even though connecting iPhone/iPad devices to the server works like a charm. I did two simple things to narrow down the problem:
- Tested the router/wireless network by running the server software off a Windows 7 laptop on the same network. Worked great
- Secondly, I wired the iMac to the router and bypassed the wifi, and that too worked smoothly
So, in essence my question is this:
- Can anyone provide advice or maybe even solutions to looking into the different behavior/settings of the interfaces to solve my problem?
There must be some kind of difference on interfaces on the iMac maybe restricting packages to freely flow on wireless, when wired works like an ace - And the router cannot be to blame, since a Windows laptop worked great with the same client devices. I've only been a mac-user for 18 months, so am no where near superusing the OS but am hoping someone can push me in the right direction.
Further info, the latency test in the Air Video Server HD application in average results in:
Wireless: ~24ms / 24.000 Kbps transfer
Wired: ~23ms / 31.000 Kpbs transfer
Looking forward to any kind of reply
Cheers

I actually use this same router with my iPad. I did not have to do anything to the routers config to get this to work. I even have my router set NOT to broadcast it's SSID, which others stated caused the iPad not to see the network.
What I would suggest is first telling the iPad to forget the network, then going into the "Settings" app >>----->> General >>------>> Reset >>------>> Reset Network Settings.
This should force the iPad to basically reset it's network settings to factory default.
Since this iPad is only a week old, what iOS version does it have on it?
My iPad came with iOS 3.2.1 when I got it, so I had to update to iOS 3.2.2 almost immediately when I plugged it into iTunes the first time.
Under your advanced wireless settings on the E3000 (only accessed via the browser interface for the router) make sure all your settings are set for the default or recommended settings from Cisco \ Linksys.
I am sorry to hear you are having problems with your iPad and the E3000, I really hope that resetting the network settings on the iPad get it working for you.
It may seem trite, but, iOS 4.2 apparently will be addressing some Wi-Fi issues with the iPad. In fact that is why iOS 4.2 has not been released yet (rumored).

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