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[SwapDV-commit] CVS: swapdv README.txt,1.1,1.2
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From: Jonathan T. <jo...@us...> - 2002-06-14 21:51:56
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Update of /cvsroot/swapdv/swapdv In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv6758 Modified Files: README.txt Log Message: 0.7 changes Index: README.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/swapdv/swapdv/README.txt,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 --- README.txt 11 May 2002 00:22:44 -0000 1.1 +++ README.txt 14 Jun 2002 21:51:53 -0000 1.2 @@ -1,92 +1,102 @@ -SwapDV - P2P Digital Video Server with support for ReplayTVs -(c) FX Palo Alto Laboratory, Inc. - -For the latest information please visit http://swapdv.sourceforge.net/ or email sw...@fx... - - -Installing ----------- -Unzip this archive to a suitable directory. No further installation is required. - -Requirements ------------- -SwapDV should run on any Java-enabled platform (Unix/Windows/Mac) - -This release of SwapDV requires a Java Virtual Machine version 1.3. or above. We recommend you download and install the Sun JRE 1.3.1. from http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download.html - -Running -------- -On Windows platforms: -* double-click on "SwapDV.jar" -On Unix platforms: -* run "java -jar SwapDV.jar" -On Mac OS X platforms: -* double click on "SwapDV.jar" runs as a *client only* (because a regular user can't open port 80) -* From "Terminal", enter the Unix command: "sudo java -jar SwapDV.jar" and enter the admin password when prompted - - -Using SwapDV ------------- -The first time you run SwapDV it will prompt you for a directory to store the SwapDV library files in (the videos, show information etc.). Use the folder browser to select or create one. - -The main SwapDV window has 3 tabs: - -* Shows & Channels - this lists the digital video content being served by your SwapDV server -* Downloads - this lists the digital video currently being downloaded from external SwapDV servers or ReplayTV boxes -* Uploads - this lists the shows being downloaded by other SwapDV servers from you - -Right clicking on the rows in any of the tables in these tabs provides further options. - -The File menu has 4 items: -* Select MPEG Player - specify the Mpeg player used to play back videos locally -* Auto-save changes - when checked any changes to the shows and channels are saved immediately -* Save changes - if auto-save is disabled this saves the current show & channel guide -* Quit - quit - -The Download menu has 4 items: -* Browse detected - this submenu allows you to browse the contents of other local SwapDv and ReplayTV servers detected on the network -* Browse recent - this submenu lists SwapDV and ReplayTV servers you have recently browsed -* Browse - specify the IP address of a remote SwapDV or ReplayTV box and browse its contents -* Search - search other SwapDV applications using the Gnutella network - -The Sharing menu has 3 items: -* Start/Stop server - starts and stops the SwapDV/ReplayTV server (normally on port 80) -This allows ReplayTV boxes on your network to "see" the SwapDV server as another ReplayTV box on the network. You can then play content back on your replayTV directly from this server -*IMPORTANT* The SwapDV server MUST run on port 80. This means that you need to stop any other web-servers running on the local machine if you want to enable this functionality. -* Restart server on startup - configures whether the SwapDV server should automatically start when SwapDV runs -* Advanced->Server log - displays a log of server and SwapDV messages -* Advanced->Server Configuration - change various SwapDV server and Gnutella configuration options -* Advanced->SwapDV proxies - make another ReplayTV in a different subnet available to ReplayTV boxes on this network - -The Show menu has 5 items (also available by right clicking on a show in the shows & channels tab): -* Play - play the show locally on the machine using the configured mpeg2 player (see File menu) -* Edit - edits the shows information -* Move to channel - changes the shows channel -* Advanced->Export show... - saves the show information into 3 files necessary for swapping or archiving -* Delete - deletes the show from the guide (and also deletes the corresponding video files on the disk) - -The Channel menu has 4 items (also available by right clicking on a channel in the shows & channels tab): -* Add channel - adds a new channel to the channel list -* Edit - TBD -* Advanced->Import show... - loads and adds a show to this channel. Requires at least the .ndx and .mpg parts of the show -* Delete - deletes the channel AND shows associated with the channel - -Dragging and dropping: -SwapDV supports various drag and drop operations. -You can drag shows or channels from a browsed remote swapdv/replaytv server onto shows & channels to download them -You can drag shows in your shows & channels tab onto a channel to change their channel. - -Removing --------- -Delete the SwapDV.jar and all .txt -Locate the directory you chose to store the SwapDV contents in and delete it. - -Known bugs ----------- -* ? - -Playing Mpegs on the PC/Mac/Unix box ------------------------------------- -The Replay videos are MPEG2 files, with a slightly unusual format. The following players have been recommended as working well with these videos: -* PC, Try the elcard player, available from http://www.elecard.com/ +SwapDV - P2P Digital Video Server with support for ReplayTVs +(c) FX Palo Alto Laboratory, Inc. + +For the latest information please visit http://swapdv.sourceforge.net/ or email sw...@fx... + +Installing +---------- +Unzip this archive to a suitable directory. No further installation is required. + +Requirements +------------ +SwapDV should run on any Java-enabled platform (Unix/Windows/Mac) + +This release of SwapDV requires a Java Virtual Machine version 1.3. or above. We recommend you download and install the Sun JRE 1.4 from http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html + +Running +------- +On Windows platforms: +* double-click on "SwapDV.jar" +On Unix platforms: +* run "java -jar SwapDV.jar" +On Mac OS X platforms: +* double click on "SwapDV.jar" runs as a *client only* (because a regular user can't open port 80) +* From "Terminal", enter the Unix command: "sudo java -jar SwapDV.jar" and enter the admin password when prompted + +Using SwapDV +------------ +The first time you run SwapDV it will prompt you for a directory to store the SwapDV library files in (the videos, show information etc.). Use the folder browser to select or create one. + +The main SwapDV window has 3 tabs: + +* Shows & Channels - this lists the digital video content being served by your SwapDV server +* Downloads - this lists the digital video currently being downloaded from external SwapDV servers or ReplayTV boxes +* Uploads - this lists the shows being downloaded by other SwapDV servers from you + +Right clicking on the rows in any of the tables or tree elements in these tabs provides further options. + +The File menu has 4 items: +* Select MPEG Player - specify the Mpeg player used to play back videos locally +* Auto-save changes - when checked any changes to the shows and channels are saved immediately +* Save changes - if auto-save is disabled this saves the current show & channel guide +* Quit - quit + +The Edit->Category menu has 3 items (also available by right clicking on a channel in the shows & channels tab): +* Add - adds a new category +* Rename - renames the category +* Delete - deletes the category. All channels and shows are moved to the "uncategorized" category + +The Edit->Channel menu has 5 items (also available by right clicking on a channel in the shows & channels tab): +* Add channel - adds a new channel to the channel list +* Move to category - changes the category of that channel (and all shows in it) +* Rename - change the channel name +* Advanced->Import show... - loads and adds a show to this channel. Requires at least the .ndx and .mpg parts of the show +* Delete - deletes the channel AND shows associated with the channel + +The Edit->Show menu has 5 items (also available by right clicking on a show in the shows & channels tab): +* Play - play the show locally on the machine using the configured mpeg2 player (see File menu) +* Edit - edits the shows information +* Move to channel - changes the shows channel +* Advanced->Export show... - saves the show information into 3 files necessary for swapping or archiving +* Delete - deletes the show from the guide (and also deletes the corresponding video files on the disk) + +The Connect menu has 4 items: +* Browse detected - this submenu allows you to browse the contents of other local SwapDv and ReplayTV servers detected on the network +* Browse recent - this submenu lists SwapDV and ReplayTV servers you have recently browsed +* Browse - specify the IP address of a remote SwapDV or ReplayTV box and browse its contents + +The Server menu has 3 items: +* Start/Stop server - starts and stops the SwapDV/ReplayTV server (normally on port 80) +This allows ReplayTV boxes on your network to "see" the SwapDV server as another ReplayTV box on the network. You can then play content back on your replayTV directly from this server +*IMPORTANT* The SwapDV server MUST run on port 80. This means that you need to stop any other web-servers running on the local machine if you want to enable this functionality. +* Restart server on startup - configures whether the SwapDV server should automatically start when SwapDV runs +* Advanced->Server log - displays a log of server and SwapDV messages +* Advanced->Server Configuration - change various SwapDV server and Gnutella configuration options +* Advanced->SwapDV proxies - make another ReplayTV in a different subnet available to ReplayTV boxes on this network + +The Scheduler menu has 2 items: +* Schedule new event - brings up a wizard to create a new event +* Schedule events manager - allows you to manage and edit existing events +See README.scheduler for more information on scheduling events + +Dragging and dropping: +SwapDV supports various drag and drop operations. +You can drag shows or channels from a browsed remote swapdv/replaytv server onto shows & channels to download them +You can drag shows in your shows & channels tab onto a channel to change their channel. +You can drag channels between categories. +... and so on. + +Removing +-------- +Delete the SwapDV.jar and all .txt +Locate the directory you chose to store the SwapDV contents in and delete it. + +Known bugs +---------- +* ? + +Playing Mpegs on the PC/Mac/Unix box +------------------------------------ +The Replay videos are MPEG2 files, with a slightly unusual format. The following players have been recommended as working well with these videos: +* PC, Try the elcard player, available from http://www.elecard.com/ * Mac, MacOS X with the VLC application available from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/macosx.html |
