From 0a981dc25b52f234a459d613c3084af3abc81763 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christopher Rosell Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:31:33 +0300 Subject: Update README. --- README.md | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 03847cc..e866f25 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -59,17 +59,39 @@ Using ----- $ livestreamer --help +Plugin specific usage +--------------------- +Most plugins are straight-forward to use, just pass the URL to the stream and it will work. +However, some plugins are using what could be called a "meta URL" to find the stream for you. + + +**gomtv** +Passing the URL *gomtv.net* will make the plugin figure out what match is currently playing automatically. + +**ongamenet** +To use this plugin the URL *ongamenet.com* must be passed. + Common issues ------------- **livestreamer errors with "Unable to read from stream" or "Error while executing subprocess" on Twitch/JustinTV streams.** -When building rtmpdump from source it may link with a already existing (probably older) librtmp version instead of using it's own version. On Debian/Ubuntu it is recommended to use the official packages of *librtmp0* and *rtmpdump* version *2.4+20111222.git4e06e21* or newer. This version contains the necessary code to play Twitch/JustinTV streams and avoids any conflicts. It should be available in the testing or unstable repositories if it's not available in stable yet. +When building rtmpdump from source it may link with a already existing (probably older) librtmp version instead of using it's +own version. On Debian/Ubuntu it is recommended to use the official packages of *librtmp0* and *rtmpdump* version +*2.4+20111222.git4e06e21* or newer. This version contains the necessary code to play Twitch/JustinTV streams and +avoids any conflicts. It should be available in the testing or unstable repositories if it's not available in stable yet. **VLC on Windows fails to play with a error message.** -VLC version 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 contains a bug that prevents it from reading data from stdin. This has been fixed in version 2.0.3. +VLC version 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 contains a bug that prevents it from reading data from stdin. +This has been fixed in version 2.0.3. + + +**Own3d streams fail to play** + +Due to a flaw in Own3d's API livestreamer has no way of figuring out if these streams are online or offline +before starting the stream, so if it does not play it's probably offline. Saving arguments AKA config file -- cgit v1.2.3