redirecting video output

greengold · 2010-10-11 20:06:28

Hi all!
Im curious.. Is here a way to redirect video output from client to server via some protocol?
I just want to watch films on desktop's screen instead of laptop's without cabling.
thanks!

sandstorm · 2010-10-11 20:12:29

Why not SSHFSing the directory on the laptop? Then you can access the file directly. See Wiki for details: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sshfs

Best regards
Martin

greengold · 2010-10-11 20:33:42

yeah, but I want to control applications from client> Server should be used just for "watching" redirected output... something like pulseaudio over network

Gusar · 2010-10-11 20:41:29

VLC has streaming capabilities. As do the big multimedia centers like XBMC and MythTV. But what sandstorm proposes is by far the simplest method - just mount a share via either sshfs or cifs (samba) or nfs.

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greengold · 2010-10-11 20:48:20

well, seems like you dont understand me (:
I want to redirect video output to another machine without touching it!
I know that with sshfs, nfs you can mount any folder and just play video within it on servers screen but you have to do this on server.
my goal is to redirect viedo to server's screen without any physical interaction with it.

urist · 2010-10-11 23:39:55

VNC?

greengold · 2010-10-12 06:42:40

you guys cant get what I want or are you giving me alternatives?
VNC is closer but I need to use computing power, resources of client.
I JUST WANT TO REDIRECT VIDEO OUTPUT TO ANOTHER HOST'S SCREEN! ...VIDEO OUTPUT... nothing less nothing more.

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rulex · 2010-10-12 08:12:37

lets see if I got this right
if you have the movie on the server there's no need for sshfs.
I often use my phone as remote to my server which is connected to my TV. I do this my ssh:ing to the server and typing:

export DISPLAY=:0.0
mplayer moviefile

the export command sets which display GUI apps should use(when you launch them from that console). So mplayer will launch on your servers display but you will be able to pause the movie and stuff from the CLI

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Darksoul71 · 2010-10-12 08:20:36

@greengold:
1st, never write UPCASE because in www this means yelling to someone.
I guess beside using some "Remote desktop" such as VNC or NX you do not have pretty much other options than described above.
This boils down to connect to a remote XServer.

As for watching movies "remote" IMO it's absolute BS since nearly no remote software beside commercial one is capable of doing so. May be SPICE will bring more in the future.

greengold · 2010-10-12 18:40:54

sorry..
so, the media that should be played on remote server's screen are located on client.only on client.
I just need to set $DISPLAY variable to screen of remote server. I dont know what about protocol ,that not important for me. it should work just on local network.
I dont know in which other way should I describe my ides, but newrmind, most like its not ppossible at now (:

schivmeister · 2010-10-13 23:39:31

http://pcquest.ciol.com/content/linux/103040302.asp ?

greengold · 2010-10-14 21:52:04

VLC seems to be useful in this way!
thank you!

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