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**Rygel** is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play|UPnP]]/[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Living_Network_Alliance|DLNA]] audio-video Media Server. | **Rygel** is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play|UPnP]]/[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Living_Network_Alliance|DLNA]] audio-video Media Server. | ||
- | It is able to share multimedia files with compatible devices through the network, and also provides basic logic required by DLNA players. | + | It is able to share multimedia files with UPnP-compatible devices through the network, and provides basic logic required by DLNA players. |
Project site : [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Rygel|https://wiki.gnome.org/Rygel]] | Project site : [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Rygel|https://wiki.gnome.org/Rygel]] | ||
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===== AGL Demonstration Platform ===== | ===== AGL Demonstration Platform ===== | ||
- | The version of Rygel found on AGL Demonstration Platform is customized to integrate the [[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=715145|LightMediaScanner Plugin]], able to communicate via [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Bus|D-Bus]] with the embedded-oriented **LightMediaScanner** media indexer. | + | The version of Rygel found on AGL Demonstration Platform is customized to integrate the [[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=715145|LightMediaScanner Plugin]], able to communicate via [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Bus|D-Bus]] with the embedded-oriented **[[LightMediaScanner]]** media indexer. |
- | By default, LightMediaScanner is looking for media files in the **"///usr/share/media//"** directory. | + | //(by default, LightMediaScanner is looking for media files in the **"///usr/share/media//"** directory)// |
Both Rygel and LightMediaScanner are started automatically at system startup. Then, using a UPnP client such as [[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/|VLC]] or [[http://www.eezupnp.de/|eezUPnP]], you will be able to discover media just like in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQNBTJ0U5Mo|this video]]. | Both Rygel and LightMediaScanner are started automatically at system startup. Then, using a UPnP client such as [[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/|VLC]] or [[http://www.eezupnp.de/|eezUPnP]], you will be able to discover media just like in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQNBTJ0U5Mo|this video]]. | ||
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**LightMediaScanner** is able to do fast discovery and indexing, but it currently lacks the ability to initiate audio/video rendering using the [[http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org|GStreamer]] media engine. | **LightMediaScanner** is able to do fast discovery and indexing, but it currently lacks the ability to initiate audio/video rendering using the [[http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org|GStreamer]] media engine. | ||
- | If this is wanted, the default **Media-Export** plugin can still be enabled by changing the following sections in "///etc/rygel.conf//" : | + | If this is wanted, the default **Media-Export** plugin can be enabled back by changing the following sections in "///etc/rygel.conf//" : |
<code>[MediaExport] | <code>[MediaExport] | ||
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<code>$ systemctl restart rygel</code> | <code>$ systemctl restart rygel</code> | ||
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+ | ==== Additional information ==== | ||
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+ | Additional information regarding Rygel and LightMediaScanner can be found on the **Embedded Linux wiki ** : | ||
+ | [[http://elinux.org/Using_Rygel_and_Lightmediascanner|http://elinux.org/Using_Rygel_and_Lightmediascanner]] |