[digiKam-users] DLNA Server as standlone to be deployed on servers

[Stefan Mueller]

Bonjour Gilles,
have you got any chance to continue the work on the DLNA Server?

regards

stefan

2017-10-18 9:09 GMT+02:00 Stefan Mueller <stefan.mueller.83 at gmail.com>:

> Good morning ,
> fantastic work Gilles,  that sound great
>
> I'm looking for a DLNA server what runs on my old Synology DS211+
> (ARMv5TE compliant CPU) what provides Album based on tags, time periods
> etc. I haven't found a server yet what can do that.
>
> A standlone DLNA Server feeded by digiKam would be ideal and enormous
> powerful combination.
>
> well done & thx
> stefan
>
> 2017-10-18 0:26 GMT+02:00 Boudewijn <wankelwankel at yahoo.com>:
>
>> On dinsdag 17 oktober 2017 23:08:24 CEST Gilles Caulier wrote:
>> > Voilà... Comments are welcome...
>>
>> Thank you for the invitation and the unstoppable work on DK!
>>
>> I am really looking forward to be able to share specific tags via DLNA,
>> as you
>> mention.
>>
>> > - MiniDlna : it create a dedicated sqlite database that we don't want
>> and
>> > it's not available as library. I tested this server and it's not very
>> > stable with large files to share. Streaming video do not work.
>>
>> I have used MiniDLNA (outside of DK) for years without noticeable
>> problems, in
>> combination with LG-mediaplayer, various clients on GNU/Linux and some
>> players
>> on Android.
>>
>> I do have problems viewing a slideshow using Kodi/Openelec on Raspberry
>> Pi B2:
>> the system crashes in need of RAM while building the directory lists or
>> shortly after starting a slideshow.
>>
>> > ....
>> > I implemented a dedicated media server with Platinum (and Neptune)
>> > Frameworks in digiKam.
>> > The digiKam implementation come with several improvements done by me :
>> > ...
>> > - Virtual album supports. We can share Tags, Labels, Rating and search
>> > albums.
>> > ...
>> Great! (And an impressive list of improvements that I impolitely removed)
>>
>> > The client DLNA applications support that i tested are : (...)
>> > Sony Bravia TV, (...)
>>
>> MiniDLNA has a switch to improve compatibility with (some?) Sony devices;
>> maybe the implementation on the MiniDLNA-side or the Sony-side is a bit
>> off.
>> (If it is on the MiniDLNA-side: nothing to worry :-) )
>>
>> > After all DLNA/Upnp are well standardized.
>>
>> I recall reading that one of the standards is about image size: at the
>> time I
>> read it, it was a ridiculously low resolution (but I can not quickly find
>> a
>> maximum at the moment)
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Boudewijn
>>
>>
>
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