hooray4me 52 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Are there plans to utilize the ip stream from HDHomeRun devices to remove the encrypted channel limitation? We currently use TVHeadEnd to handle this problem. With the addition of guide data to Emby Premiere, encrypted channels are the only hold up for ditching tvheadend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14913 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Hi. What exactly do you mean by "remove the encrypted channel limitation"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 the fact that emby can't play encrypted cable channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14913 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I don't know of any way we can (legally) remove that limitation at this time. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanipek 224 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I think @robrhedrick is confusing DRM with encrypted channels. I have many encrypted channels, but by using a HDHR Prime with CableCard installed I can view/record them without issue - none of those channels have any DRM applied to them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Are there plans to utilize the ip stream from HDHomeRun devices to remove the encrypted channel limitation? We currently use TVHeadEnd to handle this problem. With the addition of guide data to Emby Premiere, encrypted channels are the only hold up for ditching tvheadend. If you use the correct device this shouldn't be a problem. I'm assuming you have cable correct? What device are you using with it? Is it a Prime? Do you have a properly setup cable card for it? Just to make sure we are all talking about the same thing. You are not talking about recording channels like Showtime, HBO, Cinimax correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooray4me 52 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 HD HomeRun Prime with a cable card... with TVHeadend, if I create an M3U file for the channels, I can watch ALL channels using the ip stream from the homerun without issue. These stream urls can be pulled directly from the HDHomerun device. If I add the HD Homerun Device directly to Emby, I cannot tune some of the channels like showtime east... #EXTM3U #EXTINF:501,HBO_HD http://10.50.3.250:5004/auto/v501 #EXTINF:507,HBO FAMILY HD http://10.50.3.250:5004/auto/v507 #EXTINF:561,SHOWTIME_HD http://10.50.3.250:5004/auto/v561 #EXTINF:578,SHOWTIME EAST http://10.50.3.250:5004/auto/v578?CONTENTPROTECTIONTYPE=DTCP1&DTCP1HOST=10.50.3.250&DTCP1PORT=8888 #EXTINF:701,WATL_HD http://10.50.3.250:5004/auto/v701 #EXTINF:703,QVC HD http://10.50.3.250:5004/auto/v703 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37064 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 If that channel is encrypted we do not decrypt it. That is not legal to my knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanipek 224 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 http://10.50.3.250:5004/auto/v578?CONTENTPROTECTIONTYPE=DTCP1&DTCP1HOST=10.50.3.250&DTCP1PORT=8888 This is telling you it has DRM applied and that is why Emby cannot tune it. To my knowledge TVH doesn't play DRM channels either -- traditional or M3U Perhaps you can explain further what you are doing with TVH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooray4me 52 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 If you add an M3U file as the source "network" it will create the muxes for each service channel... and use the ip stream ie http://10.50.3.250:5004/auto/v578?CONTENTPROTECTIONTYPE=DTCP1&DTCP1HOST=10.50.3.250&DTCP1PORT=8888 as the source of the stream, leaving the decryption action on the HDHomeRun Prime. You are essentially offloading the decryption action and consuming the ip streaming instead of tuning a frequency and having the HomeRun stream that data which, if encrypted, would not be view-able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Holy shit, that works!?!? Ok, I think a tutorial is necessary, please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanipek 224 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Yes. Do share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooray4me 52 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 The channel lineup has changed and I have to rescan everything. I'll document my process and give you more info in just a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooray4me 52 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) TVHeadEnd is co-located on the same server as Emby. The Emby server has a couple nics and I dedicated a nic and a small /29 network specifically for the the HDHomeRun Prime tuners. iface enp9s0f0 inet static address 10.50.3.249 netmask 255.255.255.248 broadcast 10.50.3.255 network 10.50.3.248 up ip route add 10.50.3.248/29 dev enp9s0f0 table enp9s0f0 up ip route add default via 10.50.3.254 dev enp9s0f0 table enp9s0f0 up ip rule add from 10.50.3.249/32 table enp9s0f0 up ip rule add to 10.50.3.249/32 table enp9s0f0 TVHeadend should see the tuners automatically. You’ll want to go into the tuners ahead of time and favorite the channels you want to see and X the ones you don’t… we filter out all non-HD channels. Next you need to create the base of your M3U file. We have 2 tuners so I need to create a file for each one… I name them temporarily with the serial number of the homerun so I can tell them apart and save it to the tmp directory echo "#EXTM3U" > /tmp/1323B05B.m3u | curl "http://10.50.3.250/lineup.xml"|sed 's/<GuideNumber>/#EXTINF\:<GuideNumber>/g' | sed 's/<\/GuideNumber>/\,<\/GuideNumber>/g' | sed -e 's/<[^>]*>//g' | sed 's/http/\ http/g' | sed 's/http/\nhttp/g' | sed 's/\&\;/\&/g' | sed 's/MPEG.*//' | sed 's/H264.*//' >> /tmp/1323B05B.m3u echo "#EXTM3U" > /tmp/1322A20B.m3u | curl "http://10.50.3.251/lineup.xml"|sed 's/<GuideNumber>/#EXTINF\:<GuideNumber>/g' | sed 's/<\/GuideNumber>/\,<\/GuideNumber>/g' | sed -e 's/<[^>]*>//g' | sed 's/http/\ http/g' | sed 's/http/\nhttp/g' | sed 's/\&\;/\&/g' | sed 's/MPEG.*//' | sed 's/H264.*//' >> /tmp/1322A20B.m3u Next download the files so you can edit them. The base of the file will look like this: #EXTM3U #EXTINF:701,WATL_HD http://10.50.3.251:5004/auto/v701 #EXTINF:702,WSB_ABC http://10.50.3.251:5004/auto/v702 #EXTINF:703,QVC HD http://10.50.3.251:5004/auto/v703 You will need to edit each one to get it into this format, I use notepad++ and excel #EXTINF:-1 tvh-chnum="701" m3u-name="WATL_HD",WATL_HD http://10.50.3.251:5004/auto/v701 #EXTINF:-1 tvh-chnum="702" m3u-name="WSB_ABC",WSB_ABC http://10.50.3.251:5004/auto/v702 #EXTINF:-1 tvh-chnum="703" m3u-name="QVC HD",QVC_HD http://10.50.3.251:5004/auto/v703 Next I save each file in a directory on the server named for its serial number and save it as lineup.m3u /home/hts/.hts/tvheadend/scan/1322A20B/lineup.m3u /home/hts/.hts/tvheadend/scan/1322B20B/lineup.m3u In TVheadend create a new IPTV Automatic Network for each tuner. After it scan each url that was included in the M3U it will create a MUX for it. Then you auto map the muxes to the service and it will create the channels Edited January 18, 2019 by robrhedrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 But since the HDHR is doing the decoding, just generating the m3u and adding it to emby should accomplish the same thing, no? Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooray4me 52 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Dunno, thats why I started this thread lol. Can an M3U be added to emby for a live tv "source"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 For clarity, is this encrypted or copy protected? They're not the same thing and I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy 735 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) If you use the correct device this shouldn't be a problem. I'm assuming you have cable correct? What device are you using with it? Is it a Prime? Do you have a properly setup cable card for it? Just to make sure we are all talking about the same thing. You are not talking about recording channels like Showtime, HBO, Cinimax correct? Once upon a time I had Charter and a Prime; several of the premium channels had no copy protection on them and Emby tuned them fine. Edited January 18, 2019 by Sammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooray4me 52 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 oooo, nevermind... I see M3U tuner option. I will have to test it and see if it works... Don't know how it will handle using 2 tuners and only showing 1 channel though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 oooo, nevermind... I see M3U tuner option. I will have to test it and see if it works... Don't know how it will handle using 2 tuners and only showing 1 channel though.There are threads about this elsewhere here. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 For clarity, is this encrypted or copy protected? They're not the same thing and I'm confused. Generally the pay channels like HBO etc are consistent across providers, and he mentioned Showtime so I assume encrypted. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanipek 224 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 oooo, nevermind... I see M3U tuner option. I will have to test it and see if it works... Don't know how it will handle using 2 tuners and only showing 1 channel though. I played around with this awhile back as an attempt at channel management. I have several HDHR tuners and I could not find a method for a single M3U solution to cover all the tuners. So with 1 M3U per tuner I ended up with duplicate channels. Don't know if there is a way to do it with a single M3U and multiple HDHR tuners, I couldn't figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanipek 224 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Encrypted does not equal DRM, I have many encrypted channels and no DRM channels. All my encrypted channels function great within Emby using my CableCard for decryption. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Encrypted does not equal DRM, I have many encrypted channels and no DRM channels. All my encrypted channels function great within Emby using my CableCard for decryption. But you know what I mean. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanipek 224 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 But you know what I mean. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk I do, Others do not. Hence confusion between the two terms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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