https://github.com/rycus86/omxremote-android

Android Remote for omxplayer on a Raspberry Pi
https://github.com/rycus86/omxremote-android

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Android Remote for omxplayer on a Raspberry Pi

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rycus86/omxremote-android
• Owner: rycus86
• Created: 2013-11-24T11:09:30.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-07-20T05:57:53.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-23T18:15:53.731Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Java
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• Size: 2.27 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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RPi::omx Remote

===============

Android remote for omxplayer on a Raspberry Pi. To achieve this it uses 

a Python 'bridge' module to forward commands to the omxplayer and receive

status updates from it. It is also used to query additional information

about the video file in playback like poster, title, etc.

This module needs a modified version of the omxplayer which can be found here:

    https://github.com/rycus86/omxplayer

The Python module - acting as a bridge between the client and the omxplayer -

can be found here:

    https://github.com/rycus86/omxremote-py

Video

-----

Here is a small video to demonstrate the client UI:

[![screencast](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wfhlWqQlv28/3.jpg?1385905603632)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfhlWqQlv28)

Features

--------

The client is only working on Wi-Fi network at the moment and it searches for

the omxremote (Python bridge) on a predefined multicast address 

(224.1.1.7:42001). After this initial message the communication continues on

this port but by using unicast UDP messages.

There is very basic support to set some parameters of the omxplayers like 

initial volume, subtitle font size, subtitle alignment, etc.

You can browse files stored on the Pi and start the playback of a video file 

(optionally along with a subtitle). After the player starts the Python bridge

module start sending status update for the playback. It also tries to guess 

video information and fetch some information from TVDB if the video is probably

an episode of a TV show. The player can display these informations on the client,

provides a status bar notification and lock screen controls for it (if the system

supports this functions).

Download

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You can download the APK from here (for now):

    https://github.com/rycus86/omxremote-android/raw/master/RPi_omx_remote/RPi_omx_remote.apk