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====== Adding online channels ====== | ====== Adding online channels ====== | ||
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+ | Mezzmo contains plugin system that lets Conceiva and third-party developers extend the capabilities of Mezzmo by creating plugins. Plugins are creating using Python scripting language. One type of plugin are channels. | ||
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+ | Channels are sources of videos, music or photos. Typically, channels are used to retrieve interesting content from popular web sites. | ||
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+ | Mezzmo includes a growing list of channels: | ||
+ | * Twitch - a channel to let you view gaming videos from www.twitch.com | ||
+ | * SoundCloud - a channel to let you listen to your favorite music from www.soundcloud.com | ||
+ | * TuneIn - a channel to let you listen to online radio stations from www.tunein.com | ||
+ | * 500px - a channel to let you view photos from www.500px.com | ||
+ | * TED Talks - a channel to let you watch TED videos from www.ted.com | ||
+ | * Movie Trailers - a channel to let you watch the latest movie trailers from www.youtube.com | ||
+ | * ShoutCAST - a channel to let you listen to online radio stations from www.shoutcast.com | ||
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+ | More channels are being developed by Conceiva and third-pay developers. They will be included in each new Mezzmo version. | ||
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+ | To add an online channel to your Mezzmo library: | ||
+ | - Click **Add To Library -> Add Channel** to display the Channels dialog.\\ {{:channels.png|Channels dialog}} | ||
+ | - Select a channel from the list and click **OK**. | ||
+ | - The **Channel Properties** dialog will be displayed.\\ {{:channelproperties.png|Channel Properties dialog}} | ||
+ | - Click the **Settings** button to enter specific settings for the channel. For example, for the SoundCloud channel, you need to enter your SoundCloud username.\\ {{:channelsettingssoundcloud.png|Channel Preferences}} | ||
+ | - Click **OK** to save your channel. | ||
+ | - Mezzmo will contact the channel and retrieve the list of video, music and photos from the channel. | ||
+ | - You can now browse and stream your new channel to devices and web browsers inside your home or outside your home. | ||