CyTV – Network Streaming for Elgato EyeTV

By Alexander Grundner | December 8th, 2004 Comments (0)

Andreas Junghans has just released a major point update to CyTV, a freeware application that enables Elgato EyeTV owners to watch TV and recorded programs over the Internet or a local wired or wireless network, pause and resume live TV (“timeshift”), as well as the ability to change channels remotely on the client.

From the CyTV’s project page:
The CyTV Server requires a Mac with an EyeTV unit. On the client(s), you can use the VideoLAN Client (VLC) media player to play the stream, so you can watch on any platform supported by VLC (and there are many!). The distribution also contains a special client application for Macs that gives you more control (like watching previous recordings, skipping back and forth, etc.)

New version 0.5. Highlights:

• Integrated FFmpeg for realtime transcoding, enabling streaming over slower WLANs and the internet
• Built-in, easy to use SSH tunneling option for authenticated and encrypted connections
• Integrated corkscrew to enable connections through HTTPS proxies
• Support for all EyeTV software versions up to 1.6.5
• Support for all VLC versions up to 0.8.1
• Aspect ratio, deinterlace, and gamma correction settings in the client
• Sortable list of recordings (by title, episode, date, duration, and channel)
• Much better performance with EyeTV firewire models

About Elgato EyeTV:
EyeTV is a feature-rich digital TV recorder with realtime MPEG-2 video encoding that allows you to watch, record and edit your favorite TV shows and movies directly on your Mac. Automatically schedule when to record shows, edit out the unwanted content, and then burn your recording to DVD. You can even pause and replay live TV, letting you watch what you want, when you want it. The combination of EyeTV and an Electronic Program Guide means you’ll never miss a show. – Via Atmaspheric Endeavors

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