Frequently asked questions

Can I watch a Movino HTTP livestream without the web interface? Link to heading

Yes, any program that can handle both the file format, the codecs and the transport method, should be able to play the stream if you know the URL of your stream. One way of finding the URL is to check the XML feed provided by the video server you are streaming through.

VLC (cross-platform) has proven to handle Movino video streams just fine, Mplayer should work as well.

How do I set up the Movino server on a Linux box? Link to heading
Step 1: Link to heading

Download and extract the latest release of the source of Movino Suite or check out the current source from SVN.

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Read through the COMPILING file, in particular the “Movino on Linux” section. Follow the steps, which usually means:

  • Make sure you have all required libraries mentioned in COMPILING
  • Execute ./build_ffmpeg_linux.sh
  • Execute ./get-3gpp-amr.sh
  • cd into the server/ directory
  • Execute make

The make command generates an executable file named movino-daemon.

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Read server/README to find out all command line options for movino-daemon.

Options include where to store archived files, how to handle authentication of broadcast sources and what format to encode into - ogg (default) or flv

Start the server with ./movino-daemon [options]

I am a Windows user - can I use Movino? Link to heading

The short answer is yes, but probably not in the way you want to if you are asking this question.

If you have a supported camera phone, you can install Movino on it.

Let’s say you then have a Linux based machine with the video server and a web interface, or that someone else sets this up for you. Now you are able to connect your phone to that Linux server over 3G or WiFi and finally point the web browser on your Windows machine to the web interface and watch the livestream.

But no, you can not send video directly to your Windows computer over bluetooth, nor use the phone as a regular webcam for third party programs on Windows, as there is no implementation of the Movino desktop app for Windows. The desktop app is currently available for Mac OS X only.

I get a “Certificate Error” when installing on my S60 phone. Why? Link to heading

This probably is the general annoyance that most S60 3rd ed phones are set to only accept installation of officially Symbian Signed applications by default.

Open the application manager within the installations folder, choose settings from the menu, and set it to allow installation of “all” applications. You might also need to disable online certificate check at the same place.

You will also get this error if the phone’s clock is set to a date earlier than the application’s certificate creation date. Make sure your phone is configured with proper date and time.

Why doesn’t Movino support X, Y and Z? Link to heading

Movino was developed as a University course project. The implementation was done with a limited amount of time and with very limited initial experience on the topic. The aim was set at proof of concept-level.

Each individual solution (recording video, transmitting, encoding, acting as a quicktime component, e.g.) is far from ideal, but still roughly good enough to be usable and work as a proof of concept.

With the primary objectives met (ie. a functional prototype and a course grade), the project was released to the world in May - July of 2007 under Open Source licenses (part GPL, part LGPL). From this point on it’s largely up to the rest of you to decide if you want to help the project grow or not.

If you find it useful in it’s current state, feel free to use it. If something bugs you, go ahead and mention it in a polite way. If you think you can help out, feel free to try. But don’t expect us to give you anything more than you already got. After all, you got it free, without warranty of any kind.

The authors of Movino do not, as of now anyway, intend to spend large amounts of time on further development, nor on answering support questions. As a general rule, you should not expect feature requests to be realized, unless you join and help out with the actual implementation.

Why use my phone as a Mac OS X webcam? Isn’t the built-in iSight good enough? Link to heading

Why not have options? The built-in iSight is great, but older Mac:s such as the iBooks and PowerBooks came without it.

Also, the built-in iSight is always facing yourself. What if you wanted to show what’s going on around you? For a while you’ve been able to use Macam in combination with a complatible USB-webcam. Now you have the option to use your phone over bluetooth as well!