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Auto select a Live channel from Cisco Cast.
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1/18/11 6:13 AM
I have created a live channel in Cisco Cast and to show it I've created an ETV object using DMD.

When the presentation being played by the DMP, the ETV only shows the Main Menu and someone must use the remote controller to select a channel.

Are there any ways to auto select a live channel to full screen as soon as a presentation being played?
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RE: Auto select a Live channel from Cisco Cast.
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1/18/11 3:49 PM as a reply to Eddie Chow.
I have created a live channel in Cisco Cast and to show it I've created an ETV object using DMD.

When the presentation being played by the DMP, the ETV only shows the Main Menu and someone must use the remote controller to select a channel.

Are there any ways to auto select a live channel to full screen as soon as a presentation being played?

 
After a short time CAST will automatically show the first channel.After that, the user must change the ch
 
If all you want is the video to play video without any end user control, just add an item to your media library like udp://mcastaddress:mcastport  then put it in an all-media playlist in the DMD like any other assett.
 
 
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RE: Auto select a Live channel from Cisco Cast.
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1/18/11 6:13 PM as a reply to Gregory Shonting.
I noticed that after a short time Cast will only show the preview of the 1st channel, but not full screen of the first channel.
 
As suggested, adding the item to the media library like udp://... certainly works if we have one channel.  But what if we have 2 or more channels and the user would like to change channel with the remote?
 
That is... if we have two or more live channels set in Cisco Cast. By default when the player plays the presentation, the player will play the first channel full screen.  And the user may change to another channel anytime using a remote.
 
How can this be achieved?
 

After a short time CAST will automatically show the first channel.After that, the user must change the ch
 
If all you want is the video to play video without any end user control, just add an item to your media library like udp://mcastaddress:mcastport  then put it in an all-media playlist in the DMD like any other assett.
 
 
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