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RSS Feed sources allow you to add and list and view/listen to online video/audio | RSS Feed sources allow you to add and list and view/listen to online video/audio/picture streams directly from XBMC GUI. | ||
=What are RSS Feeds?= | =What are RSS Feeds?= | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS RSS] (which stands for "''Really Simple Syndication"'') is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS RSS] (which stands for "''Really Simple Syndication"'') is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, image, audio, video—in a standardized format. An RSS document is commonly called a "''RSS feed''", "''RSS channel''", or "''Web feed''", includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast Podcasts] is a is a series of audio or video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by such RSS feeds, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_podcast Video Podcasts] are often referred to as "''Vidcast''" or "''Vodcast''". | ||
=RSS Feeds in XBMC= | =RSS Feeds in XBMC= | ||
XBMC features a built RSS Feed Reader Client for such audio and video sources, this type of media source will connect to the RSS feed you enter and lists the video or | XBMC features a built RSS Feed Reader Client for such audio and video sources, this type of media source will connect to the RSS feed you enter and lists the audio, video or image files available to stream with thumbnails and metadata if available. | ||
The [[RssFeeds.xml|RSSFeeds.xml]] file within the XBMC [[The UserData Folder|UserData]] folder contains the RSS feeds which are displayed by XBMC. | The [[RssFeeds.xml|RSSFeeds.xml]] file within the XBMC [[The UserData Folder|UserData]] folder contains the RSS feeds which are displayed by XBMC. | ||
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The ''rss://'' protocol was released as a supported source in XBMC Media Center 8.10 and later. | The ''rss://'' protocol was released as a supported source in XBMC Media Center 8.10 and later. | ||
To connect to a specific RSS feed, under the music or | To connect to a specific RSS feed, under the music, videos, or pictures section of XBMC, add a new source, the source should have a URL that looks like: | ||
<xml> | <xml> | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 11 June 2009
RSS Feed sources allow you to add and list and view/listen to online video/audio/picture streams directly from XBMC GUI.
What are RSS Feeds?
RSS (which stands for "Really Simple Syndication") is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, image, audio, video—in a standardized format. An RSS document is commonly called a "RSS feed", "RSS channel", or "Web feed", includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Podcasts is a is a series of audio or video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by such RSS feeds, and Video Podcasts are often referred to as "Vidcast" or "Vodcast".
RSS Feeds in XBMC
XBMC features a built RSS Feed Reader Client for such audio and video sources, this type of media source will connect to the RSS feed you enter and lists the audio, video or image files available to stream with thumbnails and metadata if available.
The RSSFeeds.xml file within the XBMC UserData folder contains the RSS feeds which are displayed by XBMC.
rss:// network protocol
The rss:// protocol was released as a supported source in XBMC Media Center 8.10 and later.
To connect to a specific RSS feed, under the music, videos, or pictures section of XBMC, add a new source, the source should have a URL that looks like:
<xml>
<name>RSS Feed</name> <path>rss://</path>
</xml>
In the GUI it should look something like this:
