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alwinlee
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How to Create a Channel the easy way.

I have very limited programming skill and am interested in creating a channel with video content. I have read through all the postings and find it technical and very confusing. Is there an easy way to upload my videos, perhaps a third party application that can do this job. I don't want to compile. Please advise.
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joetesta
Roku Guru

Re: How to Create a Channel the easy way.

the easy way = pay someone else to do it 🙂
if you don't want to pay, there is a lot to learn...
aspiring
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destruk
Streaming Star

Re: How to Create a Channel the easy way.

By compile, if you mean zipping up the code and loading it into the developer web interface, I think that's the only way to create a channel yourself. If you just want access to a video file, get a roku with USB and install the USB channel from the channel store to play back relevant file types, or there are other channels to install like Chaneroo which run your pc as a server for your roku device.
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bollywood
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Re: How to Create a Channel the easy way.

so if someone just wants to create a private channel using a live video feed from a website, is there an easier way? or one has to start from scratch and learn the programming?
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tensen
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Re: How to Create a Channel the easy way.

"bollywood" wrote:
so if someone just wants to create a private channel using a live video feed from a website, is there an easier way? or one has to start from scratch and learn the programming?


There are channels like CDNTwo that allow you to add a rss feed to your account on their channel.
But as for learning from scratch. The examples included in the SDK are pretty close to allowing you to create a channel (Some of the examples are easier than others, but require you to at least know some programming language to be able to understand what is going on.)
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bollywood
Visitor

Re: How to Create a Channel the easy way.

well i am trying but all the weird names used for variables(i assume that's what they are), and functions are too confusing.
Hawk Cam
Live footage from the nest on top of Bobst Library at N.Y.U.
copy and paste the link in your browser or use keyword: hawkcam

https://owner.roku.com/add/hawkcam
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bollywood
Visitor

Re: How to Create a Channel the easy way.

i think i am going to use one of the sample channel codes provided in the SDK and try to make it work.

so for my first channel, which ones of these is easier to work with ?

customvideoplayer
or
simplevideoplayer
Hawk Cam
Live footage from the nest on top of Bobst Library at N.Y.U.
copy and paste the link in your browser or use keyword: hawkcam

https://owner.roku.com/add/hawkcam
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