[sgr215]

This tutorial will show you how to stream any video from Stage6 to XBMC without the need for a script/plugin. Basically what we're doing is creating a new search engine for Firefox that lets you manually tell XBMC what video to play using the video ID number from Stage6. This would be useful if the available plugins/scripts don't list the video you want to play or you simply find it easier to find the video via your computer and then tell XBMC to stream it.

What you'll need:

1. A networked computer with Firefox installed (Should work with IE but this tutorial assumes you're using Firefox)
2. A networked Xbox with latest XBMC installed and a static IP address. (Check XBMC documentation if you need help setting that help.)

Now you're ready to begin.

1. Open up wordpad.
2. Copy in the following:

Code:

<SearchPlugin xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/">
<ShortName>XBMC Stage6</ShortName>
<Description>XBMC Stage6</Description>
<InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding>
<Image width="16" height="16">data:image/jpeg;base64,%2F9j%2F4AAQSkZJRgABAQIAHAAcAAD%2F2wBDAAEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQH%2F2wBDAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQH%2FwAARCAAPAA8DASIAAhEBAxEB%2F8QAFgABAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACQUI%2F8QAHhAAAgIDAQADAAAAAAAAAAAABQYDBAIHCAEJEhP%2FxAAUAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG%2F8QAHBEAAwEBAAMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAgMEAQUGEhMi%2F9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwAwNA7FduqQCw5tWq%2BHR82BCUSBXMvjl5FyT6Z8lnFl77GJi1RTAU1%2BG3HlVZSpCpeICqlGvnezOSYyfjrwQ4UNXlgzj6lcpPCmTt2EK4s8%2BaTm41WapuRd8eITDZV50l1OhmpZKfsFYKwu60zWTc0dsUHxpWl%2BtcHEtx1yn3RsjkzdXS2l9F3dqc48%2BENkTbY2HJtnVC%2FmqSa610t7d2D6SWnlzX3xnmFobQAaZZVVYPeksyeYYVKYO0rdSOdpHsbzXL%2BC2ER3o16iOjo%2FMwTNzvrd6dNkKtcysMQ8%2FhmykOgeSLIUv9ro1Ys01tgZA5oAebZJi9aMbSHNS1fVd47N2%2B7ba3yVSBjzm8DkeNx50uMtZlPRNKcKn9LsZWxsxuwlmca5ib8vlrcAnDyqrL9np6gRy1kTgZZ7JkUCwNxYTB0vc9zNxRF%2BmuIVr3SZmb%2F%2F2Q%3D%3D</Image>
<Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://YOURXBOXIP/xbmcCmds/xbmcHttp?command=PlayFile&amp;parameter=http://video.stage6.com/{searchTerms}/.divx">
</Url>
</SearchPlugin>

3. Important: Replace "YOURXBOXIP" with your actual xbox's IP address.

4. Save the text as a .XML file and place it in "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins"

5. Now you're ready to stream videos from Stage6. Open up Firefox and look towards the far right where your search engines are. Select "XBMC Stage6".

6. Surf to stage6 and find the video you want to stream. For this example we'll assume you want to stream the Halo Trailer located at:

http://stage6.divx.com/Bowchikawowow/vid...lo-Trailer

Look for the videos ID number which always follows "/video/". In this case its "1193256". Enter it, without the quotes, in the XBMC Stage6 text box. It'll automatically send the command to XBMC to stream the video.

Note: Some third party sites that list videos on Stage6 won't give you this link but rather a direct link to download the video. Instead of actually downloading the video, simply scroll over the download link and check the file name. This will be your Video ID number.

7. Enjoy your video. (It's streaming directly from Stage6 so you can safely turn off your pc)

I'm considering making other "search engine hacks" for Firefox that do the same thing but for Youtube, Google Video, etc. Let me know what you all think, even if you think this is completely pointless.

[baron22]

Thanks.
I tried this last night and it's like a charm

[lost1]

I tried this and firfox just says "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 192.168.1.3."

How do i get this to work?

[sgr215]

I tried this and firfox just says "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 192.168.1.3."

How do i get this to work?

Are you positive you're using the right IP Address? According to the information provided by Firefox your Xbox should have the IP "192.168.1.3". Also, your PC and xbox must be on the same network and the xbox must be turned on and logged into XBMC.

[HarshReality]

Stupid question but is your webserver turned on?

[crazyirish586]

I am getting the same error message of "Can't Connect to 192.168.0.102", do I need to enter the username/password along with it? Thanks for your help.

[crazyirish586]

I am getting the same error message of "Can't Connect to 192.168.0.102", do I need to enter the username/password along with it? Thanks for your help.

had to turn on webshare, thanks guys. works great.

[crazyirish586]

I got the streaming to work but it has frozen twice on me and I have to shut off the xbox and then turn it back on. Any suggestions or ideas as to how to fix that? Thanks.

[hew97]

Hi,

thanks for this great way to stream stage6 content.

But is it somehow possible to get access to 18only content as well?

[kremb]

I'm considering making other "search engine hacks" for Firefox that do the same thing but for Youtube, Google Video, etc. Let me know what you all think, even if you think this is completely pointless.


Please do, this one works very well.

[oliviaharis]

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