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====== Adding online channels ======

Mezzmo contains plugin system that lets Conceiva and third-party developers extend the capabilities of Mezzmo by creating plugins.  Plugins are creating using Python scripting language.  One type of plugin are channels.

Channels are sources of videos, music or photos.  Typically, channels are used to retrieve interesting content from popular web sites.

Mezzmo includes a growing list of channels:
  * Twitch - a channel to let you view gaming videos from www.twitch.com
  * SoundCloud - a channel to let you listen to your favorite music from www.soundcloud.com
  * TuneIn - a channel to let you listen to online radio stations from www.tunein.com
  * 500px - a channel to let you view photos from www.500px.com
  * TED Talks - a channel to let you watch TED videos from www.ted.com
  * Movie Trailers - a channel to let you watch the latest movie trailers from www.youtube.com
  * ShoutCAST - a channel to let you listen to online radio stations from www.shoutcast.com

More channels are being developed by Conceiva and third-pay developers.  They will be included in each new Mezzmo version.

To add an online channel to your Mezzmo library:
  - Click **Add To Library -> Add Channel** to display the Channels dialog.\\ {{:channels.png|Channels dialog}}
  - Select a channel from the list and click **OK**.
  - The **Channel Properties** dialog will be displayed.\\ {{:channelproperties.png|Channel Properties dialog}}
  - Click the **Settings** button to enter specific settings for the channel.  For example, for the SoundCloud channel, you need to enter your SoundCloud username.\\ {{:channelsettingssoundcloud.png|Channel Preferences}}
  - Click **OK** to save your channel.
  - Mezzmo will contact the channel and retrieve the list of video, music and photos from the channel.
  - You can now browse and stream your new channel to devices and web browsers inside your home or outside your home.