I have just uploaded version 1.6 to the wiki

15 August 2012
'''v1.6'''
*Updated for NextPVR 2.5.5
*Added the new SelectRecordingForPlayback Selection Popup
*Added the new ResolveConflict Selection Popup
*Added the new SelectArchive Selection Popup
*Updated the FindAll Popup
*Updated the Recordings skin
*Totally changed all the Setup batch files
*Added Navigation Colour Options
*Added Navigation Brightness Options
*Added Navigation Font Brightness Options
*Added Foreground Frame Options
*Added 7 Row TV Guide with bigger font Option
*Added skin for Files plugin (v1.0.4537.beta)
*Added skin for TV Listings-TV Recordings plugins (v3.6.1)
*Updated Plugin skin for MusicBox4 (v9.4)
*Updated Plugin skin for SSPlus (v1.2.0)
*Plus a pile of other changes I have totally lost count of.

http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?....JustRetro

When i used to use GBPVR a few years ago, i had an analog Hauppauge card. I set it up so that the video-in showed up as a channel. I then used it to capture old VCR Cassette videos by doing a manual recording. It worked a treat.

Now i'd like to do the same with NPVR using a Blackgold card but I'm not sure where to start. Can anybody provide me with a few pointers?

Hi,

I've just uploaded a new version of the TVListings plugin at the wiki.

Changelog:

Quote:- added TheMovieDB lookup
- fixed daymask for scheduling manual recurring recordings
- improved startup behaviour of recording panel
- added 'failure reason' for failed scheduled recordings to description string
- fixed an issue regarding start- and endtime calcualtion for manual recordings
- added option to update an existing image in \Media\Shows from the details popup
- using the stock npvr data for genre, audio-/video-descriptions and 'first run' information
- added status indicator image to indicate first-runs inside listings grid (enable/disable in skin file)
- added checkbox-selection of genres for categories popup
- added preview image for selected show details area on tv listings main screen
- taking 'WatchedKickInSeconds' from config.xml in account for playback positions
- fixed an issue where the recording schedule did not get updated automatically
- fetching the complete epg event prior scheduling now
- added logic to invalidate cached programmes after updating an image
- applied timezone corrections to calculation for recording now/next/soon times in panel

• The new version contains skin changes, so please also update skin files
  
• Since NPVR 2.3.6 now supports audio-, video- genre- and first-run-information from xmltv epg sources out of the box, the plugin uses these information, while the XmltvExtras utility is still used to extract the "icon" information for programmes from xmltv - so if your epg source supports icons, it's still recommended to use the utility
  
• There's no need to overwrite an existing "TV Listings.db" database file during upgrade, however, the TV Listings.db3 database file will get updated when running the new XmltvExtras utility for the first time.
  

Quote:- stripped down functionality to only import "icon" attributes of programmes

When I tried to install all the prereqs for NPVR, Win Installer indicated it only works with 32bit Win 7. All I get is a blank screen, any suggestions?

I just wanted to pop in and say thank you. I have been trying to find a tuner for my USB TV stick and every other solution I tried just didn't tick all of the boxes. nPVR on the other hand is pefect - simple to use and coded with the user in mind.

A couple of questions:

1. Is it possible to sort the order of the channels in Live TV

2. A small point - but sometimes when I hover over the channels popup window I lose my mouse pointer (but the mouse still functions and I can click items).

Thanks again,

Johnny.

sub,

before you finish the 2.4.x release, can you check LiveTV? Had an odd situation occur today, but the log really doesn't show anything (attached just the same).

My wife had been watching a show for about 15 minutes, and was well into the second liveTV buffer file. She paused briefly to say something to the kids, then hit play. After a few moments, she realized it had jumped back 5 to 10 minutes, and she was watching the same portion of the show over again. I wasn't watching intently, but I recognized the same portion of the show I had glanced at before myself. I had her hit the timeline button on the remote, and the timeline insisted she was only 8 seconds behind live.

In the log, she started watching at 18:02, did the pause and play at 18:17, and hit the Ctrl-B at 18:20.

After that, I opened the livetv buffer files from my desktop using media player, and as near as I could tell when she paused and then resumed playback it went back to the beginning of the 2nd buffer file (by this point it had started a 3rd buffer file).

So back on the NPVR machine, at 18:24:49, I hit Ctrl-B again to confirm the timeline still showed just 8 seconds back of live, and then hit a single forward skip. I could tell by the video being played that it had jumped all the way forward again to roughly live (and I did a few more skips to see if I could get any further). Then I skipped back a whole bunch to get to the approximate spot I had jumped forward from. It was around 7 minutes behind live.

Can you have a try at reproducing this? I tried to reproduce it just now, but it doesn't seem to work if I just watch for few minutes still in the first buffer file.

I'm just experimenting with HIP + MCE Transciever and I have it working as far as getting NPVR to change channels etc but there's a very weird thing happening that I don't understand.

If I run NPVR on the server and change channels it takes about 10 seconds to see the channel number from the STB change on the video then another 15-60 seconds for the new channel to show up and steady out.

On the server, if I use HIPSend to change the channel it takes maybe 15 seconds tops to change channels and there's no timing issues or garbled video.

If I am on a client and I change channels it takes perhaps 2-3 seconds to accomplish a channel change and it's quite clean.

I'm thinking the big delay is the server playing buffered video (hence the 15 seconds or so before seeing the STB channel numbers) but I've not set anything in the client or server as far as buffers go so I'd think there's be no difference. Perhaps the use as client setting results in differing buffer sizes?

Is there not a way for NPVR to stop playing the buffer (if that's what is happening) on a channel change?

Oaky guys, real new here so be kind... I've read through many of the threads but questions still arise

I've been a SageTV user for a long long time, before that BeyondTV both now defunct. With SageTV I love the HD200/300 extenders, they just work. I have one PC client which works for what it is intended giving Internet access in our family room and recorded playback.

I live in a Time Warner world and from what I understand they encrypt all HD content (except local channels, CBS, NBC, etc.) so it may be viewed only on the local device. I believe the exception to this is Windows Media Center and Xbox solution which I am not in favor of - Xbox is just too big for an extender.

I've played with the NextPVR backend which is very nice and easy to use and it is workable for my uses, we only watch recorded shows, pictures and music on the extenders, live TV is done with the TV.

Server is not an issue, Windows 7 4GB quad core machine, with 4TB of storage, 7 tuners. It will handle 4 HD recording and 3 analog recording with comeskip running on all and never break a sweat. I'm looking intently at the DCR-2650 (2) or a Ceton InfiniTV4 for digital source, prefer the internal solution. Cable Card is okay, do not what any set top boxes.

I looked briefly at the Popcorn Hour series of client boxes but do not know which is the better, I've seen mention of A-100/110 but not much on the A-200/210 and hardly nothing on the A-300 or C-300. Which is best?

Switching to NextPPR backend I have some questions.

Does NextPVR support the Ceton InifiniTV4 or the DCR-2650 natively, i.e. no additional software?

What to use as an extender much like the HD200/300? (At most locations I prefer not to go the PC route.)

Will I be able to view the HD recorded shows on the all extender (remember is it TW)?

Using the Popcorn Hour box are there hoops to jump through to get it to work or are they just plug and play? (I am spoiled by the HD200/300.)

Is there any conversion from SageTV to NextPVR to keep watched status and favorites?

I am sure once answers are given more questions will arise...

I haven't seen the issue raised before, if it has been, please ignore.

I have 3 digital tuners each is dedicated to one mux. Since upgrading to 2.3.6 I have noticed this issue which had not occurred previously.

Here is the scenario...
Recording 2 programmes consecutively on the same channel (same tuner) each show has my default 2 min pre-padding and 5 min post-padding
The first show stops recording 7 minutes after the second show starts
When watching the second show, at about the 7 minute mark, the video pauses for about 20 seconds, the audio continues to play normally
When playing the file with Media Player Classic, the pause in the video is much shorter but time-stamp jumps forward about 20 seconds then stays the same for 20 seconds then continues to advance

This behaviour is the same with all 3 tuners/muxes
Here is a sample video file (40MB) with the pause at one minute

Thanks in advance

I am watching a channel, I decide I want to record that programme while I carry on watching. Is there a way to simply start recording or do I have to stop watching, go to to the recordings screen and schedule a manual recording to start asap.

It would be nice if you could simply right click and record.