I'm thinking about putting windows 7 on a mac mini and run nextpvr on it, since eye tv is complete rubbish when used with a remote (the interface has popup windows and just isnt designed as a all round front end, theres no service, if the app is closed nothing work, its a real PITA).

anyhow gbpvr is amazing and im getting old, i just want something that works and does all my needs.

my hardware is
- mac mini 2.26GHZ core 2 duo, 2GB RAM
- eyetv dtt deluxe
- harmony one remote

has anyone tried running gbpvr on a mac mini, on my mac i could map 9 or 10 apple remotes to my mac mini and have more buttons available on the remote (basically every button on my harmony one remote was usable) compared to the 5 or so on the apple remote.

how is playback these days? i switched from gbpvr in the first place because 1080p playback was a little choppy and was completely fine on the same box (similar specs, 2.26core 2 duo, 3 gb ram, ati hdmi gfx card).

and will my capture card work?

currently im not recording or watching tv on my mac mini, just using the tivo in my lounge and using boxee on this mac mini in the bedroom to watch local videos and vpn stuff from netflix.

I'm playing around with the idea of rebuilding my main ATX GBPVR server setup to an ITX or mATX system with an embedded CPU and graphics, but would like to retain a multiple DVB-T and 1 DVB-S setup (right now spread over 3 PCI tuner cards). As the only mATX I see are 2PCI and one PCI-e slot, and ITX usually only have one PCIe slot... I need to consolidate/change some/all of the TV tuner cards.

I was thinking of a DigitalNow Quad DVB-T PCIe card (http://www.digitalnow.com.au/product_pages/Quad.html)
and/or a Blackgold BGT3595 PCIe card (two DVB-T and DVB-S cards)
(http://shop.blackgold.tv/epages/BT3159.s...ts/BGT3595)

Anyone have any experience with these cards? Do they work with GBPVR or NPVR?

Hello,

I am new to NPVR.....I am just doing some basic manual recordings. If I schedule a manual recording for any time in the future it works. If I schedule a recurring recording, their is no message, but nothing is pending and the recording doesnt happen. This is over the Web interface.

For a test, I configure a manual recording for 3-4PM M-F option.

When I click on the manage recordings and select the just programmed recording in the web interface , it shows a Thursday only option (there is no M-F showing up).... and if I try and update it manually I get an error.

If I do the manual recording via the GUI native interface (which is extremely slow for me on my Atom 330)... I see the pending recordings queued up M-F correctly (web and native).

Is this a known issue with the Web interface? Makes it difficult to use the system simply for manual recordings.

Thanks for any help

Just a quick question about placing logos.

In the documentation the image shows the logos and numbers, but not description here:
http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...annelLogos

How do I remove the channel title column? See the attached image.

I see there is a LanguageServices class in the API. Does anyone have any hints on how to use it, and how to arrange files containing strings etc? (or a pointer to a plugin that already does some of this?)

That's assuming of course that we're meant to use it for translations? I've done i18n stuff often enough with Java, but don't have a clue where to begin with c#.

Iain

I have created a batch file to rename recordings to the following format:

1. Title (YYYY-MM-DD HHMM) Subtitle
or if the Subtitle is blank or the same as the title
2. Title (YYYY-MM-DD HHMM) Description

This seems to work well with me to be called out in the postprocessing.bat.

Comments are welcomed.

The tools necessary to run this are: sqlite3.exe and replace.vbs.

-------------beginning of replace.vbs--------------
Const ForReading = 1
Const ForWriting = 2

strFileName = Wscript.Arguments(0)
strOldText = Wscript.Arguments(1)
strNewText = Wscript.Arguments(2)

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strFileName, ForReading)

strText = objFile.ReadAll
objFile.Close
strNewText = Replace(strText, strOldText, strNewText)

Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strFileName, ForWriting)
objFile.WriteLine strNewText
objFile.Close
----------------end of replace.vbs-----------------

--------------beginning of batch file----------------
@ECHO OFF
TITLE NPVR Automatic Recording File Rename

SETLOCAL

IF [%1]==[] GOTO END

::====== Program locations ====
SET DB=C:\Users\Public\NPVR\npvr.DB3
SET SQLITE3="C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Rename Recordings\SQLITE3.exe"
SET REPLACE="C:\Program Files (x86)\CLI\REPLACE.vbs"

::====== File locations ====
SET PROGINFO=%TEMP%\%RANDOM%%RANDOM%.TXT
SET TEMPFILE=%TEMP%\%RANDOM%%RANDOM%.TXT
SET OLDFNAME=%~dpnx1
SET NPVRLOG="C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Rename Recordings\NPVR Rename Log.txt"

::====== Begin Log file ===========
ECHO ORIGINAL FILE: %1>>%NPVRLOG%

::====== Query SQLite3 to dump Title, Date, Description and Subtitle to text file ====
%SQLITE3% "%DB%" "SELECT event_details from SCHEDULED_RECORDING where status = '2' and filename = '%OLDFNAME%';">%PROGINFO%

::====== Capture Title ===
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/Title" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO %%a>%TEMPFILE%

::========= Log Results ====
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/Title" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO RENAMED WITH TITLE: %%a>>%NPVRLOG%

::====== Replace HTML tags and DOS filename and batch problem characters with corresponding acceptable characters ===
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&apos;" "'"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&amp;" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&quot;" "'"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&gt;" "["
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&lt;" "]"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "\" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "/" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ":" " -"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "*" "#"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "?" "!"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "<" "{"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ">" "}"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "|" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "%" "percent"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "''" "'"
SET /P TITLE=<%TEMPFILE%
IF "%TITLE%"=="" GOTO END
ECHO Title: %TITLE%

::====== Capture Subtitle ====
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/SUBTITLE" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO %%a>%TEMPFILE%

::========= Log Results =======
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/SUBTITLE" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO RENAMED WITH SUBTITLE: %%a>>%NPVRLOG%

::====== Replace HTML tags and DOS filename and batch problem characters with corresponding acceptable characters ===
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&apos;" "'"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&amp;" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&quot;" "''"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&gt;" "["
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&lt;" "]"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "\" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "/" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ":" " -"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "*" "#"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "?" "!"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "<" "{"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ">" "}"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "|" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "%" "percent"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "''" "'"
SET /P SUBTITLE=<%TEMPFILE%
IF "%SUBTITLE%"=="" GOTO END
ECHO Subtitle: "%SUBTITLE%"

::====== Capture Description ======
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/Description" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO %%a>%TEMPFILE%

::========= Log Results ========
FOR /F "tokens=3 delims=<>" %%a IN ('FIND "/Description" %PROGINFO%') DO ECHO RENAMED WITH DESCRIPTION: %%a>>%NPVRLOG%

::====== Replace HTML tags and DOS filename and batch problem characters with corresponding acceptable characters =====
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&apos;" "'"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&amp;" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&quot;" "''"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&gt;" "["
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&lt;" "]"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "\" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "/" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ":" " -"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "*" "#"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "?" "!"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "<" "{"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% ">" "}"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "|" "-"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "&" "and"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "%" "percent"
CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo %REPLACE% %TEMPFILE% "''" "'"
SET /P DESCRIPTION=<%TEMPFILE%
IF "%DESCRIPTION%"=="" GOTO END
ECHO Description: "%DESCRIPTION%"

::====== Capture Date & Time ======
FOR /F "tokens=3-7 delims=>T:-" %%a IN ('FIND "/StartTime" %PROGINFO%') DO SET DATETIME=%%a-%%b-%%c %%d%%e

::========= Log Results =====
ECHO RENAMED WITH DATE/TIME: %DATETIME%>>%NPVRLOG%
IF "Date/Time: %DATETIME%"=="" GOTO END

::======== Set intial value for counter ======
SET /A i=1

::======== Route to desired naming format depending on subtitle and description values ===
IF "%SUBTITLE%" NEQ "" GOTO SUBNUL
IF "%SUBTITLE%" NEQ "%TITLE%" GOTO SUBNEQTITLE
IF "%SUBTITLE%" EQU "%TITLE%" GOTO SUBEQUTITLE

::======== If Subtitle is not blank ======
:SUBNUL
IF "%SUBTITLE%" EQU "%TITLE%" GOTO SUBEQUTITLE

ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) %DESCRIPTION%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO %~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBNULDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

:SUBNULDUP
ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) (%i%) %DESCRIPTION%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO %~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
SET /A i=%i%+1
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBNULDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

::======== If Subtitle and Title are not equal ====
:SUBNEQTITLE
ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) %SUBTITLE%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO "%~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%">%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBNEQTITLEDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

:SUBNEQTITLEDUP
ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) (%i%) %SUBTITLE%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO %~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
SET /A i=%i%+1
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBNEQTITLEDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

::======== If Subtitle and Title are equal ====
:SUBEQUTITLE
ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) %DESCRIPTION%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO %~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBEQUTITLEDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

:SUBEQUTITLEDUP
ECHO %TITLE% (%DATETIME%) (%i%) %DESCRIPTION%%~x1>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAME=<%TEMPFILE%
ECHO %~dp1%NEWFNAME%>%TEMPFILE%
SET /P NEWFNAMEPATH=<%TEMPFILE%
SET /A i=%i%+1
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO SUBEQUTITLEDUP
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" GOTO NAMEDONE

:NAMEDONE

::========= Ensure that the target file name doesnt already exist (again) and then rename to new file name =====
IF NOT EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" RENAME %1 "%NEWFNAME%"

::========= Ensure that the target file name does exist now and then update the SQLite3 database ====
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" %SQLITE3% %DB% "update scheduled_recording SET filename = '%NEWFNAMEPATH%' where status = '2' and filename = '%OLDFNAME%';"

::========= Log Results ======
IF EXIST "%NEWFNAMEPATH%" ECHO RENAMED TO: "%NEWFNAME%">>%NPVRLOG%

:END

::========= Delete temp files =======
IF EXIST %PROGINFO% DEL %PROGINFO%
IF EXIST %TEMPFILE% DEL %TEMPFILE%

NPVR has been working for about a week just fine in win7 for me.

I went to manually record a program today and because we can not specify the time directly I choose 6:20 for the program to start recording, it was already 6:21. Immediately after hitting okay the service changed the channel and the Next PVR interface crashed. I thought that was all, seems the service crashed as well. I restarted the service from the try icon and it changed channels again. I went to look for the file and could not find it.

After looking I looked at the service directly and noticed it not running, when I ran it, it would change channels and then stop again and windows would tell me so.

win7, UAC on
pvr 350
HD-PVR installed and not setup in nextPVR

P.S. I got a prompt that that next PVR wanted to access the network, this is most likely because a few days ago I enabled the web portal, I did allow access to private and public networks. Also while I'm at it does or will Next PVR support Colossus?

P.P.S. Sorry I saw this post http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post406854 , Should I apply this patch as well, I believe I'm using version 2.0.3

hi - since getting a recording device from my cable provider, my pvr has (just) been a media player so PVRX2 has been more than adequate for what i need.

I upgraded my old NPVR install to the latest non-beta version and am amazed! it is absolutely brilliant! Sub - you have played a blinder with this version - it's fantastic.
I particularly like the menu bar at the top, the settings right click bit and how easy it is to setup (i've not done anything complex - just 2 freeview tv cards using the dvb epg - can't be bothered setting up my hauppauge PVR-150).

My only question is on the folder icons when looking at pictures (within folders) - the icon seems to have a folder image in the background with an image over the top which doesn't cover up the other image...hard to describe! i'll post a pic when i get home if no-one knows what i'm on about. (i have searched forum, but get a lot of results for 'folder icon').

cheers
gary

I am running the last released copy of GBPVR under XP+SP3.

I only have one PCI slot in the machine so I have a Hauppauge Nova-S PCI card in that and a Hauppauge Nova-S USB2 plugged into a USB port to provide a second tuner.

I use "Hibernator" to put the system into hibernation (duh) when it becomes idle.

All works well after a reboot but after coming out of hibernation the USB tuner records videos that have horizontal stripes (a bit like pixelation).

Rebooting the machine fixes the problem, but of course it goes bad again the next time the system goes into hibernation.

I tried "DEVCON.EXE" to "restart" the USB device - but that says that "a reboot is necessary".

It looks as though the USB tuner needs a reset/reload after waking.

Anyone know of a fix for this ??

nPVR isn't really an option at the moment because (for me at least) there are some missing features that I need.

TIA
Dave

I always get a False from uiButtonStrip.Visible so I have to use

uiButtonStrip.VisibleUntil != DateTime.MinValue

to test if the menu buttons are visible. Is that the expected behaviour?

Martin