I don't know if Javawiz have begun or even have the time to build a new version of Moviewiz for NPVR (he has been very busy the last year)...
If not, I would like to suggest a new plugin (or default menu) that supports mymovies.xml.
There are a lot of tools that uses and/or creates this file. And hopefully it is easier to build a tool that use the info in this file rather than create a new db for this.
This way a external software can handle the gathering of info, it can even supply the db. mymovies.dk for instance have a db any developer can access.
I know, it can be troublesome to be depending on a third party as well as the license needs to be investigated. But I think the advantages is greater.
Over the years my movie library have grown and are now scattered over a couple of discs and computers.
The Moviewiz have helped me sorting and finding them (great work Wiz!). But I fear for the future of Moviewiz and would really like to see it's match in Npvr too.
If your xmltv file support contains <icon> tags for channels or programmes (like the donation version of mc2xml), this utility will download the images to your NPVR\Media\Channels and NPVR\Media\Shows folders.
Installation:
Unzip XmlTVIconDownloader.exe and XmlTv.dll to the location of your choice (I recommend your EPG or XmlTv folder).
list_of_xmltv_files: Pipe saparated list of xmltv files to process.
NPVR_data_folder: The location of your main data folder (not the Media folder).
cleanup: Optionally removes TV Show images that are not in any of your xmltv files.
The above command will download images from "analog.xml" and "digital.xml" and place them in your C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Media\* folders. It will then remove any TV Show images that were not in the xml files. Existing images are not downloaded again so it will not overwrite your own images.
Todo:
Read the recordings list and add them to the list of images to be skipped during cleanup.
Better error handling.
I understand that Directx 9 is required for NPVR, but I am having trouble installing the right thing in Windows 7 64 Home Premium.
dxdiag shows I have Directx 11.
I have tried the Microsoft website and downloaded the install file that says Directx 9.0c upgrade (file name directx_Jun2010_redist.exe) to do this. However, this doesn't appear to install the proper files to support version 9.
I have tried searching for direct x 9 redistributable, but haven't found anything different.
My install of NPVR is not very functional without this. Can anyone point me to a file or procedure that installs Direct x 9 for Windows 7?
The logfile reports:
[...startup]
2010-06-19 07:25:04.371 [DEBUG][1] Version: 1.5.19
2010-06-19 07:25:04.372 [DEBUG][1] SingleInstance()
2010-06-19 07:25:04.491 [INFO][1] About to connect to remote recording service
2010-06-19 07:25:04.508 [DEBUG][1] About to look for plugin directories in: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Plugins\
2010-06-19 07:25:04.509 [DEBUG][1] About to check for plugin interfaces in: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Plugins\Test\Test1.dll
2010-06-19 07:25:04.509 [DEBUG][1] Plugin PDB also exists: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Plugins\Test\Test1.pdb
2010-06-19 07:25:04.510 [DEBUG][1] About to check for plugin interfaces in: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Plugins\Test2\Test2.dll
2010-06-19 07:25:04.510 [DEBUG][1] Plugin PDB also exists: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Plugins\Test2\Test2.pdb
2010-06-19 07:25:04.511 [DEBUG][1] About to check for plugin interfaces in: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Plugins\Test3\Test3.dll
2010-06-19 07:25:04.511 [DEBUG][1] Plugin PDB also exists: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Plugins\Test3\Test3.pdb
2010-06-19 07:25:04.512 [DEBUG][1] Skipping non-existant plugin directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR\Plugins\
2010-06-19 07:25:04.515 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: TV Guide
2010-06-19 07:25:04.531 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Recordings
2010-06-19 07:25:04.533 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Live TV
2010-06-19 07:25:04.534 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Music
2010-06-19 07:25:04.535 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Videos
2010-06-19 07:25:04.535 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Pictures
2010-06-19 07:25:04.536 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: DVD
2010-06-19 07:25:04.537 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Test 3
2010-06-19 07:25:04.538 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Exit
2010-06-19 07:25:04.688 [ERROR][1] Error initialising Direct3D: SlimDX.Direct3D9.Direct3D9Exception: D3DERR_INVALIDCALL: Invalid call (-2005530516)
at SlimDX.Result.Throw[T](Object dataKey, Object dataValue)
at SlimDX.Result.Record[T](Int32 hr, Boolean failed, Object dataKey, Object dataValue)
at SlimDX.Direct3D9.Device..ctor(Direct3D direct3D, Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, IntPtr controlHandle, CreateFlags createFlags, PresentParameters[] presentParameters)
at NextPVR.Utility.Direct3DHelper..ctor(IntPtr windowHandle, Int32 width, Int32 height)
at NextPVR.ControllerForm.Form1_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
2010-06-19 07:25:04.688 [INFO][1] Continuing with Direct3D disabled
i just noticed, no subtitles!? not in guide, nor osd nor anywhere! [ok,just recordings screen]
bug? not implemented yet? not gonna be implemented? [sure hope not!]
tons of my shows have no distinguishing traits besides the subtitle! so they all look same..
[i record lots of series']
please tell me that'll change...i prefer to show them everywhere a title gets shown..
[in guide info, library info, guide details popup, and last but not least, osd.]
or is it just a skinning issue where it needs to be added?
I have just started trying to get nPVR going and have run into a few problems. I am runing Windows 7 ultimate and have been using media center due to issues with getting GBPVR to work with codecs. I thought i'd start trying to get it to work with nPVR.
I have setup live tv and that all works well and I can watch (and listen). However when I try to watch a recording I get a blank screen and no audio.
I can't play h264 encoded videos. I can play them in Windows Media Player or Media Center but when I try to open them the screen flashes and nothing else happens.
I've set the video render to EVR and MPEG2, H.264, MPEG1 Audio and AC3 "Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder". I've set HE-ACC to MonoGram AAC Decoder. These seem to all make the live TV work.
Any idea hot to fix these? I've attached my log file.
After spending a good while on live TV and other audio/video type playback and everything works so well except two things I can only correct with a mouse which is annoying - the aspect it defaults to (fill not auto) for .mkv playback (possibly other formats too) and the audio channels it chooses for some DVB channels - both of these I can correct with a mouse but that's not at all wife friendly.
Anyway, I went on to try DVD playback and the results were not so good. If anything happens (sometimes nothing seems to) it takes ages compared to the same disk in gbpvr. The "menu" button (mapped to Home key I think) doesn't work like it does in GBPVR which annoyed the wife and also once I do get a menu to appear I cant play the disk as I get an exception error and the whole thing hangs until I kill it. I've tried a couple of disks that play perfectly on GBPVR and get the same result - an exception error that hangs until I kill the process. npvr logs attached but I don't think there's anything useful in there.
Hey Folks... it's been a long while.... I hope everyone's been having fun!
I read through a bunch of posts regarding firewire and stbs but most of them seem to be fairly old (maybe a year or so) so I was wondering if I could get some new information, answers and help... thanks in advance...
First I'm in Calgary Canada, using Shaw's Dual Tuner PVR (I should say I will be using it, it was just ordered)
I've read that Shaw likes to turn on and off the firewire port and encryption to their content randomly... and there's no laws to prevent that... so I'm prepared to have a few missed shows
So a few of questions:
Tuning / Channel Changing
I've seen a few of you using some software to remotely change a tuner's channel. I believe I have the right links to get that working, but I haven't been able to confirm whether one firewire cable can channel change one or another tuner within a dual tuner PVR. Within some command lines, can I select tuner one over tuner two etc...?
Capture
In general can I capture the stream from a tuner through a firewire. Can I capture two different streams simultaneously? I've read through some of the docs for Firewire capture and really haven't seen a yes or no to that...
I recognize that I will still need an intermediate interface like GraphRecorder... Is that right? Alternatives?
If I can't use firewire to capture, I suspect using the Haup HD-PVR is the only way to get a full format HD programme on my GB-PVR, using Component. (is that correct?)
Something I haven't had a chance to play with yet was the other video outputs of the Shaw PVR... If I decide to not worry about full format HD, and just really want 16:9 picture to my TV (through GB-PVR) will I be able to use any of the other connectors (dare I say composite, or s-video) to send a wide picture to the computer's capture card? Is the downscaling on the outputs any good?
TS file format
Has there been any improvement with Canadian TS file playback and muxes etc? The last few posts I read said that playback was still jerky.
Sub, I'm sure you are busy so I don't want to distract you from your tasks at hand.
I rarely watch live TV so there is no rush on this:
I am using an HDHR, (only one tuner configured as ATSC)
I select a program from the guide and it plays for around 10 seconds and then begins to loop until it crashes with the error "unable to communicate with recording service." Or if it does not crash, exiting the stream and attempting to watch another channel results in the same error.
