Would one of the members or SUB be able to explain the settings from the file CONFIG.XML, as I wish to correct the values for AspectRatioMode "Center Cut" on TVShape 4x3?
In particular the values "-0.05,-0.17,1.04,1.17"
This was first posted in General Discussion but it turned into more of a support question, so i've re-posted it here to hopefully get it sorted (hope that's ok).
I am trying to make a GBPVR client (PVRX2 1.0.16) boot straight into PVRX2 using the advanced method listed on the Wiki and initially posted on this thread about booting straight into GBPVR.
The client is XP and the server Vista home both on a wireless home network (There is a mismatch in client and server versions, client:1.0.16 and server: 1.2.9). (Sorry i'm not using the most recent versions, i havent had chance to upgrade yet. She is threatening to make me buy a standard tv recorder if i miss any recordings for her and i darent risk it!)
When PVRX2 is manually started the setup works fine using file sharing and has done for some time. I've followed the steps in the wiki so that GBPVR is the shell but PVRX2 starts with an unhandled exception (copy of the error in the attached file).
I thought it might be that the client tried to contact the server before it had an ip address (was DHCP) so i set fixed IP's for the client and instead of the server name in config i've used the IP.
So what i would like to know, is anyone using PVRX2 with this boot into gbpvr method? Does it still work. Or can anyone suggests why it isn't working for me?
I have the Screensaver plugin installed to show a slideshow for the screensaver, and prior to upgrading to the current version (1.3.11) it worked. Now when the screensaver would normally turn on, my MVP reboots. I tried the MLPanel as the screensaver, but couldn't get the slideshow working. I wanted to go back to the default screensaver, but can't seem to get it going. What does the screensaver section of the config file for gbpvr need to look like to go back to the default screensaver? Is there anything else I need to do (aside from disabling the screensaver plugin)?
I'm looking for anyone on an all digital cable network (ie: no analog channels) who have the Pace Americas DTA box. If you have one of these (and preferably a PC QAM tuner), send me an email at my username @oshinetworks.com or let me know here in the thread.
Hi all,
After a long hiatus I am trying to get GBPVR up and running again and am having a problem getting my HVR-2250 setup. I am attempting to setup the card using the Digital Recording Plugin, which detects it as a HVR-2250 (I am using it for OTA captures). SO I can run the "Map digital channels to EPG channels" it detects a whole bunch of channels. the issue arises when I go to view a channel to map it. When I click on a channel, config.exe freezes and then eventually crashes. The really strange thing is that I can successfully view programs with both wintv 7 and beyondtv? Any ideas?
I am running Vista Business w/ SP1
2 gigs of ram
quad core cpu
my video is an onboard card using the intel G45 chipset
HVR-2250 with version 27023 drivers
After fiddling with Net Radio awhile back, I got to messing with it again today. I found that the method described in the wiki to add a shoutcast stream to the favorites no longer works. At http://www.shoutcast.com the 'Tune-In' button is no longer a direct link to the needed .pls file, so right-clicking on it doesn't offer the 'Save Target As...' option. Left clicking on the 'Tune-in' button immediately launches the mini winamp player. I don't see any way to get the .pls file.
First, My Setup: I have a Dell 2.8GHz PC with 1.25GB of RAM running Windows XP with current Service Packs. It has a 500GB disk attached via USB2.0 for storing programs recorded by GBPVR. I have Hauppauge 150 and 350 cards to encode the programs and use a Media MVP and a Popcornhour to view programs on televisions in other rooms. I am running GBPVR version 1.3.11. I have GBPVR set up to automatically run Comskip on each program right after it is recorded.
I use this setup because it does all the encoding and decoding via hardware with little demand on the PC. I use the PC as my everyday PC for all my computing (email, browser, word processor, spreadsheet, Turbo Delphi compiler, etc).
The Problem: Most times (maybe 95% of the time), the setup works flawlessly and I can be working on my computer while it is recording two programs simultaneously and, even while it is running Comskip, there are no ill effects.
Every once in a while, however, the computer will be doing something that keeps it busy for a few seconds (on the order of 3-10 seconds) with a flurry of disk activity. When this happens the recorded program files have skips when played back. Comskip reports them as Audio PTS Jumps of several hundred to over a thousand frames.
My Take on This: I assume that while the computer is busy, it is falling behind the data stream from the Hauppauge cards and that is why it has the discontinuities in the recorded files.
Possible Solutions: I came up with several potential solutions.
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[*]Is it possible to set the priority of writing the data stream to the disk higher so it is not interrupted by other spurts of computer activity?
[*]Can a buffer be used/enlarged so the files are not butchered because the writes to disk are held up?
[*]Would a Network Attached Storage disk rather than one that goes through the PC via the USB port solve this problem? If so, what changes in the configuration would have to be made?
Further Thoughts: I thought about this more and realized that the data path from the capture card to the disk has to go through the PC so I don't think moving to NAS would have any effect on this problem. I got it confused with the MVP and PCH which might be able to bypass the PC if the recorded programs were on a NAS.[/LIST]
gbpvr kicks off updateepg.bat every morning (or if I select update epg from gbpvrtray) but it fails to launch postepgupdate.bat. I have added an echo statement to the file just to check that this is the case.
can anyone verify whether their postepgupdate.bat runs please?
I supose I could just move the command (WizImageGrabber ) in this file into updateepg.bat so it's not a showstopper.
