This is not a GBPVR post but thought the folks here may be interested.

There is a thriving open source project some of you may have heard of that has developed alternative firmware for most Canon digicams made in the last 1-4 years.

The project is called CHDK

I have not been this wired over a project since I first installed GBPVR.

Once you get the firmware installed (easy) you can download scripts which give various kinds of added functionality to the camera.

There are several intervelometers which allow you to make time lapse movies. There is a motion sensor that people are using to take really cool photos of wild animals (could also be used as a security cam). Shutter speeds of less than 1/10,000 of a second are possible.

The software also allows your camera to run games and function as an e-book reader.

I have had nothing but Sony cameras for the last 10 years. I bought a Canon specifically for this project and I'm thrilled with it.

hi, i'm new here and it's the first time i'm using gbpvr software. i tried to configure it, but without any succes. it doesn't want recognise my card (asus my cinema-p7131) in i can't do any configuration to make it work even for composite video capture. can somebody help me with that please ?

thank you

Sorry if I should've put this in the Plugin forum, but the Weather Wiki page specifically said that discussions about this plugin are in the Developers forum.

I haven't been using the Weather plugin for several GBPVR versions now, but with the hurricane coming I figured I'd give it a try. I can, of course, add my zipcode in the plugin setup of GBPVR Config, but I cannot use the Weather plugin Add menu button to add a new city. I go through continent, country, region, but when I get down to a city level the list is blank.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi All,

I'm looking for some advice on graphics performance. I currently have an older 55" Mitsubishi HDTV that supports 1080i (no 720p or 1080p). I run the full 1980 x 1080 resolution (smaller resolution = smaller screen size) from an Nvidia GeForce 6600 in TV out mode (component video). GbPvr runs perfectly in FSE mode, however there is a lot of stuttering in VMR9, and even a small amount in Overlay mode. Since I am running such high resolution, it's almost impossible to use the system as a PC because all the text is so small, even with settings at the highest font size. If I change the DPI setting, then this messes up the display for a number of applications, including GbPvr. Another problem I have is that I cannot stream video from hulu.com in fullscreen mode. It plays fine until I go to full screen, then the display is very jerky. If I temporarily change the graphics display to 13xx x 768, I get a much smaller picture on the TV as it does not use the entire screen, but the streaming is much better in full screen mode.

Finally I come to my main question. I am looking to upgrade to an LCD HDTV in the near future. I have tried a 720p LCD in the past and my performance problems in VMR9 mode disappeared. I connected the 720p TV via standard vga input rather than component video, so I know this will work fine and the PC text display looks good. However, since the price of 1080p systems is coming down, I would much rather get the higher resolution if I can verify that it would work OK. My question is: are my performance problems running at 1920x1080 caused by using the component video TV Output from the nVidia card as opposed to the standard vga output? Also, is there anyone out there running 1080p on an LCD TV that can comment on the readability of text on approximately a 40" screen without messing around with the DPI settings?

It’s been awhile since I’ve played with GBPVR. It is good to see that it is still an excellent experience. Got things all up and running and I want to fine tune the experience. I am rebuilding a standalone computer with a PVR-150 that I want to act like a “TV” with a “TIVO”. By that I mean that when you use the remote to turn ON the “TV” it comes on watching Live TV. If you want the “TIVO” functions you push the “TIVO” button on the remote – navigate around the menu with the remote up/down/enter button. Then use the remote to turn OFF the “TV”. No keyboard or mouse use for “TV/TIVO” operation.

As an option when I press the power button on the remote it mutes sound, turns off monitor and puts computer in power saving mode (hibernate or standby???) assuming that whatever power savings mode it’s placed in it can still update EPG, record shows and when I press the power button on the remote to turn it all back on, that it doesn’t take more than a couple seconds to wake it up and be watching Live TV.

I’ve used NirCmd to mute audio and turn off monitor (although monitor comes back on in 5 – 10 seconds because Live TV is still active I believe). I could use a script to send an ESC (take out of Live TV), mute audio, then turn monitor OFF and assign this all to the Power button. However, I believe I want the Power button to be a toggle command so that one time it turns things off and the next time it turns things on.

Can I detect what mode (ie; Live TV, TV Guide, DVD, etc) GBPVR is in while it’s running? AND while it’s running can I send it commands to go to a certain mode?

OR…is there another solution that others are using?

As of this weekend I have reduced my entertainment center to ONLY my amplifier and GBPVR, since GBPVR is now performing all the duties my CD player, DVD player, VCR, and cassette deck (yes, I still had one!) used to do.

Playing all my music this way, I have quickly realized that differences in the perceived loudness of my MP3s need to be dealt with, hence this poll:

How do you normalize audio playback?

Hi,

fyi

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Joerg

If I set up a Skystar 2 card with the latest (BDA) drivers, the configuration screen for Recording Source > Digital Source Configuration prompts me to setup the Diseqc settings for one particular satellite position. Does this mean I would have to specify different locations as different Recording Sources, even though they are actually using the same card? I would expect to be able to enter 4 positions for each of the Diseqc options A, B,C and D. It seems to work fine in MediaPortal, but I can't figure out how to do it in GB-PVR which is the software I prefer to keep using....

I have analog TV working fine with guide and remote control.

I had to add the tuner to direct.ini ass suggested here: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...light=1950


Only problem is, now how do I add the tuner for QAM? :confused:
(perhaps i am confused with ATSC and QAM? (I want digital via coax cable feed) )

the HVR-1950 is a hybrid analog/digital with an internal hardware decoder.

(PS: How do I determine whether or not the feed is actually being decoded
via the tuners hardware decoder and not a software decoder)

I'm running GBPVR v1.2.13 on an AMD 5200+ PC on Win XP Pro SP3. Video card is an ATI HD2600 Pro. I watch the NZ FTA channels (Freeview) via a Twinhan AD-SE200 satellite tuner.

After trying various renderers, muxes and decoders (ATI, Cyberlink, etc), but still seeing a lot of jitter on movement, I decided that maybe it was just a limitation of the MPEG2 technology used for satellite broadcast. However, having compared my rig against a stand-alone satellite decoder, I'm now pretty sure my viewing experience is sub-par when it comes to motion, particularly camera pans, etc.

Is this just "the way it is" when it comes to PVRs, or is there a way to reduce the ugly artifacts during movement? I'm talking about the effect that causes a vertical line to blur and almost double during a horizontal camera pan.

I connect to a 42" plasma over HDMI, but have seen the same issue over VGA.