was just seeing if anybody would be interested in or is already working on something to copy movies over to pch with show info and a nice html to go with? for those who wanna be able to take a few movies with pch on hard drive and go mobile...
i'm working on making a web page app that lets you see your recordings on gbprv server, and check boxes for ones you'd like to copy over to internal hard drive, when you hit submit, it will copy, and create a movie listing html with info from db and possibly thumbs,etc for viewing when unattached from home net.
[take your movies to a friend's house in HD]
any suggestions welcome..
also wondering if a 'real' web browser might be doable, like lynx or similar?
even just for the ability to browse sites,and maybe with some mods to play content on those hard to link to sites..
6-08-08: almost done with a video library version,should release in a couple days...
Hi Guys. I've just be given a new laptop (from work but I use it for GB-PVR dev also) and so have been busy setting it up and installing stuff. I've noticed that the CS3 preview shown in the GB-PVR config app is pretty old and only shows a blue skin. Wouldn't it be nice to have a preview showing what the CS3 is about (split into 4 mini previews of some of the themes) and/or the CS3 project logo?
Hairy, you up for it? Size of jpg required is 400x300.
i have scoured the internet for media center solutions, and for one must i say that gbpvr is the best solution with the most portability and performance i have seen. well with that being out of the way, i need to address the issues i have run into to make it perfect. Some of these problems are with the player itself and others are with the plugins so i wasnt sure where exactly i should post this. mod's please move if necessary as i am new to this forum.
First, i am running into subtitle problems. after enabling 3 different subtitle options and getting the subtitles to show on mkv files, i am having extreme difficulty getting it to work on ogm files. apart from mplayer being choppy at times, vlc seems to run files over my network fine. is there a way to enable vlc as the default player and not mplayer? and if this is the case will the in-video subtitle options work the same? (right click drop down to subtitles etc.) i am curious as to how this would work and i would assume it can be done, but after searching for 20 minutes in the forums with strings as "vlc player" and "external player" i didnt really find anything useful.
second, i have movie wizard plug in installed and it wont show the cover art no matter how hard i try to get it to work. (i use the dvd ripper plugin to rip the dvd)
third, the weather plug in does not want to keep my location setting after reboot. this is a real hassle as it defaults to somewhere in new zealand.
fourth, net radio doesnt download the streams, it keeps on attempting to connect and buffer but never fully connects making me believe there is an issue with addresses, even though it auto downloads the lists perfectly.
fifth, cinema listings does not work. it instructs you to go to the website and get a 5 digit code, after searching for your local cinema. well after searching for my local cinema no 5 digit code is to be found. this is frustrating as seeing i would suggest having it search through area code and showing various cinemas with different showing times as opposed to just one. but still even finding a 5 character string in the html browser, it still did not load correctly using fandango's site. so no cinema sites for me
sixth, i have a gyration remote and keyboard. it works fine and some buttons work as it is a wmce compatible remote. but i notice some do not. i am wondering if there has been issues with this model in particular or not.
lastly, game zone is not working for me. it can not find any of my mame roms even though it shows mame as being installed correctly. i set the roms path in two different menus in the plugins settings and still will not find my roms. so no roms for me either (on a completely unrelated note i am trying to find a way to get the xbox360 controller to work with mame, dunno how nicely those 2 will play with each other so any input is appreciated).
I also want to find a way to be able to rip a dvd and have it show cover art as the icon for it, similar to the way movie wizard is configured. the only problem i have with that is, is that it doesnt download the cover art from a website or anything like that automatically. my friend is stuck using windows media center just for this fact alone but is upset that his computer crashes because of wmce memory leaks (yikes!), so if i can find a practical way to get this working for him, his media center would definitely start using this software.
I must say though that i really do like this project and support it to its fullest. this set up has the most potential out of all the ones i have seen and i can tell it is largely made up by the community that helps out with it. its efficient, easy to install and setup, and has many possibilities with its plugins. it still lacks polish if you ask me and needs an optional visual UI similar to linux mce. linux mce has the best UI, but setting one up is an all or nothing thing. either you have that box be everything (router, firewall, voip, MCE, Personal slave) or it wont work. and with the flexibility that this program has i would imagine that a similar UI would not be too difficult to code. I cant tell you how many media centers softwares out there that do not support network browsing which is a pain for me. and the other ones out there are too system intensive and have unnecessary system requirements. just keep it up guys, and help me fix these problems so i can start making more media centers for friends.
when i start my new job i want to donate some cash to help out if i can.
I'd like to use the Community3 skin for my PC and NMT, while the Blue is used for my MVPs. Unfortunately I have the Community3 skin chosen as my NMT skin, but it keeps using the default Blue.
You can see here in the log it seems to read the setting ok, but no dice.
Code:
2008-06-03 23:44:01.187 VERBOSE [6] getValue: /settings/MVPSpecificSettings/MAC-0006DC421F7B/MVPClientType : PCH
2008-06-03 23:44:01.187 VERBOSE [6] Client type is PCH. Raising limits to a maximum of 1920x1080.
2008-06-03 23:44:01.187 VERBOSE [6] Disabling resume prompting....
2008-06-03 23:44:01.203 VERBOSE [6] getValue cached value: /settings/ActiveSkin : Community3
2008-06-03 23:44:01.203 VERBOSE [6] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/ActiveNMTSkin
2008-06-03 23:44:01.203 VERBOSE [6] getValue: /settings/ActiveNMTSkin : Community3
2008-06-03 23:44:01.203 VERBOSE [6] getValue cached value: [B]/settings/ActiveNMTSkin : Community3[/B]
2008-06-03 23:44:01.203 VERBOSE [6] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/MVPSpecificSettings/MAC-0006DC421F7B/MVPSendIncrementalUpdates
2008-06-03 23:44:01.203 VERBOSE [6] getValue: /settings/MVPSpecificSettings/MAC-0006DC421F7B/MVPSendIncrementalUpdates : true
2008-06-03 23:44:01.203 VERBOSE [6] Enabling incremental screen updates
2008-06-03 23:44:01.218 VERBOSE [6] MVP initConnection()
2008-06-03 23:44:01.218 VERBOSE [6] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/MvpHighPriority
2008-06-03 23:44:01.218 VERBOSE [6] getValue: /settings/MvpHighPriority : false
2008-06-03 23:44:01.218 VERBOSE [6] MVP initConnection() - protocol version sent
2008-06-03 23:44:01.218 VERBOSE [6] MVP initConnection() - protocol version ack: RFB 003.003
I have a system setup and working with two capture devices, a PVR150MCE and an HVR1250. I was wondering if there is any way to force GBPVR to record using one tuner or the other. It seems like it defaults to recording on the PVR150. Is this because it was the first installed device? As a side issue since I got the digital tuner the digital stream can't be sent to my MVP. I was wondering if I force the HVR-1250 to record something can I watch live tv on the MVP using the analog tuner? Perhaps there is a way I could force GBPVR to use the analog tuner for live tv and the digital to record?
I ask because my antenna is very close to my PC and the reception is much better upstairs near the antenna than down by my TV. If I can use the analog tuner for live tv on the MVP until the conversion to DTV I can save my money for a PCH or maybe a PS3.
Thanks
Wyatt
On v1.2.13, I can't scan for channels. I get "GB-PVR was unable to start the BDA device you have configured..." I have no problems with my Hauppauge 1600 and the Onair works with the onair software. I haven't had any problems with the onair on previous releases, so maybe I'm just overlooking something. Attached are my config logs.
Hello everyone, I have a big problem with the setup I'm trying to do and I'm hoping someone out there has the same setup as me... here's what I have:
HVR-1800 NTSC/ATSC tuners
ACTiSYS ACT-IR200L IR Blaster (on COM2)
Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2200 STB for my digital channels
Recently installed WinXP Pro with all updates, all drivers installed (and seem to be working correctly)
I receive analog + digital cable channels from Videotron cable company in the Montreal (Canada) area.
Here's how I set it up:
My COAX cable line splits; 1 directly in the HVR-1800 analog connector, 1 to my STB. From the STB, it goes, via component cables (with s-video adapter for video) to my input connectors on my HVR-1800. I also tried using the cable-out COAX connector on my STB to my digital COAX connector on my HVR-1800, but that didn't seem to work either.
The problem I'm having is the setup, I just can't seem to get it right.
Setting up the analog cable is easy and quick, but when it comes to doing the setup for the digital, nothing works.
If anyone out there could help me out by writing a quick setup guide to help me out, I would really appreciate it. My major problem is that I am unsure of my settings, especially in the "Capture Sources" section, and all the seperate individual settings for each capture source.
My ACT-IR200L doesn't seem to be working at all with the STB, even tho i'm pretty sure that the config is right.
I can't even see my digital channels, not even 1. So I can't even map the channels out (since my IR200L doesn't seem to work).
Please help, I need to know what I'm doing wrong! Thanks in advance!
Just a query really. Is there a way to automatically reduce the size of mpegs generated from the satellite stream of freeview here in NZ?
I use a Hauppagauge Nova-s card and record from the optus satellite, but my recordings are a bit large i.e. a recording of Bridget Jones including ads was over 6.4gb. even with ads removed this won't fit on a DVD. I am using a workaround to burn to DVD but wondered if there are any solutions that can solve this at the recording stage or auto transcoding (if thats quicker than my current solution) See here http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...49&page=21
I am turning a PC into the hub for my Home theater. I know computers and hardware well. I do not know anything really about DVR hardware or software for PCs.
Here is what I have-
PC:
Amd XP 3700+
2gb ram
250+ gb hdd
Nvidia 6600gt
Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro SLI
Win XP Pro
Cable:
Comcast
Motorola DCT 6412 III
Tuner:
Marantz SR4500
TV:
Sony VLP HS51
Input A: VGA connection running at 1280x720
Here is what I want to accomplish-
-Media Server
-Dual tuner DVR (HD and 5.1 audio if possible, similar to the STB from Comcast)
-Ability to record HD channels as well as premium channels
-Adaptability to Satellite, FiOS or any other if I decide to change providers
-1:1 quality for my Dvds/Cds, possibly Blu-ray down the line, stored on the server and ready for use
-Ability to access everything that stored by other machines on my network. Meaning being able to watch/listen to everything on the server including shows from DVR
Final Question-
What hardware/software would you recommend I look at?
Where else should I look on the net to educate myself?
I currently just use VLC player to run my Dvds and everything works and looks great. I am now just wanting to add functionality to it.
