I did a search, but did not find this situation. I wanted to record on one machine, then move the recording to another machine on a different network and have it appear in the "recorded programs" section of the new machine.
Obviously I can copy the recorded program and access it on the new machine in the "videos" section, but I lose the info about the program. Is there some other file I need to copy to preserve the program info and have it appear in the recorded programs section?
I'm looking to move my mvp server onto a spare computer, so when I'm playing video games on my main pc, and downstairs decides to watch an xvid via the mvp ffmpeg doesnt cause my games to slow right down
I'd like to know what sort of hardware specifications, perticulary the CPU to go for when looking for a box to do the ffmpeg conversion - basically what can I get away with and keep my budget down.
At the moment Im running the mvp server software on my main pc with has an AMD 64 4000 cpu that wizzes through your standard xvid/divx hdtv rip 40min (400mb) in about 10min, which is overkill.
Please excuse me if there's already a way to do this, but I haven't seen one, so I thought I'd post this.
I've seen this on a commercial PVR at a friend's house. He can watch a recorded show, pause it, go do something else on the PVR, including watching Live TV, and then start again where he left off with the recording.. saves starting at the beginning and skipping through to where you left off.
When recording one has the ability to choose a quality setting. I use DVB-T only and want to record in its native, non transcoded format into a DVR-MS file.
Isn't that quality setting for analogue sources only? Does it have any effect on my DVB-T recordings at all? I am slightly confused here.
I have a Pinnacle Video Collector 2006, which AFAIK is a PCTV 300i card, that is certainly what GB-PVR identifies it as.
Since the Pinnacle Media Centre software is XP only and I am using W2K I grabbed GB-PVR (v0.97.13), but I cannot get a good signal for the DVB-T. The scan only found a dozen channels, and on those I have had partial pictures (like the top 1/3 of the frame on every 10th frame) and occasional audio squeeks, but generally I get the "No Signal Detected. Please ensure that the antenna cable is connected or that the antenna signal is strong enough" error.
To check whether it was a signal strength/quality issue, I temporarily installed XP on a spare HD on my machine and installed the Pinnacle software. Perfect picture and sound on all DVB-T channels. But I did discover that the Pinnacle software is dire - no decent EPG options, channel order all over the place and more. I would much rather use GB-PVR, even on XP.
So then I installed GB-PVR on this XP installation to check whether it was a problem associated with W2K, but I get exactly the same symptoms/problems as in W2K, missing channels, no picture, occasional audio.
This appears to be a problem with how GB-PVR is configuring or using the card. I did notice a firmware file in the Pinnacle installation (PCTV100i300i-111.hex). Does this need to pushed onto the card to get it working?
Can anyone suggest what to try next to get a usable picture?
I'm a SageTV user looking at switching to GBPVR. One of the things I like about Sage is that it allows me to have multiple clients that can do basically everything a server can. I also like their ability to have multiple servers for tuners in different rooms and all recordings in one database.
1. I've read a little about a PC client, but it looks like it can't watch live tv. Is this true and if so, is it being looked at for a new feature?
2. Is there any way to have tuners in different systems record and add to the "server's" database for all the clients to see?
BTW, I'm using both HDTV and analog so the MVP won't do it for me. The reasons I'm looking at leaving SageTV are the cost of a second server license, the dependence on Java, and the fact that I've been programming in VB and VC# for several years and would feel more comfortable with something written in one of these languages.
NOTE: If you are upgrading from a previous version, after you install, please delete the C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\theater folder contents, and refresh the listings. Certain situations can cause a null reference exception, and this will avoid that.
Form the looks of this thread it looks like the issue reported in this thread with not being able to get the MVP screen saver disabled is still an issue in v97.13.
I DID try setting ScreenSaverKickinSeconds to 55 and restarted the service, but to no avail.
I'm a GB-PVR newbie. Quite impressed with the software, and hopefully only a few tweeks from being blissfully satisfied. Any suggestions for the following problem would be much appreciated: My first recording was a 0.5 hour DivX recording that played back nicely in WMP9. Second recording was a 0.5 hour Divx recording (identical settings as first recording) that played back nicely in WMP9 for 2-3 minutes until the video froze, but audio continued nicely. Each subsequent playback resulted in video freezing at precisely the same spot, but audio always OK. Third recording was a 0.5 hour MPEG-2 recording that also played back nicely for 2-3 minutes until video froze, but audio continued nicely. I was, however, able to stream the MPEG-2 file to a D-link DSM520 and view it on my TV in its entirety, and although it was somewhat choppy, there was no video freeze on the television. Any thoughts?
System: Dell P3, 1Ghz; 512Mb RAM; 250G WD External hard drive
OS: Win2k Pro (updated to service pack 4)
Capture Device: ConvertX PX-TV402U
Config: Intervideo Video Decoder, Intervideo Audio Decoder, SoundMAX Digital Audio Renderer; Overlay Video Renderer.
I have an Adaptec VideOh! PCI card (AVC-2410), and am having trouble configuring for Live TV. I keep getting a message stating "No tuners are available to watch the required channel..." My tuner works fine in the software that was bundled with the card (Intervideo DVR-3). I know previous posts here have mentioned that VideOh PCI cards are not supported, but the supported capture card list now includes it. Any thoughts?
