XDVD was written with VLC in mind as the encoder/transcoder program.
I understand the various batch files (playmvpfiles.bat, playmvp.bat, etc) and how they interact with VLC.
Unforunately, VLC creates awfully bad TimeStamped mpgs where using FF or Rew is basically impossible. The Video length is always wrong and there are a lot of issues regarding TimeStamps.
I have been able to replace the VLC command line with mencoder and get a "BETTER" mpg file using the "Transcode" button , with the help of PBS, who is very knowledgeble of mencoder and ffmpeg.
But I would like to use "Play" insted of "TransCode" so that I get the same
XX/150 frame counters on the top screen to let me know that something is working. Also I would like to "Kill" the process, but instead of killing VLC, I kill Mencoder.
PBS, Have you been able to replace VLC with Mencoder , or probably better yet with ffmpeg ? Can the "Play" button of XDVD interact with something other than VLC ?
[UPDATE] The one line was not connected properly. IGNORE THAT PROBLEM (However, TV signal is still not 100% clean. I wanter what can/should be done to improve. Also think some of those cables are too long, might be introducing noise).
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I have GBPVR with Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2, connected to analog-cables (Rogers in Canada).
We also have a simple VHS acting as a tuner (this is what we used prior) - our TV came with us from many miles away and will not recieve the signal (NTSC) from the wall.
I want to eventually be able to use the VCR as a tuner while the GBPVR is recording (so I get a dual tuner setup).
At first, I connected the Hauppauge to the RF-OUT on the VCR. (RF: Wall->VCR->Hauppauge).
This works "ok", as long as you don't switch the VCR on. then you get only "noise" ("snow"). Also the signal was only 95% clean.
I figured the VCR blocks the original signal coming from the wall.
So I bought a T connector and another cable, and now signal gets to both WinTV and VCR.
BUT - even now, when switching on the VCR, the signal on the WinTV gets jammed. Differently though (colorful thick horizontal stripes, if you're interested).
Any idea? would a simple signal amp solve this? and if so, where should it be located (between wall and "T"? between "T" and WinTV?)?
Last night I recorded back to back showings of the Lord of the Rings movie and its sequel (each 3 1/2 hours long). There was no comskip detection on the first, but perfect detection on the second. I suspect that my daughter may have opened the first while comskip was still running (post).
Is there a way of running comskip on an existing file?
I recently had to uninstall/reinstall gbpvr. Now, when I do the EPG update weird things happen. Mainly, when I open the TV guide it is blank. Some channels show up, in non-numerical order, but no programs. If at this point I try to navigate within the TV Guide, I get the "Object not set . . ." error and gbpvr becomes nonfunctional (but not "Not Responding" in Task Manager).
The "Search Guide" function works perfectly, however, and I'm able to schedule and record shows from there with no problems. I've checked my computer's clock, and it is set to the correct time and date. Any ideas?
I've been in the process of building my own dedicated HTPC and finally have things to the point where I can't seem to find an answer to my question through this (and other) forums. Using GBPVR to record shows works fine (so far so good), but when I play a show through GBPVR when I try to Fast Forward (Not Skip - that seems to work fine) I lose sound. It rights itself if I re-start the show, but then I lose sound again when I try to Fast Forward. I am using a PVR-150 with the latest drivers from the SHS site (which I needed to load because older drivers were either giving me no video, no sound or both!). I have Windows XP Pro with all the latest updates. Any ideas as to where to start troubleshooting or is this a known issue? Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers!
I have ordered my channels in another way via "Channels" in the config. Now, when i go to the top in Tv Guide, i get an "Object reference not set to an instance of an object". What am i doing wrong??
I don't know where else to ask this, but I'm getting random sound problems when recording shows with GBPVR and my Hauppage PVR-500MCE. I've uploaded a short sample of the problem to:
The sound of the show is there, but it's buried beneath a "ringing" sound that is hard to hear over.
The problem is very random, maybe one show out of 25 or so, and can occur with any channel I record, and at any time of the day.
At first I thought maybe I was doing something on the computer that caused the sound problems, but I recorded 20 shows while we were out of town, and only one of them had the sound problem.
I haven't been able to determine if it's one tuner or the other, but I routinely record two shows at once, and usually don't have this problem.
Has anyone else experienced this, know the cause, or have a solution?
This is a BaseSkin with a preliminary XBOX theme, Mayhem3 style
The skin can also be used as an update (2.1) to BaseSkin.
Just drop the BaseSkin over your current BaseSkin.
I could need som help on TaskImages and TitleLogos for this to be a Theme..anyone?
Otherwise I really like this "clean" style theme.
I also recommend that you turn off "AnimateTaskTransitions" in config.xml.
Sub, couldn't there be a checkbox in config.exe to enable/disable "AnimateTaskTransitions" ....and stepcount ?
I'm having a laptop: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo M1420 with these specs:
-Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
-1,60 gigahertz Intel Pentium M
-80 GB HD
-512 MB Ram
-ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600 with TV-out
-Realtek AC'97 Audio
What I've come to understand is that I need the WinTV-PVR-USB2. Do I need anything else apart from GBPVR to record TV and watch it on an old TV? I will have the laptop close to my TV.
