It'd really be nice if some of the configuration items that aren't related to the recording service could be changed from inside gbpvr.
Specifically, I'd love to be able to do the following, ranked according to my personal priority:
Switch decoders - for testing differences quickly
Change skins
Update EPG - I know you can do this from tray icon, but not without grabbing a keyboard or mouse
Add/update video and music libraries
Various other settings - FF/Rew, skip settings, net radio buffer, etc.
Change plugin settings - which probably requires API change to force re-init of plugin - a lot to ask, I know
It's nice that we have all the options we do in the config utility, but it's a very slow process if you have much config testing to do, like testing decoders. Also, any change means you have to grab the keyboard/mouse, which for those of us that have the pvr in our family rooms tucked out of sight and a TV as the only monitor, it's an additional pain.
I'm trying to use the new automatic transcoding feature to convert to 512 k/second WMV. I can see that there is a GBPVRConvert process running, but it's taking up 0-1% CPU time. The log file appears to show it starting up, but there's nothing after a line about connecting to the acces database. Attached is the log file. It seems as if it's sitting there waiting for something.
It also looks like it had the log file open for writing - I had to make a copy of it before it would let me rename it to .txt (as the forum will not let me upload .log files)
This is one of the wierdest error I have ever seen....everyhing in GB-PVR works fine but everytime i'm recording and press any button on the remote I get an error. I've tried everthing posted on these forum as well as clicking the fix button in config, still no luck
I have a Hauppauge remote that came with my WinTV 150PVR here is the error i get:
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I upgraded to gbpvr 94.12 and the current release of xrecord and Video Archive plugin.
Using the Blue skin.
now if I look in Xrecord "Ready" Recordings, the recordings are all there but on most of them the "Recorded information" is not there. This information being the summary, start time end time and runtime.
If I go to "Videos" from the Blue skin all of that info is there (on recordings that is does not show in Xrecord).
I think this is just a setting somewhere I have not found, any ideas?
thanks
I have a VideoMate TV (PCI) card from Compro technology. I would really like to use the BG-PVR software instead of the rubbish on that they sent with the card.
I can't get the GB-PVR to work with my tv-card, has anyone got it to work or doesn't it support VideoMate?
Is it possible to have GBPVR play files through UNC paths? For instance, I have the entire Bevis and Butthead collection saved on my network (it's very large) on another drive. I'd like to see those recordings in GBPVR so I can ultimately play those on the MVP.
I upgraded to the latest version (0.93.10) and am having a problem recording.
I have two HP500 boards in an XP pro box. After installing the new version, I went to configure my capture devices and found the program thinks I have six devices (rather than the four that Windows reports).
I configured all four devices but when I record I only get a captured signal on one of them (I don't know which one) -- the other three are just static.
Do you know why GBPVR is reporting 6 devices?
How can I reset this?
Would this cause my problem -- might it be "confused"?
I configured them as 500/w FM (the default suggested 150) - might that be the issue?
As you can see I have lots of thoughts but no real suggestions.
Please advise,
Joe
p.s. Is there any way to know which capture device was used to record a show?
First of all, I want to say I *love* GB-PVR. I use it everyday, and it has quickly become a life-saver when it comes to video time for the kids.
One of the great features that was added a couple of releases back was the "Keep at Most" number when creating a new recording. This is great for ESPN Sportscenter, which I have scheduled to record at 2:00 am and keep at most 2. So I always have the latest broadcast if I get a free minute, but I don't have to keep deleting old recordings.
Well, I have a number of kids shows that are starting to fill up my 200 GB media drive. I have 20+ episodes of Bob the Builder, Thomas the Tank Engine, Dora the Explorer, etc. Some of these sets of recordings probably even have duplicates in them, but because of gaps/deficiencies in the guide information, it's hard to identify them. The kids don't really have a favorite episode, they just like the variety of options.
Which (finally) brings me to my request: currently you can only "Keep at Most" up to 5 recordings. I would like to Keep around 20 or so and not have to worry about disk space so much anymore. Would it be possible to change that variable so it would hold any number you want?
