As some of you may have noticed I have made an error in the blackframe detection as of version 0.70 leading to much worse performance with noisy signals.
This is now corrected.
SA 0.52 is becoming very good. The aditional info Jere extracts from the audio does help and I am not able to test the CC functions because there is no CC in Europe.
So if I had to advice what to use for USA/Canada and you do not mind paying the $10 to Jere I would suggest SA.
But if you object to paying and don't mind the more complex tuning or you live in Europe then Comskip may be the right choise (as least it still works better for me).
As soon as Jere adds aspect ratio processing I may change my mind .
However, do NEVER expect any decent results from either Comskip or SA for very long films with dark scenes without logo (as being broadcast on the BBC)
Hi guys,
its been a long time since I had time to update my GBPVR, and I can see from the forum that alot has happened. I have tried to get a grasp on what is new and what to install, but I lost track and messed things up. Would therefore like to uninstall everything and start from scratch.
My question:
What, and in what order should I install GBPVR plugins and other programs in order to get my system to:
1. record shows and remove the commercials automatically
2. arrange my photos and music
3. get the computer to automatically update the EPG using o2 to grab information in XML (I am not a programmer at all, but can manage to follow instructions when it comes to changing parameters etc.)
4. view my email account on my TV (that would be really cool)
I would be ever so gratefull if any of you brains out there could help me get the perfect system
Working on a new plugin and having a problem. I am having a bit of trouble playing a shoutcast audio stream.
I am able to connect to the stream and pull down the data. From there I write the data to a file as I receive it. This is all working great. The problem I am having is getting GVPRV to play the file while I am still writing to it. The way I open the file for writing in my code is fine. I can test this by using an outside player to play the file while I am still writing to it from GBPVR. But if I try to play it with:
PluginHelperFactory.getPluginHelper().PlayAudioFile("filename");
The file does not play. Once I stop writing to the file, GBPVR will play it just fine.
Does PlayAudioFile() require exclusive access or is there something I am missing? I know GBPVR can play a file that is being written to because the built in net radio does this.
Ive held off getting a MediaMVP so far (the only store in town will order one, for a decent price, but no returns and they cant tell me rev#).
Did some experimenting around with the Dualview (fx5600), and operationally at least, its very good. The only problem is the cpu hit on live/rec mpegs. I cant seem to get it below about 30%. I certainly cant play a good 3d game on the pc while the gbpvr is running.. the video pretty much stops from lack of cpu cycles.
Can I confirm, with some MVP users, that running GBPVR thru the MVP is nearly transparent to the cpu ? Can you game while watching live/rec video ?
FWIW, Ill be using the htpc for live (Nexus looped into a pvr150), recorded (mpegs), photos, mp3s, and various plugins (weather, cams, netradio, etc).
First of all, my first attempt at a GBPVR setup is generally working very fine (I have a PVR150, fx5200 and Amd 3000+ setup). The machine is very stable and has not crashed on me, in my 1.5 months of "beta testing" period.
Anyway, I have some problems regarding Interlace and frame order. When I have recorded some material to mpeg2, and play it back it plays back smoothly, but if I do any heavy fast forward / backward, the video can start to stutter as if the frame order have been switched around.
I can do a sort of workaround of the problem by either pressing the play button a couple of times, or pausing/playing until it "jumps" to the correct frame order.
Since the system is also intended to be used by my wife (and I therefore would very much like to kill this little bug), I would love to hear if anyone have experienced something similar, especially if you have found a more permanent fix.
I also experience this, if I timeshift, and fast forward/backward on that (but never on Divx/avi material or LiveTV preview).
I have tried using zapimport with guide2j and I have hit the following problem. More than likely its something I have not yet installed - Anyone any starting ideas?
Cheers,
Colin.
Quote:Start downloading Zap EPG data...
Unhandled Exception: System.Xml.XmlException: 'SOAP-ENV' is an undeclared namespace. Line 1, position 2.
at System.Xml.XmlNSElementTokenInfo.FixNames()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.ParseElement()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlReader.MoveToContent()
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage message, WebResponse response, Stream responseStream, Boolean asyncCall)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(StringmethodN
ame, Object[] parameters)
at zapmetadata.xtvdWebService.download(String startTime, String endTime)
at zapmetadata.MainClass.downloadListings(String login, String password)
at zapmetadata.MainClass.Main(String[] args)
Seems that everything from my PVR500 is showing up dark overall. LiveTV plus recorded shows. Also when playing the MPeg files thru a seperate player 'Media Player Classic' it looks the same. No bright whites and the picture just has no sparkle. Using high recording quality setting.
Is there a way to have GBPVR set the brightness level higher of the recordings or livetv to the recording source (PVR-500 card)?
If I re-encode with higher gamma then everything looks great and is similar to external non PC sources (VCR, video out from Sat. etc) directly.
1. Broadcast TV via the tuner and
2. DSLCable via the S-Video input
Then
Q1. Should I use a different xmtv.xml file for EACH of them (e.g. Broadcast.xml and Cable.xml) or the same one for both? I know the latter works. I can set up my EPG grabber (TVxB) to run two different ini's.
Q2. Is this the way GB-PVR's EPG xml sources was intended to be used?
Q3. If I use ONE xml file, then the channel assignment (from the xml file) is OK for the Cable channels but when I save the EPG in config it appears to "assign" a new set of channel numbers for the Broadcast channels, which follow on from the numbering of the DSL Channels. Any idea why this might be happening ?
e.g. in my Grabber setup, the two Broadcast Channels in my XML file are 51 and 55, and the Cable ones are 61, 65, 74, 74, 76, 84 and 85. The Two Broadcast Channels are "assigned" Channels 86 and 87? DSL ones are fine. Any hints?
! Broadcast Channels
[tvbpearl.hk]
name=TVB Pearl
name=51
.
.
.
[english.atvworld.hk]
name=ATV World (Eng)
name=55
.
! Cable Channels
[abc.hk]
name=ABC
name=61
.
.
etc etc using 65, 75, 76, 84 and 85.
I am having trouble getting my MVP's remote to work, I can see the LED on the front of the MVP blink when I press a button, but it wont move or select any menus.
I fould a thread on the dongle.bin, but that didnt seem to help anything.
I also tried updating the software on the MVP as well as updating GBPVR.
I cant seem to get the remote to work with the factory MVP service either.
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