Back to basics

[adm1jtg]

I have posted other questions but decided I have bitten off more then I can chew for the moment. I have gbpvr and a helius MVP. I have just figured out how to get these to work together to play my GBPVR recorded shows and avi files so long as they are local (see question #3). This finally all works. So some basic questions now to start with before i tackle things like playing vob's again:

1) I have an extensive list of videos (over 1000 titles) is there any way to page down and page up from the mvp? Perhaps a plugin that handles navigation differently?

2) How does one multi tag mp3 files on the mvp aka tag 10 or so files to load into a temporary play list. Also see question one... How does one use a page down or page up function to cycle through long lists of mp3 files on the mvp?

3) I have a pc whose only function is to record shows. The MVP is run through gbpvr but on a separate pc and separate install. In the video library on the MVP pc I point to the recorded shows directory on the recording pc (yes it is shared and the permissions are all in order). When on the MVP I can see the folder but when I click to go into the folder nothing happens. Is there a better way to do this? How can I play my recorded shows from the mvp directly off the recording pc.

[adm1jtg]

I also need to know why FF does not seem to work. It simply jumps forward instead of speeding up the image play. At first I thought this was because i was transcoding avi files and thus it coudnt actually FF but this also happens for my recorded mpg files.

[McBainUK]

1) I have an extensive list of videos (over 1000 titles) is there any way to page down and page up from the mvp? Perhaps a plugin that handles navigation differently?....How does one use a page down or page up function to cycle through long lists of mp3 files on the mvp?

The skip forward/back buttons on the MVP remote act like page up/down on the library screens lists.

2) How does one multi tag mp3 files on the mvp aka tag 10 or so files to load into a temporary play list. Also see question one...

There's no play list support in the default music screen - try one of the (very good) music plugins available on the wiki.

3) I have a pc whose only function is to record shows. The MVP is run through gbpvr but on a separate pc and separate install. In the video library on the MVP pc I point to the recorded shows directory on the recording pc (yes it is shared and the permissions are all in order). When on the MVP I can see the folder but when I click to go into the folder nothing happens. Is there a better way to do this? How can I play my recorded shows from the mvp directly off the recording pc.

This sounds like the MVP doesn't have permissions to see the share. This thread might be of use: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...work+share

[pBS]

i found an alternate way to get your shares to be seen WITHOUT changing service or permissions at all...

just make a batch file that connects to shares, set it up as a Custom Task in config.
then run that custom task within the either MVP or NMT screen and it will grant you access from then on, just needs to be run once...

reason it works is, the rec service and all accesses are actually done as Network service user, only that use doesn't have permissions like logged on user..but when we connect using the batch file, we are doing it from that same network service account,thus giving that account now access...and windows will cache the credentials so next time it knows you've already been allowed in and doesn't ask...

cute thing is, you only have to do it once for entire remote machine, not all drives..
once win lets you access that machine once, you're in for all of the drives if they don't have passwords..and you don't have to map any drives, just connect...like so:

echo |net use \\HOME\mpg /username:homeboy /savecred

[notice no drive lettter mapped, just connected..lol]

once Network Service is allowed remote access, it has it for good...

had to come up with something as changing rec service 'user' stopped 'interact w/desktop' and thus,prevented channel blasting w/HIP...
so this enables both... [channel changes and net access same time, no passwords necessary but can be used, no service changes]

think this would be helpfull on wiki?

[pBS]

oh and smooth ff on mvp may need a config.xml edit tho not sure if it still works that way..and may make smooth ff on all ui's including local.. <AllowDoubleSpeedPlaybackOnPVRX2>true</AllowDoubleSpeedPlaybackOnPVRX2>
is for pvrx2 ui, and i thought <SkipInsteadOfFFRW>false</SkipInsteadOfFFRW>
would be the one for mvp but not sure anymore,been a while...

[adm1jtg]

This looks to be exactly what I need. I will try the batch file as I need the interact with desktop to use zprocess if I recall. Will report back tomorrow after I have tested.

Thanks for all the great suggestions

[zehd]

This looks to be exactly what I need. I will try the batch file as I need the interact with desktop to use zprocess if I recall. Will report back tomorrow after I have tested.

Thanks for all the great suggestions

Wondering how it's going... ?

I just read this and think there might be some confusion...

FF won't work while using ZProcess (or even the default on-the-fly transcode) because file is being created on-the fly. You are watching a file before it is full size, so there is no future for you to fast forward into...

And as far as Interact with Desktop, yes, ZProcess needs that. I have not seen any problems with my MVP getting network files with sharing. I havn't needed to play with batch files or anything, so I'm confused as to the actual problem...

[adm1jtg]

Haven't made it home yet to try but the problem was esentially that I had a network share setup in the videos area of gbpvr. On the mvp I could see the folder but when I click on it nothing happened. Thus the answer about letting the gbpvr service have access to the network.

The FF answer was 2 fold. For BOTH avi and transcoded type files which I had surmised that it would not be possible but also for my pre-recorded mpg files. Neither has what was termed smooth FF. I assume if the config change listed works it will only work for native mpg files, I guess I will find out tonight.

[zehd]

Haven't made it home yet to try but the problem was esentially that I had a network share setup in the videos area of gbpvr. On the mvp I could see the folder but when I click on it nothing happened. Thus the answer about letting the gbpvr service have access to the network.

The FF answer was 2 fold. For BOTH avi and transcoded type files which I had surmised that it would not be possible but also for my pre-recorded mpg files. Neither has what was termed smooth FF. I assume if the config change listed works it will only work for native mpg files, I guess I will find out tonight.

How it should work is: If you have the RS set to interact with desktop, the MVP should have access to all the same shares as you would through MS Networks and explorer.

My experience with networking though is, ALWAYS use passwords. (that way my brain doesn't hurt - sometimes resources are only available when authentication includes passwords, other times no trouble)

If you like to have your computer log into the desktop (which is necessary if using ZProcess or any other 'interact with desktop' software) use PowerToys...

And yes, the FF tip only applies to non transcoding files (MPG)

[adm1jtg]

Finally got time to try all this and everything is working now from earlier questions. Here is what I did.

For the fast forward those 2 changes in config.xml worked fine. Just dont edit config.xml in wordpad as every time I did it broke GBPVR. I finally edited it in notepad instead and everything worked great.

As far as the network shares what I did was simply to add the same id and password on the share pc as the one I log in with on my GBPVR Pc. My shares are completely open so I only had to do this to make the MVP happy but it works.

Thanks for all the help I am off to find a good free program to convert all my old RM files to mpg. Thinking Any Video will do the trick.