Time encoding off

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Hauppauge required the WinTV2K app to be re-installed, as well as the IR Remote, and it is now working as designed. GBPVR still has the intermittant timestamp issue problem however. Posted workarounds fail to fix files.

I dont know then.

You mentioned GBPVR is poorly suited to this task. Is it poor or non-existent? I'd take a poor app over none.

GB-PVR is more about scheduling recordings of tv shows rather than dubbing VCR tapes. You can do it, but its a lot easy in a tool meant for this job like WinTV2000 etc.

[scott99]

The easiest way to check driver versions is control panel->system->hardware->device manager

find the device and click properties.

This driver works fine, apps included. This is what I am using now.
http://www.shspvr.com/smf/index.php?topic=10654.0

He also provides instructions to install that insure no old installations conflict.

Or you can get the latest from the hauppauge site directly.

I can not find any instructions on how to ensure hcwclear.exe does not break the functionality. What checkbox on the dialog removes hcwsnbd9.dll?
I am using the hauppauge.com version.

Not sure you want to claim the driver "works" as you may not be aware of issues with all versions of the OS. Perhaps you can clarify.

[scott99]

I dont know then.

GB-PVR is more about scheduling recordings of tv shows rather than dubbing VCR tapes. You can do it, but its a lot easy in a tool meant for this job like WinTV2000 etc.

I'm well versed in its basic functionality yet have no idea how to get component input into it. A hack to GBPVR to get this working sounds like the preferred option in my case as countless hours have been spent trying to get both WinTV2000 and GBPVR (with patches) to play together well.

Ideally GBPVR would have component as a TV channel option. If anyone knows how please post info but leave the carrots at home.

I also use WinTV2000 to rip damaged DVD's, not just "dubbing VCR tapes", that software rippers can't do. My tv's DVD player is able to play many banged up dvd's that my computers dvd unit fails with. There are some pixalized sections but its better than nothing.

[scott99]

Are you looking to fix your existing recordings?

How often do the "broken" recordings occur?

It would be nice to fix the broken ones of course. I've tried the methods listed on the wiki page but ReTime failed to fix the problem.

The problem is intermitant in nature so you can't describe it as something that happens n% of the time. It has become personally more annoying as tv shows come to their season cliffhangers and I'm hooked, and missing the tail end or being unable to fastforward is a bummer.

I can switch to using hauppauges apps which have never failed but GBPVR is a beautiful application that makes tv funner. Why can't GBPVR work like hauppauge does?

[jim08127]

I can not find any instructions on how to ensure hcwclear.exe does not break the functionality. What checkbox on the dialog removes hcwsnbd9.dll?
I am using the hauppauge.com version.

Not sure you want to claim the driver "works" as you may not be aware of issues with all versions of the OS. Perhaps you can clarify.

I didn't see what OS version you are using. Mine is in my sig. I feel reasonably sure those drivers work with the OSes hauppauge supports. But true I won't swear on a stack of bibles or something. Its good to be cautious of course.

The instructions I linked to, should get you very close to a clean slate, then you can try whatever driver you wish. I would say they work very well in winxp SP2, haven't tried it in other system OSes. If you care to ask that question at the SHS forum they may be able to help with more user experience.

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I'm well versed in its basic functionality yet have no idea how to get component input into it. A hack to GBPVR to get this working sounds like the preferred option in my case as countless hours have been spent trying to get both WinTV2000 and GBPVR (with patches) to play together well.

Ideally GBPVR would have component as a TV channel option. If anyone knows how please post info but leave the carrots at home.

Just create an additional capture source for you card, set the input to composite or svideo, set the EPG source to 'none', ok out of the config app to force the capture source to be saved then go back in an hit the 'add' button to manually add a channel. Call it something like 'AV1' or 'Composite'. Now when you watch TV or schedule a manual recording it'll show up as a channel.

I can switch to using hauppauges apps which have never failed but GBPVR is a beautiful application that makes tv funner. Why can't GBPVR work like hauppauge does?

They are just different apps intended for different purposes.

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The problem is intermitant in nature so you can't describe it as something that happens n% of the time. It has become personally more annoying as tv shows come to their season cliffhangers and I'm hooked, and missing the tail end or being unable to fastforward is a bummer.

It really doesnt just sound like the timestamp error, and the newer drivers + registry settings + reboot have fixed it for everybody else. (only new recordings obviously)

[scott99]

It really doesnt just sound like the timestamp error, and the newer drivers + registry settings + reboot have fixed it for everybody else. (only new recordings obviously)

Many hours have been put into the problem and the most likely conclusion is "timestamp". I think its also fair to say that "everybody else" is not using WinTV2000 so have no idea that "hcwclear.exe + newer drivers" breaks the functionality.

The use of a dvd/vcr along with GBPVR is a huge market in Canada. Many users are not technical enough to crack and rip a hollywood movie with copyright protections. The old school way of hooking 2 machines toghether is well known and easy to understand. Simply attach your player to the computer and hit record. While this may be illegal in america we can do it if only we can get past the uncooperative software.

[jim08127]

Many hours have been put into the problem and the most likely conclusion is "timestamp". I think its also fair to say that "everybody else" is not using WinTV2000 so have no idea that "hcwclear.exe + newer drivers" breaks the functionality.

The use of a dvd/vcr along with GBPVR is a huge market in Canada. Many users are not technical enough to crack and rip a hollywood movie with copyright protections. The old school way of hooking 2 machines toghether is well known and easy to understand. Simply attach your player to the computer and hit record. While this may be illegal in america we can do it if only we can get past the uncooperative software.

You don't provide a lot of info for people to help you troubleshoot by, I've noticed. :confused:

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Many hours have been put into the problem and the most likely conclusion is "timestamp". I think its also fair to say that "everybody else" is not using WinTV2000 so have no idea that "hcwclear.exe + newer drivers" breaks the functionality.

I had no problem with newer drivers and WinTV2000, and havnt seem other reports of it, so I'm assuming it just something odd that happening for you specifically.

The use of a dvd/vcr along with GBPVR is a huge market in Canada. Many users are not technical enough to crack and rip a hollywood movie with copyright protections. The old school way of hooking 2 machines toghether is well known and easy to understand. Simply attach your player to the computer and hit record. While this may be illegal in america we can do it if only we can get past the uncooperative software.

Dubbing dvd/vcr tapes just isnt something I'm interested in, and not the purpose of GB-PVR. If a user can work out how to do that in GB-PVR, then they're certainly intelligent enough to one of the many one button DVD ripper apps like DVDDecrypter - which will give them a perfect copy.