Popcorn Hour Envy

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Try changing the <img> tag in index.aspx from:

<img src="/getscreen.aspx?i=<% GetTimestamp();%>" width="<% GetWidth(); %>" height="<% GetHeight(); %>" />

to

<img src="/getscreen.aspx?i=<% GetTimestamp();%>"/>

Also check the resolution of %TEMP%\pch.jpg.

[mvallevand]

Same, and still 624x416 (although 24 bit bit that is always the case). It is better since I went to 416 but never to the MVP quality, so my web comparson is valid. Its seems more that the text font is smaller then in emulation mode and not the entire resolution

Martin

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The original source picture that GB-PVR is sending to the PH looks find though, so it sounds like it is something funny to do with resizing that is occurring at the PH on your NTSC setup.

Other than the steps we've already tried, I'm not really sure we determine when the PH is doing exactly. We might need to do something like find a TV test pattern and crop (no resize) it to 624x416, then display that image. These test patterns are typically made up of parallel horizontal/vertical lines etc, and tend to simply the process of spotting flaws.

Does you TV do PAL? If so, it might be worth test it to see if looks better for you. (just to help us understand)

BTW, when you look at my recorded video, does the text look better to you? Just want to confirm my thinking that it seems to be something you're having problems with that I'm not.

[jksmurf]

You could try the attached patch to see if helps with any roughness of the menu images. You'd also need to add the following setting in config.xml and experiment with different values (0-100): <PCHImageQuality>75</PCHImageQuality>

Where should I put this in the config.xml, does it have a special section?

k.

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It can go pretty much anywhere.

[mvallevand]

Is there any way to increase the quality, it is only 14k.

As a jpg this test card looks good as is. When I resize to 624x416 it is not as good.

http://www.barney-wol.net/testpatterns/wols4x3.jpg

EDIT: I don't think this is worth considering a GBPVR issue. I think it might be either an NTSC thing or perhaps my PCH. I don't have a PAL TV but I can coerce and older machine into capturing PAL. Unfortunately my HVR 1600 has real issues with PAL or it would be trivial.

Martin

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Is there any way to increase the quality, it is only 14k.

Yes, see that patch and config.xml setting I posted earlier in this thread.

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If you take GB-PVR's web server out of the mix, and just place the %TEMP%\pch.jpg file in a different web server that you can view from the PH, then view the picture, what does the text look like?

[mvallevand]

I increased the quality to 100 (repeat VirtualStore 3x) no change in GBPVR however when I load pch.jpg as an image the quality is better but it doesn't fill the screen.

EDIT: I added it to my sample page. Now I need this quality in PCH/GBPVR mode.

Martin

[jksmurf]

Did you try that patch from the last page and setting <PCHImageQuality>100</PCHImageQuality>? I'd be interested to hear if it makes any difference for you.

Well, it looks "a little" better, at 75, but switching quickly between emulation and PCH modes (wicked stuff Martin, you can make a good comparison with the dongle) you can still see the dots, oddly very much only around the text, and the Icon images are not so sharp either.

Navigation "seems" however faster ???

Another observation is the whole screen seems to be a it higher, "TV Guide" text is half obscured at the top, e.g. when in the TV guide.

k.