WDM Recorder using Software Compression

[arnim]

Thank you so much pBS. I kept putting it off but eventually got around to trying again to get the PVRX2.exe to work with the software recorder and your suggestion was spot on.

Thanks!

[arnim]

Very strange... it works for live TV but not for timeshifting or recording, any ideas?

Edit: Looks like it helped when I switched the Multiplexer from ATI CC Multiplexer to ATI MPEG Multiplexer... not sure what the deal is... but seems unrelated to the updated interface as far as I can see.

[rowle1jt]

I tried for a couple months to get mt ATI TV Wonder PRO working with the software recorder to no avail. Live TV was great... but it never would record. I eventually gave up and bought a PVR150... and then another. Now I am much happier with dual dependable tuner cards.

Its worth the money to invest in a tuner card that GB-PVR supports. Your WAF will increase exponentially.

[pBS]

for some studious programmer out there, it would be great if someone could make the filters settable for bitrate/size/etc. and saved so we could set params and have them stick....
well i've finally found the needed info..should work for any filter out there, uses same interface as graphedit..
it's way above my head as far as making a working solution, but someone should be able to at least get it working for the avivo encoders pretty easily..

basically you should build and connect the Graph First, then query the encoder for that interface. After that, setup the filter params.

example code from another project...

Code:

procedure TfrmMain.btRenderClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
ClearDirectShow;

FilterGraph.ClearGraph;
FilterGraph.Active := false;
FileSource.FilterGraph := FilterGraph;
Mpeg1StreamSplitter.FilterGraph := FilterGraph;
MpegLayerIIIDecoder.FilterGraph := FilterGraph;
DCDSFilter.FilterGraph := FilterGraph;
LameEncoder.FilterGraph := FilterGraph;
DumpNew.FilterGraph := FilterGraph;
FilterGraph.Active := true;

with FilterGraph as ICaptureGraphBuilder2 do
   begin
     with FileSource as IFileSourceFilter do Load(StringToOleStr(FileName), nil);
      
     with DumpNew as IFileSinkFilter do SetFileName(StringToOleStr('C:\OutPutDS.mp3'),nil);

     RenderStream(nil, nil, FileSource as IBaseFilter, Mpeg1StreamSplitter as IBaseFilter, MpegLayerIIIDecoder as IBaseFilter);

     RenderStream(nil, nil, MpegLayerIIIDecoder as IBaseFilter, DCDSPFilter as IBaseFilter, LameEncoder as IBaseFilter);

     RenderStream(nil, nil, LameEncoder as IBaseFilter, DumpNew as IBaseFilter, nil);
     FilterGraph.Play;
   end;

[b]  DCDSPFilter.QueryInterface(IID_DCDSPFilter, iDCDSPFilterControl); [/b]


if Assigned(iDCDSPFilterControl) then
   begin
     // and add Amplify and Equalizer to it.
     // -1 adds the Filter on the last Position
     iDCDSPFilterControl.set_AddFilter(-1,ftAmplify);
     iDCDSPFilterControl.set_AddFilter(-1,ftEqualizer);

     // get Filter Classes and enable them
     // Index 0 because it´s the first Filter we added
     iDCDSPFilterControl.get_FilterInterface(0,iAmplify);
     if Assigned(iAmplify) then iAmplify.set_Enabled(True);
     // Index 1 because it´s the second Filter we added
     iDCDSPFilterControl.get_FilterInterface(1,iEqualizer);
     if Assigned(iEqualizer) then iEqualizer.set_Enabled(cbEq.Checked);

     tbAmplifyChange(Self);
     OnEqualizerChange(Self);
   end;

so this is how to get and set filter params, and if it could be done on avivo encoders [aud and vid and mux] any recording type should be possible...[psp,avi,wmv,mpg,etc] as well as being able to set the bitrates etc. which will make it MUCH more usable as a source...

i can't get the plugin to compile as-is on my machine or i'd start on it...
[and really above my head being as complex as it is,i'm a beginner]


BTW: works great with gb 1.1.5 with suggested .config fix
also works great with analog side of my kworld pci120

[NumberFive]

Could I get an idiots guide to setting up a Hauppauge WinTV PCI (Connexant 881 chipset) with Avivo codecs.

I've downloaded the plugin and can access it in the capture sources menu, but I don't know what to do about these config.xml patches.

This is a long topic!

[pBS]

see this post to get this working with pvrx2.exe
http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=2...count=1190

[Khurram]

create a PVRX2.exe.config file...[just a copy of the gbpvr.exe.config file]
tho i did change my dir to SoftwareRecorder as well..
you need it in both plugins\ and plugins\SoftwareRecorder\ for it to work in both .exe's...
confirmed, need the .config file in gbpvr\ AND the correct dir name in plugins...

[and carefull about the caps, it's picky]

I have done the above but running Config -> Plugins doesnt show the SoftwareRecorder plugin. I am running GBPVR version 1.2.9.

I have copied all files from the "plugin" folder in the zip file to C:\...\GBPVR\Plugins and C:\...\GBPVR\Plugins\SoftwareRecorder folder. I have also copied all files (except the folder plugins) from "gbpvr" folder in zip file to C:\...\GBPVR folder. But it still is not showing up in the config.

The PVRX2.exe.config, GBPVR.exe.config and Config.exe.config (in the C:\...\GBPVR folder) are all similar to

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
   <runtime>
      <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
         <probing privatePath="plugins\SoftwareRecorder"/>
      </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
</configuration>

Why isnt it working? Is there some other trick to get the plugin to show up in the Config utility?

Thanks,
Khurram.

[Khurram]

Ok, I finally figured out that the SoftwareRecorder plugin is not visible in the Plugins tab of the Config utility. Its one of the options in the dropdown box when defining a new capture card! Now I have to figure out how to make my tv card, a PixelView PlayTV Xtreme, work with this plugin

Khurram.

[Khurram]

I am trying to get PixelView PlayTV Xtreme card to work with the SoftwareRecorder plugin. I have read thru the last few pages in this thread and I found jam_zhou's post [HTML]<A HREF="http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=135051&postcount=1102>#1102</A>[/HTML] to be very useful. I am still having problems though.

1. Use recorder test to see if you can get a picture - it's in your gpbvr directory

In RecorderTest.exe, I see a garbled preview (like the picture has lost sync) but when I record, the video is fine. But in both cases, there is no sound. This tv card uses PCI audio; what would be the settings in SoftwareRecorder plugin for PCI audio? I need to make the Audio Capture Card combo box blank; right now it shows my sound card. How do I do this?

2. enable lastgraph for later diagnostic

How do I do this? I saw in another post that it has to be done in config.xml but I could find no options for controlling it.

3. use another app like Media Player Classic to access your tuner card to see what filters you need and how to set them up.
.......
For example, it was using Media Player Classic which showed me really what filters were required for my AIW to work.

This can be really useful. Can you please elaborate on how you got Media Player Classic to save its filter graph?

Thanks in advance.
Khurram.

[Khurram]

Originally Posted by jam_zhou View Post
1. Use recorder test to see if you can get a picture - it's in your gpbvr directory

How do I do this? I saw in another post that it has to be done in config.xml but I could find no options for controlling it.

Found the answer to this in post # 126 at http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=2...tcount=126

I am going over this thread page by page; I hope I find more tips and tricks.

Khurram.