1.5.21 beta available (24th June)

[sub]

I've updated the installer at http://www.gbpvr.com/NPVRSetup.exe.

If you're upgrading from 1.5.19, you need to make sure you stop the NRecord.exe/NTray.exe/NextPVR.exe processes prior to running the installer. In future releases I'll make this automatic, but thats not the case yet.

Changes:

- now defaulting to 9750/11700/10600 LNB settings outside of NZ.
- .mpg playback is now honoring the decoder selections. Previously only .ts files would, and decoders used during .mpg playback would be chosen by Windows.
- some minor visual changes to the Recording screen to make it clearer that left/right will switch between the various recording lists.
- fixed several PCH issues (some screen rendering problems, playback position, skipping, problem with switch back/forth between cover/list views)
- added tray icon support for starting N-PVR.
- added basic support for EVR aspect ratios with negative values. Its not perfect, but does work. Due to an EVR limitation, the OSD graphics are displayed in a slightly incorrect position on the screen (too narrow).
- fixed analog support for a couple of device
- added support for '999' disabling of auto comskip skipping (like GB-PVR used). Also fixes a bug in this functionality previously made available in a patch.
- added ability to press 'play' to manually skip inside a comskip block
- fixed a problem with parameters past to the PostProcessing.bat/ParallelProcessing.bat batch files
- fixed a problem with recording service sometimes not automatically noticing setting changes (like number of MVP servers, recording directory etc).
- fixed a problem where MVP server windows were visible
- window size and position now remembered between runs of the application.
- added a setting screen for selecting which plugins are visible in the main menu. (I expect to do more work in the future to allow reordering etc, but this is at least a start)
- added mechanism for plugins to provide a configuration form. The plugin needs to implement the NUtility.IPluginConfiguration interface, then the framework will call the GetSettingsPage() interface to get an instance of the form it can use. The form returned should be a form with no frame, derived from NUtility.SettingsPage. This base class has a SaveSettings() method which can be overriden by the plugin to save the configuration.
[SIZE=2]- added setting to specify the initial view first time you view the Recordings screen. (ie, start with Ready or Whats New etc)
- fixed a bug with certain pre-recorded transport streams not giving audio/video during playback.
- now looks for batch files (ParallelProcessing.bat, PostProcessing.bat, UpdateEPG.bat) in [DATA]\Scripts (ie, on Vista/Win7 it'd be C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts)
[SIZE=2]- fixed problem with service being uninstalled during a reinstall.
[/SIZE]- added shortcut for stop/starting NPVR

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[liteswap]

Thanks sub - installing now.
1. Do you think there's still a need for a utility such as mine that keeps nPVR on top and in focus? The 'Keep on top' setting seems to do the former but not the latter.
2. May I comment about the name - nPVR sounds a little feeble to my ears - why not call it NGPVR - next-generation PVR? Sounds a bit more positive - if you don't mind my butting into your territory....

[johnsonx42]

this is the one... as soon as I get a little time, maybe tonight, I'm switching over to N-PVR on the main TV. Fingers crossed!

[pcostanza]

I'm still waiting for tuner priority to make the switch......or is that working in this build? Don't see it specifically mentioned.

[UncleJohnsBand]

Loading it up now.....

[pBS]

seems like acceleration is fixed for vmr9 in XP!
at least with .mpg, ati decoder and vmr9..[which should be full accel]
the aspect ratios don't get corrupted anymore, so at first look, working excellently..

[pBS]

no sub-titles [episode title] in this one yet?

[sub]

no sub-titles [episode title] in this one yet?

I did add the subtitle in a few places, specifically:

- in the OSD info at the bottom of the screen
- in the TV Guide
- in the show details popup.

Was it somewhere else you wanted to see it?

[pBS]

oh sorry, didn't notice it there, was looking on a separate line...
but it isn't showing in video library osd, for shows that have info showing...[mostly metadata.xml]
that's really the only other place...looking better all the time..

oh and the vmr9-xp aspect ratio problem is still there, i forgot it was only on interlaced material..sorry..

[sgilani]

negative aspect ratios... can't wait to try this build!

great work as always sub!