Problems with ExternalRecorder plugin

[SWK]

Hi Norman

Thanks again - I will give it a try at the weekend

Sean

[shurik]

Thanks for the suggestions normanr. However, I've already spend some time to make Zoomplayer to play recordings smoothly. I quite like its functionality and also configured Girder to control to it. The only issue I have with it is that I was unable to find a dshow filter to play VLC udp streams. I will probably keep GBPVR just for scheduled recordings.

[normanr]

ahh, cool. Girder rocks for this sort of thing! (once it's all set up :p)

[normanr]

build 8 is out. It should fix the problem with the second recording (directly after the first) on the same channel not starting correctly.

[blaudden]

Im using this as a workaround to watch scrambled channels from GBPVR, thus the setup of the CI is done in MyTheatre.

See this post http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=10267

Since this is my main way of getting TV in GBPVR I would like to improve it a little
I'm looking for any hints how I should proceed. I've been looking around and found some parts where source are available - like External Recorder - and was very exited to see that there is actually an interface fro this.

Thus it should be possible to extend it and make this work even more smooth. Also looked a little at the SoftwareRecorder, not sure what path I would take.

How is GBPVR expecting to receive the stream while in LiveTV mode?
Any useful hints to docs? Or should I continue to look at the source :=)

[blaudden]

BTW. There are sample applications that comes bundled with the drivers for my Twinhan Card which shows how to setup CI etc and it would probably be possible to modify those to be usable to stream to a "suitable plugin"

[normanr]

probably, the best basis for that would be the software recorder plugin. Can you take a screenshot of your card in GraphEdit and post it in the software recorder's thread.

[danguyf]

I'm having the same issue as the original poster, getting the "Please save the capture source first. Then you can configure it's settings." message. I've tried versions 0.17 and 0.22 as posted to the wiki, but to no avail. Help?

[danguyf]

Here's the last lines from my config.exe.log, if that helps:

Code:

1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.468    VERBOSE    [11]    SoftwareRecorder[58]: SoftwareRecorder(version=0.17.1963.39379)
1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.468    VERBOSE    [11]    SoftwareRecorderConfig[57]: SoftwareRecorderConfig(version=0.17.1963.39379, recordingSource=[58])
1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.468    VERBOSE    [11]    SoftwareRecorderConfig[57]: getName, return WDM Software Encoder Recorder
1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.484    VERBOSE    [11]    getValue cached value: /settings/CaptureSubtitles : false
1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.484    VERBOSE    [11]    SourceCreate_Load:2
1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.484    VERBOSE    [11]    SourceCreate_Load:2.1
1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.515    VERBOSE    [11]    SourceCreate_Load:3
1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.515    VERBOSE    [11]    SourceCreate_Load:4
1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.515    VERBOSE    [11]    SourceCreate_Load:5
1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.531    VERBOSE    [11]    SourceCreate_Load:6
1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.531    VERBOSE    [11]    SourceCreate_Load:7
1/1/2006 6:27:02 PM.531    VERBOSE    [11]    getValue cached value: /settings/CaptureSubtitles : false
1/1/2006 6:27:14 PM.609    VERBOSE    [11]    SoftwareRecorder[18]: SoftwareRecorder(version=0.17.1963.39379)
1/1/2006 6:27:14 PM.609    VERBOSE    [11]    SoftwareRecorderConfig[17]: SoftwareRecorderConfig(version=0.17.1963.39379, recordingSource=[18])
1/1/2006 6:27:14 PM.625    VERBOSE    [11]    getValue cached value: /settings/CaptureSubtitles : false
1/1/2006 6:27:18 PM.593    VERBOSE    [11]    SoftwareRecorderConfig[17]: getConfigurationFormClassName, return SoftwareRecorder.RecorderConfig
1/1/2006 6:27:18 PM.593    VERBOSE    [11]    looking for external recording source plugin configuration form
1/1/2006 6:27:18 PM.625    VERBOSE    [11]    SoftwareRecorderConfig: getConfigFromMemory(0), return [null]
1/1/2006 6:27:18 PM.656    VERBOSE    [11]    RecorderConfig[301]: enter RecorderConfig.Load()
1/1/2006 6:27:21 PM.484    VERBOSE    [11]    getValue cached value: /settings/CaptureSubtitles : false

[normanr]

You have to save the new source to the database by hitting 'OK' in the configuration application. Then reload the config app, and you'll be able to configure the device. (This is a limitation of the way the plugin system works, and not the plugin itself).