v0.93.10 (13 August - afternoon)

[Icehenge]

I dont know if this is any use, but the dvb Filter DCoder is working on here http://www.dsp-worx.de/ seems to do a lot of the work in handling transport streams and some work on handling mheg with external apps as well.

Ice...

[dazzyb2k3]

Once again thanks for a great release Sub! No probs for me so far, in fact quite the opposite:

- Added 'Microsoft DVR-MS' to the list of mux filters. Please note, this mux option is not compatible with timeshift mode for viewing TV, so it selected should only be used for recording or live preview mode. Also be aware that this mux filter produces .dvr-ms files instead of .mpg files

Always being the curious one, I tried the above and it solved all my audio sync issues and it timeshifts beautifully!!

It seems a very stable and worthy addition for me. Thanks

[Darx-starz]

Not sure if its just me but when I enable comskip the folder and the .wme and .csv file remain. Is it supposed to do this?

[sub]

The version of comskip that I run doesnt generate .wmv and .csv files.

[aguptaweb]

Got the new release, was kind of "meh" when all my recordings weren't transfered over... How do you do that, again? Also, I tried watching live TV and it gave me a black screen and "Starting Timeshift Mode TV, Please Wait," and then comes back with "Error: Failure Playing Back File." What do I do?

[Zod]

Skin handling code seems like it could use a bit of polish:

- Trying to use an older skin (BlueMCE2 v0.108) caused GBPVR.exe to silently exit (though a note was made in the GBPVR.exe.log about it not finding a Net Radio skin -- yes I read the thread about it). Having program execution dependent on successfully loading the skin seems bad...maybe better to have it gracefully default to the Blue skin with an error message?

- Accidentally installed the skin files to devnz\gbpvr\skins\bluemce2-0108\BlueMCE2 instead of devnz\gbpvr\skins\BlueMCE2. This allowed me to select the "bluemce2-0108" skin in Config.exe (does throw an error about the missing preview.jpg file), but when I launched GBPVR.exe, it silently exited again. Obviously it's just trying to use the skin subdirectory name as a variable, and it's assuming the directory structure underneath it is valid. That's understandable, but again, not too robust. GBPVR.exe.log file shows:

8/15/2005 12:50:26 PM.397 ERROR [2] Could not find a part of the path "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\skin\bluemce2-0108\main menu\Skin.xml".
8/15/2005 12:50:26 PM.412 ERROR [2] at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)

Maybe if the skin subdirectory doesn't have the expected files (preview.jpg, etc.), don't include it in the list of selectable skins?

[Zod]

I was quite excited about the prospect of allowing an in-place upgrade, though! If it hadn't been for the skin issue I had causing a silent program exit, I wouldn't have uninstalled the whole thing to install the new upgrade. Having to configure everything again is a chore. But the in-place upgrader seemed to be very professional and robust...I liked it a lot.

[sub]

Skin handling code seems like it could use a bit of polish:

- Trying to use an older skin (BlueMCE2 v0.108) caused GBPVR.exe to silently exit (though a note was made in the GBPVR.exe.log about it not finding a Net Radio skin -- yes I read the thread about it). Having program execution dependent on successfully loading the skin seems bad...maybe better to have it gracefully default to the Blue skin with an error message?

- Accidentally installed the skin files to devnz\gbpvr\skins\bluemce2-0108\BlueMCE2 instead of devnz\gbpvr\skins\BlueMCE2. This allowed me to select the "bluemce2-0108" skin in Config.exe (does throw an error about the missing preview.jpg file), but when I launched GBPVR.exe, it silently exited again. Obviously it's just trying to use the skin subdirectory name as a variable, and it's assuming the directory structure underneath it is valid. That's understandable, but again, not too robust. GBPVR.exe.log file shows:

8/15/2005 12:50:26 PM.397 ERROR [2] Could not find a part of the path "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\skin\bluemce2-0108\main menu\Skin.xml".
8/15/2005 12:50:26 PM.412 ERROR [2] at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)

Maybe if the skin subdirectory doesn't have the expected files (preview.jpg, etc.), don't include it in the list of selectable skins?

User error...

I clearly pointed out on the release announcement that you have to use the blue skin until other skins have been updated for compatibility with the new version.

[aguptaweb]

Well, I tweaked some settings (i.e. "reinstalled" 9.2.11, but Config.exe still shows 9.3.10) and I'm getting the black "Starting timeshift..." screen only for a flicker, but now it's telling me there are no tuners to watch the channel. I have an ATI Theater 550 Pro, and I'm not recording anything on it. What's going on?

[sub]

i.e. "reinstalled" 9.2.11, but Config.exe still shows 9.3.10

Sounds like you've got a stuffed by install. The installation procedure is not designed to go backwards.

I suggest you uninstall GB-PVR, delete the gbpvr directory, then reinstall the version of the application that you want to use. DONT RESTORE A COPY OF THE CONFIG.XML FROM ANOTHER VERSION OF GB-PVR.