v0.99.12 available

[sub]

I've just uploaded http://www.gbpvr.com/GBPVR09912.msi

EDIT: Also remember to apply the patches from the sticky 'v0.99.12 survival guide' thread: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=24855

This isnt a support thread! Dont post problem reports here - post them in the support forum. Any problem reports in this thread will be deleted. You welcome to post other questions or comments though.

If you're upgrading from a previous release, I recommend you backup you config.xml and gbpvr.db3 in case of unexpected problems.

HDHomeRun owners will need to redo their changes to bda.ini, since this file it not retained during upgrades

From the change.log

2007-02-27 v0.99.12
- reinstated favourite channel behaviour. When watching live tv, CH UP and CH DOWN will cycle through the favourites. You can still change to non favourites by typing the channel number or selecting from the tv guide or mini guide.
- updated all DVB-S satellite lists with those kindly provided by joshyfun
- added fullscreen exclusive mode option, which should help with video tearing experienced by some users. May also provide smoother video for some. Its still a bit "experimental", and I dont recommend using a mouse to control it.
- fixed a bug with VMR9 Custom renderer that could cause a black flash immediately after changing channels, or a black screen when pausing.
- fixed a bug that would cause the subtitle type message to not show when DVB subtitles were enabled by Teletext was not
- improved support for diseqc switches with hauppauge/twinhan/firedtv devices
- fixed a bug with OnAir GT QAM digital cable channel tuning
- fixed a bug where that could cause the temporary Net Radio recording files to continue growing even after the user clicks 'stop'. This would only affect users that have <UseWindowsMediaPlayerForNetRadio>false</UseWindowsMediaPlayerForNetRadio> in their config.xml
- fixed a problem that could sometimes occur with zap2it EPG updates
- added ability to show some object in the 'next recording' panel when a recording is currently occurring. (via visible="@IsRecording" composite image element)
- fixed a bug with the auto aspect ratio with Overlay video renderer.
- changes to the way RGB -> YUV colour space conversion works on the MVP. Should improve colour rendition, and fix a problem reported by one user on an LCD screen.
- fixed a couple of problems that could occur when playing music with Windows Media Player visualisation. Both related to WMP directly handling keystrokes it shouldnt have.
- fixed a bug that would cause an 'object reference' error when initiating recording from live tv by selecting the 'record until I exit' option.
- improvements to DVB-S channel scanning.
- .avs files played on the MVP now use ffmpeg
- fixed a display problem with 'recording details' popup when showing manual recordings.
- now quicker to release memory after playing music files with visualisation.
- config app automatically fixing a couple of common configuration errors that users make.
- added an 'advanced BDA settings' button in the BDA capture source configuration that has a few settings that may be required by a small number of users.
- added initial support for controlling the priority of reoccuring recordings. The priority is dictated by the order shown in the 'reoccurring' list in the Recordings screen. The top of the list is the highest priority. You can move a recording up or down the list by selecting it and pressing the FF or RW buttons. Changes to the priority will only affect future recordings, not conflicts that may already exist.
- added the ability to change the order of the capture sources in the config app
- fixed a bug that could cause a corrupt c:\zap2it.xml to be created when <SaveZap2itXML>true</SaveZap2itXML> in config.xml
- made the list of extra files deleted configurable in config.xml via <DeleteAdditionalExtensions> setting.
- added a menu item called 'Easy View'. My kids are getting big enough to control the remote themselves, so I wanted to give them an easy to use screen that they could control. It lists their recordings, DVDs and favourite TV channels as one list, with pictures next to each to make it simple, no menus etc (only requires up/down/enter keys).
- added a few minor youtube enhancements. Keeps a cache of last ten (configureable) videos played. Added a favourites view. Added 'no matches found' search message.
- a few improvements to the 'dont record duplicates' functionality for zap2it users.
- slight change to improve channel scanning on HDHomeRun
- no longer showing hidden directories in Music/Video/Picture Libraru, like recycler etc.
- added some simplistic video queuing functionality to the Video Library. When you're watching a video, you can press home to switch to video inset mode, go to the video library and press the yellow key on one or more file files to queue them for playback after the current file. This key can be configured in the keymappings file if you need or prefer a different key.
- and a few other things I forget (or choose to forget)...

[Mucaro]

Thank you, Sub. God bless you.

[Ted the Penguin]

thanks for the release sub, I like the DVD chapter skipping feature

[pBS]

any changes in vid lib transcode buttons?
also, are the added custom ffmpeg conversions removed upon upgrade?
if so, is there any way to keep the ones i've added in there when upgrading?

one user said his were missing after upgrade...i'm installing in a bit..

[pBS]

all my custom conversions are gone.. not a biggie, but would be nice...
cuz some users will have a lot of tweaking gone to waste..

best new feature....recordings startup screen preferences!!!
now you can select the default recordings screen mode...excellent..

Sub, is there any ways to preserve existing profiles? or did something else change in this new ffmpeg?
[boy i wish they'd leave the syntax alone!]

[sub]

also, are the added custom ffmpeg conversions removed upon upgrade?

Yes they are in this release. I cocked up the upgrade of these settings in the v0.99.5 release, so v0.99.12 overwrites them back to the defaults to fix that problem.

if so, is there any way to keep the ones i've added in there when upgrading?

They usually are, just not this release...

[sub]

Sub, is there any ways to preserve existing profiles? or did something else change in this new ffmpeg?

Yeah - as I said above, they're normally retained, but I had to reset them this time around to fix up a problem from an earlier release.

[pBS]

yea, did a reinstall of my app and all is well..
i noticed in fullscreen mode my tray icons show up when clicking for a blink..
[won't happen on non-primary desktop monitor tho, no tray there]

yea, i was surprised to see the recordings screen setting in 'settings' cuz wasn't mentioned in changelog..

one thing, how do we get things into the "easy view" screen? mine's blank...
didn't see anywhere to add to it...

[sub]

i noticed in fullscreen mode my tray icons show up when clicking for a blink..
[won't happen on non-primary desktop monitor tho, no tray there]

In general FSE is still pretty "experimental", but should be ok for those with dedicated setups where they're not trying use mouse etc.

[madcat]

So, how do I go about to configure what will show in the "Easy View" screen?

and how do I leave this screen? all I get is an empty screen titled "Easy View" and even ESC will not get out.