2 Minor problems and a question

[richardw456]

I should start by saying I have gone back and forth between Vista and XP on my HTPC about 4 times since July, and I also downloaded PVRX2 1.2.13 right around then. I don't know if that is related or not. I looked through the forums and haven't seen this anywhere else.

1. When I enter Config in either XP or Vista, the Windows Installer comes up saying it's configureing GBPVR. I hit cancel and it comes up again. Cancel again and Config starts and works normally. Not groundbreaking, but a pain.

2. I use IRServer Suite, and I tried both 1.4.1 and 1.4.2, and get the same thing. Before I would program a systemwide button to start PVRX2 and check the button for focus, and it would start in focus each time. Now that doesn't seem to work. Most of the time PVRX@ starts out of focus till I click on it. Again, not the end of the world.

Now the question. There seem to be 3 recording modes. 2 from the guide popup, record and quick record. What is the difference? Also, in Live TV, if you hit pause, it drops into record. Where does that fit in?

BTW, let me say here I have tried a bunch of "Media Center" type programs and PVRX2 has got to be the best! Looks good, works good, and is very flexible. Thanks Sub!!

[Graham]

Now the question. There seem to be 3 recording modes. 2 from the guide popup, record and quick record. What is the difference? Also, in Live TV, if you hit pause, it drops into record. Where does that fit in?

There is no difference in the end result whichever way you record programs. That is, the video files are stored in the same folder and the recordings appear in the recordings list no matter what.

The only differences are the visible ones ... for example, Quick Record doesn't give you options to change stuff about the recording ... Record lets you change the values like pre and post padding.

[ilovejedd]

1. When I enter Config in either XP or Vista, the Windows Installer comes up saying it's configureing GBPVR. I hit cancel and it comes up again. Cancel again and Config starts and works normally. Not groundbreaking, but a pain.

Try re-registering filters. That worked for me.

[sub]

1. When I enter Config in either XP or Vista, the Windows Installer comes up saying it's configureing GBPVR. I hit cancel and it comes up again. Cancel again and Config starts and works normally. Not groundbreaking, but a pain.

When windows decides it needs to run the MSI installer, it usually adds a message to the Windows Event Viewer saying why - so check there. Its usually because the user has tried to delete or move on of the files created by the installer.

[richardw456]

When windows decides it needs to run the MSI installer, it usually adds a message to the Windows Event Viewer saying why - so check there. Its usually because the user has tried to delete or move on of the files created by the installer.

That was it, Sub. I deleted all the jpg's in the channellogo folder, and it's complaining about "Can't find smooth.jpg". Short of reinstalling GBPVR, how could I get it back?

[richardw456]

There is no difference in the end result whichever way you record programs. That is, the video files are stored in the same folder and the recordings appear in the recordings list no matter what.

The only differences are the visible ones ... for example, Quick Record doesn't give you options to change stuff about the recording ... Record lets you change the values like pre and post padding.

So I take it that recording by hitting pause in live tv is quick record, right? (Just to be sure)

[sub]

it's complaining about "Can't find smooth.jpg". Short of reinstalling GBPVR, how could I get it back?

Sorry, I dont know. I dont have a copy of those files now.

[pBS]

to be able to 'pause' tv it has to save it somewhere, which means it has to record it..tho this is a temporary recording so it gets deleted when you stop watching..

in config you can set three recording levels for analog, plus a livetv timshift [pausetv] setting where you can set it's params separately...[capture source,edit,recording source settings]

smooth.jpg sounds like a skin file..using blue skin? if not might wanna reinstall your skin files...blue should be ok without any smooth.jpg...
channell logos are usually the name of the channel..eg:HBO.jpg etc..

[martint123]

So I take it that recording by hitting pause in live tv is quick record, right? (Just to be sure)

Not really - it is just a temporary recording for timeshifting live TV and the file on disc will disappear at some point all on its own.
I'm not sure, but ISTR that if you hit record on keyboard or remote, it will turn it into a proper recording (but you need to check).

[pBS]

yep, it ends up as a recording if you hit record during timeshifttv, but the file will land in the tv timeshift dir instead of normal recordings dir...
and it will use the livetv timshift profile when starting recording from livetv...