1.5.24 beta available (7th July)

[sub]

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

If you're upgrading from an earlier build of 1.5.x, you need to make sure you stop the NPVR software before installing. In future releases I'll make this automatic, but thats not the case yet. I'm also am aware of one issue with upgrading that can cause the media directories to be reset to the default. I wasnt going to have time over the next couple of days to fix this, so decided to get the release out anyway.

Changes:

- fixed an issue with setting "What's New" as the default Recordings view.
- fixed a problem with starting in fullscreen mode that could cause the app to appear without a window frame, but not filling the screen
- now creates metadata.xml ADS stream like GBPVR
- added ability to move capture source up/down on the Devices screen to adjust the device priority. Top down priority.
- a minor tweak in to the text shown in Analog capture source to make things less confusing
- fixed a problem with playing H.264 recordings with the Microsoft H.264 decoder.
- fixed a problem with remembered sort orders in Recordings screen
- fixed a crash that could occur when scheduling recordings
- channel changing by number key no longer requires 'enter' key (though enter key can still be used to speed up the process)
- libraries no longer show hidden/system directories.
- fixed a problem that was causing AAC decoder selection to be forgotten
- added setting to run recording service at higher priority
- fixed a problem with remembered window that could occur when killing application when it was minimised
- now/next popup now shows channel icons if they're available
- fixed a crash that could occur in the music/video/picture library
- added support for control via PostMessage id=0x8007, wparam set to the keycode you want to send.
- fixed a live tv problem that could happen if the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NPVR registry key wasnt found
- now able to config MVP control and media ports using <StartPortControl> and <StartPortMedia> config.xml settings
- fixed a problem where screen could be black after stopping playback on the PCH
- now shows the settings screen automatically
- added config.xml upgrade procedure
- fixed a problem with clicking the window Maximize button to switch to fullscreen
- added setting to hide ATSC/DVB Radio stations in TV Guide.
- fixed a problem that could cause xmltv channels to become empty after the second automated EPG update
- removed old-sytle recordings screen.
- if the app is left on the TV Guide screen then after a few minutes of inactivity it'll begin to auto select the currently airing show on the selected channel and will continue to update as time moves on.
- fixed a problem that stopped the top-right clock from working on the PCH/MVP
- fixed a problem that could cause the screensaver to activate as soon as PCH/MVP connects
- hopefully fixed a problem that could cause recordings to be marked as failed with 'Recording service not running at recording time'
- [email='@channelIcon']'@channelIcon'[/email] can be used in the recordings2.xml or EventDetails.xml to display a channel icon
- [email='@previewImage']'@previewImage'[/email] can be used in recordings2.xml to show
- can now define common colors in the Global.xml:
<Colors>
<Color name="Test" color="Yellow"/>
<Color name="Test2" color="Forward:Black-Green"/>
</Colors>

[Reddwarf]

Installation went ok except for picture library was reset to C:\, no big problem anyway. It now remembers the sort order in Recordings. Good work!

[johnsonx42]

What, 1.5.24 has been available since June 7th? Why didn't I see it until today, July 7th?

[sub]

What, 1.5.24 has been available since June 7th? Why didn't I see it until today, July 7th?

I've corrected this.

[johnsonx42]

I know, I know, you spend weeks coding a software update in what's supposed to be your free time, and all you get for your trouble is ribbing over forgetting what month it is when you post it up. Sorry sub, and thanks.

[martint123]

Usable over Remote Desktop

A delayed thank you for this - works a treat and makes support of headless server much easier. (UVNC shows everything now instead of needing the hook driver stopping).

[johnsonx42]

Upgrade went fine, it didn't reset the media directories on me either. It does still let me launch multiple instances of NextPVR.exe, not sure if you thought that was resolved in this release or not. There's still some bugs with the sorting, but I'll presume you know about them and simply haven't gotten to it yet.
All in all, NPVR is coming along nicely.

[nia]

Great sub - thanks for working hard on getting this new version robust

- added ability to move capture source up/down on the Devices screen to adjust the device priority. Top down priority.

Thank you - much appreciated.

- hopefully fixed a problem that could cause recordings to be marked as failed with 'Recording service not running at recording time'

I had this a lot - I'll check after installing later tonight.

[nia]

Ooooohhh - and a secret not mentioned in release notes : Restart recording service on right click in system tray. Yeeyyy

[ShiningDragon]

Installation went fine as supposed.
Problem with right channelorder @ analog tv cards/XML/REG:Auto Tune isn`t solved yet.
Within LiveTV only MPEG Audio Decoder (MPEG1) produces sound, all other decoders (even PDVD 7.3, which is working under GB-PVR without any problem) don't makes any noise. Recordings don't playback any sound, in the previous version of nPVR it worked at least with the PDVD 7.3 decoders.