1.5.36 beta available (24th December)

[sub]

I've updated http://www.gbpvr.com/NPVRSetup.exe to v 1.5.36

New users can find a list of prerequisites and other info in this thread: http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...LEASE-READ!!!!**

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.

1.5.36
- new Default skin, from Hairy's great work on Slate.
- now able to click on time line to skip during playback
- added Schedules Direct support. Has nicer integration that GBPVR did, allowing you to select the lineup etc. (I'd only recommend it on clean setups at this stage though, rather than trying to move existing xmltv channels to schedules direct)
- now runs [DATA]\scripts\wakeup.bat when resuming from standby/hibernate, before performing any new recordings.
- added ability to disable DVB/ATSC EPG updates that happen when watching live tv.
- fixed a problem with the daemon tools browse button in the setting screen.
- fixed a problem with resuming playback of a recording, where playback position would report as 12:48.
- added support for -direct command line like GBPVR had.
- added QAM support or a couple more devices
- added ability to explicitly specify the DVD drive (or leave at AUTO).
- fixed a problem with manual recurring recordings.
- fixed a memory leak that could occur when using the EVR renderer
- fixed a problem with DVB EPG that could cause gaps
- reloading recordings screen if left in-active, so that potenially stale results are not left on the screen. (updated further since patch that provided this)
- added logic to remember top level selection in media libraries if multiple directories are defined.
- added ability to use AC3Filter as an MPEG1 Layer II audio decoder.
- Overlay video renderer option now working (previously it always fell back to using EVR)
- added translation support
- fixed bug that causing only audio when playing .avi/.mkv files etc on MVP
- removed resume prompt on MVP in Video Library when playing file types that will require trancoding (since resume wont work in that scenario anyway)
- added logic to make sure machine doesnt go to sleep when using external IR software like IR Server Suite.
- now not waking machine if EPG update time is set to 'none'
- changed recurring recording scheduling to include partial name matches by default.
- added schedule recording OID as third parameter to ParallelProcessing.bat and PostProcessing.bat
- added ability to bring up OSD TV Guide during playback of video files. Previously it was only available during live tv.
- when you use the bulk-map screen to map a first channel to xmltv, it'll prompt to ask if you want it to have a go a guessing the mappings for the other channels (based on the name).
- added logic for plugin api to play some types of HTTP video streams.
- improved video quality for analog soft encoder devices
- fixed a couple of bugs in the bulk map screen
- now possible to change a channel using another EPG source back to 'DVB/ATSC EPG'.
- fixed a problem where analog channel numbers would be wrong when imported from xmltv
- added config.xml option to use older 'MPEG-2 Splitter' filter instead of 'MPEG-2 Demultiplexer' for playback of .mpg files.
- slight changes to HE-AAC decoding to better support the ArcSoft audio decoders.
- added setting to specify the default startup activity on the PC (Main Menu, Live TV, TV Guide etc...)
- fixed a problem that caused the <dongle> setting to be ignored. Previously it'd always use dongle.bin.
- fixed a problem with live TV stopping on channel change on the MVP with Martin's mvpmc.
- hiding OSD when @title/@description not known (http streams)
- fixed a problem with skipping in large TS files.
- window's screensaver can no longer kick in during picture slideshow.
- fixed issue with sorting ready recordings by date.
- slight change to TS reader filter to copy with adaptation header in PAT, and improved AAC decoder compatibility.
- added subtitle into recording list
- fixed an issue with changing channels on MVP/NMT
- added API for plugins to set metadata (IPluginHelper.SetPlayerMetaData()).
- fixed an issue with skipping in in-progress recording on NMT
- fixed a problem where live tv temp files could be left behind when using NMT
- manual epg updates will also cause the recording list to be exported
- updated NEWA.

[johnsonx42]

Looks like it's a Merry Christmas for NPVR users!

- fixed a problem with resuming playback of a recording, where playback position would report as 12:48.

now where have I heard that before? we'll see! :p

[sub]

Looks like it's a Merry Christmas for NPVR users!

- fixed a problem with resuming playback of a recording, where playback position would report as 12:48.

now where have I heard that before? we'll see! :p

True - infact, that note in change log is from way back when I posted that patch, and we'd assume it was fixed. Nothing has been done on it since then. :p back at ya

[johnsonx42]

well I certainly hope something is different... while the last patch did fix the resume, it broke skipping and timeline pretty severely: the timeline would reset to 00:00:00 on both ends as soon as it got to a playback position greater than 2GB, at which point skipping became impossible. There's no way it made it out of your testing broken that way though, so I'll assume until I see otherwise that it all works now. I haven't had a chance to install it, waiting for recordings to finish... just finished removing all the 1.5.33 bits from my sticky thread.

[sub]

>2GB with timing.info was fixed.

[johnsonx42]

oh, I see, the 2GB problem I ran into with the resume position patch was fixed separately:

- fixed a problem with skipping in large TS files.

- merry christmas sub, take some time with the family.

[steeb]

- merry christmas sub, take some time with the family.

+ 1 Thanks Sub, just brilliant, thank you! Have a great festive break.

[imilne]

Stunning work, sub. Now make sure you enjoy your Christmas!

[pBS]

no kidding, December 24th...a big glass of spiked eggnog from me
and as usual, lots of good changes in there..
love the live skin preview...

[martint123]

Thanks sub.

Now, switch off the PC for a couple of days and spend some time with the family.