Close NextPVR while running Custom Task

[McBainUK]

I have a "Blu Ray" custom task which launches Power DVD for Blu Ray playback. Is there an easy way to close NextPVR while the custom task is running, and then relaunch NextPVR once finished. The reason I need this the Blu Ray playback stutters if NextPVR is running at the same time.

I was thinking some kind of setting in NextPVR (I'm sure there was something in GB-PVR that did this), or a clever batch file

[mian]

Have you ever used autohotkey? I think you can trigger closing npvr when powerdvd is in focus, and then relaunch it thereafter. Try winwait/winclose and winwaitclose/run.

[imilne]

Turn your custom task into a batch file, and then you can call something like the following, which is a shortened version of the batch file I use with GBPVR:

Code:

taskkill /im pvrx2.exe
start /D"C:\Program Files\Arcsoft\TotalMedia Theatre 3\" /WAIT /MIN uMCEDVDPlayer.exe
start /D"C:\Program Files\Devnz\GBPVR" PVRX2.exe -direct "Live TV"

I actually do a whole bunch of other stuff too, like change ReClock settings, and put a nice "blu-ray" background onto the desktop while TMT is loading, etc...

Iain

[johnsonx42]

The reason I need this the Blu Ray playback stutters if NextPVR is running at the same time.

I suspect this happens because of the screen saver running in the background; I used to have this problem with PVRX2 and Hulu - playback would start out fine, then start glitching; I eventually figured out that it glitched every time the screensaver re-rendered.

I long ago requested an option to disable the screensaver during the execution of a custom task, but I think maybe the issue was that PVRX2 would have no definitive way of knowning when the custom task was finished. I've not had the same problem with NextPVR, but I've not tried Blu Ray playback either.

My solution then was the same as what Iain uses: batch file starting with 'taskkill /im pvrx2.exe'.

[mvallevand]

Check with ACTCMS to see if SSPlus could help. The Notify() events might have enough information to allow this.

Martin

[johnsonx42]

ah yes, of course, from the logs I see SSPlus gets told pretty much everything that goes on. I half expect to see this one day:

Code:

2011-08-13 15:58:21.291    [DEBUG][1]    SSPlus Notify: EVENT: Type = 'JOHNSONX42_TOOK_A_LEAK' Text = 'System.Windows.Bladder.DrainageEventArgs'
2011-08-13 15:58:21.291    [DEBUG][1]    SSPlus Notify: bladder relieved...

[ACTCMS]

ah yes, of course, from the logs I see SSPlus gets told pretty much everything that goes on. I half expect to see this one day:

Code:

2011-08-13 15:58:21.291    [DEBUG][1]    SSPlus Notify: EVENT: Type = 'JOHNSONX42_TOOK_A_LEAK' Text = 'System.Windows.Bladder.DrainageEventArgs'
2011-08-13 15:58:21.291    [DEBUG][1]    SSPlus Notify: bladder relieved...

lol

[imilne]

Classic!

Iain

[dark_half]

I do the following so that it kills NextPVR on the server only and leaves the clients running for the Popcorn Hour's.

Code:

for /F "tokens=1,2,3 delims=: " %%i in ('tasklist /V') do (

    if %%i==NextPVR.exe (
                if %%k==Console (
                      taskkill /F /PID %%j
                                 )
                            )  
                        )

[McBainUK]

Turn your custom task into a batch file, and then you can call something like the following, which is a shortened version of the batch file I use with GBPVR:

Thanks imiline! Here's the batch file I'm using based on your example.

blurary.bat

Code:

taskkill /im NextPVR.exe"
start /D"C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD8" /WAIT PowerDVD8.exe /fullscreen /drive f:
start /D"C:\Program Files\NPVR" NextPVR.exe"

And so the nasty little command window for the batch file is not visible I also created a shortcut to the bat file (with run minimizes option set), and then added a NPVR menu item to launch the shortcut:

Code:

<MenuItem enabled="true" exe="D:\bluray.bat.lnk">Blu Ray</MenuItem>