March 24th, 2012· improved skipping in .ts files, using new NPVRTSReader2.ax. Main fixes were several users had long pauses after skipping, inaccurate skipping in live tv and playback on in-progress recordings, improved skipping from client PCs.
· fixed an issue with 'whats new' list position not selecting correct recording after playback if new recording had occurred.
· fixed an issue that could lead to high CPU usage on NMT after playing video.
· fixed a couple of bugs with the new channel groups functionality in the TV Guide.
· added ability to manually force the use certain teletext pages for subtitles. This was useful in a case where the broadcaster wasnt providing subtitle page numbers in the DVB teletext descriptor.
· comskip info now available on client PCs.
· fixed a bug with failed recordings that a re-attempted on another tuner, that could result in a long ever-running recording.
· fixed a problem with resuming playback on NMT
· updated version of NEWA.
· added a "nextpvr.exe -reload" command line parameter that can be used to tell the recording service to reload it's list from the database.
· removed a few log messages that were in some setups causing logs to fill up and roll over quickly.
· fixed a problem where video library wasn't accepting nextpvr's native xml metadata format when stored in a separate file rather the embedded ADS
· in libraries, pressing A-Z will now jump to first item that starts with that let. 0-9 continues to jump to a percentage in the list, the same as previous releases.
· added setting allow user to choose FF/RW key behaviour. You can use the previous skip skip, or new fast play function.
· fixed an minor issue with vertical main menu when several of the menu options had been disabled, leaving 'less than or equal' to the number of displayed menu items.
· fixed an error that could occur when running installer on client machine
· NDigitalHost.exe now also honoring the setting
· fixed a bug with where edits to a digital channel's settings were not saved when you hit ok.
· minor change to the loading order of cover art.
· fixed a problem that was causing buffer files to behind on disk after watching live tv
· updated version of tag-sharp
· a couple of minor skin fixes.
January 20th, 2012· in the device settings you can now double click a channel to edit it's tuning information. Frequency, SID, service type etc. Should be useful for advanced users wanting to make tweaks when broadcasters move stuff around.
· digital recording is now done 'out of process' to workaround an issue where digital devices could sometimes lockup when stopping recordings, requiring recording service to be restarted.
· fixed a problem with deleting recordings from a client PC
· fixed an issue that would stop the DirectX UI working on older graphics cards that dont support hardware vertex processing
· now able to configure the number seconds that must have been watched before a recording shows the 'watched' indicator. See in config.xml. Previously it was hardcoded to 60 seconds.
· VMR9 Custom and VMR9 FSE video renderer options now also available for DVD playback.
· BUILDING_GRAPH event now fires for DVD playback.
· reduced the time a ShowMessage call displays info on the screen. Most people agreed it was too long.
· added a popup for selecting the audio stream. The Green key will bring it up.
· added a new "-updatedb" command line that can be used to ensure all the database changes have been applied.
· when displaying channel icons for existing recordings, if the stored channel oid doesnt match a channel in the database, it'll fallback to looking for the channel by name.
· imported show details now retain pretty xml formatting on nested EPGEvent details (ie, has newlines and indentation)
· added channel groups so that you can sort your channel into lists of favourite channels, or whatever groupings make sense to you.
· fixed a crash that could happen if you manually initiate an epg update while the recording service isnt running
· changed logic which copied artwork from [data]\media\shows to folder.jpg while recording. Now just directly uses artwork from [data]\media\shows.
· added some logic for accessing the NextPVR UI via html, using http://:8866/touch/client.html. This is still quite rough at this stage, but hopefully will be usable example for people experimenting with rolling their own basic clients for smartphones or tablets or maybe Roku etc. You cant play music/video at this stage, but there is beginnings of support for it. If developers find this useful, then I'll take it further. Thanks Brian greatly improving the html/javascript.
· fixed a bug with deleting zero byute recordings that could leave the file on disk
· fixed a problem importing HDPVR channels which could cause duplicate channels to be listed.
· fixed an error that could stop multidec support from working
· fixed an issue with temp files not being deleted when using live tv from a client pc, or when streaming to VLC.
· fixed a problem with skipping while paused. Would previously take a long time to resume when you pressed play.
· fixed a problem that could cause a DCR-2650/Prime to indicate it was still in use even after it finishes with the tuner.
· NScriptHelper.exe now has a "-delete filename" command line parameter for deleting a recording file, it's associated files, and the recording from the database.
· fixed a bug where recording selection in Recordings screen could be wrong after playback if a new recording had occurred while playback was in progress at the time.
· fixed a problem with saving changes on the Bulk Map screen.
· fixed a problem with running "-updateepg" etc command lines with tuner plugins installed.
· added CaptureSource.OID as fourth parameter to ParallelProcessing.bat and PostProcessing.bat.
· fixed a problem with 'any channel' recordings.
· added 'recently deleted' history for users with unique identifiers in their EPG. This info is used to improve the 'avoid duplicates' logic.
· added support for playing ripped blu-ray disks in the video library
· added genre support
· client PCs now have access to timing.info files for recordings, to give more accurate duration and skipping
· fixed a problem with name resetting to 'default' when editing one-off manual recordings.
· fixed a bug that meant it was impossible to turn off the web server.
· improved accuracy of reported duration and skipping during live tv.
· fixed an issue with back-to-back analog recordings
· fixed a skipping issue that could cause playback of in-progress recordings to jump back to near the beginning of the file
· experimenting with the ability to directly stream transcoded channels using a format like http://:8866/transcode?chann...6&bitrate=900k, where "channel=1" is the channel number. The resolution and bitrate parameters are optional, but the defaults are quite low so you'll probably want to explicitly specify them.
· added logic to allow the deletion of individual episdoes of recurring recordings without them being automatically rescheduled at next EPG update.
· added skin logic to allow more complicated visible attributes to be specified through the use of '+' to a specify a logical 'and'. ie, visible="@isFolder+@hasImage"
· smoother resume of previously played recordings
· now possible to specify preferred xmltv language for xmltv files which contain title, subtitle, or description in multiple languages. Language code is specified using . There doesnt seem to be a standard around these, so not easy to add a dropdown setting.
· fixed a bug that could cause an exception if you attempt to play a video with no file extension (like http://... stream)
· updated version of NEWA. Thanks UJB!
· slightly improved .m3u support, and more logging around playback of these playlist files
· fixed a bug with visible attributes that start with '!'.
· applying a slight highlight to currently airing shows in the TV Guide.
· added NMT keyboard support
· fixed a problem with channel ordering when using live tv while a recording is occurring.
· now including more EPG data elements if they're available (first run, quality, audio type, aspect ratio, star-rating, original air date). These are all optional elements, but some EPG sources provide them. Available to skinners as @genre, @audio, @aspect, @quality, @rating, @starRating, @firstRun, @originalAirDate, and @descriptionWithGenre
· added a "Record Season (NEW episodes on this channel)" option when scheduling recurring recordings.
· added skin logic to allow more complicated visible attributes to be visible based on a comparison. For example, you might want to display a dobly digital icon in your xml with an attribute like: visible="@audio=dobly", or maybe an HD icon with: visible="@quality=HDTV"
· now showing new channel's OSD prior to channel change. Makes it feel more responsive, even if channel change is taking just as long.
· added closed caption support for a few more decoders
· added context menu to the Settings->Devices, with options to access device settings or to delete a device.
· added the ability to specify a different audio renderer for music playback
· added GetAudioRendererList() call to IPluginHelper for plugins that want it
· added IPTV support. This is compatible with ISP and cable companies using transport stream based multicast udp.
· fixed a problem with editing manual recordings that used start/end times that were not 10 minute aligned (was truncating to the nearest 10 minute)
· fixed a bug where subtitle selection popup wasnt working correctly with DVD playback
· fixed issue where bring up the tv guide in live tv wouldnt show the selected show details unless you were watching the first channel in the channel list.
· now possible to tweak the setting programmatically without needing to restart video playback.
· slight tweaks to teletext subtitles
August 6th, 2011· fixed a recording issue that could cause recordings that wouldnt stop (on multi-tuner, back-to-back recording).
· fixed issue with viewing Settings screen while 'stay on top' was ticked.
· fixed a memory leak with popups.
· fixed a language translation problem that occurred in a few places
· fixed a problem that could occur with auto skipping of commericals (using comskip files) on the NMT
· search screen now uses slightly different current make it clear which list is selected.
· fixed a problem with keying four digit channel numbers using the numeric keypad
August 6th, 2011· added analog channel scanning
· added blu-ray support to both 'video library' and 'DVD' in main menu. To play Blu-Ray you need AnyDVD-HD installed, aswell as the LAV Splitter. This will get you playback of the main movie, not menus.
· added support for more than one Hauppauge Colossus
· added Teletext support. Ctrl-T to start in live tv.
· added Teletext subtitle support.
· added support for 3rd party IRecorder plugins for those that want to implement their own recording plugins.
· added logic to enable playback of TS files that have PAT/PMT entries for channels that dont exist in the .TS file.
· added simple search screen, much like the old search screen in GBPVR. Users upgrading from earlier versions may need to go into Settings->Plugins to enable it. New install will already have it enabled.
· fixed an issue that was stopping an Australian channel from working in live tv. Other channels may have had the same issue.
· displaying channel names slightly wider in tv guide if channel icon doesnt exist.
· OSD timeouts now configurable in config.xml
· added a 'Use Reverse Priority For Live TV' for the tuner ordering, for those that prefer it to work like GBPVR with top-down priority for recording, and bottom-up priority for live tv
· fixed a crash that could occur with manual recurring recordings (where 'keep' was set to something other than 'all')
· fixed an issue with typing a channel number in the TV Guide and selected show details wouldnt update (aswell as selected show highlighting).
· fixed issue with 'Record All Episodes, All Channels' (relating to shows with single quotes in the title)
· fixed an issue that could cause an MVP server to not clean up correctly after disconnection
· fixed a DVB-S diseqc issue with low band channels.
· fixed an issue which could playback to hang on client if the recording was played right to the very end of the file.
· added support for folder.png. Previously it'd only look for folder.jpg.
· fixed issue that could cause previously loaded preview artwork (like folder.jpg) to sometimes disappear after viewing a couple of hundred other items with preview artwork
· fixed a problem where sometimes NPVR window would start too large (in previous windowed location, but with the size of the desktop resolution, and bottom right of window hanging off the screen)
· added support for .m3u playlist files in the Music Library
· added support for Windows directory shortcuts in Video/Music/Picture library
· fixed a problem with the recordings highlighted in the TV Guide timeline when skipping back/forward a day
· fixed a problem with recording shows that have names ending with dots "..." etc
· fixed a problem where app would sometimes start fullscreen sized, but in windows position, so window pushes past the bottom/right of the screen
· fixed a problem where it could take a while for the song name at the bottom of the screen to update after switching songs.
· made some additional settings (used by the the recording/web server) dynamic so that nrecord didnt need to be restarted
· fixed bug where hot keys wouldnt work when music playback was active.
· added support for Turbosight CI (TBS devices)
· pressing 'play' with a folder selected in the picture library will now do a slide show of files contained within that folder, including nested folders it contains.
· if a recording fails to start due to an error, the recording service will attempt to find a another available device that can do the recording
· improved tuner usage logic to make it more likely for recordings to include padding in multi-tuner setups
· tray icon now goes red when recording service is using a device
· fixed a problem with high CPU usage in the screen saver
· slightly changed the way cover art is loaded in the Video Library to give better performance and background loading of images.
· added API for plugins to block/unblock screen saver
· added API for plugins to check if music is playing
· updated the tuning files for DVB-S, and for a most UK DVB-T regions
· improved handling of errors when attempting to enter directories with no permission to do so in Video/Music/Picture library. It'll no show a 'directory unavailable' message.
· fixed DVB EPG issue with 'epg updates during live tv' that could duplicate entries in the TV Guide
· improvements for live tv skipping on NMT.
· fixed an issue that could cause customized library directory settings to be lost during upgrade.
· music playback now toggles pause status on multiple presses of the pause key
· added "-export" and "-import c:\somepath.xml" command line options for importing/exporting recordings
· fixed a problem that could lead to duplicate channels on setups with more than one HDPVR
· in the bulk map screen I've added an 'auto-merge channels with the same name' button, which might be useful for users with channels on different types of device that would like channels with the same name to treated as the same channel.
· fixed an issue with HDMI audio on Colossus capture devices
· added ability resume DVDs
· added checkboxes for enabling/disabling resume prompting for DVDs or Video Library.
April 23rd, 2011· fixed an issue with VMR9/VMR7 aspect ratio
· fixed a couple of PC client issues (rough channel changes in live tv, sometimes hanging when stopping).
· fixed a bug that could cause high network utilisation when streaming to client PC.
· fixed issue with 'HDPVR IR Blaster' option.
· fixed a QAM scanning issue.
· added 'VMR9 Custom' renderer option.
· added ability to get DVB listing from another device. For example, you might get tv listing for an DVB-C or analog channel, from a DVB-S device in the same machine (even if the channel isnt listed on the DVB-S capture source)
· fixed a problem with manual recurring 'any channel' recordings.
· fixed a schedule direct problem when multiple lineups of the same name exist.
· fixed a problem with custom screen savers being forgotten
· fixed a database lock error that could occur when recordings are renamed from .ts to other extensions.
· added ability to press 'Play' key on recording and have it play without the popup.
· added an 'already watched' indicator on the Recordings screen, along with an 'unwatch' button for clearing it
· improved reporting of zero byte recordings.
· added workaround for incorrect service type marking on the BBCi channels
· added support for schedules direct unique identifier for avoiding duplicates
· added support for xmltv for avoiding duplicates
· fixed a problem with skipping past the end of listings in the tv guide, then skipping back
· showing a warning in the settings screen if DirectX runtime not found. Too many people are using software rendering, not realising.
· added ability to have channels associated with different inputs on the HDPVR
· added a "Record All Episodes, All Channels" option when scheduling recordings from the TV Guide.
· added ability to press 0-9 keys to jump through the recordings list (ie '8' will go 80% of the way through the list). The video/music/picture library already had this feature.
· fixed a problem with the droid font not being installed for default skin
· added logic to remember and restore the last aspect ratio mode.
· added ability to switch video into Inset window (on PC), while user continues to browse menus.
· fixed a bug that could cause one-off recordings to not be highlighted red in the TV Guide after updating the EPG.
· added support for having timing.info stored as a separate file, which will help users that are using FAT32 filesystems, or storing on a NAS.
· added ability to type 4 digit times into the manual recording start/end times. Unfortunately it doesnt give you any visual indication until you've typed the 4th digit. I'll try to correct this cosmetic in the future to make it more user friendly. It is usable as-is though.
· fixed a problem that could cause missing listings when one schedules direct channel's listings was mapped to multiple NPVR channels.
· added Hauppauge Colossus HDPVR support (the PCIe version of the HDPVR).
· added LC-AAC audio compatibility.
· fixed a problem where machine could go to slep while listening to music.
· added support for tv episode nfo files generated by Ember Media Manager
· added basic fanart support in Video Library
· added support ScreenSaverStart.bat/ScreenSaverStop.bat batch files
· added basic 'Find All' popup that can be used to find shows with the same name
· fixed problem which would cause app to switch into inset mode when resizing the window
· changed the behaviour when pressing Play on [..] in VideoLibrary. Now queues and plays all videos in the directory, in least recently watched order.
· fixed a bug in Recordings screen that could lead to PC staying awake.
· added the duration in minutes to the popup, and the period in the selected show metadata in the tv guide.
· added PlayVideoFile() method which takes metadata as a parameter
· fixed a problem where some recordings would continue to grow during the post-padding period, even though the tuner had switched to another frequency (which just happened to have a channel with same PIDs).
· added a setting (in Settings->Recording) to control whether recurring recordings do an exact title match, or match the start of title. There seems to be conflicting views on how it behaves, so added the setting to put an end to it.
· fixes to @hasImage/@isFolderWithNoPreviewImage skin settings in the Music Library
· fixed a problem where ACTIVATE_PLUGIN event could give slightly different parameters on MVP/NMT vs PC.
· now easier for users to select to use a vertical menu version of the default skin. Admittedly, the vertical menu is pretty plain looking.
· added a checkbox on the decoder screen to 'only include mapped audio decoders for .ts playback', which will help some people with stuttering audio caused by multiple audio decoders/renderers when playing recordings
August 31st, 2009· added CI support for watching DVB pay TV channels outside of north america. Devices supported include Hauppauge WinTV-CI, and CI capable devices from Twinhan, FireDTV and TechnoTrend. You can enable CI support on a per capture source basis, using the new 'common interface' checkbox in the digital capture source settings.
· improved compatibility with Windows 7
· added logic to auto correct the tuning request of any already mapped channels at the end of each scan. Basically if your broadcaster had changed any audio/video pids, you can go into the config app and hit the 'rescan' button, then any channel mappings that match the same frequency and program number will be automatically updated to have the correct PIDs/PMT/PCR etc.
· DVB Subtitles now working again for live preview tv. When you're using the TS Mux it'll also work for timeshift mode tv, and for playback of recordings.
· streaming client mode is now compatible with 'TS Mux'
· updated channel digital channel scanning screen. Showing details about the selected channel.
· now keeps a few more backups of recording-dump.xml
· added support for DolbyDigital+ audio (also known as E-AC3). This audio format is starting to be used with channels in a few countries (France, Israel etc).
· QAM users can now choose to use HRC cable frequencies if they needed.
· at the end of a QAM scan it will ask the user for permission to query the Internet for additional channel information (ie channel names). This query uses the SiliconDust web API. Thank you SiliconDust (the HDHomeRun manufacturer) for offering the use of this service.
· fixed a bug where stopping DVD back would cause it to drop back to the main menu instead of staying in the plugin previously visible (for example, Video Library)
· fixed a problem where DVD playback could automatically restart on the next keystroke after previously stopping DVD playback when screen saver timeout period had expired.
· added ability to schedule to watch a future show. In TV Guide, press play on a show in the future and it'll highlight blue. App will start live tv and switch to that channel at the specified time. Pretty basic, no popup reminders on the screen.
· decoders listed in the config app are now dynamically detected, rather that from the list in config.xml
· fixed a problem with selecting the daemon tools executable in the config app.
· improved .ts playback
· new capture sources now default to the digital capture plugin instead of analog.
· added "-fullscreen" and "-window" command line parameters which can be used to override the default settings specified in the config app
· many PCH improvements to support changes Martin has been making to mvpmcx2. (already made available via patches)
· updated mux checker to show TS Mux and DVR-MS mux.
· added support ffdshow as H.264 decoder. This decoder doesnt seem to work that well for live H.264 tv though, and often display garbage on the screen when you channel change.
· added support for the Microsoft H.264 decoder (as used by Windows 7 Media Center)
· added option to treat the 'Play' key as a 'Play/Pause' key.
· radio stations now included in the digital scan results
· DVB-S2 now available on Hauppauge devices
· fixed a bug where focus would not move to the list control if you clicked on it with a mouse
· improved logic for scanning digital streams for channels
· fixed a problem with using the ArcSoft Video Decoder (and some other video decoders) with transport stream recording playback.
· fixed a crash that could occur changing skins from the settings menu.
· added genre to the ADS metadata stored with recordings
· updated mdapi support to also work for encrypted H.264 channels. Also fixed a related but that was stopping mdapi support on some channels with AC3 audio.
· 'search guide' and 'find all' search results now also include shows currently airing
· fixed a bug that could cause the automatic 'empty epg' step to be skipped during the during the epg update process if the user had any capture sources with the Epg Source set to 'none'.
· added ability for skin files to specify a .ttf filename in so that fonts can be loaded from a file rather than an installed font. The .ttf file must be in the root directory of the skin that uses that font. For example,
· setting HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwaredevnzTSMuxBlockEncryp ted=1 (DWORD) will cause the TS Mux to discard encrypted packets rather than writing them to the file being recorded.
January 14th, 2009· fixed a couple of problem with multi-record (recordings that could continue recording after they were supposed to stop, and recordings that could try to record on the wrong frequency when there was a back-to-back recording with only a padding overlap)
· fixed a problem with .ts playback on files over 4GB
· fixed a problem that could cause slow half speed audio
· added logic to only try multi-record when no encrypted channels were being recorded with the device
· fixed a problem with metadata or cover art not updating in some situations
· fixed a bug where multiple video/music library directories are defined, and folder.jpg wouldnt be shown in icon view for the top level
· MENU_EJECT_CD key working again
· added popup to warn if no dvd was in the drive
· updated EWA build. Thanks UJB. (see http://forums.gbpvr.com/showthread.p...996#post317996)
· added new events to let plugins know when startup is complete, and when the app is about to shutdown. This is useful for plugins that own external limited resourses, like LCD displays etc
· fixed problem where .ts file duration reported during playback would vary widely until a good average bitrate could be determined (timeline OSD jumping all over the place until a good way into the file)
· improved .ts playback compatibility with certain audio decoder (MPA, ffdshow etc).
· updated the 'check for renamed recordings' to handle .ts files
· failed recordings are now listed in the 'whats new' section of the Recordings screen. Previously they were only listed in the 'ready' section.
· fixed a PsiParser bug that could cause occasional crashes
· fixed a bug with DVB EPG parsing which could access violation crashes.
· extended the current selection remembering to work with the top level selection when multiple video/music/photo directories have been specified.
· no longer showing the tray icon options to restart the recording service on Vista machines, since permissions wouldnt allow it anyway
· tray icon tuner status popup now compatible with Windows desktops using large fonts
· should no longer need the various "BDASubmitTuningRequestTwicexxxx" config.xml settings set to true. Live preview channel changes are slightly quicker with the
· if you delete the last recording in a group in the recording ready screen, it now returns to the group list, with previous item selected (instead of returning to top of list)
· fixed a problem that could cause some channels to not be found during a channel scan
· fixed a jitter problem that could occur in the last build on the MVP and PCH.
· added a few minor tweaks to slick skin to avoid some text clipping, and to make text more readable
November 3rd, 2008· this release includes a few more tweakable skin settings. The blue skin is mostly unchanged, but to show a few changes I included an experimental skin called slick, which is loosely modelled on xmbc 'Aeon' skin (showing different main menu style, different layout in Music/Video/Picture library screens).
· added ability to record multiple channels from the same multiplex with same digital card. This is only possible when you're using the 'TS Mux' option.
· encrypted dvb transport stream recordings now contain enough information for offline decrypting to be possible (with tools like TSoffDec, OfflineCSA etc).
· picture library caching of thumbnails to disk is now enabled by defualt for quicker access
· changed netradio screen to get it working again after recent changes to the shoutcast website.
· minor change to the way web radio streams are played, to work around problems that occur when people use plugins that use functions provided by WMP (for example, conflict between WebRadio and CDRipper plugins).
· added ability to play ITV HD recordings
· updated internal TS reader to cope with H.264+AC3 streams generated by the new HD-PVR firmware
· improved logic that help app know that analog and digital sides of some devices couldnt be used at the same time (HVR2200/2250 etc)
· made a change to the way .MP3 playback works to allow it to play a wider set of files, including those embedded cover art which previously were unplayable.
· added small tweak to get audio side of HVR-2200 working.
· made a slight improvement to the way the file list scrolls of the bottom of the screen on the PCH/NMT clients
· added experimental support for Hauppauge software encoder analog devices, like analog side of HVR3000 etc. You need to have the Hauppauge SoftMCE software installed for this to work.
· added a minor improvement to auto aspect ratio control during DVD playback
· fixed a problem where some conflict recordings couldnt be deleted
· fixed a bug where turning down the volume could result in it going to 100% volume after getting to 0%.
· added the ability to click the video window in the 'map digital channels to epg channels' window to give a large view. Clicking again will toggle back to a small window.
· improved digital tv scanning to make the config window remain responsive during the scan.
· fixed a problem with the capture source order not being set correctly in the database on some new capture sources
· added option to pass FLAC/OGG to mvpmc without transcoding.
· added ability to pass config to mvpmc so that configuration via share is not required
· added logic to cope with bad xmltv files that have end-time prior to start-time.
· added direct support for gzipped URLs for xmltv file names. This means that, for example, NZ users when setting up their capture sources can set their xmltv file to point "http://epg.pvr.geek.nz/epg/listings-freeview.xml.gz" or "http://epg.pvr.geek.nz/epg/listings-sky.xml.gz" and the app will automatically download/decompress/read the listings.
· added a mechanism for more scanning only certain DVB-S frequencies DVB EPG listings. Should help Dish/BEV users.
· added a context menu in for the capture source channel list with options for 'disable all' and 'enable all' which can save a lot of clicking of the enabled check box for some setups.
· you can now select multiple channels and hit the 'remove' button when viewing the capture source channel list instead of having to remove channels one at a time.
· added skinning support for specifying the number of buttons to show, and offset between them, and background mask, in the horizontal menu.
· improved OSD quality with EVR renderer
· config app mapping screen is now more responsive during scan
· implemented support for automatic offset scanning for DVB-T
· added daemon tools support for .img files
· added logic to retain file list position when deleting a file from the video library
· added PID filtering for the HDHomeRun to improve network efficiency
May 27th, 2008· picture library now auto rotates pictures based on EXIF if it is available in the picture.
· much improved support for H.264/HE-AAC channels as used by New Zealands Freeview|HD.
· timeshift mode is now compatible with the "TS Mux" mux option.
· several improvements to the way transport stream files are recorded. Also added a 'full TS' mux option, which will be used full dumps of the transport stream when I need sample files to debug problems.
· more changes to better support the Hauppauge HD-PVR support. (updated to reflect recently renamed Hauppauge drivers, separate bitrates can be set for each resolution)
· fixed a memory leak that occurred when using the EVR or Overlay video renderers.
· added options in the config app for selecting the AAC and HE-AAC decoders.
· fixed an error that could occur if you clicked the screen in video playback before the OSD had been shown.
· fixed a problem with playback of multiple audio files when the overlay renderer was selected.
· added support for a couple more H.264/HE-AAC decoders.
· fixed the Ctrl-O info shown with Live TV on analog tuner
· fixed a problem that could occur when scanning satellites with DVB-S2 transponders
· added code to stop screen saver kicking in during photo slideshow
· fixed a couple of problems teletext subtitles
· lots more minor Popcorn Hour enhancements, most of which have already been supplied as patches. (highdef UI, fast incremental screen updates, dvd playback, audio playlist support, fixes for AVI/MKV/MOV streaming etc...)
· fixed a problem that could cause a recording service crash
· fixed audio selection on Composite2/Svideo2 input
· fixed a problem with current song name not updating in the music library and net radio.
· fixed a problem with the logic for displaying show icons in the recordings screen
· fixed a problem where the user could get stuck in the screen saver
· added 16x10 as a TV Shape option.
· fixed broken DVD navigation with Overlay and EVR renderers.
· added a new "-import:filename" command line option for specifying the xml filename
· removed CT TV Listings epg source option
· added a "-flushpos" command line parameter that will delete the playback position history.
· added a new event so plugins can tell which screen is active
· fixed a bug with MVP on Search Guide screen.
· added a 'watched' indicator in the recordings screen
· updated version of EWA included
· old GBPVR.exe UI no longer included with the release. Rest in peace old friend.
November 13th, 2007· Net radio feature available again
· Search Guide now accessible from main menu
· Added separate video renderer setting in config app for PVRX2
· Added support for the new EVR renderer (DXVA 2.0 support etc)
· Full TV Guide now accessible inside playback OSD, like it was in GB-PVR
· Custom tasks now working
· Fixed problem where message boxes that were meant to have one button could show no buttons
· Fixed a bug where the 'no signal' OSD could appear immediately after starting live tv even though the video is playing correctly in the background
· Fixed minor skin bug with Search Guide text wrapping
· Fixed a problem with waking the PC to perform recordings or epg update
· An error will now always result in the log being flushed, even if log flushing is disabled
· Fixed a bug where plugin could be activated twice
· Fixed a bug that could result in a crash during the collection of the DVB EPG
· Added setting in config.xml. It is 'false' by default. When set to 'true' it may help some users that get video tearing issues. It will most likely result in higher CPU usage also
· BDA mux setting in config app now only shows muxes that are installed on the machine
August 14th, 2007· 'import recordings' and 'export recordings' will now include recurring recordings (season and manual).
· - added a workaround to ensure the PVRX2 would gracefully handle hibernate/standby when in FSE mode (Fullscreen Exclusive)
· - added logic to remove zap2it epg source option after 1 September.
· - command line parameters now working on PVRX2, including -direct, -directonly, -export, -import, -removehistory, -emptyepg, -emptyepgonly, -updateepg, -updateepgonly, -removeallgenre, -removehistory and -deletependingrecurring
· - recording service now looking for plugins in subdirectories like the rest of app
· - slight change to the way thumbnails are captured during playback to speed the process up.
· - video inset makes a return. You can press 'home/menu' key to view video in a window. (PC only, not on MVP at this stage)
· - fixed a problem where recordings initiated while watching tv could show up as a six hour long recording on the Recordings screen
· - logging level now also applies to the *-native.log files. Any writing to disk can cause slight stuttering or poor reduce the quality of animations in Direct3D, so I wanted the user to be able to effectively disable logging by setting it to 'Info'.
· - fixed a problem that could cause the window size to not be remembered when resizing and later switching to/from fullscreen.
· - fixed a problem where comskip file times could be wrong during playback
· - fixed a bug where a crash could occur if the app was configured to start on the second monitor, but no second monitor was present
· - fixed a slight alignment problem in the TV Guide
· - overscan settings from config.xml are now working in PVRX2
· - mvp now correctly channel channels when typing the channel number without having to press ok.
· - much improved ATSC compatibility with the MPEG producing muxes (Cyberlink, ATI etc).
· - delete and associated confirmation popups now working in Recordings/Video Library
· - 'start on second monitor' setting makes a return. Whether this results in a smooth UI and smooth video playback will depend on whether you videocard and drivers support acceleration on the second display. Most modern cards support it.
· - screensaver now implemented in PVRX2
· - teletext now implemented in PVRX2
· - fixed a bug that could cause high CPU usage or stuttering in live tv if no listings were available for that channel at that time (and OSD was trying to show current programme details)
· - fixed a bug where the current time could disappear from the main menu
· - fixed a bug where keying the channel number in live tv could result in the channel changing several times in quick succession. This could make it look like a slow channel change, or stuttering during the channel change, and could could cause the 'switch to previous channel' key to stop working.
· - changed the way HVR1600 QAM tuning is done to make it work for more users
· - fixed a bug where Windows screen saver could kick in while watching photo slideshow
· - added a few performance enhancements for users with lots of recordings.
· - tray icon can now be used to start PVRX2.exe instead of GBPVR.exe
· - fixed a problem that could result in comskip adverts not being shown on first file playback on the MVP
· - added a few improvements to the skin fallback mechanism
· - partially implemented new horizontal scrolling menu type
· - 'exit' button on main menu now not shown on new PVRX2 MVP server
· - added Avermedia M780 QAM support (thanks sslusser)
· - setting now obeyed with new MVP server.
· - the 'force-foreground' system context menu item has made a return
· - added SchedulesDirect EPG source option. This is almost identical to zap2it, but using a pay-for-listings model. US/Canada users wanting to use this option will need to create an account at www.schedulesdirect.org.
· - mvp skin can now be different from the main skin
· - fixed a bug where the recording service could continue recordings if the user shut down the MVP while watching live tv
· - fixed a slight alignment problem in the TV Guide
· - now correctly able to change filename on manual recording popup.
· - added logic to resolve common plugin dependencies by looking for assemblies in the new plugincommon subdirectory
· - added setting in config.xml that specifies behaviour in TV Guide 'Find All' screen when the 'quick record' option is chosen. It controls whether the 'find all' popup is closed or not.
· - fixed a bug where file duration wouldnt update when playing an in-progress recording
· - fixed a bug where pressing 'escape' in Video/Music/Picture Library wouldnt make it back to the top level directory if more than one media directory was specified.
· - TV Guide in PVRX2 now shows recording color status in the timeline, and current time displayed in top right
· - fixed a error that could occur when attempting to delete a directory in the video library.
· - fixed a few minor skinning issues with the default blue skin
· - current time is now displayed in the OSD while play videos or watching tv
· - DVB EPG will now harvest listings for channels on other muxes if is set to 'true' in config.xml
· - added a checkbox in the config app to control whether logs are flushed or not. In the past the flushing was always enabled unless the user edited config.xml. Flushing to disk ensures all log messages will be present if there is a crash, so useful when posting logs for me to look at, but can have adverse effects on performance.
· - fixed a bug where manually recording details were not shown in the conflict popup
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