Thread: DVBLink Server Network Pack

DVBLink Server Network Pack v2.0.0004

DVBLink v2 Release Candidate 1 is available!
The fact that it is RC now does not mean that there are no bugs in it It simply means that there will be no big features added before release.

What is new:
- Added RTP support for streaming. This should improve playback performance on unstable/weak networks. It is important to mention here that not all routers and switches support multicast (especially the old ones). Please check the specs of your network hardware if you have no signal using RTP.
- Added option for one of the MediaCenters to be a "default recorder". In practice it means that channel requests from this MediaCenter are guaranteed to succeed by DVBLink Server (even at the cost of other connected clients).
- Fixed the issue where sometimes channels where not found during scan (however DVBViewer does find them).
- Fixed the "No TV Signal" issue for server computer having more than one connected network card
- Fixed Terratec synergy not finding channels in v2.0.0003
- Fixed DVBLink TVServer not working after server has been in standby
- Made DVBLink configuration dialog resizeable


If you would like to watch TV on Network computers, running Windows MediaCenter or on UPNP clients you need to install DVBLink Server Network Pack.
The zip file contains two installers:
- DVBLinkNetworkPack.msi. This file has to be installed on the machine where DVBLink Server runs. Simply launch the installer and follow the steps of the wizard. Installer will restart DVBLink Server at the end of installation so that your server is ready for use. There is nothing specific that has to be configured on the server side to use Network Pack.
- DVBLinkNetworkClient.msi. This file has to be installed on each network computer(s) where you would like to use MediaCenter to watch DVBLink channels. Launch installer, follow wizard's steps and reboot computer once finished. Upon computer restart launch DVBLink Client Configuration, enter IP address or network name of the computer where DVBLink Server runs and press Ok. After that launch MediaCenter, do TV Setup and synchronize DVBLink channels in the usual way. Once finished you can watch DVBLink TV channels in this MediaCenter.

DVBLinkNetworkClient.msi is not required for UPNP clients to work. So if you plan to watch TV using only software UPNP clients (MediaPlayer 12 or Nero or ...) there is no need to install DVBLin Network Client on this PC.

Code:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/xf8bs8

DVBLink Server Network Pack 2.0


New version of DVBLink products has a huge list of improvement and new features comparing to the previous version. lmost every aspect of the program is improved - new easy-to-use user interface, improved reliability, compliance to UAC rules, increased number of supported tuner cards, network streaming to other MediaCenter computers to name just a few.

We would like to thank all our alpha and beta testers for their valuable input.

If you are running v1 of these products you have to uninstall them before installing v2 products. Owners of DVBLink TVsource v1 can save tvsourcesettings.xml of their sources and copy it to the correspondent directories of new sources. It will restore scanned channels and channel numbers. The channel selection and EPG mapping however has to be done again.

If you are running beta of DVBLink v2, use bat files, enclosed in zip archive for update. This will update your binary files and will keep all your scanned channels and preferences.
Update the DVBLink Server first, followed by update of the installed products and network clients. You will have to enter again server IP address or host name after client update!

Code:

http://www.dvblogic.com/download/DVBLinkNetPack.zip

DVBLink Server Network Pack v2.0.1 is available!


Fixes from the previous version:
- Fixed picture break-up and stuttering in MediaCenter on network clients.

The symptoms are that beta version 2.0.0003 of DVBLink used to work good on network clients, while RC1 and release version did not. Also playback was ok in MediaPlayer via UPNP, while it was stuttering in MediaCenter.
If you have these symptoms - you need to upgrade your DVBLink Server Network Pack installation to this new version.

If you are running previous version of DVBLink Server Network Pack v2, use bat files, enclosed in zip archive for update. This will update your binary files and will keep all your scanned channels and preferences.
You will have to enter again server IP address or host name after DVBLink Network Client update!

Code:

http://www.dvblogic.com/download/DVBLinkNetPack.zip

31.03.2010

Version 2.1 of DVBLink Server Network Pack is available!

What's new and fixed:
- Added simultaneous playback of the same channel on multiple clients
- Added generation of "Tuner busy" stream when there are no tuners available
- Improved channel change speed on WD TV Live (HD media player) when it is used as a upnp client of DVBLink Server. The channel change time has gone from 30-45 seconds to 12-18 seconds.
- UI localization in English, German, Danish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian and French
- User manuals in English, German, Danish, Spanish, Dutch, Russian and French

DVBLinkNetPack.zip

DVBLink Network Pack v3.0.1

- Fixed hang-up of transcoding pipeline under bad signal conditions
- Fixed "missing assembly" problem
- DVBLink Network Client is compatible with server v3.0

Code:

http://www.dvblogic.com/download/DVBLinkNetPack.zip

DVBLink Server Network Pack 3.1

This is minor release to match the new version of DVBLink Server. What is new/fixed:
- Added network buffer size selection option to the Network Pack configuration dialog
- Fixed "This program has stopped responding..." error in DVBLink addin on the network client
- Fixed issue with dissappearing EPG data when using xmltv on the network client

Code:

http://www.dvblogic.com/download/DVBLinkNetPack.zip

DVBLink Server Network Pack 3.2

- Added: Guide listings in a webbrowser and remote timer recordings programming
- Added: New IPhone/IPad user interface with full web-interface functionality
- Added: Mobile web-interface (http://x.x.x.xort/iphone) compatibility with most desktop and mobile browsers (live TV streaming only works for IPhone and IPad)
- Added: IPhone streaming
- Added: IPad streaming
- Added: language selection to UPnP server
- Added: possibility to disable web server authentication (it is disabled when user name is empty)
- Fixed: BSE EPG information not appearing via the web server
- Added: support for Samsung DLNA TVs
- Fixed: unreliable stream parameters detection on some UPnP players when playing back encrypted channels


DVBLinkNetPack.zip

DVBLink Server Network Pack v3.2.1 released!


What's new and fixed since version 3.2:

General
- Added: Portuguese language
- Added: Server and source channel settings backup and restore functionality
- Added: Simplified software activation functionality

DVBLink Server Network Pack
- Fixed: unstable start of streaming on IPad/IPhone (when arrow button is pressed it stays gray and streaming does not start)
- Reduced periodic artefacts when playing back channels on IPad/IPhone
- Improved playback of HD channels on IPad/IPhone (still substantial CPU may be required)


DVBLinkNetPack.zip