Thread: SmartDVB

SmartDVB 0.0.6 Alpha

Fixed bda bug where it would not select correctly if multiple devices were found, if you had multiple devices found before and failure please retest :-).

Added uncommited diseqc support to the skystar2 wdm driver, had missed this, untested.

Some EVR mode fixes (doubleclick in fullscreen, context menu and mouse hiding now works)

Fixed EVR mode showing of EPG which didn't work correctly.

Added preliminary bda s2 hauppauge support, s2 8psk works and diseqc is added, tested on a nova-hd-s2 and a a hvr4000 (many thanks to sebastiii4 for testing this).

Change s2 modulation and diseqc mode in the bda device settings accordingly. On my card pilot also needs to be set to on.
For s2 qpsk hauppauge use NBC-QPSK as modulation (added edit button for this in the scan dialog), unsure if this will work for all qpsk transponders, tested on astra, if you encounter transponder that won't work please let me know.

Added a set aspect ratio from source option to enable u to keep aspect ratio across channel changes.
Changed bda tuning to use tunerequest as default instead of the direct tuning as i got to many reports of failure with direct tuning. It's still configurable through the bda device settings menu, so if the last version worked better for u change the tuning method back to direct.

Added 8PSK modulation option to the bda device menu (for now u can choose between standard bda 8PSK or 8VSB which skystar hd2 and others use).

Pressing SHIFT at application startup now skips the channel loading, this will be helpfull in case you have a hanging directshow graph for some reason so you can still bootup the application and change settings.

Found a longstanding problem i had with cyberlink H264 decoders. Added an AVC1 option to the filters.ini for H264 decoders, for cyberlink H264 v8 this has been tested to work and lipsync is now perfect on my system with the lowest CPU usage so far. See the readme for more info.

Note : Skystar2 Not Supported

SmartDVB 0.0.7 Alpha

Added:
- floating window mode.
- diseqc option for sending diseqc on each channel change (or not).
- volume remember option at application startup.
- font/codepage option for epg screen in settings.
- volume indicator for vmr/evr osd.
- winlirc remote keys support under settings/input/winlirc.
- keyboard shortcuts configuration option under settings/input/keyboard.
- bda twinhan raw diseqc support (untested, if you use this successfully
to move a motor or something please let me know).
- servicetype sort option under settings/channel list/sort by (sorts channels
on tv (fta/ca), radio (fta/ca)
- basic language support through resources, no translations yet though
if you're interested in doing one please contact me.
- debug option to record full ts (under record dir/debug.ts).
- number entry (including osd and winlirc) to select channel number
(see channel properties to set a specific).

Note : Skystar2 Not Supported

Smartdvb v0.0.8 alpha

Added immediate sound track selection option to the lower status bar (also through shortcut defined as S)
Channel list and epg list sizes and aspect ratio are now remembered.
Channel list font selection including font size (under tools > settings > channel list).
Added commited diseqc support for Technotrend bda cards.
Added mute on minimize to tray option (tools > settings > general).
Made show last selected channel an option (tools > settings > general)
Added shutdown option at the end of a scheduled task.
Channel list grouping by transponders now also uses other parameters to group like polarity, symbolrate.
Added manual scan to the scan satellite menu.
Using the F key in epg mode now toggles between the channel lists (main/favorites/remote)
Added cpu usage indicator.
Added simple OSD channel list (default C shows the list, define channellist/exitback/right/left/up/down/ok/red/green/yellow keyboard shortcuts in the settings for list menu movement, also for winlirc if you use that)
Enter key in channel list now also tunes the channel.
Added bda TeVii diseqc support (untested)

Smart DVB v0.1.0 alpha


v0.1.0

* Mousewheel now changes volume.
* Added some more windows to the view menu, they're also remembered now.
* Fixed some audio connection errors i was having when using the legacy overlay mixer (this still gives the lowest cpu btw)
* Fixed a bug where transponder modulation .ini entry was not read correctly if fec was empty
* Added null filter to be able to show the VMR/EVR osd when no video is detected. You can turn this on under settings > OSD. If you notice stability issues turn this off please this is very experimental.
* Added positioner support (raw, diseqc position and usals), untested for now, if you can test this let me know.
* Added channel tune delay option after changing satellite with the positioner. This might help some users having problems with their rotors moving reliably.
* Fixed the problem where the VMR osd would get garbled and stay onscreen, hopefully this won't happen anymore, if you still encounter this let me know (mention which video decoder and renderer you use).
* Added a check for not yet updated scanned channels when pressing ok in the scan dialog.
* Added preliminary DVB-T support to the bda device. Tested on my system with a pinnacle pctv stick and a european frequency list. You can add frequency lists in the transponders directory in the range 5000/5999.ini for this (ascending).
* If you successfully test other country ini files please let me know and i'll try to add them to the distribution.
* Added preliminary ATSC support to the bda device. Totally untested as i don't have atsc access. Frequency lists for this should be in the 4000/4999.ini range (ascending).
* If you can test atsc support please contact me and we'll try to work things out.
* Added preliminary AAC sound track support. Does not seem to work reliably on my system yet. Some codecs like Mainconcept AAC seem to work though.
* Fixed a bug which would show teletext subtitles too fast.
* Added a menu to add decoder filters under tools > settings > connection.
* Added a menu to delete decoder filters under tools > settings > connection.
* Added a number of modulation types which are propagated down to the bda driver. Also added modulation selection to dvb-t/atsc just in case.
* Added sdt table 0x46 scanning to the scanner, under tools > settings > scanner. This might be useful for some transponders like on american dish, only tested with some dish dumps for now so be careful, if the scanning does not work correctly or gets unstable turn this off.
* Added transponder synchronization dialog to the scanner dialog. Right now updates are possible from kingofsat/joshyfun other types might be added in the future.
* Added NIT scanning to the scanner menu, under the same synchronization menu mentioned above.
* Added buttons to delete/add transponders in the scanner dialog.
* Added a number of embedded (16:9 image in 4:3 aspect window and vice versa) aspect ratios (zoom 16:9 embedded in 4:3,stretch 16:9 embedded in 4:3,zoom 4:3 embedded in 16:9 and stretch 4:3 embedded in 16:9)
* Changed VMR9 handling so that zooming now works correctly (CTRL-NUMPAD+/-, SHIFT-NUMPAD+/-) (wasn't working with vmr9 on my system).
* Added update button to the channel properties dialog, this will rescan for the channel information and update the dialog accordingly.
* Added zoom 16:9 and zoom 4:3 aspect ratios, these will zoom to fill the screen without aspect loss but with some cropping. Make sure your video decoder does not perform it's own aspect ratio handling (anamorphic output for example with nvida)
* Added some code to the bda twinhan diseqc handling to handle toneburst (simple diseqc), untested.
* Added 22khz tone switch settings on/off for lnb types (other than universal lnb's ofcourse which handle 22khz switching by frequency switch), drivers updated accordingly. Untested, if you use this especially with the bda driver and it works let me know please.
* Added a number of lnb types and fixed some issues with lnb selection. Not sure if i've handled bandstacking lnb's correctly couldn't find much info on this and i cannot test being in europe, if you test this let me know.
* Changed the audio decoder connection mediatype somewhat to try to be compatible with more audio decoders, if you cannot connect to your audio decoder anymore let me know.
* Fixed irritating bug where keypresses on plugins would propagate to the app too.
* Changed renderer handling somewhat in hopes of making vmr9 more stable (noticed some stability issues with vmr9 after lots of channel changes)
* Fixed a bug when adding a remote item which could cause a crash. Also now when pressing a digit to goto a channel the correct remote channel will be selected.
* Added instance check, you can still start two smartdvb instances from different directories.
* Various bugfixes.

v0.1.0

* Mousewheel now changes volume.
* Added some more windows to the view menu, they're also remembered now.
* Fixed some audio connection errors i was having when using the legacy overlay mixer (this still gives the lowest cpu btw)
* Fixed a bug where transponder modulation .ini entry was not read correctly if fec was empty
* Added null filter to be able to show the VMR/EVR osd when no video is detected. You can turn this on under settings > OSD. If you notice stability issues turn this off please this is very experimental.
* Added positioner support (raw, diseqc position and usals), untested for now, if you can test this let me know.
* Added channel tune delay option after changing satellite with the positioner. This might help some users having problems with their rotors moving reliably.
* Fixed the problem where the VMR osd would get garbled and stay onscreen, hopefully this won't happen anymore, if you still encounter this let me know (mention which video decoder and renderer you use).
* Added a check for not yet updated scanned channels when pressing ok in the scan dialog.
* Added preliminary DVB-T support to the bda device. Tested on my system with a pinnacle pctv stick and a european frequency list. You can add frequency lists in the transponders directory in the range 5000/5999.ini for this (ascending).
* If you successfully test other country ini files please let me know and i'll try to add them to the distribution.
* Added preliminary ATSC support to the bda device. Totally untested as i don't have atsc access. Frequency lists for this should be in the 4000/4999.ini range (ascending).
* If you can test atsc support please contact me and we'll try to work things out.
* Added preliminary AAC sound track support. Does not seem to work reliably on my system yet. Some codecs like Mainconcept AAC seem to work though.
* Fixed a bug which would show teletext subtitles too fast.
* Added a menu to add decoder filters under tools > settings > connection.
* Added a menu to delete decoder filters under tools > settings > connection.
* Added a number of modulation types which are propagated down to the bda driver. Also added modulation selection to dvb-t/atsc just in case.
* Added sdt table 0x46 scanning to the scanner, under tools > settings > scanner. This might be useful for some transponders like on american dish, only tested with some dish dumps for now so be careful, if the scanning does not work correctly or gets unstable turn this off.
* Added transponder synchronization dialog to the scanner dialog. Right now updates are possible from kingofsat/joshyfun other types might be added in the future.
* Added NIT scanning to the scanner menu, under the same synchronization menu mentioned above.
* Added buttons to delete/add transponders in the scanner dialog.
* Added a number of embedded (16:9 image in 4:3 aspect window and vice versa) aspect ratios (zoom 16:9 embedded in 4:3,stretch 16:9 embedded in 4:3,zoom 4:3 embedded in 16:9 and stretch 4:3 embedded in 16:9)
* Changed VMR9 handling so that zooming now works correctly (CTRL-NUMPAD+/-, SHIFT-NUMPAD+/-) (wasn't working with vmr9 on my system).
* Added update button to the channel properties dialog, this will rescan for the channel information and update the dialog accordingly.
* Added zoom 16:9 and zoom 4:3 aspect ratios, these will zoom to fill the screen without aspect loss but with some cropping. Make sure your video decoder does not perform it's own aspect ratio handling (anamorphic output for example with nvida)
* Added some code to the bda twinhan diseqc handling to handle toneburst (simple diseqc), untested.
* Added 22khz tone switch settings on/off for lnb types (other than universal lnb's ofcourse which handle 22khz switching by frequency switch), drivers updated accordingly. Untested, if you use this especially with the bda driver and it works let me know please.
* Added a number of lnb types and fixed some issues with lnb selection. Not sure if i've handled bandstacking lnb's correctly couldn't find much info on this and i cannot test being in europe, if you test this let me know.
* Changed the audio decoder connection mediatype somewhat to try to be compatible with more audio decoders, if you cannot connect to your audio decoder anymore let me know.
* Fixed irritating bug where keypresses on plugins would propagate to the app too.
* Changed renderer handling somewhat in hopes of making vmr9 more stable (noticed some stability issues with vmr9 after lots of channel changes)
* Fixed a bug when adding a remote item which could cause a crash. Also now when pressing a digit to goto a channel the correct remote channel will be selected.
* Added instance check, you can still start two smartdvb instances from different directories.
* Various bugfixes.

Languages

Code:

Czech - Czech Republic for version 0.0.8
Portuguese - Brazil for version 0.0.8

- install a dll in the language directory.

Here is a test version of smartdvb with n3xt support. I have tested this on digitv and it runs fine with that. One user who is on the amazonas footprint has reported a crash so maybe some other users on amazonas can verify this and i will look into this further. Just replace your 0.1.0 exe with this one, don't use it to replace older versions.
Some other minor fixes are in this exe, if all tests out i will quickly release this. I'l list them here so you can decide if you need this.

Fixed a crash when stopping mpeg record which had creapt in somehow.
Changed some minor delay problems with VMR (or non EVR) renderers.
Fixed some issues which might have caused problems with audio decoders connecting (nvidia for example) and not producing sound consistently.
Moved AVC1 mediatype handling in the add filter dialog to the H264 decoder where it belongs instead of with normal video. Use this for cyberlink h264 decoders for example.
Added processing of correct AC3 PMT type for north american AC3 streams, untested.
Fixed mousewheel issue which moved the channel list and changed volume at the same time.
Added N3xT support thanks to n3xt for his help.

Thx to jackjavo

Smart DVB v0.1.1 alpha released

Version 0.1.1 is online.
This is mainly a bugfix release. Also hopefully this one has better compatibility with win7 although some issues remain it seems.

v0.1.1
- Fixed a crash when stopping mpeg record.
- Changed some minor delay problems with VMR (or non EVR) renderers.
- Fixed some issues which might have caused problems with audio decoders connecting (nvidia for example) and not producing sound consistently.
- Moved AVC1 mediatype handling in the add filter dialog to the H264 decoder where it belongs instead of with normal video. Use this for cyberlink h264 decoders for example.
- Added processing of correct AC3 PMT type for north american AC3 streams, untested.
- Fixed mousewheel issue which moved the channel list and changed volume at the same time.
- Added N3xT support thanks to n3xt for his help.
- Fixed: hopefully the EVR backbuffer problem which would cause flickering etc should not happen anymore, tested on vista and xp.
- Fixed: changed some things in graph processing (stopping) for better windows 7 compatibility.
- Added: Directshow option 'use alternative graph stop method', if you have any problems with channels connect or delays or lockups when changing channels try this option.
- Fixed: bug where floating window size would not be saved when switching from floating to fullscreen mode.
- Added: Channel properties dialog now allows ordering of CA items and selecting ecm by double-clicking.
- Added: option to scanner dialog to replace existing names with the ones found by the scanner if only the names are changed, before if only names were changed changes would not be commited, useful in some cases.
- Fixed: record path wasn't being saved correctly.

SmartDVB v0.1.2

Code:

Fixed:
- OSD font change wasn't being saved correctly.
- tried to remove the flickering that was happening in the status bar under 
  certain circumstances, if you still experience this let me know please.
- simple change to history addition to not allow the same channel to be 
  pushed onto the list eternally.
- simple change to hopefully show fullscreen window on current display 
  smartdvb is on, untested as i have only one monitor here, thanks to 
  moonchild for reporting this.
- some issues with an exception on application exit.
- changed c-band handling due to some testing from pedrinho, many 
  thanks to him. This is working for him now if you also use c-band 
  successfully (or not) please inform me.

Added: 
- Preliminary DVB-C support to the app and bda driver, 
  tested by silencer thanks to him.
- HD channels correct aspect ratio detection.
- 'main window on top' will keep the main smartdvb window always on top. 
   Request by frozen-figo.
- option to channel list options to show the SID (channel number) in the 
  channel list and favorites. Also added a SID channel list sort option.
- polarisation selection option in the scanner dialog.
- scan current transponder menu option.
- toolbar button for floating window.
- renderless mode in toolbar and menu. This will stop rendering video/audio 
  but most other functions will remain intact.
- changed epg screen handling to show arabic text correctly hopefully.
- Elementary stream edit/add/delete options to channel properties dialog.
- Conditional access edit/add/delete options to channel properties dialog.
- Transport stream PID record menu which is optionally shown before

16.09.2009

SmartDVB Update

-Bug fixes in Usals..
-Bug fixes in Diseqc for Tevii cards..

SmartDVB v0.1.3


Changelog:
-Fixed: Usals problem which could cause wrong movement fixed.
-Fixed: Some bugs in positioner console.
-Added: Commited (range) diseqc mode to bda device for those cards that use the put_Range method for commited diseqc.
-Added: Major overhaul of the scanner interface. Many thanks to cjcr for giving me ideas on this.
-Added: Window caption now also shows selected tuner/device.
-Added: Bottom statusbar now shows freq/etc of channel being viewed.
-Added: Double clicking on top half of video window goes fullscreen, bottom half floating window.
-Fixed: epg arabic language now fixed and tested by frozen-figo and the-smb, thanks to them.
-Fixed: bug in mdapi handling fixed thanks to the-smb for reporting this.
-Fixed: floating window would not always set the correct current aspect ratio.
-Added: signal existence check for positioner moves to settings > diseqc. This can be useful if your motor successfully moves but no correct tune is achieved on the sat moved to
(because perhaps a lock is detected on sats inbetween, if your card has this this can solve that, it will recheck for a signal after an interval and if not found re-tune).
-Fixed: issue with mouse pointer sometimes dissapearing in full screen mode when calling up a menu like the TS record menu. Thanks to frozen-figo.
-Fixed: issue which could cause a crash on ts record start.
A-dded: Option 'try to synchronize recordings with timeshift' to settings > timeshift. This will do some extra buffering in timeshift mode to try to force accurate recordings from the timeshift,
without this this can have an offset of some seconds). Experimental, if this causes video/audio problems please disable it.
-Added: Native remote support to the bdas.dev device and smartdvb. TeVii remotes are supported, others can be added in the future, thanks to cjcr fot testing this.
-Fixed: Fullscreen on current window hopefully should be working now (again untested)
-Added: Option to bda device settings for a different bda graph, if you have tuning problems you could try this experimental option.
-Fixed: technotrend raw diseqc wasn't working correctly for tt usb cards, thanks to romkrom for testing this for me.