How to get analog TV working with DNTV Live Pro

[jensnasholm]

MediaPortal Version: The Latest
MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two
Windows Version: XP SP2
CPU Type: AMD +3500
HDD: 250GB Spinpoint
Memory: 2Gb
Motherboard: Gigabyte 6150
Motherboard Chipset: NVIDIA 410/430
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: NVIDIA 6150 Onboard
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: DNTV Live Pro
1. TV Card Type: Software (i think)
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

All,

I am trying to get the analog TV working with MediaPortal 0.2.2 (NOT the new TVServer BETA version) and i have managed to add an entry in the CaptureCardDefinitions.xml so that at least i can select the analog part of the DNTV Live Pro card in the MP configuration. But from here, i have no luck in getting this working. I get everything from "No Graph available" to crashes to just a black screen when previewing. In the mediaportal.log i get errors about no video, audio encoder found and also that no multiplexer is found. I am using the Cyberlink encoders and mux in the CaptureCardDefinitions.xml and i know they are installed as i can see and use them in GraphEdit.

This the current CaptureCardDefinitions.xml entry that i have...don't worry about the xxxx strings as these are correct in my htpc. At the office at the moment and can't remember the exact strings, but they are correct in the htpc.

- <capturecard commercialname="DNTV Live! Pro analog TV" capturename="DNTV Live! Pro analog TV" devid="The correct string...">
<capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="true" sw=true" bda="false" />
- <tv>
<interface cat="mux" video="" audio="" mpeg2="0" />
- <filters>
<filter cat="tvtuner" name="DNTV Live Pro xxxxx tuner" checkdevice="true" />
<filter cat="tvaudio" name="DNTV Live Pro xxxxx Audio" checkdevice="true" />
<filter cat="crossbar" name="DNTV Live Pro xxx crossbar" checkdevice="true" />
<filter cat="capture" name="DNTV Live Pro xxxxx capture video" checkdevice="true" />
<filter cat="captureA" name="DNTV Live Pro xxxxx capture Audio" checkdevice="true" />
<filter cat="videncoder" name="CyberLink MPEG Video Encoder" checkdevice="false" />
<filter cat="audencoder" name="Cyberlink Audio Encoder" checkdevice="false" />
<filter cat="mux" name="CyberLink MPEG Muxer" checkdevice="false" />
</filters>
- <connections>
<connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="%tvtuner%" />
<connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="1" sinkfilter="tvaudio" sinkpin="0" />
<connection sourcefilter="tvaudio" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="%audiotuner%" />
<connection sourcefilter="crossbar" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="0" />
<connection sourcefilter="crossbar" sourcepin="1" sinkfilter="captureA" sinkpin="1" />
<connection sourcefilter="capture" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="videncoder" sinkpin="0" />
<connection sourcefilter="captureA" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="audencoder" sinkpin="0" />
<connection sourcefilter="videncoder" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="mux" sinkpin="0" />
<connection sourcefilter="audencoder" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="mux" sinkpin="1" />


Any ideas would be great, and a complete entry in the CaptureCardDefinitions.xml would be even better!!


Cheers,
Jens