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Is possible to encrease bitrate of wma to ae 1400? Is possible to encrease bitrate of wma to a.e. 1400?
Is possible to encrease bitrate of wma to ae 1400? Is possible to encrease bitrate of wma to a.e. 1400?
The MediaPortal transcoding engine uses third-party filters to enable us to transcode the DVR-MS recordings to other formats...
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OK, thanks Marcus! I'll keep this in mind in the future. Just for info: I have 2x 500GB Samsung Spinpoints, a clean Vista Ultimate installation for 4 days now, no recordings yet, no other programs installed other than MP and her preferred 'helpers' (ffdshow, haalimediasplitter, deamontools, winrar, purevideo, RealAlternative, MPC)...
OK, thanks Marcus! I'll keep this in mind in the future. Just for info: I have 2x 500GB Samsung Spinpoints, a clean Vista...
Setting your windows desktop to a higher refreshrate makes watching tv/video/dvd smoother. You can check this by playing some...
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is this at all useful if i were to reduce the latency on my tv tuner cards?
is this at all useful if i were to reduce the latency on my tv tuner cards?
Utility to set PCI Latency and possibly prevent game stutter or improve FPS and reduce live tv/movie stuttering. This tweak is...
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MP1 MP2 [TV + Radio] Danish logos (1 Viewer) DE
Super work - it seems that 'tv 3 puls' is missing!
Super work - it seems that 'tv 3 puls' is missing!
Hi, I have spend some time making decent TV icons for danish users, and now they are ready! Its based on CHli, Swemart and...
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thanks a lot for these logos. i just recently was able to configure my tv card properly and i finally can use it with tvserver/mp. those logos came in very handy. the only thing i'm curious about now is if the scheduled EPG-updating will really work....time will tell... also namal...ville dank für die dinger, mega-mässig!
thanks a lot for these logos. i just recently was able to configure my tv card properly and i finally can use it with tvserver/mp...
I spend some time creating logos for my HTPC here in Switzerland. TV Channels Logos Or without background : Included...
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Thank You a lot :) it'll help :D
Thank You a lot :) it'll help :D
Thanks to Smirnoff, Keyboards with "Media keys" such as; Play, pause, stop next, and back now works natively with mediaportal...
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Use an SQL command You can run the SQL tool: \Docs\SQLite Database Browser.exe Open the database: \database\TVDatabaseV21.db3 (or whatever yours is called) And run the SQL command: update channel set iChannelNr = '2500' || iChannelNr , bExternal = 1 , ExternalChannel = iChannelNr Anyone know how to batch/bulk change the...
Use an SQL command You can run the SQL tool: \Docs\SQLite Database Browser.exe Open the database: \database\TVDatabaseV21.db3...
This should save your fingers from some mouse-bound and typing torture and all you need is to tell Notepad to do all the work for...
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Thankyou Sam, that explains the results I m getting. And thanks for the link to the other thread, sorry about the post in the wrong place, wont happen again. :oops: Bryce
Thankyou Sam, that explains the results I m getting. And thanks for the link to the other thread, sorry about the post in the wrong...
Hello Everyone, I need some help, if this is the wrong place to ask I apologise. I am having trouble getting tv-guide info...
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Use --slow option. See help of XMLTV
Use --slow option. See help of XMLTV
I am running the tv_grab_be python script to get the XMLTV tvguide. Out of the box, this script takes the program "Info" to put...
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MP1 MP2 Xmltv set big hassle for a newb (1 Viewer) DE
XMLTV Although I do not have my HTPC finished yet I have been fooling around with some of the tools and configuration materials running MP on my Thinkpad. While XMLTV certainly beats entering everything by hand it is confusing. I've go the zp2it.com account set up and I can configure the service for my locale. I have both cable...
XMLTV Although I do not have my HTPC finished yet I have been fooling around with some of the tools and configuration materials...
Hi i just first like to say hi and thanks for what looks like a nice program. I have been trying to get XMLTV going following...
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Personally, I have set up a Scheduled Task within Windows to run "xmltvrt.exe /Grab" which automates the whole process.
Personally, I have set up a Scheduled Task within Windows to run "xmltvrt.exe /Grab" which automates the whole process.
To use a simple program to get your UK XMLTV file try either/both of these great free programs: XMLTV grabber for Radio Times...
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Personally I just unzipped the xmltv executables into C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\xmltv ...So when I run xmltv.exe etc, the tvguide.xml downloads right there. Seems to work. :)
Personally I just unzipped the xmltv executables into C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\xmltv ...So when I run...
USA XMLTV for noobs 1. Download a. Install it, somthing like c:\xmltv 2. Goto start run and type cmd (enter)...
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MP1 MP2 XMLTV Automate DE
problem I did exactly what you told, i live in holland nad get the next error when i click the Run Update now button: E:\mediaportal\XMLTV\XMLTV automate > "e:\\Mediaportal\\xmltv\\XMLTV automate\\xmltv\\xmltv.exe" tv_grab_nl --config-file tv_grab_nl.config --output XMLTV\TVdata-nl.xml -- days 7 Timezone is +0100 config file...
problem I did exactly what you told, i live in holland nad get the next error when i click the Run Update now button...
By Fasttech at myHTPC.Net http://myhtpc.net/pub/Tools/XMLTV-Automate/
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MP1 MP2 World TV & FM Logos DE
excellent link, especially for radio. thanks tomtom
excellent link, especially for radio. thanks tomtom
I found this site : http://www.lyngsat-logo.com/ If you're looking for a TV or FM logo you will find it there (i hope...).
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For a viz that's a little bit different, try the Picture Viz II at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9Series/GettingStarted//personalization/Visualizations.asp You can get a random slideshow of your holiday pics whilst listening to your favourite soft music. 8)
For a viz that's a little bit different, try the Picture Viz II at...
The latest version of Goom, now called goom2k4, works like a charm on MediaPortal...
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I adapted your script so you can use different configurations for each game. Have a look in myemulators Emulator configurations - Page 3 - MediaPortal Forum for details.
I adapted your script so you can use different configurations for each game. Have a look in myemulators Emulator configurations -...
Hello guys and gals, first off let me thank you developers for a media portal with class. It has everything I've ever wanted, so...
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I've only read the topic very briefly but take a look at a topic I made earlier: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?t=8861
I've only read the topic very briefly but take a look at a topic I made earlier...
I kno, I kno, s-video doesnt support widescreen (at least not with my graphics card: ati radeon 9250) this is why id like an...
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after hours of struggle to enable passthrough on my aureon 5.1, I've finally found a solution: cmediadrivers - Google Code these drivers work flawlessly on my htpc machine. from what I gathered, several other cmedia cards are also supported which are mentioned in this thread, e.g. the nightingale.
after hours of struggle to enable passthrough on my aureon 5.1, I've finally found a solution: cmediadrivers - Google Code these...
Getting the best sound quality out of your HTPC or why my HTPC sounds worse than the CD Player even though both are connected over...
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Jepp, that also did the trick.
Jepp, that also did the trick.
Hi, If you ever rip your Band of Brothers DVD Collection into DVDRips, and stack them you will encounter a problem where CD10 is...
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In fact, after the installation, make a complete copy/paste of the mediaportal directory on your hardisk. When a db is corrupted, or something runs bad... Just copy/paste the MP-backup in your Mp install directory. With this solution you can restart a valid version of MP in a few seconds... without a complete re-installation...
In fact, after the installation, make a complete copy/paste of the mediaportal directory on your hardisk. When a db is...
In fact, after the installation, make a complete copy/paste of the mediaportal directory on your hardisk. When a db is...
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MP1 MP2 What settings? DE
I know, that my TV Tuner Card, Hauppage WinTV primio FM, works With Mp, and for once It worked....but, I dont Remeber how, Which are the right settings, when I try to configure Tv with MP, It Always crashes....Does Anybody knows a trick, or the right settings to make it work properly? I bought a Universal remote, Vivanco,; Can I...
I know, that my TV Tuner Card, Hauppage WinTV primio FM, works With Mp, and for once It worked....but, I dont Remeber how, Which...
I know, that my TV Tuner Card, Hauppage WinTV primio FM, works With Mp, and for once It worked....but, I dont Remeber how, Which...
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MP1 MP2 What is teletext?? DE
mdsfyer, thanks for your smart a** comments :) appreciate the sarcasm.. :) and the rest of you guys - thanks.. I don't think there is anything like that in the North America.. And I haven't lived in Western Europe, unfortunately, so I don't know what teletext would be used for.. :)
mdsfyer, thanks for your smart a** comments :) appreciate the sarcasm.. :) and the rest of you guys - thanks.. I don't think there...
Sorry for dumb question, but what is teletext? All I get when I select it is a big ugly blue screen with ASCII graphics.. Is it...
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MP1 MP2 WebEPG + BBC HD DE
Hope this is the right place and someone can make use of this. I setup WebEPG yesterday to find that none of the UK grabbers support BBC HD with the XML files supplied by MediaPortal although xmltv.radiotimes.com does actually support it. You need to edit both channels.xml and 1-xmltv_radiotimes_com.xml in the WebEPG\Channels...
Hope this is the right place and someone can make use of this. I setup WebEPG yesterday to find that none of the UK grabbers...
Hope this is the right place and someone can make use of this. I setup WebEPG yesterday to find that none of the UK grabbers...
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This way you do it once, then you can sit in your couch starting a movie with just the remote control. It's what I call it, a workaround. Maybe some day someone has the time, interest and knowledge to implement it in MP. Maybe you? /Niclas
This way you do it once, then you can sit in your couch starting a movie with just the remote control. It's what I call it, a...
When you (for some unknown reason) have a movie packed within several RAR-files, you can't at the moment not watch it in MP without...
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Yepp, that´s the GMX MdiaCenter (part of the mailbox), but Gmail doesn´t have this (yet?). So if you have a mailbox, share it with us. ;) usbrit will post a link where you can download it the next few hours.
Yepp, that´s the GMX MdiaCenter (part of the mailbox), but Gmail doesn´t have this (yet?). So if you have a mailbox, share it with...
Hi, it drives me crazy, i tried out the new hint from FRED (great guy) read here...
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Thank you for the excellent tip PJ. I (from US), built my reciever from parts at radio shack costing about $6 total. Here is the site: http://lnx.manoweb.com/lirc/ It works well but now you got me too excited. Connecting the serial to WOL pins makes sense. Wasn't thinking of this before. Thank you very much.
Thank you for the excellent tip PJ. I (from US), built my reciever from parts at radio shack costing about $6 total. Here is the...
Do do the maintenance on my htpc I use RealVNC. So why stand up and switch the htpc on. There must be a way to do that with...
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When watching movie with a video projector i use Videolan VLC as external video player with the plugin Myprogram. I've got no problem with video files but I can't play ripped DVD. In fact, i'd like to launch with the plugin Myprogram an external application with a folder as a paremeter on the command line and not a file name.
When watching movie with a video projector i use Videolan VLC as external video player with the plugin Myprogram. I've got no...
When watching movie with a video projector i use Videolan VLC as external video player with the plugin Myprogram. I've got no...
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That's propably, why we did not understand your problem... ;-)
That's propably, why we did not understand your problem... ;-)
I am using my ATI MMC video player with media portal because it provides flawless video reproduction, while all other players...
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MP1 MP2 Video jerks DE
GOOD POINT!!!! Didn't think of that. Thanks
GOOD POINT!!!! Didn't think of that. Thanks
I experienced video jerks (picture freezes a while every 10 sec) both on DVD and TV playing. I found out that it was my...
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Interesting! Thanks!
Interesting! Thanks!
I found that on my ATI 8500le, and this probably holds true for other ATI cards, that the d3d settings affect MediaPortal directly...
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I bought an Abit VT7 mobo (which has a VIA chipset) for my HTPC and was having exactly the same problem. No matter what I did I couldn't stop it from artifacting. After buying an Asus mobo my problem was fixed. I am still struggling to get a refund from the supplier as the mobo says in it's specs that it would run with my video card.
I bought an Abit VT7 mobo (which has a VIA chipset) for my HTPC and was having exactly the same problem. No matter what I did I...
Just a little note to say that I've had problems (as have MANY others I've read about on other forums) with my Gigabyte K8VM800M...
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i made an mistake. you're right. there was only the button "0" in my cmd file. i fixed the cmd file. you can download it from the link above. greets brandy
i made an mistake. you're right. there was only the button "0" in my cmd file. i fixed the cmd file. you can download it from the...
Before IR Assistant i was using Girder and the winlirc plugin. It works fine but after the 30 day test trial you must pay for it...
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The link for the xmltv.zip file is not working. Any mirrors? Thanks.
The link for the xmltv.zip file is not working. Any mirrors? Thanks.
Currently right now the Zap2it plug-in in not working with the new TV engine. Because the new TV engine is all about TV and you...
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