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Hi guys, I came across a message at the GBPVR forums about a DXVA+VMR9 bug. I've been afflicted with this for years, and now I'm able to try a variety of DVR solutions. Hope this helps someone http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919071/en-us
Hi guys, I came across a message at the GBPVR forums about a DXVA+VMR9 bug. I've been afflicted with this for years, and now...
Hi guys, I came across a message at the GBPVR forums about a DXVA+VMR9 bug. I've been afflicted with this for years, and now...
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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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Hi, thanks for this tipp! Something I did search for quite some time.... Having a Hauppauge 45 button remote, you can do following: open MPconfig go to Remote -> Hauppauge -> Mapping Select the "Home" button settings Add a new condition with these settings: Layer: all Condition: Window -> Home Action: Action ->...
Hi, thanks for this tipp! Something I did search for quite some time.... Having a Hauppauge 45 button remote, you can do...
Users with the MCE remote already can use the following action by default. For keyboard users the action is not yet assigned to...
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Hello, I just wanted to say that you don't need AC3 filter to transcode from AAC/mp3 to AC3 (spdif or coax) . Just use ffdshow. I already wroted a simple explanation on how to do it --> https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?p=91681#post91681 This trick involve that ffdshow encode in AC3 (yes he can do it) But it will...
Hello, I just wanted to say that you don't need AC3 filter to transcode from AAC/mp3 to AC3 (spdif or coax) . Just use ffdshow. I...
I finally got AC3Filter and Purevideo working as they should. However the process involved was not as I expected. Having...
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I use the EasyApps plugin for BTV. It generally works for me.
I use the EasyApps plugin for BTV. It generally works for me.
Hi all, Just wondering if there is an easy way to add a menu item to the main menu of the MediaPortal to allow me to launch...
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If you wanna convert the database used for MediaPortal's MyVideos into an Ant.xml file so you can use it in MyFilms here's an sql script I wrote to do it. If Source is released for MyFilms I'll add an import utility to convert direct to ant.xml without needing to run Ant Import . Thought I'd post it as it may be useful to anyone with...
If you wanna convert the database used for MediaPortal's MyVideos into an Ant.xml file so you can use it in MyFilms here's an sql...
If you wanna convert the database used for MediaPortal's MyVideos into an Ant.xml file so you can use it in MyFilms here's an sql...
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Hi, Since I've got about 4000 artists in my music database I got kind of tired of manually downloading thumbnails for each artist so I wrote a quick and dirty perl script that grabs artist images from last.fm. To run the script do the following: 1) Download and install ActivePerl from activestate.com, the script has been tested...
Hi, Since I've got about 4000 artists in my music database I got kind of tired of manually downloading thumbnails for each...
Hi, Since I've got about 4000 artists in my music database I got kind of tired of manually downloading thumbnails for each...
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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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MP1 MP2 120 DPI DE
120 DPI is not supported. Not sure who is to blame on this one, Microsoft, DirectX or Mediaportal, but has cropped up before, usually during setup, where certain buttons would not show. Unfortunately I know of no workaround, maybe someone does ! Regards
120 DPI is not supported. Not sure who is to blame on this one, Microsoft, DirectX or Mediaportal, but has cropped up before...
I have been searching for half an hour but with no results. I have a problem with full screen view. If I use 120 DPI caracthers...
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No prob.
No prob.
This is my guide to how I eventually setup my system for Mediaportal. My aim was only to have full screen TV-Out where all...
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I've been trieing this for an hour now and the first impression was o.k. But after that I found out that a lot of applications open on the wrong window. Especially playing games on the computer monitor is impossible!! So if you ever want to play a game....don't put your money on this sollution. Moving games to the other...
I've been trieing this for an hour now and the first impression was o.k. But after that I found out that a lot of applications...
Hi, I am trying find some usefull solution - "Höw to running MP on TV regular windows desktop on LCD or Monitor", but nothing...
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MP1 MP2 Listen to pandora DE
New version is out and seems to work
New version is out and seems to work
I saw there is a new version of openpandora (0.6.4). The main new feature of this version is that is can be controlled with global...
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OK, I'm a new to SF.NET how do i do? And how do i Notify the DEVS?
OK, I'm a new to SF.NET how do i do? And how do i Notify the DEVS?
Here is the new Carrier Frequence for Udevalla Herrestad in Sweden. It's for Mux5 (Kanal Lokal,BBC World,BBC...
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How do I run Mediaportal through Girder? When I just doubleclick my Mediaportal icon on the desctop, the program just opens up as a window on my pc monitor... Not much Girder experience but it looks like a clever solution :)
How do I run Mediaportal through Girder? When I just doubleclick my Mediaportal icon on the desctop, the program just opens up as...
So here it is. It's a little complex and requires 2 additional applications (both shareware and common), but it definitely works...
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MP1 MP2 Logo's from comcast DE
Thanks Mr Roboto Came in very handy, just had to reformat and forgot my thumbs back up.
Thanks Mr Roboto Came in very handy, just had to reformat and forgot my thumbs back up.
Hoping this might help someone in either my area or with comcast. Spent the morning getting every channel for comcast in the...
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MP1 MP2 Driver updates DE
Like a lot of people out there, i update my drivers every so often. Now between myself and family, we use intensive DX9 applications, kids games, me MP. Have had various freeze's during gaming/mp that i could not find a reason for as nothing consistant. Well now i have, my nvidia drivers, for whatever reason on my last windows...
Like a lot of people out there, i update my drivers every so often. Now between myself and family, we use intensive DX9...
Like a lot of people out there, i update my drivers every so often. Now between myself and family, we use intensive DX9...
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I have a DNTV dual USB tuner with a intel dual 2.8gig, i gig ram, NVIDIA 7600gt, MP 2.0.0.4, Intervision windvd7. My biggest problem was a 'micro studder' on crawlers (the words that pan across the bottom of the news) I am in Australia and we are on 50Hz power and 25 fps, my LCD monitor could only do 60HZ, so I took it back to...
I have a DNTV dual USB tuner with a intel dual 2.8gig, i gig ram, NVIDIA 7600gt, MP 2.0.0.4, Intervision windvd7. My biggest...
I have a DNTV dual USB tuner with a intel dual 2.8gig, i gig ram, NVIDIA 7600gt, MP 2.0.0.4, Intervision windvd7. My biggest...
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Would it be difficult for MP to support HIP's alternative driver?
Would it be difficult for MP to support HIP's alternative driver?
Hello All Just installed mediaportal, nice software. I used myHome and launch KTV software in full screen mode from mediaportal...
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cool, thanks for posting this.
cool, thanks for posting this.
Hello Heres a script that switches display resolution based on the frame rate of a video. I am using the script as an external...
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Thanks for your quick response. Great help!
Thanks for your quick response. Great help!
I have ripped my movies to HDDs so I have movies in two different shares. Setup will only allow me to check one share at a time...
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Thanks Taipan. Schoolboy error - not checking I had the latest drivers. Works fine now. thanks again. Sy
Thanks Taipan. Schoolboy error - not checking I had the latest drivers. Works fine now. thanks again. Sy
I found this ATI knowledge base article; 737-22853: 50Hz refresh rate not available for European TV, HDTV and projectors...
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MP1 MP2 TV logos web site DE
Shame some of them are such poor quality. Try Wikipedia too.
Shame some of them are such poor quality. Try Wikipedia too.
Hi to everybody :S Bored about searching TV logos? I found a place where you can find all TV, SAT & Radio logos grouped by...
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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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MP1 MP2 tuner card DE
I am very new to this, so please be patient. When the supported tv card list states phillips 7134, does that mean any phillips that is a 7130 will work, or just that specific one? thanks poppa77
I am very new to this, so please be patient. When the supported tv card list states phillips 7134, does that mean any phillips...
I am very new to this, so please be patient. When the supported tv card list states phillips 7134, does that mean any phillips...
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MP1 MP2 DVD Sub Titles DE
Hi to all and congratulations to the Devs on this great software :) I have found how to turn off sub titles on my DVD playback, but have 1 question. When watching what is an essentially an English language movie, occassionally there are sections of foriegn language that when played on my standalone DVD displays the sub titles...
Hi to all and congratulations to the Devs on this great software :) I have found how to turn off sub titles on my DVD...
Hi to all and congratulations to the Devs on this great software :) I have found how to turn off sub titles on my DVD...
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I also cannot get pls in mediaportal working. Have registered shoutsact.ax dll perfectly, and without problems i can click oin a .pls file in my explorer and it opens in Winamp. When choosing it though mediaportal it opens the .pls file and shows me the different streams - but when i click on them nothing happens. I have had...
I also cannot get pls in mediaportal working. Have registered shoutsact.ax dll perfectly, and without problems i can click oin a...
WMP does not natively handle .pls streams if you download and install http://jongalloway.url123.com/OpenPlsInWMP and...
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Well that did the trick... thank you
Well that did the trick... thank you
like the title any one know where i can get a codec so i can play some RM movies inside MP. ive been serching for it for some time...
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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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What we really need is an additional entry always at the top of the list - 'Re-scan existing frequencies' So people could do an initial scan of all frequencies then after that just re-scan the ones where channels were already found which won't change, unless you move area. That would cover all options
What we really need is an additional entry always at the top of the list - 'Re-scan existing frequencies' So people could do an...
Initially you probably scanned the TV channels in using the "UK - All Regions" setting, this takes ages. However once done you can...
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