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GB-PVR is a PVR
PVR

PVR may refer to:* Digital video recorder, also known as a Digital video recorder* Plant breeders' rights, a patented cultivar* Poliovirus Receptor, the cellular receptor that facilitates poliovirus infection...
 (personal video recorder) application, running on Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
, whose main function is scheduling TV recordings and playing back live TV. This PVR also acts as a home media center
Media center

The term media center refers either to a dedicated computer appliance or to a specialized personal computer software, both of which are adapted for playing various kinds of Electronic media ....
, then it brings together in a single application a digital video recorder, a radio station online tuner, a music and movie player, a library of images, ...

Although GB-PVR supports open interfaces, the core engine code is closed.






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GB-PVR is a PVR
PVR

PVR may refer to:* Digital video recorder, also known as a Digital video recorder* Plant breeders' rights, a patented cultivar* Poliovirus Receptor, the cellular receptor that facilitates poliovirus infection...
 (personal video recorder) application, running on Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
, whose main function is scheduling TV recordings and playing back live TV. This PVR also acts as a home media center
Media center

The term media center refers either to a dedicated computer appliance or to a specialized personal computer software, both of which are adapted for playing various kinds of Electronic media ....
, then it brings together in a single application a digital video recorder, a radio station online tuner, a music and movie player, a library of images, ...

Although GB-PVR supports open interfaces, the core engine code is closed. However developing personal plug-ins is an option to extend the application and these can be closed or open source, depending on the developer's interests. These plug-ins can be developed in C#, VB.NET or C++
C++

C++ is a general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as a middle-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level programming language and low-level programming language language features....
 and exist some examples available in the and the websites. Moreover the software has been developed with an interface which allows to change the skin view or other graphic elements as the wallpaper.

GB-PVR is mostly an MPEG recording and playback system, but may also play other non-MPG content such as AVI
Avi

Avi may refer to:* Avi , the pen name of children's author Edward Irving WortisAVI may refer to:* Audio Video Interleave, a multimedia container format...
 (DivX
DivX

DivX is a brand name of products created by DivX, Inc. , including the DivX Codec which has become popular due to its ability to video compression lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality....
/Xvid
XviD

Xvid is a video codec library following the MPEG-4 standard, specifically MPEG-4 Part 2. It uses ASP features such as b-frames, global and quarter pixel motion compensation, lumi masking, trellis quantization, and H.263, MPEG and custom quantization ....
), WMV, and other formats that are supported by the codec
Codec

A codec is a device or computer program capable of encoder and/or Decoding methods a digital data stream or signal . The word codec is a portmanteau of 'compressor-decompressor' or, most commonly, 'coder-decoder'....
s installed into a computer's.

It requires a supported TV tuner card, a VMR9 capable display adapter (video card), and a supported MPEG2 Decoder. Other requirements are listed on the

Features


  • Integrated graphical user interface to manage all functionality
  • TV Guide for scheduling of recordings
  • Support for season recordings
  • Support for automatically converting recordings to DivX
    DivX

    DivX is a brand name of products created by DivX, Inc. , including the DivX Codec which has become popular due to its ability to video compression lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality....
    /Xvid
    XviD

    Xvid is a video codec library following the MPEG-4 standard, specifically MPEG-4 Part 2. It uses ASP features such as b-frames, global and quarter pixel motion compensation, lumi masking, trellis quantization, and H.263, MPEG and custom quantization ....
    /WMV/ipod etc
  • Support for manual recordings on a specified channel at a specified time
  • Timeshift television allowing for pausing live TV etc.
  • Multidec support enabling the use of a wide range of softcams and other DVB plugins.
  • Teletext
  • DVB Subtitles
  • Support for recording multiple digital channels at the same time with 1 tuner card when channels are on the same frequency
  • SRT Subtitles
  • Access to music, videos and photos inside the computer.
  • Net radio
  • FM radio
  • Support for HDTV
  • Multi-lingual support, with language packs available for many languages.


Supported Capture Cards


Capture or tuner cards are devices that allows a computer to record video signal, receive television signal and playback video. Some examples of capture cards are:

ANALOG TV CARDS

These capture cards are the most popular as they allow to receive television signals with a computer, moreover some of theme also act as video capture, recording television programs in the computer. Some examples are:
  • Hauppauge
  • Adaptec
  • ATI
  • AVerMedia
  • Conexant
  • and more...


DIGITAL TV CARDS

Depending on the type of device these cards can allow to tune the reception of digital signals as DVB-T
DVB-T

DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting ?? Terrestrial; it is the Digital Video Broadcasting European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television....
 and DVB-S
DVB-S

DVB-S is the original Digital Video Broadcasting Forward error correction and modulation standard for satellite television and dates from 1994, in its first release, while development lasted from 1993, to 1997....
, ATSC
ATSC

The ATSC documents a digital television format that will replace the analog NTSC television system on June 12, 2009 in the United States, August 31, 2011 in Canada and December 31, 2021 in Mexico....
 HDTV or QAM HDTV signals. These devices also can include BDA
BDA

BDA can refer to*British Dragon Boat Racing Association - UK governing body for dragon boat racing as a sport and recreation.*Broadcast Driver Architecture - a Microsoft Windows technology that enables tuner drivers for digital reception from many sources....
 drivers. Some examples are listed below: DVB-T AND DVB-S DEVICES
  • Hauppauge
  • Fusion HDTV
  • ATI HDTV
  • Kworld
  • and more...
ATSC HDTV DEVICES
  • Fusion HDTV
  • Hauppauge
  • AverMedia
  • SiliconDust
QAM HDTV DEVICES
  • OnAir GT
  • SiliconDust HDHomeRun
  • Hauppauge HVR-1600
  • Hauppauge HVR-1800
GO7007SB BASED DEVICES
  • Generic Conexant “Blackbird” based card
  • Plextor PX-M402U, PX-TV402U
  • Lifeview TV Walker


Remote Control


IR or RF signal transmitters and receivers are used for GB-PVR remote control. Software makes the interpretation of the signals. With few buttons the user can interact with GB-PVR. Some manufacturers have developed remotes for remote PC wake up.

Playback


  • Playback of many video formats, MPEG, AVI
    Avi

    Avi may refer to:* Avi , the pen name of children's author Edward Irving WortisAVI may refer to:* Audio Video Interleave, a multimedia container format...
    , DivX
    DivX

    DivX is a brand name of products created by DivX, Inc. , including the DivX Codec which has become popular due to its ability to video compression lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality....
    , Xvid
    XviD

    Xvid is a video codec library following the MPEG-4 standard, specifically MPEG-4 Part 2. It uses ASP features such as b-frames, global and quarter pixel motion compensation, lumi masking, trellis quantization, and H.263, MPEG and custom quantization ....
    , TS, etc.
  • Extensible playback mechanism allowing additional file types to be added with correct codecs installed
  • Automatic aspect ratio control
  • DVD playback from either DVD drive or DVD image on hard disk.
  • Supports VMR9/VMR7/Overlay video renderers
  • VMR9 full screen Exclusive mode
  • Music visualizations.


Plug-ins


For the installation of the dll, it should be in the gbpvr/plugins directory. The plug-ins skin should be copied to the skin directory. Normally the plug-ins are distributed as zip files and they can be extract to the gbpvr root directory. When there is a skin which is not available in the plug-ins zip file, it has to be copied into the current skin directory.

Some plug-ins may be configured in the , but most of them are configured by editing the plugins Manual/ Skin (skin.xml)

Available in version 1.3.7 (current version 1.3.11 to be confirmed)

  • AnimeLibrary (Collection of Anime
    Anime

    is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
     episodes, images...)
  • BurnDVDX2 (DVD creator from MPG
    MPG

    MPG or mpg is a three letter acronym with several meanings, including:*Miles per gallon, gasoline consumption measurement used in North America and the United Kingdom...
    s)
  • Cinema (Shows information of our local cinemas, time, films...)
  • DVB-TRadio (Pluggin for playing DVB-T
    DVB-T

    DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting ?? Terrestrial; it is the Digital Video Broadcasting European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television....
     Radio channels)
  • GameZone (Front-end for multiple emulator
    Emulator

    An emulator duplicates the functions of one system using a different system, so that the second system behaves like the first system. This focus on exact reproduction of external behavior is in contrast to some other forms of computer simulation, which can concern an abstract model of the system being simulated....
    s)
  • GraphRecorder (Allow to use an external to record programs for GB-PVR)
  • MLPanel (Design screen-savers, picture slide...)
  • MovieWiz (Movie manager)
  • Music (Fast database driven music player application with free text search and tag edit)
  • SkinPlugin (Allows to browse themes and change the look of GB-PVR on-the-fly.)
  • SS2Recorder (Record and watch Live TV by Technisat)
  • Torrents (Torrent
    Torrent

    A torrent generally signifies a strong flow of something, especially fluids and...
     files manager using ‘uTorrent’)
  • TVListings (TV guide)
  • Weather (on demand weather channel)
  • WebCams (Allows to view webcams all around the world)


Client/Server support


When configuring the machine which is running GB-PVR, the possibilities are client and server mode. The server is responsible of recordings that the clients can schedule. Therefore clients do not need a recording service. A client PC just can watch tv and recordings from the server, which has to share them. Clients can also use the EPG which runs in the server. There are two different sharing modes:
  • Streaming (only supports MPEG2)
  • File sharing


Other clients supported:
  • Hauppauge
    Hauppauge Computer Works

    Hauppauge Computer Works, or Hauppauge for short , is a United States manufacturer and marketer of electronic video hardware for personal computers....
     MediaMVP
  • NMT (Network Media Tank)


See also


  • Comparison of PVR software packages
    Comparison of PVR software packages

    The following is a comparison guide for popular DVR software packages....
  • Digital Video Recorder
    Digital video recorder

    A digital video recorder or personal video recorder is a device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive or other memory medium within a device....
  • Hard disk recorder
    Hard disk recorder

    A hard disk recorder is a type of recording system that utilizes a high-capacity hard disk to record digital audio or digital video. Hard disk recording systems represent an alternative to more traditional reel-to-reel tape or cassette multitrack recording systems, and provide editing capabilities unavailable to tape recorders....
  • Home Theater PC
    Home theater PC

    A Home theater PC or media PC is a technical convergence device that combines the functions of a personal computer and a digital video recorder....
  • Media PC
  • Silent PC


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