On 11/02/2008, David Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know if this is the right place to ask but I was wondering if > there was information available about the technical details of Freesat > that could be used in open source projects. > > Specifically, I wrote and maintain the MHEG engine that is used in > MythTV. It appears that the BBC has started test transmissions on > satellite of the MHEG interactive service. It's possible to view much > of this using the current code in MythTV but it seems that the profile > on Freesat is a superset of the Freeview profile so not everything > works. Presumably information about this is available to the builders > of set-top boxes but it would be nice if it could be available for > open-source projects. There have also been references to the EPG > information being transmitted but again there is nothing publicly > available about how to decode it. > > Incidentally, I've been working on a translation of the MHEG engine from > its original C++ into Java to produce an application/applet for viewing > MHEG offline or via HTTP. I'm rather short of MHEG test programs > although I have recorded some of the carousels off air. Does the BBC > have some test programs available?
Any chance you could get it to plug into the Windows Meda Center? Not having MHEG is a bit annoying. David. > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv
