Its great to see someone using the VIDEO_PRE / POST commands. For a while there I thought I was the only one, glad my patch helped :)
Stephen Rowles wrote: > Hi all, > > Just a note to say a big thanks for the VIDEO_PRE / POST commands. > > I've knocked up some little shell scripts that I now use to control my > surround sound amp using the IRSend capabilities of the microsoft usb remote > control box :) > > The scripts I use are below. These are launched as background jobs from > the pre and post commands to turn the amp on, change to DVD input, and > ensure that the amp is in digital / DTS mode. > > I have also modified xine.py to pass the volume events through to the > amp, so that I can control the amp volume with the media centre remote. > to do that I added the following to the bottom of xine.py: > > if event == MIXER_VOLUP: > if config.VIDEO_VOL_UP_CMD != '': > os.system( config.VIDEO_VOL_UP_CMD ) > return True > > if event == MIXER_VOLDOWN: > if config.VIDEO_VOL_DOWN_CMD != '': > os.system( config.VIDEO_VOL_DOWN_CMD ) > return True > > and I define the commands in the freevo config file. > > It was all very easy, the hardest part was mapping in the remote file > using irrecord :) > > Just to let people know what I had done, so that people searching know > this sort of thing is possible. Thats now one less remote I need to use > too :D > > My irsend scripts: > > cat dvd_amp_on.sh > #!/bin/sh > sleep 1 > irsend SEND_ONCE amp Power > sleep 1 > irsend SEND_ONCE amp DVD > sleep 1 > irsend SEND_ONCE amp Stereo > sleep 1 > irsend SEND_ONCE amp Dobly/DTS > > > AND > > cat dvd_amp_off.sh > #!/bin/sh > irsend SEND_ONCE amp Power > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
