David Frager wrote:
> Thanks John
>
> I did not see any configuration for this behavior...I will dig around a
> little more. I don't recall seeing this issue when I first started using in
> back in March..maybe something has changed recently
>
It looks like Richard did a pretty good job with the doc for the plugin,
actually he's probably set the standard for others to follow. Here's the
output from running
freevo plugins -i tv.ivtv_xine_tv
Name: tv.ivtv_xine_tv
Type: Plugin
File: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/freevo/tv/plugins/ivtv_xine_tv.py
Description:
------------
Plugin to watch live tv with xine. The plugin supports:
- Live TV: pause & continue, seek forward & backward
- Multiple digit channel selection: '1', '12, '123'
- Channel stack: jump to previously viewed channel
- Automatic jump: undo time shift on channel change
- OSD messges: volume and channel info
- Progressive seek: automatically increase seek speed
- Video groups: enable svideo and composite inputs
- Stop confirmation: press STOP twice to return to menu
- Record stream: press RECORD to record the current show
=================================================================
Requirements:
=================================================================
The following software must be installed:
- ivtv driver (for e.g. Haupage x50 series TV card)
version ivtv: >= 0.10.6
- xine media player (built with xvmc / xxmc if available)
version xine-lib: >= 1.1.9
version xine-ui: >= 0.99.6
=================================================================
Configuration:
=================================================================
The following items should be configured in local_conf.py:
Freevo General Config Items
- TV_CHANNELS
- MIXER_VOLUME_TV_IN
- MIXER_MAJOR_CTRL
- XINE_COMMAND
- XINE_ARGS_DEF
Plugin Specific Config Items
- XINE_TV_VO_DEV
- XINE_TV_AO_DEV
- XINE_TV_TIMESHIFT_FILEMASK
- XINE_TV_CONFIRM_STOP
- XINE_TV_PROGRESSIVE_SEEK
- XINE_TV_PROGRESSIVE_SEEK_THRESHOLD
- XINE_TV_PROGRESSIVE_SEEK_INCREMENT
- XINE_TV_INPUT_REAL_CHANNELS
- XINE_TV_LIVE_RECORD
- XINE_TV_INDENT_OSD
=================================================================
Plugin Specific Events
=================================================================
The following additional events can be defined:
| # go back to the previous viewed channel
| EVENTS['tv']['SOME_LIRC_CMD'] = Event('POPCHANNEL')
|
| # show program info
| EVENTS['tv']['SOME_LIRC_CMD'] = Event('TOGGLE_OSD')
|
| # normal seek forward/backward by 1 second
| EVENTS['tv']['SOME_LIRC_CMD'] = Event(SEEK, arg=-1)
| EVENTS['tv']['SOME_LIRC_CMD'] = Event(SEEK, arg=+1)
=================================================================
Timeshift Filemask
=================================================================
The LIVE TV functionality requires a large buffer on disk
where the TV stream is being recorded while watching.
| # This specifies the path and filemask that xine uses for
| # timeshifting. File can get quite big (several gigabytes)
| XINE_TV_TIMESHIFT_FILEMASK = '/local/tmp/xine-buf-!/local/saved/!20'
Note: the format is 'a!b!c', where:
a = prefix (with path) for temporary file buffers
b = prefix (with path) for saved recordings
c = number of file buffers (200MB each) to use
The path for saved recordings must be on the same partition as
the path for temporary file buffers. If the save path is empty
then the saved files will be stored in the path for temporary
files.
=================================================================
STOP Confirmation
=================================================================
The STOP event will cancel the history of the TV stream. To
prevent that this happens by accident, a confirmation can be
requested.
| # Stop confirmation: press STOP twice to return to menu
| XINE_TV_CONFIRM_STOP = True
=================================================================
Progressive Seek
=================================================================
If progressive is enabled, then seeking in the TV stream
will speed up by 'increment' seconds every 'threshold'
seconds. Note, set the starting seek event to 1 second to
allow fine control.
| # This enables the progressive seek feature. The speed
| # for seeking (fast forward and rewind) is increased
| # automatically. The speed is increased every [THRESHOLD]
| # seconds in steps of [INCREMENT] secnds.
| XINE_TV_PROGRESSIVE_SEEK = True
| XINE_TV_PROGRESSIVE_SEEK_THRESHOLD = 2
| XINE_TV_PROGRESSIVE_SEEK_INCREMENT = 5
=================================================================
Live Record
=================================================================
If live record is enabled, then the RECORD button will cause the
current show to be recorded permanently. Freevo will set marks
in the video stream when a new show starts (according to the
program guide) and when the channel is changed. Recording will
stop automatically (1) on a channel change, (2) when a new show
starts according to the program guide or (3) when returning to
the program guide.
| XINE_TV_LIVE_RECORD = True
Note: the performance of channel changes will noticably suffer
on slow (<1GHz) machines when live recording is enabled. Using a
fast disk and a fast filesystem will help.
=================================================================
Input Real Channels
=================================================================
When pressing numbers on the remote control, Freevo will jump to
a different channel, an index in the TV_CHANNELS array by default.
Set this to true to use real (cable) channel numbers instead.
| XINE_TV_INPUT_REAL_CHANNELS = False
=================================================================
Indent OSD
=================================================================
When using overscan mode, the OSD text in xine may be displayed
too far to the left. Set this to indent the text somewhat to the
right.
| XINE_TV_INDENT_OSD = False
=================================================================
Video Groups Setup Example
=================================================================
The following shows an example of a configuration for a 1-tuner
PVR 250 card and adds S-VIDEO and Composite Inputs. Note that the
audio input is selected automatically by ivtv.
| TV_VIDEO_GROUPS = [
| VideoGroup(
| vdev='/dev/video0',
| adev=None,
| input_type='Tuner 1',
| tuner_norm='pal',
| tuner_chanlist='europe-west',
| desc='Regular Cable',
| group_type='ivtv',
| record_group = None
| ),
| VideoGroup(
| vdev='/dev/video0',
| adev=None,
| input_type='S-Video 1',
| tuner_type='external',
| desc='S-Video Input',
| group_type='ivtv',
| record_group = None
| ),
| VideoGroup(
| vdev='/dev/video0',
| adev=None,
| input_type='Composite 2',
| tuner_type='external',
| desc='Composite Input',
| group_type='ivtv',
| record_group = None
| ),
| ]
|
| TV_CHANNELS = [
| ('ned1', 'NED 1', 'C22', '', 0),
| ...
| ('natg', 'National Geographic', 'C47', '', 0),
| ...
| ('svideo', 'S-Video Input', 'EX1', '', 1),
| ('composite', 'Composite Input', 'EX2', '', 2),
| ]
=================================================================
Configurable items in the xine config file
=================================================================
The xine config file is located in '~/.xine/config'.
Items that change the OSD text appearance:
| gui.osd_enabled (set this to '1')
| gui.osd.fontsize (set this to '28' or '32' for a TV setup)
| gui.osd.fontcolor (choose one: white, yellow, green, cyan)
| gui.osd.background (set this to '1' for better readibility)
Owners of VIA EPIA boards might want to set the following:
| video.device.unichrome_cpu_save
Refer to the config file for further explanation.
Plugin configuration variables:
-------------------------------
TV_CHANNELS: TV Channels
Default: None
MIXER_MAJOR_CTRL: Main Mixer control (mandatory)
Default: None
MIXER_VOLUME_TV_IN: TV Line In Volume
Default: 50
XINE_COMMAND: xine command
Default: '/usr/bin/xine'
XINE_ARGS_DEF: xine default arguments
Default: '--no-lirc'
XINE_TV_VO_DEV: xine video output device
Default: 'xv'
XINE_TV_AO_DEV: xine audio output device
Default: 'oss'
XINE_TV_TIMESHIFT_FILEMASK: xine time shift parameters
Default: '/tmp/xinebuf'
XINE_TV_CONFIRM_STOP: require a stop confirmation
Default: True
XINE_TV_PROGRESSIVE_SEEK: use progressive seek mode
Default: True
XINE_TV_PROGRESSIVE_SEEK_THRESHOLD: progressive seek mode threshold
(seconds)
Default: 2
XINE_TV_PROGRESSIVE_SEEK_INCREMENT: progressive seek mode steps (seconds)
Default: 5
XINE_TV_INPUT_REAL_CHANNELS: handle direct input numbers as real channels
Default: False
XINE_TV_LIVE_RECORD: enable recording (make permanent) of live video
Default: True
XINE_TV_INDENT_OSD: indent OSD text
Default: False
The plugin is loaded with the following settings:
type=default, level=10, args=None
Looks like this isn't on the wiki, it would be great if you have a few
minutes to update it?
John
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace.
It's the best place to buy or sell services for
just about anything Open Source.
http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php
_______________________________________________
Freevo-users mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
