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[slikvik]

Hi,

I have been using DV devices for TV in on my PC for a while now (First a panny camcorder throughput and now a Canopus DV encoder.) This is getting quite popular on the avforums because it give the best possible quality of video input.) Could you please add this as a compatible device in MC. Video appears for a spilt second before MC10 crashes.

The DV devices are WDM and they work in Showshifter, PowerVCR, iuVCR, WinDVR and Mainconcept PVR. could you  please add this as I don't want to use these programs.

Thanks

Vic

P.S as an addition, the ability to specify codecs for Recording and Timeshifting would be really cool.

[Yaobing]

There has been some support for DV device for a while. Do you use IEEE 1394 interface for linking your device to PC? That was what I used when I programmed MC TV for the DV support. I have a Sony Digital HandyCam that works fine with MC.

[JimH]

MC TV playback needs to be set to the right input.  It's similar to selecting a channel.  The name of the input can be edited in channel setup.

[park]

I cant get it to work either

In the options I have tried setting media center to set both of the available two options for input ("Input source" or "Tuner Channel") but it crashes the whole program after a second.

[slikvik]

I get the same problem as Park. Hey, I'm glad it's actually supported - now to get it to work!!

Yes, I am going into the PC with a firewire port and it works on absolutey every program I have tried, like the ones mentioned above and things like Movie Maker and Media Player Classic.

I have added the Input as a channel, but I get a complete MC10 crash.

Regards

Vic

[slikvik]

Ok I've got the DV device to play!! Basically if i try to add it as a channel it crashes. If i just leave it all blank and click play it works.... But here's the problem now......

There is no timeshift. Could this please be added? I think because it is essentially a video camera device, you get all the ffd ext device etc etc but now timeshift.

Also, I cannot get sound...(This is also going via the firewire.)

Regards

Vic

[Yaobing]

Ok I've got the DV device to play!! Basically if i try to add it as a channel it crashes. If i just leave it all blank and click play it works.... But here's the problem now......

There is no timeshift. Could this please be added? I think because it is essentially a video camera device, you get all the ffd ext device etc etc but now timeshift.

Also, I cannot get sound...(This is also going via the firewire.)

Regards

Vic

Why would you need time-shifting when you have the camera in your hand?

Well, when using it as a camera, it may make some sense (but not a lot in my opinion) doing time-shifting. When using it as a VCR, you can just pause the device.

When I have time I will investigate the crash on start up (sorry but I have other duties that require my attention more urgently). Basically Media Center has not been properly tailored to run DV devices from the TV control.

[slikvik]

Simply, I'm viewing TV sources through the DV encoder, not DV Tapes (its doesn't have play controls.)

Basically I am using it as a video in device just like the s-video in on say a All-In-Wonder (only 10 time better quality.)

If someone had their cable Tv going into the AIW then they would want timeshifting etc. This is what I have only my Digital TV is going into the DV instead of an AIW.

Regards

Vic

[Yaobing]

Now I get it. I never thought of using DV device that way...

Time-shifting with DV will not work with current scheme because of DV format. I will have to take up this issue in the future.

[slikvik]

Thanks Yaobing,

It's the one thing thats stopping me using MC for everything HTPC (well except for Theatre Mode, but thats another story!)

As I said, this seems to be getting quite popular because of the quality.

Regards

Vic