DXR3-plugin

History

Date Version Tested with VDR Comments/Changes

04.01.04 0.2.2 1.2.6
1.3.0 - Some initialization fixes. Thanks to Jon Burgess.
- Added patch from Teemu Rantanen to emergency exit if the plugin if not able to recover from dxr3 driver crash.
- Fixed some osd problems (Elchi, Games, etc.).
- Changed Makefile to support vdr-1.3.0.

10.08.03 0.2.1 1.2.2 - Added setup entry to switch between ntsc and pal. This setting becomes active after restarting vdr and reseting the dxr3 card, respectively.
- Fixed uninitialized variable m_audioMode in dxr3abstractiondevice.c. Thanks to Jon Burgess.
- Fixed incorrect ioctl-problem. Thanks to Jon Burgess.
- Fixed wrong scaled osd problem when starting vdr without live stream.
- Fixed external player problem when return to dxr3 output after using ac3 output. Thanks to Jarkko Santala for reporting this one.
- Fixed wrong assert-call. Thanks to Andre Neumann.

03.06.03 0.2.0 1.2.0 - Fixed compatibility problem with vdr version 1.1.31 and higher.
- Fixed analog audio problem (spurious disturbances).
- Added first cut mpeg1 support: It works quite good with vcd plugin.
As far as I know this doesn't work reliable together with analog plugin.
Thanks to Gavin Hamill for testing support and investigations with analog
plugin. No osd scaling for mpeg1 at the moment.
- Changed channel switch behavior with respect to mpeg1 support.
- Improved lib sync.

07.05.03 0.1.9 1.1.29 - Added support for AC3 streams (based on classes of the AC3overDVB Patch maintained by Stefan Huelswitt).
- Added DXR3 main menu entry. It's now possible to:
- Reset DXR3-hardware.
- Toggle Force LetterBox.
- Switch to Digital Output.
- Switch to AC3 Output (when already listening to digital output).
- Added short ac3 information text on channel switch.
- Reduced analog audio disturbances.
- Fixed audio initialization problem.

29.04.03 0.1.8a 1.1.29 - Second trial to fix external player support (thanks to Jarkko Santala)
28.04.03 0.1.8 1.1.29 - Added support for dvd-plugin (subtitles doesn't work properly so far).
- Added setup parameter to define the dxr3-card which shall be used by vdr (thanks to Tobias Haustein).
- Added setup parameter to force letter box mode (for wrong aspect ratio coded in pes-stream). This parameter is not saved.
- Added support for video format setup parameter (no WSS support).
- Fixed external player support (thanks to Seppo Ingalsuo).
- Added volume support (thanks to Teemu Rantanen).
- Fixed I-Frame display problem (cutting and fast forward/backwards in some streams). Those who have problems with fast forward/backward might want to patch vdr (use vdr_iframe_patch.diff / for vdr-1.1.29).
- Reduced memory consumption.
- Fixed problem with digital output setup parameter.
- Fixed wrong bit error detection.
- Changed bit error handling.

23.03.03 0.1.7a 1.1.26 -Bugfix in A/V-engine for audio output with less dropouts
23.03.03 0.1.7 1.1.26 -Added unix domain server interface to close and reopen dxr3 devices without stopping vdr (see dxr3_ux_client.pl script on how to use this). Requested by Atte Manninen. Thanks to Atte Manninen and Teemu Rantanen for testing and fixing some problems.
-Added support for external player mode
-Some cosmetic changes
-Some changes to reduce cpu load
-Added workaround handling for osd crash (driver patch necessary; patch with em8300_patch.diff). Thanks to Teemu Rantanen and Malcolm Caldwell for testing this
-Added buffered output for mp3-plugin audio data. This seems to improve audio quality significantly
-Reduced count of audio errors (wrong data rate)
-Changed channel switch behavior (to remove audio disturbances => channel switching is a little bit slower now)
-Added exception handling for defect pes streams
-Added more checks by introducing a new pes parsing class
-Fixed buffer overrun problem. Because of the missing pll control a buffer overrun happens after staying for a long time on the same channel. In older version the output stopped after a buffer overrun. Now the buffer will be cleared and the output will continue after about a second
-New buffer handling in PlayVideo
-Added a setup parameter for selecting the spdif output of the card to connect a digital receiver (NOT AC3 until now)

25.02.03 0.1.6 1.1.25 -Added black frames between channel switches (which solves the frozen picture 'problem' when using the mp3-plugin, too)
-Increased thread priority of output threads which improves live stream quality on my system (K6II 350)

19.02.03 0.1.5 1.1.25 -Support for MP3 plugin
-Support for radio channels. Requested by Richard P. (???) who send me a sample code ... thanks
-Some fixes to get along with corrupt pes data (which should actually be solved in a lower layer). Thanks to Teemu Rantanen
-Changed sync buffer size during replay to reduce "jumps" in cutted streams. Thanks to Atte Manninen for the idea
-Support for still frame handling. Now it is possible to move the editing marks with visible corresponding i-frames. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to work with finish dvb streams
-Some tuning to reduce cpu load during replay

05.01.03 0.1.4 1.1.20 -Small bugfix in dxr3demuxdevice.c (thanks to Matthias Mueller)
29.12.02 0.1.3 1.1.20 -SPU write is now protected with a mutex by using the Dxr3AbstractionDevice
-Fixed horizontal size detection
-Added usleep call during still picture to reduce cpu load
-Removed calls to WaitForSysClock in dxr3outputthread.c which led to problems during replay on some systems (Thanks to Atte Manninen for reporting this)
-Did some minor changes to dxr3outputthread.c which hopefully will increase reliability
-Changed osd scale rule. Scaling now only happens if the horizontal size is smaller than 700

23.12.02 0.1.2 1.1.15 - 1.1.20 Compiles now with gcc3.2.
-Fixed unsigned / signed bug in output thread (dxr3outputthread.c) which led to sporadic resync (still frame and jump of about 1s)
-OSD is now as colorful as vdr with DVB-s
-OSD rescaling for channels with a lower horizontal resolution

12.11.02 0.1.1 >=1.1.15 -Some minor changes needed for vdr 1.1.15
-More stable under heavy system load (e.g. network traffic)

10.11.02 0.1.0 1.1.14 -New A/V-sync engine and better OSD colors

02.09.02 0.0.1 - 0.0.4 1.1.6 -PreReleases with limited playback and OSD capabilities

Date	Version	Tested with VDR	Comments/Changes
04.01.04	0.2.2	1.2.6 1.3.0	- Some initialization fixes. Thanks to Jon Burgess. - Added patch from Teemu Rantanen to emergency exit if the plugin if not able to recover from dxr3 driver crash. - Fixed some osd problems (Elchi, Games, etc.). - Changed Makefile to support vdr-1.3.0.
10.08.03	0.2.1	1.2.2	- Added setup entry to switch between ntsc and pal. This setting becomes active after restarting vdr and reseting the dxr3 card, respectively. - Fixed uninitialized variable m_audioMode in dxr3abstractiondevice.c. Thanks to Jon Burgess. - Fixed incorrect ioctl-problem. Thanks to Jon Burgess. - Fixed wrong scaled osd problem when starting vdr without live stream. - Fixed external player problem when return to dxr3 output after using ac3 output. Thanks to Jarkko Santala for reporting this one. - Fixed wrong assert-call. Thanks to Andre Neumann.
03.06.03	0.2.0	1.2.0	- Fixed compatibility problem with vdr version 1.1.31 and higher. - Fixed analog audio problem (spurious disturbances). - Added first cut mpeg1 support: It works quite good with vcd plugin. As far as I know this doesn't work reliable together with analog plugin. Thanks to Gavin Hamill for testing support and investigations with analog plugin. No osd scaling for mpeg1 at the moment. - Changed channel switch behavior with respect to mpeg1 support. - Improved lib sync.
07.05.03	0.1.9	1.1.29	- Added support for AC3 streams (based on classes of the AC3overDVB Patch maintained by Stefan Huelswitt). - Added DXR3 main menu entry. It's now possible to: - Reset DXR3-hardware. - Toggle Force LetterBox. - Switch to Digital Output. - Switch to AC3 Output (when already listening to digital output). - Added short ac3 information text on channel switch. - Reduced analog audio disturbances. - Fixed audio initialization problem.
29.04.03	0.1.8a	1.1.29	- Second trial to fix external player support (thanks to Jarkko Santala)
28.04.03	0.1.8	1.1.29	- Added support for dvd-plugin (subtitles doesn't work properly so far). - Added setup parameter to define the dxr3-card which shall be used by vdr (thanks to Tobias Haustein). - Added setup parameter to force letter box mode (for wrong aspect ratio coded in pes-stream). This parameter is not saved. - Added support for video format setup parameter (no WSS support). - Fixed external player support (thanks to Seppo Ingalsuo). - Added volume support (thanks to Teemu Rantanen). - Fixed I-Frame display problem (cutting and fast forward/backwards in some streams). Those who have problems with fast forward/backward might want to patch vdr (use vdr_iframe_patch.diff / for vdr-1.1.29). - Reduced memory consumption. - Fixed problem with digital output setup parameter. - Fixed wrong bit error detection. - Changed bit error handling.
23.03.03	0.1.7a	1.1.26	-Bugfix in A/V-engine for audio output with less dropouts
23.03.03	0.1.7	1.1.26	-Added unix domain server interface to close and reopen dxr3 devices without stopping vdr (see dxr3_ux_client.pl script on how to use this). Requested by Atte Manninen. Thanks to Atte Manninen and Teemu Rantanen for testing and fixing some problems. -Added support for external player mode -Some cosmetic changes -Some changes to reduce cpu load -Added workaround handling for osd crash (driver patch necessary; patch with em8300_patch.diff). Thanks to Teemu Rantanen and Malcolm Caldwell for testing this -Added buffered output for mp3-plugin audio data. This seems to improve audio quality significantly -Reduced count of audio errors (wrong data rate) -Changed channel switch behavior (to remove audio disturbances => channel switching is a little bit slower now) -Added exception handling for defect pes streams -Added more checks by introducing a new pes parsing class -Fixed buffer overrun problem. Because of the missing pll control a buffer overrun happens after staying for a long time on the same channel. In older version the output stopped after a buffer overrun. Now the buffer will be cleared and the output will continue after about a second -New buffer handling in PlayVideo -Added a setup parameter for selecting the spdif output of the card to connect a digital receiver (NOT AC3 until now)
25.02.03	0.1.6	1.1.25	-Added black frames between channel switches (which solves the frozen picture 'problem' when using the mp3-plugin, too) -Increased thread priority of output threads which improves live stream quality on my system (K6II 350)
19.02.03	0.1.5	1.1.25	-Support for MP3 plugin -Support for radio channels. Requested by Richard P. (???) who send me a sample code ... thanks -Some fixes to get along with corrupt pes data (which should actually be solved in a lower layer). Thanks to Teemu Rantanen -Changed sync buffer size during replay to reduce "jumps" in cutted streams. Thanks to Atte Manninen for the idea -Support for still frame handling. Now it is possible to move the editing marks with visible corresponding i-frames. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to work with finish dvb streams -Some tuning to reduce cpu load during replay
05.01.03	0.1.4	1.1.20	-Small bugfix in dxr3demuxdevice.c (thanks to Matthias Mueller)
29.12.02	0.1.3	1.1.20	-SPU write is now protected with a mutex by using the Dxr3AbstractionDevice -Fixed horizontal size detection -Added usleep call during still picture to reduce cpu load -Removed calls to WaitForSysClock in dxr3outputthread.c which led to problems during replay on some systems (Thanks to Atte Manninen for reporting this) -Did some minor changes to dxr3outputthread.c which hopefully will increase reliability -Changed osd scale rule. Scaling now only happens if the horizontal size is smaller than 700
23.12.02	0.1.2	1.1.15 - 1.1.20	Compiles now with gcc3.2. -Fixed unsigned / signed bug in output thread (dxr3outputthread.c) which led to sporadic resync (still frame and jump of about 1s) -OSD is now as colorful as vdr with DVB-s -OSD rescaling for channels with a lower horizontal resolution
12.11.02	0.1.1	>=1.1.15	-Some minor changes needed for vdr 1.1.15 -More stable under heavy system load (e.g. network traffic)
10.11.02	0.1.0	1.1.14	-New A/V-sync engine and better OSD colors
02.09.02	0.0.1 - 0.0.4	1.1.6	-PreReleases with limited playback and OSD capabilities