ChrisTV - PVR Software

[ChrisTV]

ChrisTV is a PVR (Personal Video Recorder) Software designed to control analog TV Cards, Graphic Cards with Video Input (VIVO), Combo Cards (Graphic Card and TV Card), Webcams, DVcam Capture that have WDM Drivers(Windows Driver Model) compatible with DirectShow specifications. Features: - Timshifting feature, - Improved support for Hauppauge PVR series TV Cards, - Recording using any audio/video codecs installed on user's PC advanced recording settings, - TVgenial scripting interface, you can add/delete recording scheduled task directly from TVgenial. - Advanced Scheduler Settings. - Sleep Timer. - Radio FM support, - Channel autoScan with fine tuning, - Customize each channel properties, support for dscaler deinterlace directshow filter, - Zoom feature, - Teletext, - Winlirc Support, - Image Processing filters (only in Professional version), - Image capture, - Mosaic with all your channels, - Slideshow, - Support for more than 25 languages. - Supported Capture Devices List can be found here : Supported Capture Devices List Download : Download ChrisTV 4.60 Website : Chris P.C. srl Homepage Version 4.60 ( 18 August 2005 )

• Added support for FFDShow DirectShow postprocessing filter to improve image quality and more, you can apply it in preview mode and live preview mode.
• You can customize MPEG Hardware Encoder settings ( like : Stream type, Video Bitrate, Audio Bitrate, Video Frame Size etc.) for TV Cards with Blackbird and Falcon Conexant Chipsets : Leadtek PVR 2000, Prolink Pixelview PlayTV@P7000, Provideo PV258 Series and others.
• Added basic support for Capture Devices with WIS GO7007SB Chip, Plextor ConvertX PVRs.
• Improved and optimized the Timeshift feature for software Capture Devices.
• Scheduler Window has been redesigned for a better usage :
  • You can have access to all tasks information at once.
  • Scheduler Tasks can be ordered by the time of occurrence.
  • The disabled scheduler tasks are marked.
  • The next scheduler task that should take place has a colored mark.
• Radio Recording for TV Cards with MPEG Hardware Encoder is available if Live Preview is enabled.
• ChrisTV Settings panel has been reorganized for easier access and better usage.
• You can set the Aspect Ratio Mode for Overlay and VMR9 video rendering modes between :
  • streched ( no aspect ratio correction )
  • letter box ( letter box the video, and the background color will be black in the excess region )
  • crop ( crop the video to the right aspect ratio )
• Added the feature to control the preview sound level using DirectX Audio interface when "Use TV Card Audio Output through the PCI-bus (instead of Line IN)" option is enabled so it won't affect the Wave volume.
• Fixed some recording settings option for Hauppauge PVR 150/500.
• Added the option to retune the TV frequency after channel change in case you have sound problems.
• Improved channels and frequency tunning for some tv cards.
• Other small fixes and improvements.

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[ChrisTV]

We are glad to bring a new release of our software ChrisTV : Version 4.80 ( 8 December 2005 )

• We have added support for Hauppauge HVR 1100 TV card analog.
• We have improved the support for ATI Theater 550 PRO TV cards.
• Added the option to fix sound quality for some TV cards with MPEG Hardware encoder (like ATI Theater 550 PRO, Hauppauge PVR 150/250/350/500) which might have problems : choppy sound or no sound in preview when "Live Preview Mode" is disabled or while making recordings with low video bitrates.
• Optimized ChrisTV Agent and Scheduler to work better on Windows ME and Windows 2000.
• ChrisTV now detects automatically if the Audio of your TV card is streamed digitally (via the PCI-bus or the I2S-bus and no loopback sound cable is needed) during wizard configuration.
• In order to improve the scheduler usage we have added "Next Recording Date" field, so you can see when the scheduled task will take place.
• The advanced driver settings panel has been reorganized for a better usage.
• Added the option to render the sound using the WDM audio rendering devices (for Hauppauge HVR 1100 and other similar TV cards).
• Fixed Teletext and Image capture problem for some TV cards in ChrisTV Lite.
• Fixed sound mode detection when using Composite or S-Video inputs.
• Added the option to improve ChrisTV channel list loading time (works only on some systems).
• Fixed sound initialization for some tv cards when using normal video renderer.
• We have optimized the frequency retune option.
• Added the option to fix Teletext initialization on WinXP Media Center Edition.
• Other small fixes and improvements.

More details on : http://www.chris-tv.com http://www.chris-tv.com/hauppauge_cards.html http://www.chris-tv.com/download.html

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[ChrisTV]

ChrisTV PVR - www.chris-tv.com



WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 5.05:

* Added Audio/Radio Background Recording Mode to ChrisTV PVR Professional.
* Fixed background recording initialization problem when "Use advanced rendering mode" was enabled.
* In some cases AVI and Radio recording settings did not load properly for scheduled recordings with preview.
* ChrisTV Agent checks more frequently for the next task, to prevent recording failure when the first scheduled task takes place in more than 20 hours.
* Optimized ChrisTV PVR launch time.
* Improved and optimized the Timeshift buffering engine for some capture devices.
* Fixed some recording settings for some MPEG hardware encoding TV cards.
* Other small fixes and improvements.


WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 5.00:

* Multituner support (in Professional version only): You will be able to use up to 4 (four) video capture devices with ChrisTV PVR. This feature will allow you to watch your favorite TV channel using 1 TV card and record another channel(s) with the other TV card(s) that you have installed on your PC.
* Background/Silent recording: ChrisTV PVR will record your favorite TV show in background with no video/sound preview, minimized in systray. Feature available for Hardware MPEG Recording, Software MPEG Recording and AVI Recording.
* Timeshift Quality presets: You will be able to choose your favorite Timeshift Quality settings to save diskspace or have best quality from 4 presets: Best (video bitrate 9600 KBits/sec), Good (video bitrate 6400 KBits/sec), Normal (video bitrate 4800 KBits/sec) Low (video bitrate 3000 KBits/sec).
* Trayicon feature: Have instant access to your channels list and main settings by a simple mouse click on ChrisTV trayicon. Also you can minimize ChrisTV to the systemtray next to your clock.
* Capture Devices Status Window (in Professional version only): Keeps you informed regarding the status of each video capture device that you have installed and configured to work with ChrisTV PVR. You will be able to change the preview from one device to another device and stop recording at any time (background recordings or recordings with video preview).
* Improved support for Microsoft Windows Vista.
* Sound Settings Window lets you configure easily what sound mixer should ChrisTV use and you can choose the playback and recording sound settings.
* ChrisTV PVR Scheduler has been improved and optimized to work better and detect conflicting scheduled tasks.
* PVR Recording settings have been reorganized. You will be able to access the recording settings and create/customize . recording profiles from ChrisTV PVR main application and ChrisTV PVR Scheduler window.
* ChrisTV Agent has been optimized to work with more than one TV card.
* ChrisTV PVR Wizard has been improved so you can configure easily your TV card or other video capture device.
* You can add LivePreview Mode support in your ChrisTV Lite by activating the "Add-On Plus 3" Package. This option is available for TV cards with MPEG Hardware Encoder: Hauppauge PVR 150/500, Hauppauge HVR 1300, ATI Theater 550 PRO and others. For more details please click here.
* Improved detection of TV cards and video capture devices.
* Added the option to hide the recording information red label displayed on TV window while recording.
* Fixed Timeshift and recording problems for some USB2 TV cards.
* Added the shortcut ALT+S to change the Aspect Ratio Mode. Please check the complete list of Keyboard Shortcuts.
* Fixed problems that appeared on some systems for users without administration rights.
* Fixed automatic launch of ChrisTV Agent on some systems.
* Hauppage remote control settings file has been added under "Remote Control Files" folder. For information how to configure your remote control please visit our support forum.
* German, Dutch and Romanian language files have been updated.
* Other small fixes and improvements.

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