DVBlogic have released version 4.5 of the DVBLink suite of products. Version 4.5 adds a built in recorder so it is no longer dependent on Windows Media Center, you could build a DVBLink server on a server platform and still consume the content from Media Center, Android device or iOS.
If you haven’t tried DVBLink its worth giving a try as there is a free trial version. Details from DVBLogic:
DVBLink products v4.5 are released!
29 Jun 2012
DVBLink products update version 4.5 is released!
Including built-in DVBLink recorder, Unicable support and a lot of usability improvements! Now you can use your DVBLink server to record content locally and watch it in networked MediCenter and DLNA clients!
v4.5 is a major milestone in DVBLink products development. What is new/changed from the previous release:
General
Added: New product licensing engine
Added: Default EPG source for each channel (e.g. with this feature TVSource channels will use EPG from stream automatically without manual mapping)
Added: New channel selection control for improved speed and convenience
Added: UI improvements for web configuration interface
Added: Automatic sequential channel numbering
Added: Automatic shifted channel numbering (after inserting a channel number all channel numbers above it shift up by one)
Added: optional authorization when accessing DVBLink web configuration, web streaming interface and DVBLink Remote API
Fixed: A number of MediaCenter growing database fixes (also some new ones not present in the previously released patches)
Fixed: xmltv source causes stutter every hour (there are two fixes here actually: xmltv update period is 12 hours now and the priority of update thread was lowered)
DVBLink TVSource:
Added: Unicable support (only for tuners, which support raw diseqc commands. Most of them do, but for example for DigitalDevices tuners users need to use their own Unicable configuration management)
Added: PCTV 460e 1.0 diseqc and Unicable support
(Re)Added: Channels tab to TVSource configuration
Added: Channel streaming statistics (bitrate, errors, packet discontinuity) to Channels tab of TVSource configuration
Added: “Wait for lock on tune” flag to TVSource tuner device properties (especially important for timer recordings on partially offline channels like BBC3 and BBC4)
Added: CI module support for TBS tuners
Added: Support for DigitalDevices CI4All module, which works with DigitalDevices as well as other brands of tuners
Added: raw diseqc command support for Twinhan clones (Terratec S7, SkyStar HD2 etc.)
Fixed: Updated transponder files
Added: Prescanned channel files for Astra 19 and HotBird 13 with automatic channel selection for Austrian, German and Swiss channel presets
Fixed: Long load time for PCTV nanoStick T2 290e
Fixed: EIT scanner consumes a lot of memory to keep collected EPG data
Fixed: “PAT scanning times out message” when scanned transponder id does not match the actual
Fixed: no signal on TBS5980 when going from qpsk to 8psk transponder
Fixed: no signal on DVB-S2/QPSK transponders for Twinhan clones
DVBLink Connect! Server
Added: built-in dvblink recorder (please read more about it in notes below)
Fixed: DLNA server hang-up on start
Fixed: DLNA server compatibility with XBMC Eden (and some other DLNA clients)
Fixed: Network MediaCenter client uses TCP streaming by default (instead of UDP)
Fixed: Improved sound quality for Android and IPhone streaming
DVBLink for Dreambox
Fixed: Channel streaming consumes hard disk space
Fixed: 3 minutes delay during system start-up also blocking aother services
DVBLink for Kartina.TV
Added: support for video library and archive (Архив и Видеотека)
The 4.5 update is free of charge update for all v4 users. For v3 users the current paid upgrade rules apply.
This version is not binary compatible with version 2.x, 3.x, 4.0/4.1 and beta/RC of 4.5. You will have to uninstall them completely before installing this version. Do not forget to make a backup!
v4.5 products use new licensing engine. At the moment only trial activation is possible. We will import our v4 customer database next week into a new engine database and every v4 product owner will get an e-mail with activation instructions.
1geek1tool products are not supported (yet) in this version
If you observe any artifacts in web configuration page, try reloading the page before writing about it on the forum
DVBLink v4.5 products come standard as 8-tuner version. Those who would like to have less DVBLink tuners installed can find instructions on how to do it on ourWiki
DVBLink built-in recorder
Recording timers can be programmed and managed using DVBLink clients: web interface and mobile clients. Web interface provides more advanced timer management functionality than mobile clients – e.g. schedule overview, timer conflict overview, changing recording settings and defaults
Windows MediaCenter Guide cannot be used to program timers in built-in DVBLin recorder. Timers programmed using MCE Guide interface will be recorded locally on that MCE computer
Windows MediaCenter EPG (delivered by Microsoft) is not used by built-in recorder
Recorded content can be watched using special DVBLink Media Library MCE addin and using DLNA clients
No playback of recorded content is possible on mobile clients (yet)
Recordings are done in native transport stream format
Recorded content is physically located (by default) in c:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDVBLink
Channel line-up, EPG information and timers, displayed in DVBLink clients, are taken from the built-in DVBLink recorder (not from MCE). This means that MediaCenter is not required anymore for clients operations.
Those who prefer using the old way – e.g. working with MediaCenter database instead of internal DVBLink recorder – can do this by a) stop dvblink windows service, b) open dvblink_configuration.xml in text editor, c) changing all occurencies of “dlrecorder” into “mc_recorder”, d) saving file and starting dvblink windows service
Remote API for accessing recorded content is not implemented (yet)
Installation instructions
Make a backup of your current DVBLink installation. Do not forget about the contents of your Plugin folder(s), additional playlists and other extra
Uninstall all your DVBLink products, reboot and delete dvblink folder of the previous installation
(Optional, but recommended) Delete MediaCenter database
Install DVBLink v4.5 products as described on our Wiki
Open http://localhost:39876 and activate trial for each product (click on the red line and then press Activate button). Activation may take some time if there are a lot of users willing to activate the software, so please be patient
Once products are activated, you may continue with restoration of your backup or doing a new configuration
The installation instructions are described on our Wiki.
3 thoughts on “DVBLink v4.5 released complete with DVBLink recorder”
does the recorder overcome some of the deficiencies of WMC, primarily that it can’t make two recordings from 1 stream for overlapping recordings? i can’t find any detail
Hi markus
I don’t believe the recorder allows 2 overlapping recordings from teh same stream. Its main beniefit is the ability to record without needing wmc at all. I agree information on how it works is pretty sparse.
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does the recorder overcome some of the deficiencies of WMC, primarily that it can’t make two recordings from 1 stream for overlapping recordings? i can’t find any detail
Hi markus
I don’t believe the recorder allows 2 overlapping recordings from teh same stream. Its main beniefit is the ability to record without needing wmc at all. I agree information on how it works is pretty sparse.
Hope you can decode the typos in that comment!