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DVBLogic have released beta 2 of version 4.5 of the DVBLink suite of products. This updates the beta launched last week which is a significant change to DVBLink including it not be reliant on Windows Media Center.

Details from the DVBLogic forums:

 

DVBLink products beta 2 is available! Now with the whole product line!

What is new and fixed from the previous beta / previous version:
General
– Fixed: Disappearing channels from channel selection
– Fixed: Channel preview does not work until previous preview stops
– Additional fix for growing mcepg database size
– Added: Manual trial activation
– Fixed: xmltv source not parsing xmltv files correctly

DVBLink for Dreambox
– Fixed: Channel streaming consumes hard disk space

DVBLink for Kartina.TV
– Added: support for video library and archive (Архив и Видеотека)

Notes:
– This version is not binary compatible with version 2.x, 3.x and 4.0/4.1. You will have to uninstall them completely before installing this version. Do not forget to make a backup!
– 1geek1tool products are not supported (yet) in this version
– v4.5 products use new licensing engine. This means that at the moment only trial activation is possible (e.g. your licenses for already purchased DVBLink products cannot be used with this version while it is in beta phase).
– The 4.5 update will be free of charge update for all v4 users. For v3 users the current paid upgrade rules apply.

For more Notes please refer to the beta 1 topic:
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=18879&start=90#p59337

Installation instructions
<<If you have not installed the beta 1>>
– 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
– Download DVBLink v4.5 products from using the links below
– Install DVBLink Server first (dvblink_server.msi), followed by DVBLink source product(s) and (optionally) DVBLink Connect! Server and DVBLink EPG Loader for Digiguide (dvblink_epg_loader_for_digiguide.msi)
– 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

<<If you have installed the beta 1 already>>
– Use enclosed bat file for update. Start dvblink_server_update.bat to update server first, then update bat file for your source product followed by Connect! server and Digiguide loader.

For more information about v4.5 please refer to the beta 1 topics:
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=18879&start=90#p59337
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=18895

The beta 2 of DVBLink products can be downloaded from the following links:

DVBLink TVSource
http://www.dvblogic.com/download/Trunk/ … _45_b2.zip

DVBLink Connect! Server
http://www.dvblogic.com/download/Trunk/ … _45_b2.zip

DVBLink AnalogTV:
http://www.dvblogic.com/download/Trunk/ … _45_b2.zip

DVBLink for IPTV:
http://www.dvblogic.com/download/Trunk/ … _45_b2.zip

DVBLink for Dreambox:
http://www.dvblogic.com/download/Trunk/ … _45_b2.zip

DVBLink for Kartina.TV:
http://www.dvblogic.com/download/Trunk/ … _45_b2.zip

DVBLink EPG Loader for Digiguide:
http://www.dvblogic.com/download/Trunk/ … _45_b2.zip

Have fun and as usual let us know what you think!

DVBLogic team

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