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{{Addon | |||
|Name=DVBViewer Client | |||
|provider-name=Manuel Mausz | |||
|ID=pvr.dvbviewer | |||
|latest-version=21.1.1 | |||
|extension point=kodi.pvrclient | |||
|provides= | |||
|Summary=Kodi's frontend for DVBViewer | |||
|Description=DVBViewer Media Server; supporting streaming of Live TV & Recordings, EPG, Timers. | |||
|Platform=windows-i686 | |||
|Language= | |||
|License=GPL-2.0-or-later | |||
|Forum=https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=219 | |||
|Website= | |||
|Source=https://github.com/kodi-pvr/pvr.dvbviewer | |||
|Email= | |||
|broken= | |||
|icon url=http://mirrors.kodi.tv/addons/omega/pvr.dvbviewer+windows-i686/icon.png}} | |||
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For Linux, see... '''''[[Ubuntu PVR add-ons]]''''' | |||
{{PVR_guide}}<br> | |||
}} | |||
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= Overview = | |||
DVBViewer Client is a Kodi PVR add-on for the DVBViewer | DVBViewer Client is a Kodi PVR add-on for the DVBViewer Media Service, supporting live and timeshifted TV playback (also for scrambled channels), recording playback, EPG, manual and EPG-based timers and timer rules. | ||
DVBViewer Pro is made by [http://www.dvbviewer.com/ CM&V Hackbart] and is available for purchase online at [http://www.dvbviewer.com/en/index.php?page=ordering dvbviewer.com]. Main feature are watching/streaming live TV and recordings, EPG, extensive web interface, UPnP/DLNA AV server, special iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad support, video transcoding and a lot more. | |||
DVBViewer Pro and DVBViewer Media Server (the backend) is available for Windows only. However the Kodi addon (the frontend) is available on all platforms which are supported by Kodi. | |||
More Information can be found in the wiki: [http://en.dvbviewer.tv/wiki/DVBViewer_Recording_Service English], [http://de.dvbviewer.tv/wiki/DVBViewer_Recording_Service German] | |||
== | A list of supported hardware can be found at http://de.dvbviewer.tv/wiki/Unterst%C3%BCtzte_Hardware (German only) | ||
= DVBViewer Recording Service = | |||
Kodi Leia will be the last version supporting the older Recording Service. Users are encouraged to upgrade. New features like series timers, EDL support and storing recording play position and play count on the backend is only supported with the newer Media Server. | |||
=Installing DVBViewer PVR backend software= | |||
* English: http://en.dvbviewer.tv/wiki/Recording_Service_Installation_Guide | |||
* German: http://de.dvbviewer.tv/wiki/Recording_Service_Installationsanleitung | |||
= Connecting Kodi to DVBViewer Media Service = | |||
# Go to {{highlight|Settings -> Add-ons -> Enabled add-ons -> PVR Clients}} and select the DVBViewer Client add-on | # Go to {{highlight|Settings -> Add-ons -> Enabled add-ons -> PVR Clients}} and select the DVBViewer Client add-on | ||
# Select "Configure" | # Select "Configure" | ||
# By default, you should only need to fill in '''DVBViewer | # By default, you should only need to fill in '''DVBViewer Media Service IP address'''. | ||
# For Linux see... '''''[[Ubuntu PVR add-ons]]''''' | |||
= Settings = | |||
== General == | |||
<section begin="Settings" /> | <section begin="Settings" /> | ||
[[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.settings.png|500px|right]] | [[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.settings.png|500px|right]] | ||
{| | {| | ||
| | | | ||
; DVBViewer | ; DVBViewer Media Service IP address | ||
: The hostname or IP address of the server where DVBViewer | : The hostname or IP address of the server where DVBViewer Media Service is installed and running. If on the same machine then 'localhost' or 127.0.0.1 can be used. | ||
; Webinterface Port | ; Webinterface Port | ||
: Port of | : Port of Media Service Webinterface | ||
; Username / Password | ; Username / Password | ||
: Login credentials for the | : Login credentials for the Media Service Webinterface | ||
; Use Wake-on-LAN to wake up service | |||
: Enable or disable Wake-on-LAN (WOL) | |||
; MAC address | |||
: MAC address of the device to wake up | |||
|} | |} | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
<section end="Settings" /> | <section end="Settings" /> | ||
==Live TV== | |||
== Live TV == | |||
<section begin="LiveTV" /> | <section begin="LiveTV" /> | ||
[[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.livetv.png|500px|right]] | [[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.livetv.png|500px|right]] | ||
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: Display channels of favourites file instead of whole list. Small favourites list speeds up startup time. | : Display channels of favourites file instead of whole list. Small favourites list speeds up startup time. | ||
; Use local favourites file | ; Use local favourites file | ||
: Allows to specify a local favourites file. If | : Allows to specify a local favourites file. If disabled the remote (stored on the Media Service Host) will be used. | ||
; Enable Timeshift | ; Enable Timeshift | ||
: Enable or disable timeshift support. | : Enable or disable timeshift support. Timeshift support can be enabled ''on playback'' or ''on (first) pause''. | ||
; Timeshift buffer path | ; Timeshift buffer path | ||
: The path to the timeshift buffer file. If you watch a channel for a long time you might run out of disk space (depends on your free space). Switching channel will truncate the file. | : The path to the timeshift buffer file. If you watch a channel for a long time you might run out of disk space (depends on your free space). Switching channel will truncate the file. | ||
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<section end="LiveTV" /> | <section end="LiveTV" /> | ||
==Recordings== | |||
== Recordings == | |||
<section begin="Recordings" /> | <section begin="Recordings" /> | ||
[[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.recordings.png|500px|right]] | [[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.recordings.png|500px|right]] | ||
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; Group Recordings | ; Group Recordings | ||
: Group by recording directory, recording date, first letter, tv channel or series | : Group by recording directory, recording date, first letter, tv channel or series | ||
; Enable EDL support | |||
: Enable or disable EDL support. | |||
: The EDL file has to be named like the recording and placed next to it. The file extensions has to be ''.edl''. Only classic mplayer edl format is supported. That is multiple lines of ''[start time] [end time] [action]''. Frame or hour style format entries are not supported. | |||
: Requires DMS 2.1.0.0 or later. | |||
; Start time padding / Stop time padding | |||
: User specific offset which gets added to the values of each EDL entry | |||
| | | | ||
|} | |} | ||
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<section end="Recordings" /> | <section end="Recordings" /> | ||
==Advanced Settings== | |||
== Advanced Settings == | |||
<section begin="Advanced" /> | <section begin="Advanced" /> | ||
[[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.advanced.png|500px|right]] | [[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.advanced.png|500px|right]] | ||
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: Disables loading of channel logos and recording thumbnails. Use on low performance devices such as the Raspberry Pi | : Disables loading of channel logos and recording thumbnails. Use on low performance devices such as the Raspberry Pi | ||
; Enable transcoding | ; Enable transcoding | ||
: If enabled, | : If enabled, Media Service will encode the video stream on the fly to some other format. Setting specifies the container format and can be either ''TS'', ''WebM'' or ''FLV''. | ||
; Custom Live TV timeout (0 to use default) | |||
: Changes the timeout (''curlclienttimeout'') from Kodi's default for Live TV connections | |||
; Stream read chunk size | |||
: Changes the chunk size to use when reading streams (0 to use Kodi's default) | |||
; Enable Transcoding | |||
: Enable or disable Live TV transcoding. See below. | |||
; Transcoding URL parameters | ; Transcoding URL parameters | ||
: URL parameters to be passed to the | : URL parameters to be passed to the Media Service transcoding API. For example to specify the ffmpeg preset (e.g ''preset=medium 768 kbit&subs=1''). See [http://www.dvbviewer.tv/forum/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=41517 transcoding_params_en.txt] for all supported URL parameters. | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
<section end="Advanced" /> | <section end="Advanced" /> | ||
= Support = | |||
* [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=219 Support Forum] | * [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=219 Support Forum] | ||
* [https://github.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/issues Bugtracker] | * [https://github.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/issues Bugtracker] | ||
* [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ | * [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/master/pvr.dvbviewer/changelog.txt Full Changelog] | ||
= Development = | |||
Code for the client is available here: https://github.com/ | Code for the client is available here: https://github.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/ | ||
Please submit bug reports here: https://github.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/issues | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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* Bugtracker: https://github.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/issues | * Bugtracker: https://github.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/issues | ||
* Support: http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=219 | * Support: http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=219 | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:00, 20 April 2024
DVBViewer Client | ||||||||||||||
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Add-ons | DVBViewer Client |
Need help with this add-on? See here. |
DVBViewer Media Server; supporting streaming of Live TV & Recordings, EPG, Timers.
Installing
This add-on is installed from the Add-on browser located in Kodi as follows:
- Settings
- Add-ons
- Install from repository
- PVR clients
- DVBViewer Client
- Install
For Linux, see... Ubuntu PVR add-ons
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Overview
DVBViewer Client is a Kodi PVR add-on for the DVBViewer Media Service, supporting live and timeshifted TV playback (also for scrambled channels), recording playback, EPG, manual and EPG-based timers and timer rules.
DVBViewer Pro is made by CM&V Hackbart and is available for purchase online at dvbviewer.com. Main feature are watching/streaming live TV and recordings, EPG, extensive web interface, UPnP/DLNA AV server, special iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad support, video transcoding and a lot more.
DVBViewer Pro and DVBViewer Media Server (the backend) is available for Windows only. However the Kodi addon (the frontend) is available on all platforms which are supported by Kodi.
More Information can be found in the wiki: English, German
A list of supported hardware can be found at http://de.dvbviewer.tv/wiki/Unterst%C3%BCtzte_Hardware (German only)
DVBViewer Recording Service
Kodi Leia will be the last version supporting the older Recording Service. Users are encouraged to upgrade. New features like series timers, EDL support and storing recording play position and play count on the backend is only supported with the newer Media Server.
Installing DVBViewer PVR backend software
- English: http://en.dvbviewer.tv/wiki/Recording_Service_Installation_Guide
- German: http://de.dvbviewer.tv/wiki/Recording_Service_Installationsanleitung
Connecting Kodi to DVBViewer Media Service
- Go to Settings -> Add-ons -> Enabled add-ons -> PVR Clients and select the DVBViewer Client add-on
- Select "Configure"
- By default, you should only need to fill in DVBViewer Media Service IP address.
- For Linux see... Ubuntu PVR add-ons
Settings
General
|
Live TV
- Use favourites instead of channel list
- Display channels of favourites file instead of whole list. Small favourites list speeds up startup time.
- Use local favourites file
- Allows to specify a local favourites file. If disabled the remote (stored on the Media Service Host) will be used.
- Enable Timeshift
- Enable or disable timeshift support. Timeshift support can be enabled on playback or on (first) pause.
- Timeshift buffer path
- The path to the timeshift buffer file. If you watch a channel for a long time you might run out of disk space (depends on your free space). Switching channel will truncate the file.
Recordings
- Group Recordings
- Group by recording directory, recording date, first letter, tv channel or series
- Enable EDL support
- Enable or disable EDL support.
- The EDL file has to be named like the recording and placed next to it. The file extensions has to be .edl. Only classic mplayer edl format is supported. That is multiple lines of [start time] [end time] [action]. Frame or hour style format entries are not supported.
- Requires DMS 2.1.0.0 or later.
- Start time padding / Stop time padding
- User specific offset which gets added to the values of each EDL entry
Advanced Settings
- Put outline (e.g. subtitles) before plot
- Some skins don't display the outline so some EPG information is hidden. Values are: Never, In EPG only, In recordings only, Always
- Enable low performance mode
- Disables loading of channel logos and recording thumbnails. Use on low performance devices such as the Raspberry Pi
- Enable transcoding
- If enabled, Media Service will encode the video stream on the fly to some other format. Setting specifies the container format and can be either TS, WebM or FLV.
- Custom Live TV timeout (0 to use default)
- Changes the timeout (curlclienttimeout) from Kodi's default for Live TV connections
- Stream read chunk size
- Changes the chunk size to use when reading streams (0 to use Kodi's default)
- Enable Transcoding
- Enable or disable Live TV transcoding. See below.
- Transcoding URL parameters
- URL parameters to be passed to the Media Service transcoding API. For example to specify the ffmpeg preset (e.g preset=medium 768 kbit&subs=1). See transcoding_params_en.txt for all supported URL parameters.
Support
Development
Code for the client is available here: https://github.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/
Please submit bug reports here: https://github.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/issues