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|Name= DVBViewer Client
|provider-name= jdembski, A600, Manuel Mausz, Portisch
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|Summary= DVBViewer Client
|Description= DVBViewer Client for [[PVR/Backend/DVBViewer|DVBViewer Recording Service]] supporting streaming of LiveTV, Timers, Recordings, EPG and timeshift.
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__TOC__
__TOC__
= 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 [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
# 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 ==
<section begin="Settings" />
[[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.settings.png|500px|right]]
{|
|
; DVBViewer Media Service IP address
: 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
: Port of Media Service Webinterface
; Username / Password
: 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
|}
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== Overview ==
DVBViewer Client is a XBMC PVR client addon for DVBViewer Recording Service. It supports LiveTV, Timers, Recordings, EPG and timeshift.


For more information about DVBViewer and it's Recording Service please see [[PVR/Backend/DVBViewer]].
== Live TV ==
<section begin="LiveTV" />
[[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.livetv.png|500px|right]]
{|
; 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.
|
|}
{{-}}
<section end="LiveTV" />


==Installing DVBViewer PVR backend software==
Please see [[PVR/Backend/DVBViewer]]


==Connecting XBMC to DVBViewer Recording Service==
== Recordings ==
<section begin="Recordings" />
[[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.recordings.png|500px|right]]
{|
; 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
|
|}
{{-}}
<section end="Recordings" />




==Development==
== Advanced Settings ==
Code for the client is available here: https://github.com/manuelm/xbmc-pvr-addons/
<section begin="Advanced" />
[[File:PVR.DVBViewer_Client.advanced.png|500px|right]]
{|
; 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 [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" />
 
 
 
= Support =
* [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=219 Support Forum]
* [https://github.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/issues Bugtracker]
* [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/master/pvr.dvbviewer/changelog.txt Full Changelog]


Please submit bug reports here: https://github.com/manuelm/xbmc-pvr-addons/issues


Development snapshots and information about ongoing development can be found here: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140645&pid=1363784#pid1363784


==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


Support Forum: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140645


==See also==
* [[PVR]]
* [[PVR/Backend/DVBViewer]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
* http://www.dvbviewer.com
* http://www.dvbviewer.com
* Bugtracker: https://github.com/manuelm/xbmc-pvr-addons/issues
* Bugtracker: https://github.com/manuelm/pvr.dvbviewer/issues
* Support: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140645
* Support: http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=219
 
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Revision as of 04:09, 29 November 2020

DVBViewer Client
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Author: Manuel Mausz

Type: PVR
Repo: Kodi.tv repo v20
Kodi.tv repo v19

Summary: Kodi's frontend for DVBViewer
Home icon grey.png   ▶ Add-ons ▶ DVBViewer Client

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:

  1. Settings
  2. Add-ons
  3. Install from repository
  4. DVBViewer Client
  5. Install
Live TV, PVR & Radio Contents

PVR main page

1. Tuner Cards
2. Backends
3. Setup
4. Live TV Artwork

Related Pages:

All PVR Pages
All PVR Add-on Pages


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


Connecting Kodi to DVBViewer Media Service

  1. Go to Settings -> Add-ons -> Enabled add-ons -> PVR Clients and select the DVBViewer Client add-on
  2. Select "Configure"
  3. By default, you should only need to fill in DVBViewer Media Service IP address.
  4. For Linux see... Ubuntu PVR add-ons


Settings

General

PVR.DVBViewer Client.settings.png
DVBViewer Media Service IP address
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
Port of Media Service Webinterface
Username / Password
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



Live TV

PVR.DVBViewer Client.livetv.png
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

PVR.DVBViewer Client.recordings.png
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

PVR.DVBViewer Client.advanced.png
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


External Links