Version history for NextPVR (Portable 64-bit)
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Changes for v5.0.6.200614 - v5.0.7.200726
- Now remembering the channel group for the popup Channels window in NextPVR.exe
- Added -removehistory to NScriptHelper
- Added work around for IPTV providers incorrectly reporting the TS mime type as video/m2ts
- Added a fix for IPTV provider incorrectly setting the mime type of gzipped xmltv listings
- Added support for group="" attribute with extras channels
- Added support for extras that return a url, rather than a stream via stdout
- Added 'CC' button in the web app player, which can be used for viewing North American style closed captions. (DVB Subtitles support will be added later)
- Added support for genre info with the DVB EPG on linux
- Larger controls in web app player page.
- Extras can now return a URL, and have NextPVR take care of the streaming
- HTTP streams will no longer repeatedly try to connect if stream returns 401/403 error codes
- HTTP stream connections will give up after 40 retries, instead of endlessly retrying
- Slight changes to the recording/watched api for Kodi.
- Improved support for scroll bars in TV Guide when using Safari browser
- Improvements to the DVB drop time setting
- Updated runtime included with Windows builds, to resolve Microsoft security issue related to xml parsing
- Removed OnSleep/OnResume logic that was added a couple of releases ago. It has caused issues for too many people.
- Fixed a power management issue with NextPVRTray.exe, where it wasn't stopping machines being manually put into standby while recording
- Fixed issue blaster lock for HDPVR/Colossus style devices.
- Fixed an exception that could happen in NextPVR.exe
- Fixed a problem with NextPVRTray.exe not keeping a machine awake while recording, where user explicitly requested sleep
- Fixed issue where NextPVR could try to connect to Schedules Direct after password had been blanked out.
- Fixed issue with HDHomeRun DVB EPG
- Fixed issue where North American style Closed Captions weren't working in NextPVR.exe
- Fixed issue with application crashing if it encountered a corrupt client store file
- Fixed issue with auto transcode
Changes for v5.0.4.200428 - v5.0.6.200614
- Restored screen saver to nextpvr.exe
- Added 'download' function in web app
- Added a 'login failed' log message, which reports the address of the client that failed to login
- Added merge/unmerge tools to Advanced Tools dropdown
- Changed MCE remote mapping of 'info' button to stop an error messages
- Improvements to scrolling tv guide page on iphone/ipad
- Improvements to the speed the recordings page is loaded
- Removed a dependency in the web app which was being downloaded from cloudflare
- Search screen now makes it clear when no matches could be found
- Minor tweaks to tray application (bug fixes, and the ability to point it at another server)
- Fixed an issue SAT>IP DVB-C tuning
- Fixed issue with scripthelper "-rename" function
- Fixed issue with trying to clear out schedules direct username/password in web app
- Fixed an issue with loading cached EPG info in recordings where formatting wasn't exactly as expected
- Fixed a not-implemented exception in video playback in nextpvr.exe.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when channel name could not be found
- Fixed a situation where artwork was not being loaded
- Fixed an issue that could result in a locked database, and errors with later operations that need the database, like recordings etc.
- Fixed an issue with the Resume functionality
- Fixed an issue with legacy HDHR scanning/tuning
- Fixed issue with how NextPVR handles Schedules Direct artwork not being available.
- Fixed an issue with playing in-progress recordings in nextpvr.exe
- Fixed an issue where EPG update could kick off earlier than the configured time.
- Fixed issue where channels with duplicate channel numbers wouldn't show listings on the Channels page of the web app
- Further improvements to IPTV support
- Fixed UK compatibility issue with DVB EPG with HDHR/SAT>IP devices
- Removed some logging messages that contained credentials
