Comments on: HDTVPVR: Software http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2006/07/27/the-continuing-adventures-of-my-high-definition-pvr-project-featuring-beyond-tv/ Allen's ramblings, broken down... and left that way. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:33:36 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cindy M. http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2006/07/27/the-continuing-adventures-of-my-high-definition-pvr-project-featuring-beyond-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Cindy M. Sun, 30 Jul 2006 04:46:32 +0000 http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/?p=377#comment-119 Hi Allen! I caught your blurb on my old blog...I'd like to figure out a way to make Road Dust my own domain (or whatever it's called)...Are you saying you are NOT a professor yet? Surely, you can make your way quite dexterously in the computer sciences monolithic industry, if professordom is eluding you? Your Home Theater software thing overwhelms me due to my lack of expertise, but I don't want kittens to die so I clicked on a few ads. Just wanted to say "hi," and yes, I'm still working on the BA--only two years to go!! Hi Allen! I caught your blurb on my old blog…I’d like to figure out a way to make Road Dust my own domain (or whatever it’s called)…Are you saying you are NOT a professor yet? Surely, you can make your way quite dexterously in the computer sciences monolithic industry, if professordom is eluding you? Your Home Theater software thing overwhelms me due to my lack of expertise, but I don’t want kittens to die so I clicked on a few ads. Just wanted to say “hi,” and yes, I’m still working on the BA–only two years to go!!

]]> By: Allen http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2006/07/27/the-continuing-adventures-of-my-high-definition-pvr-project-featuring-beyond-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Allen Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:56:41 +0000 http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/?p=377#comment-118 Recording priority is handled by way of a user-defined list. Shows at the top of the list receive highest priority. The web admin interface (above) reflects the recording order, but the list itself is managed inside BeyondTV's on-screen menu. Tyra need not fear preemption. Stealing video is wrong. So is going to the bathroom during commercials. Commercials pay for that programming; skipping the commercials is theft. Shame on you. I forgot to mention the cool "SmartSkip" feature. It doesn't automatically fast forward you through the breaks (as ReplayTV does) but it shows you where the commercials are with color in the navigation bar. Of course, reading this blog without clicking on one of the google ads is also stealing. Every time you read my blog without giving me $0.02, a kitten dies. You don't hate kittens, do you? Recording priority is handled by way of a user-defined list. Shows at the top of the list receive highest priority. The web admin interface (above) reflects the recording order, but the list itself is managed inside BeyondTV’s on-screen menu. Tyra need not fear preemption.

Stealing video is wrong. So is going to the bathroom during commercials. Commercials pay for that programming; skipping the commercials is theft. Shame on you.

I forgot to mention the cool “SmartSkip” feature. It doesn’t automatically fast forward you through the breaks (as ReplayTV does) but it shows you where the commercials are with color in the navigation bar.

Of course, reading this blog without clicking on one of the google ads is also stealing. Every time you read my blog without giving me $0.02, a kitten dies. You don’t hate kittens, do you?

]]> By: Chris http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2006/07/27/the-continuing-adventures-of-my-high-definition-pvr-project-featuring-beyond-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Chris Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:41:23 +0000 http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/?p=377#comment-117 How do you set the priority of recurring recordings? Tivo-style or Replay-style or some other way? I want to make sure my Tyra season pass trumps my Stargate season pass. Also there are freeware/shareware utilities that can get screen captures of video. But that would likely violate some ridiculous federal law. How do you set the priority of recurring recordings? Tivo-style or Replay-style or some other way? I want to make sure my Tyra season pass trumps my Stargate season pass.

Also there are freeware/shareware utilities that can get screen captures of video. But that would likely violate some ridiculous federal law.

]]> By: Allen http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2006/07/27/the-continuing-adventures-of-my-high-definition-pvr-project-featuring-beyond-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Allen Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:50:57 +0000 http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/?p=377#comment-116 Mel, Press the PrintScreen button and a copy of everything currently on the screen is sent to the clipboard. You can paste the result into Paint or Photoshop. Alt-PrintScreen takes a snapshot of just the active window. An exception is for windows that contain video. Generally video is rendered with what is called an "overlay" which is not copied to the clipboard for a number of technical (and possibly legal) reasons. That's why I used a camera to capture the shots of CSI:NY. Mel,

Press the PrintScreen button and a copy of everything currently on the screen is sent to the clipboard. You can paste the result into Paint or Photoshop.

Alt-PrintScreen takes a snapshot of just the active window.

An exception is for windows that contain video. Generally video is rendered with what is called an “overlay” which is not copied to the clipboard for a number of technical (and possibly legal) reasons. That’s why I used a camera to capture the shots of CSI:NY.

]]> By: mel http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2006/07/27/the-continuing-adventures-of-my-high-definition-pvr-project-featuring-beyond-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-115 mel Fri, 28 Jul 2006 05:25:44 +0000 http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/?p=377#comment-115 okay, I have a question, how do you get those screen shots? okay, I have a question, how do you get those screen shots?

]]> By: gp http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2006/07/27/the-continuing-adventures-of-my-high-definition-pvr-project-featuring-beyond-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-114 gp Fri, 28 Jul 2006 01:31:48 +0000 http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/?p=377#comment-114 Wow, you just told me a TON of stuff but most importantly, Tyra Banks has a talk show? Wow, you just told me a TON of stuff but most importantly, Tyra Banks has a talk show?

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