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* KDE application style, rather than set top box (like MythTV or VDR)
* KDE application style, rather than set top box (like MythTV or VDR)


<cite id="fn_1">[[#fn_1_back|Note 1:]] </cite> Scanning with ATSC hardware is supported since version 0.8.7. For older versions, to configure tuning support for ATSC devices, refer to the directions contained in [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=E1HGuNx-0003qI-4F%40sc8-sf-web9.sourceforge.net this thread].


===KDE4 Version===


Kaffeine is currently a KDE3 application although it runs with no problems under KDE4. A KDE4 version (kaffeine4)
The latest Kaffeine release is a KDE3 application although it runs with no problems under KDE4. A KDE4 version (kaffeine4) is under development here http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/extragear/multimedia/kaffeine/ . It's alpha as of September 2008.
Try it out: get KDE4.1 (http://kubuntu.org) and do the following:
is under development here http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/extragear/multimedia/kaffeine/ . It's currently at the alpha
stage. Try it out: get KDE4.1 (http://kubuntu.org) and do the following:
svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/extragear/multimedia/kaffeine
svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/extragear/multimedia/kaffeine
mkdir kaffeine-build
mkdir kaffeine-build
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<cite id="fn_1">[[#fn_1_back|Note 1:]] </cite> Scanning with ATSC hardware is supported since version 0.8.7. For older versions, to configure tuning support for ATSC devices, refer to the directions contained in [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=E1HGuNx-0003qI-4F%40sc8-sf-web9.sourceforge.net this thread].





Revision as of 19:54, 16 September 2008

Kaffeine is a very versatile KDE media player that, by default, utilizes Xine as its backend. It has a simple but intuitive interface (example screenshot) and is easy to setup. Amongst its list of supported formats are CDDA, VCD, DVD, .... and, since versions >0.5, it also provides full DVB support:

  • TV and Radio
  • Time Shifting
  • Recording -- including unattended recording
  • Network streaming (transmission and reception)
  • EPG, EPG-driven recording timers, OSD EPG now and next.
  • AC3
  • DVB subtitles
  • HDTV (mpeg2). Kaffeine will display HDTV delivered over DVB-S (e.g. BBC HD on Astra 2 at 28.8 degrees East). To use multithreaded ffmpeg decoding set the xine option video.processing.ffmpeg_thread_count equal to the number of CPUs, ie. 2 for a Dual-core or 4 for a Quad-core (in the GUI it is in Settings/Xine engine config/Video/Advanced). BBC HD -- working with occasional crashes. LUXE HD -- audio only, but recorded files are playable with mplayer.
  • Remote control
  • Handles multiple devices of any type (DVB-{C,S,T} and ATSC1 ).... and even if you have only one DVB device, Kaffeine can simultaneously play and record different channels within a same transponder).
  • Handles mutiple frontends on a single device (for example a multi-standard card supporting say DVB-S and DVB-T).
  • Channel scanning on multiple devices/frontends, and multiple satellites.
  • Channel favourites lists.
  • DiSEqC 1.x switches, DiSEqC 1.2 rotors and USALS type goto longitude feature.
  • Supports both Low and High level CI.
  • KDE application style, rather than set top box (like MythTV or VDR)

Note 1: Scanning with ATSC hardware is supported since version 0.8.7. For older versions, to configure tuning support for ATSC devices, refer to the directions contained in this thread.


KDE4 Version

The latest Kaffeine release is a KDE3 application although it runs with no problems under KDE4. A KDE4 version (kaffeine4) is under development here http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/extragear/multimedia/kaffeine/ . It's alpha as of September 2008. Try it out: get KDE4.1 (http://kubuntu.org) and do the following:

svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/extragear/multimedia/kaffeine
mkdir kaffeine-build
cd kaffeine-build
cmake ../kaffeine
make
./src/kaffeine4

The authors claimed a while ago that they required new features in Phonon, although this was disputed by Aaron Seigo. See http://dot.kde.org/1166377123/1166385374/1166438293/ and http://hftom.free.fr/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18.



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