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Kaffeine is a very versatile KDE media player that, by default, utilizes Xine as its backend. It has a simple but intuitive interface 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:
Kaffeine is a very versatile KDE media player that, by default, utilizes Xine as its backend. It has a simple but intuitive interface (
[http://hftom.free.fr/rc/dvblive.jpg Example Kaffeine 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:
* [[Time Shifting]]
* [[Time Shifting]]
* [[Recording]] -- including unattended recording
* [[Recording]] -- including unattended recording
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* HDTV (mpeg2)
* HDTV (mpeg2)
* Remote control
* Remote control
* Handles multiple devices of any type (Sat, Terrestrial, Cable or ATSC(no scan yet) ).
* Handles multiple devices of any type (DVB-{C,S,T} and ATSC<sup id="fn_1_back">[[#fn_1|1]]</sup> ).... and even if you have only one DVB device, Kaffeine can simultaneously play and record different channels within a same transponder)
(even with only one device, simultaneously watch and record channels within same transponder)
* Diseqc 1.x switches and rotors.
* Diseqc 1.x switches and rotors.
* Supports both Low and High level CI.
* Supports both Low and High level CI.




<cite id="fn_1">[[#fn_1_back|Note 1:]] </cite> Scanning is currently not supported with ATSC hardware. For tuning support for ATSC devices, refer to [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=E1HGuNx-0003qI-4F%40sc8-sf-web9.sourceforge.net this thread]
[http://hftom.free.fr/rc/dvblive.jpg Example Kaffeine screenshot]




== Links ==
== Links ==
* [http://kaffeine.sf.net/ Kaffeine Homepage]
* [http://kaffeine.sf.net/ Kaffeine Homepage]
* [http://websvn.kde.org/branches/work/~pfister/ atsc-converter sources]

[[Category:Software]]
[[Category:Software]]

Revision as of 22:29, 14 April 2007

Kaffeine is a very versatile KDE media player that, by default, utilizes Xine as its backend. It has a simple but intuitive interface ( Example Kaffeine 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:

  • Time Shifting
  • Recording -- including unattended recording
  • Streaming
  • EPG
  • AC3
  • DVB subtitles
  • HDTV (mpeg2)
  • 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)
  • Diseqc 1.x switches and rotors.
  • Supports both Low and High level CI.


Note 1: Scanning is currently not supported with ATSC hardware. For tuning support for ATSC devices, refer to this thread


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