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==[[Image:User_Info_icon.png|50px]] User Info Page:==
==[[Image:Software_viewing_apps_icon.png|50px]] TV Related Software SubPage:==
__NOTOC__
__NOEDITSECTION__


It would seem that, instead of re-inventing the wheel, the existing [[TV Related Software]] page is an ideal candidate to be reworked as the TV Software SubPage
<div style="margin:0; border:1px solid #6289AB; padding:0.5em; background-color:#F7F9FB;">
{|valign=top cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|valign=top bgcolor=#F7F9FB width=50%|
[[Image:Start_icon.png|35px|]] '''Getting Started:'''
* [[Supported Hardware]]
* [[How to Obtain, Build and Install V4L-DVB Device Drivers]]
* [[Testing your DVB device]] (PCI, USB,...) ... scan & zap stuff
* [[Example setups]] <--- is this page necessary??
* [[FAQ & Troubleshooting]]


'''TV related items/issues''' that should be addressed are:
* scanning
* tuning/zapping
* watching/recording
* teletex/CC


* streaming
[[Image:Utilities_icon.png|35px|]] '''Utilities:'''
*'''Tools for testing tuning
** [[femon]]
** [[scan|(dvb)scan]] ... see testing your dvb device above
** [[zap|{a,s,c,t}zap]] ... see testing your dvb device above


*'''Tools for streaming''' * [[Streaming]]
** [[dvbstream]]
** [[DVBStreamer]]


distinguish between tuner/tuning/to tune/receiver ...
*'''Tools for showing Videotext/Teletext''' * [[Text capture]] (Teletext/Closed Captioning)
in contemporary dialogue/common language:
** [[alevt]]
the terms "tuner" and "receiver" are often used interchangeably ... but its more appropriate to call it a receiver, with the tuner being part of the receiver


[[tuning]]
*'''Tools for unattended/headless recording'''
In electronics, tuning refers to a process in which, first, a specific [[RF]] signal is acquired and, second, is subsequently acted upon such that any underlying content (information/data) may be extracted.
** [[dvbrecord]]
** [[dvbd]]
** [[atscap]]


One may "tune" to a specific frequency and find that there is no underlining content to be found -- in the context of radio or TV signal reception, this would be characteristic of static or white noise.
|valign=top bgcolor=#F7F9FB width=50%|
[[Image:Software_viewing_apps_icon.png|50px|]] '''Software Applications:'''
<BR>
*'''Applications to watch TV''' * [[TV Viewing]] * [[TV Recording]]
** [[software|Commented software list]], including:
** [[gxine]]
** [[Kaffeine]]
** [[Klear]]
** [[Me TV]]
** [[MPlayer]]
** [[Xine]]
** [[XdTV]]
*'''Full Media Centers'''
** [[VDR]]
** [[MythTV]]
** [[Freevo]]
** [[GeeXboX]]


in which case the RF carrier signal
*'''Misc'''
list of known frequencies or obtained via a frequency scan
** Howto record [[multiple programs]] at once
** [[Post-processing]] of recorded material


|}
</div>




==Misc Info & ideas for me:==

'''Icons wanted''':
* need to find or create a chain link icon for "links"
* * terrestrial broadcast tower
* sat dish
* * pcmcia
* pci
* pcie
* firewire


'''Colours'''
* v4l --> style="background-color:#006600;
* DVB --> style="background-color:#6289AB;


'''Stupid templates'''
<br>
The "click" way:

{| cellspacing=5 cellpadding=5 border=0 width=100%
|width=48|{{Click || image=User_Info_icon.png | link=User info | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[User info]]'''<br><small>How to install your hardware, and software to use it with
|width=48|{{Click || image=Hardware_icon.png | link=:Hardware_&_Components | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Hardware & Components]]'''<br><small>Information on Hardware devices and related components
|-
|width=48|{{Click || image=Technical_background_icon.png | link=Technical_Background_&_Developer_Page | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Technical Background & Developer Page|Technical Background]]'''<br><small>Technical details, standards, etc
|width=48|{{Click || image=Developer_icon.png | link=Technical_Background_&_Developer_Page | width=48px | height=48px }}
|'''[[Technical Background & Developer Page|Developer Section]]'''<br><small>Information to help device driver development
|}

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The "Extention:ImageMap" way:

{|width="100%" align="center" cellspacing=5 cellpadding="5" style="text-align:left; background-color: transparent;"
| align="center" | <imagemap>Image:User_Info_icon.png|48x48px
rect 0 0 50 50 [[User info]]
desc none</imagemap>
| width="50%" |'''<span class="plainlinks">[[User info]]</span>'''<br /> <small>How to install your hardware, and software to use it with
| align="center" | <imagemap>Image:Hardware_icon.png|48x48px
rect 0 0 50 50 [[Hardware & Components]]
desc none</imagemap>
| width="50%" |'''<span class="plainlinks">[[Hardware & Components]]</span>'''<br /><small>Information on Hardware devices and related components
|-
| align="center" | <imagemap>Image:Technical_background_icon.png|48x48px
rect 0 0 50 50 [[Technical Background & Developer Page]]
desc none</imagemap>
| '''<span class="plainlinks">[[Technical Background & Developer Page|Technical Background]]</span>'''<br /><small>Technical details, standards, etc
| align="center" | <imagemap>Image:Developer_icon.png|48x48px
rect 0 0 50 50 [[Technical Background & Developer Page]]
desc none</imagemap>
| '''<span class="plainlinks">[[Technical Background & Developer Page|Developer Section]]</span>'''<br /><small>Information to help device driver development
|}

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Works: [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Special:Allpages|{{ns:100}}}} {{ns:100}}]

Doesn't work: {{Note|[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Special:Allpages|{{ns:100}}}} {{ns:100}}]}} ... stupid wiki.

also see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Plainlinks




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==Just toying ==
Just toying -- going to try to setup a table for the chipsets using templates such that, with using logic to define relevant fields, we have all the data contained in one spot (I guess much like Henrik was doing with the DVB-T USB stuff), but can then parse the info for display in relevant articles, such that there isn't duplication. Present duplication example:
Would like to try to setup a table for the chipsets using templates such that, with using logic to define relevant fields, we have all the data contained in one spot (I guess much like Henrik was doing with the DVB-T USB stuff), but can then parse the info for display in relevant articles, such that there isn't duplication. Present duplication example:
* [[USB interface chipsets]]
* [[USB interface chipsets]]
* [[Demodulator#Digital_Demodulators|Demodulator]]
* [[Demodulator#Digital_Demodulators|Demodulator]]
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==Misc Info & ideas for me:==

'''Timestamp'''
* <nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki>

'''Colours'''
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors Web colours]
* v4l --> style="background-color:#006600;
* DVB --> style="background-color:#6289AB;


'''Tables'''
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables table formating]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables table formating]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_markup Table_markup]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_markup Table_markup]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors Web colours]
<br>
<br>
style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;"<br>
style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;"<br>
style="color:#e76700;"<br>
style="color:#e76700;"<br>
style="background-color:# ;"
style="background-color:# ;"


'''Icons wanted''':
* need to find or create a chain link icon for "links"
* * terrestrial broadcast tower
* sat dish
* * pcmcia
* pci
* pcie
* firewire


'''Special Links'''
* Works: [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Special:Allpages|{{ns:100}}}} {{ns:100}}]
* Doesn't work: {{Note|[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Special:Allpages|{{ns:100}}}} {{ns:100}}]}} ... stupid wiki.
* also see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Plainlinks


'''Clickable Icons or Images using templates'''
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageLink
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Icon <--- ***
* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Click (depreciated)
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Click-Inline

Latest revision as of 07:31, 11 March 2012

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Software viewing apps icon.png TV Related Software SubPage:

It would seem that, instead of re-inventing the wheel, the existing TV Related Software page is an ideal candidate to be reworked as the TV Software SubPage

TV related items/issues that should be addressed are:

  • scanning
  • tuning/zapping
  • watching/recording
  • teletex/CC
  • streaming


distinguish between tuner/tuning/to tune/receiver ... in contemporary dialogue/common language: the terms "tuner" and "receiver" are often used interchangeably ... but its more appropriate to call it a receiver, with the tuner being part of the receiver

tuning In electronics, tuning refers to a process in which, first, a specific RF signal is acquired and, second, is subsequently acted upon such that any underlying content (information/data) may be extracted.

One may "tune" to a specific frequency and find that there is no underlining content to be found -- in the context of radio or TV signal reception, this would be characteristic of static or white noise.

in which case the RF carrier signal list of known frequencies or obtained via a frequency scan



Just toying

Would like to try to setup a table for the chipsets using templates such that, with using logic to define relevant fields, we have all the data contained in one spot (I guess much like Henrik was doing with the DVB-T USB stuff), but can then parse the info for display in relevant articles, such that there isn't duplication. Present duplication example:

A Sortable List of Chipsets
Vendor Chipset Tuner Analog
Demodulator
Digital
Demodulator
Standard Modulation
Schemes
A/V
decoder
MPEG
encoder
MPEG
decoder
Interface
chipset
Bridge
Type
DVB
support
Linux
Support
Associated
Kernel Modules
Firmware Comments
Afatech AF9005 No No Yes DVB-T COFDM No No No Yes USB Yes Yes ? Yes
  • A combo USB bridge & demod IC


Misc Info & ideas for me:

Timestamp

  • ~~~~~

Colours

  • Web colours
  • v4l --> style="background-color:#006600;
  • DVB --> style="background-color:#6289AB;


Tables


style="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;"
style="color:#e76700;"
style="background-color:# ;"


Icons wanted:

  • need to find or create a chain link icon for "links"
  • * terrestrial broadcast tower
  • sat dish
  • * pcmcia
  • pci
  • pcie
  • firewire


Special Links


Clickable Icons or Images using templates