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@file README.txt @brief A software HD output device for VDR
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Copyright (c) 2011, 2012 by Johns. All Rights Reserved.
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Contributor(s):
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License: AGPLv3
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This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
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published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
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License.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
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$Id$
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A software and GPU emulated HD output device plugin for VDR.
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o Video VA-API/VA-API (with intel, nvidia and amd backend supported)
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o Video CPU/VA-API
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o Video VDPAU/VDPAU
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o Video CPU/VDPAU
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o Audio FFMpeg/Alsa/Analog
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o Audio FFMpeg/Alsa/Digital
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o Audio FFMpeg/OSS/Analog
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o HDMI/SPDIF Passthrough
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o VA-API bob software deinterlace
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o Auto-crop
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o planned: Video VA-API/Opengl
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o planned: Video VDPAU/Opengl
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o planned: Video CPU/Xv
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o planned: Video CPU/Opengl
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o planned: Improved Software Deinterlacer (yadif or/and ffmpeg filters)
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o planned: Video XvBA/XvBA
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o planned: atmo light support
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To compile you must have the 'requires' installed.
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Good luck
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johns
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Quickstart:
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-----------
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Just type make and use.
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Install:
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--------
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1a) git
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git clone git://projects.vdr-developer.org/vdr-plugin-softhddevice.git
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cd vdr-plugin-softhddevice
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make VDRDIR=<path-to-your-vdr-files> LIBDIR=.
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gentoo: make VDRDIR=/usr/include/vdr LIBDIR=.
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2a) tarball
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Download latest version from:
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http://projects.vdr-developer.org/projects/plg-softhddevice/files
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tar vxf vdr-softhddevice-*.tar.bz2
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cd softhddevice-*
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make VDRDIR=<path-to-your-vdr-files> LIBDIR=.
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You can edit Makefile to enable/disable VDPAU / VA-API / Alsa / OSS
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support.
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Setup: environment
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------
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Following is supported:
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DISPLAY=:0.0
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x11 display name
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only if alsa is configured
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ALSA_DEVICE=default
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alsa PCM device name
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ALSA_AC3_DEVICE=
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alsa AC3/pass-though device name
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ALSA_MIXER=default
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alsa control device name
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ALSA_MIXER_CHANNEL=PCM
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alsa control channel name
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only if oss is configured
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OSS_AUDIODEV=/dev/dsp
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oss dsp device name
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OSS_MIXERDEV=/dev/mixer
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oss mixer device name
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OSS_MIXER_CHANNEL=pcm
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oss mixer channel name
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Setup: /etc/vdr/setup.conf
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------
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Following is supported:
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softhddevice.MakePrimary = 1
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0 = no change, 1 make softhddevice primary at start
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softhddevice.HideMainMenuEntry = 0
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0 = show softhddevice main menu entry, 1 = hide entry
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<res> of the next parameters is 567i, 720p, 1080i_fake or 1080i.
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1080i_fake is 1280x1080 or 1440x1080
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1080i is "real" 1920x1080
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softhddevice.<res>.Scaling = 0
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0 = normal, 1 = fast, 2 = HQ, 3 = anamorphic
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softhddevice.<res>.Deinterlace = 0
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0 = bob, 1 = weave, 2 = temporal, 3 = temporal_spatial, 4 = software
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(only 0, 1 supported with vaapi)
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softhddevice.<res>.SkipChromaDeinterlace = 0
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0 = disabled, 1 = enabled (for slower cards, poor qualit<69>t)
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softhddevice.<res>.Denoise = 0
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0 .. 1000 noise reduction level (0 off, 1000 max)
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softhddevice.<res>.Sharpness = 0
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-1000 .. 1000 noise reduction level (0 off, -1000 max blur,
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1000 max sharp)
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softhddevice.AudioDelay = 0
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+n or -n ms
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softhddevice.AudioPassthrough = 0
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0 = none, 1 = AC-3
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for AC-3 the pass-through device is used.
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softhddevice.AutoCrop.Interval = 0
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0 disables auto-crop
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n each 'n' frames auto-crop is checked.
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softhddevice.AutoCrop.Delay = 0
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if auto-crop is over after 'n' intervals the same, the cropping is
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used.
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softhddevice.Suspend.Close = 0
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1 suspend closes x11 window, connection and audio device.
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(use svdrpsend plug softhddevice RESU to resume, if you have no lirc)
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softhddevice.Suspend.X11 = 0
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1 suspend stops X11 server (not working yet)
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Setup: /etc/vdr/remote.conf
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------
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Add "XKeySym." definitions to /etc/vdr/remote.conf to control
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the vdr and plugin with the connected input device.
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fe.
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XKeySym.Up Up
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XKeySym.Down Down
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...
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Additional to the x11 input sends the window close button "Close".
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fe.
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XKeySym.Power Close
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Commandline:
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------------
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Use vdr -h to see the command line arguments supported by the plugin.
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-a audio_device
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Selects audio output module and device.
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"" to disable audio output
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/... to use oss audio module (if compiled with oss
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support)
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other to use alsa audio module (if compiled with alsa
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support)
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SVDRP:
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------
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Use 'svdrpsend.pl plug softhddevice HELP' to see the SVDRP commands
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help and which are supported by the plugin.
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Running:
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--------
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Click into video window to toggle fullscreen/window mode, only if you
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have a window manager running.
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Warning:
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--------
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libav is not supported, expect many bugs with it.
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Requires:
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---------
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media-video/ffmpeg (version >=0.7)
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Complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and
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video. Includes libavcodec.
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http://ffmpeg.org
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media-libs/alsa-lib
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Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Library
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http://www.alsa-project.org
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or
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kernel support for oss/oss4 or alsa oss emulation
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x11-libs/libva
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Video Acceleration (VA) API for Linux
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http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/vaapi
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x11-libs/libva-intel-driver
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HW video decode support for Intel integrated graphics
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http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/vaapi
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or
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x11-libs/vdpau-video
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VDPAU Backend for Video Acceleration (VA) API
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http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/vaapi
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or
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x11-libs/xvba-video
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XVBA Backend for Video Acceleration (VA) API
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http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/vaapi
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x11-libs/libxcb,
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X C-language Bindings library
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http://xcb.freedesktop.org
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x11-libs/xcb-util,
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x11-libs/xcb-util-wm,
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x11-libs/xcb-util-keysyms
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X C-language Bindings library
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http://xcb.freedesktop.org
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Only versions >= 0.3.8 are good supported
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x11-libs/libX11
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X.Org X11 library
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http://xorg.freedesktop.org
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GNU Make 3.xx
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http://www.gnu.org/software/make/make.html
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Optional:
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