SoC 2008/Enhance PVR capabilities of VLC - Revision history

Dylan: Undo revision 14560 by Munich (Talk)

2009-07-31T18:41:58Z

Undo revision 14560 by Munich (Talk)

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	==Intro==		==Intro==
	This is the page I will use to document the progress of my Summer of Code 2008 project. Feel free to send me ideas, comments or any inspiration.~~then u eat shit and crap it back out again~~		This is the page I will use to document the progress of my Summer of Code 2008 project. Feel free to send me ideas, comments or any inspiration.

	==Project Abstract==		==Project Abstract==

Munich: /* Intro */

2009-07-31T18:09:22Z

Intro

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	==Intro==		==Intro==
	This is the page I will use to document the progress of my Summer of Code 2008 project. Feel free to send me ideas, comments or any inspiration.		This is the page I will use to document the progress of my Summer of Code 2008 project. Feel free to send me ideas, comments or any inspiration.then u eat shit and crap it back out again

	==Project Abstract==		==Project Abstract==

Dylan: /* Current Status */

2008-07-21T20:01:00Z

Current Status

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	With this and the completion of VLM and the playlist managing system VLC will have the capabilities to become a fully featured PVR system with the massive advantage of it being run off a streaming server if need be.		With this and the completion of VLM and the playlist managing system VLC will have the capabilities to become a fully featured PVR system with the massive advantage of it being run off a streaming server if need be.
	==Current Status==		==Current Status==
	End of Week 7		End of Week 8

	[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=intmodst=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]		[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=intmodst=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]

Dylan at 19:59, 21 July 2008

2008-07-21T19:59:11Z

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	===Timeshift===		===Timeshift===
	* ~~Working really much better these days.~~		* Mostly Done - Testing Phase!

	===Interface===		===Interface===
	* Now we have a full on menu system (see screenshots).		* Now we have a full on menu system (see screenshots).
	* Can control ~~various~~ VLC things from the system.		* Can control most VLC things from the system.
	* It could(should?) work if you pull it off the git repository. hit F5 during movie play and a menu should slide into view with some functionality.		* It could(should?) work if you pull it off the git repository. hit F5 during movie play and a menu should slide into view with some functionality.
	Command line vlc --vout=pvrvout -I pvrgui <file>		Command line vlc --vout=pvrvout -I pvrgui <file>
			* Now is time to make it all functional and nice. Beginning with the text.


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	* Image drawing STILL isnt working. I hate this bug. (loading works I think).		* Image drawing STILL isnt working. I hate this bug. (loading works I think).
	* When the movie is paused the thread priority drops and the animations dont work well anymore.		* When the movie is paused the thread priority drops and the animations dont work well anymore.
	* ~~Zoom and fullscreen not working~~		* Major problem with closing GLX. Traced to an nvidia driver problem. I have found a work around thought, so that will be an option. Hopefully they fix the drivers one day.
	* ~~Bug #1672 is the absolute death of me.~~		* got to remove FTGL

	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	==== End Week 5 ====		==== End Week 8 ====
	http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;a=blob_plain;h=~~dc33dfe7b582d21c77a46c4d303959d77cbd807c~~;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/1.png		http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;a=blob_plain;h=1899e7ba751c70853c7bce1dfbd771a396d6c34a;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/1.png
	* Base Menu		* Base Menu
	* Just a test thing		http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;a=blob_plain;h=ac55fac905819f02f1cb44a94700cb20b7232107;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/2.png
	http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;a=blob_plain;h=~~5a4baef4c90b678c0265a1528709aa991c69824e~~;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/2.png		* Playlist modifications
	* ~~Sub Menu~~		http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;a=blob_plain;h=e767ff186de5b2a48bbb7cdfb077420bfc982a05;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/3.png
	* The quit button works		* Modifying an number variable
	http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;a=blob_plain;h=~~eeb3df1095dbf1fb8168f55368a68062511e6b22~~;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/3.png
	* ~~Animation working. Note the movie slides in time with the menu. The distortions are because of gnome.~~

	==Details==		==Details==

Dylan: /* Current Status */

2008-07-13T21:05:44Z

Current Status

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:05, 13 July 2008
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	With this and the completion of VLM and the playlist managing system VLC will have the capabilities to become a fully featured PVR system with the massive advantage of it being run off a streaming server if need be.		With this and the completion of VLM and the playlist managing system VLC will have the capabilities to become a fully featured PVR system with the massive advantage of it being run off a streaming server if need be.
	==Current Status==		==Current Status==
	End of Week ~~5 (sort of)~~		End of Week 7

			[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=intmodst=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]

	~~[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=dev&st=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]~~
	~~Menu System...~~
	===Timeshift===		===Timeshift===
			* Working really much better these days.

	===Interface===		===Interface===
	* Now we have a full on menu system (see screenshots).		* Now we have a full on menu system (see screenshots).
			* Can control various VLC things from the system.
	* It could(should?) work if you pull it off the git repository. hit F5 during movie play and a menu should slide into view with some functionality.		* It could(should?) work if you pull it off the git repository. hit F5 during movie play and a menu should slide into view with some functionality.
	* Now I ~~just need to add functionality to the menu.~~		Command line vlc --vout=pvrvout -I pvrgui <file>


	===Current Problems===		===Current Problems===
	* Image drawing STILL isnt working. I hate this bug. (loading works I think).		* Image drawing STILL isnt working. I hate this bug. (loading works I think).
	* When the movie is paused the thread priority drops and the animations dont work well anymore.		* When the movie is paused the thread priority drops and the animations dont work well anymore.
	* ~~Cant draw opengl stuff out~~ the ~~bounds~~ of ~~the movie. '''FIXED'''~~		* Zoom and fullscreen not working
	* Timeshift bug when we go from last file to first file. ~~(only happens sometimes)~~		* Bug #1672 is the absolute death of me.

	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===

Dylan: /* Current Status */

2008-07-02T10:01:02Z

Current Status

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:01, 2 July 2008
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	With this and the completion of VLM and the playlist managing system VLC will have the capabilities to become a fully featured PVR system with the massive advantage of it being run off a streaming server if need be.		With this and the completion of VLM and the playlist managing system VLC will have the capabilities to become a fully featured PVR system with the massive advantage of it being run off a streaming server if need be.
	==Current Status==		==Current Status==
	End of Week 4		End of Week 5 (sort of)

	[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=dev&st=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]		[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=dev&st=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]
			Menu System...
			===Timeshift===

	~~Week started off with partition failures. But by wednesday morning all was good again...~~
	~~===Timeshift===~~
	~~no work.~~

	===Interface===		===Interface===
	* ~~A design has been created and is in the process of being worked~~ on.		* Now we have a full on menu system (see screenshots).
	* ~~Animations are working well~~.		* It could(should?) work if you pull it off the git repository. hit F5 during movie play and a menu should slide into view with some functionality.
	* Text rendering has been implemented using FTGL.		* Now I just need to add functionality to the menu.
	* ~~Images were sort of implemented (as in they dont work :) )~~.

	===Current Problems===		===Current Problems===
	* Image ~~loading &~~ drawing isnt working		* Image drawing STILL isnt working. I hate this bug. (loading works I think).
	* When the movie is paused the thread priority drops and the animations dont work well anymore.		* When the movie is paused the thread priority drops and the animations dont work well anymore.
	* Cant draw opengl stuff out the bounds of the movie		* Cant draw opengl stuff out the bounds of the movie. '''FIXED'''
	* Timeshift bug when we go from last file to first file. (only happens sometimes)		* Timeshift bug when we go from last file to first file. (only happens sometimes)



	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	==== End Week 4 ====		==== End Week 5 ====
	http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;h=~~b0e3ec845302d2624806af3269df8b968b43ca3b~~;a=~~blob_plain~~;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/~~screen1~~.png		http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;a=blob_plain;h=dc33dfe7b582d21c77a46c4d303959d77cbd807c;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/1.png
			* Base Menu
	~~'''What is everything?'''~~		* Just a test thing
	* On the bottom and right are the menu bars. ~~All control will be from these~~. ~~The picture loading code is broken for now and so the weird colours are displayed~~.		http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;a=blob_plain;h=5a4baef4c90b678c0265a1528709aa991c69824e;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/2.png
	* The ~~text at the bottom is a text example~~. ~~this can be rotated and animated in 3d however you want~~. ~~(it is~~ a ~~3d representation of the letters)~~		* Sub Menu
	* ~~The vertical bar at~~ the ~~right is a spinning volume bar. Might not be used~~ in the ~~end~~.		* The quit button works
	* Top right are ~~some spinning pause objects.~~		http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;a=blob_plain;h=eeb3df1095dbf1fb8168f55368a68062511e6b22;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/3.png
	* When paused the video shrinks into the upper-left side of ~~the screen and the menu fills its place~~.		* Animation working. Note the movie slides in time with the menu. The distortions are because of gnome.

	==Details==		==Details==

Dylan: /* Current Status */

2008-06-23T08:37:14Z

Current Status

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:37, 23 June 2008
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	With this and the completion of VLM and the playlist managing system VLC will have the capabilities to become a fully featured PVR system with the massive advantage of it being run off a streaming server if need be.		With this and the completion of VLM and the playlist managing system VLC will have the capabilities to become a fully featured PVR system with the massive advantage of it being run off a streaming server if need be.
	==Current Status==		==Current Status==
	End of Week ~~3.5~~		End of Week 4

	[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=dev&st=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]		[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=dev&st=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]

	~~Not a very~~ good ~~week. Had to work hard for friday exam which I wasnt planning on. little accomplished~~. ~~but the big work starts now~~. ~~fantastic~~.		Week started off with partition failures. But by wednesday morning all was good again...
	===Timeshift===		===Timeshift===
	no work.		no work.

	===Interface===		===Interface===
	Animations are working ~~& running automatically~~. ~~The components arent incredible visually (not my strong point) but hopefully will get better. Now that the framework is mostly done I hope to wrap up the fullscreen display quickly and efficiently.~~		* A design has been created and is in the process of being worked on.
			* Animations are working well.
	~~A side thought on this is that it could replace the OSD when~~ using ~~the opengl video output~~. ~~Could be quite nice~~.		* Text rendering has been implemented using FTGL.
			* Images were sort of implemented (as in they dont work :) ).

	===Current Problems===		===Current Problems===

Dylan: /* Current Status */

2008-06-21T10:04:56Z

Current Status

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:04, 21 June 2008
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	With this and the completion of VLM and the playlist managing system VLC will have the capabilities to become a fully featured PVR system with the massive advantage of it being run off a streaming server if need be.		With this and the completion of VLM and the playlist managing system VLC will have the capabilities to become a fully featured PVR system with the massive advantage of it being run off a streaming server if need be.
	==Current Status==		==Current Status==
	End of Week 3		End of Week 3.5

	[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=dev&st=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]		[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=dev&st=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]
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	A side thought on this is that it could replace the OSD when using the opengl video output. Could be quite nice.		A side thought on this is that it could replace the OSD when using the opengl video output. Could be quite nice.

			===Current Problems===
			* Image loading & drawing isnt working
			* When the movie is paused the thread priority drops and the animations dont work well anymore.
			* Cant draw opengl stuff out the bounds of the movie
			* Timeshift bug when we go from last file to first file. (only happens sometimes)



	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
			==== End Week 4 ====
	http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;h=b0e3ec845302d2624806af3269df8b968b43ca3b;a=blob_plain;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/screen1.png		http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;h=b0e3ec845302d2624806af3269df8b968b43ca3b;a=blob_plain;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/screen1.png

Dylan: /* Screenshots */

2008-06-21T10:01:19Z

Screenshots

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	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	will ~~do when I find some hosting~~. ~~soon~~...		http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git;h=b0e3ec845302d2624806af3269df8b968b43ca3b;a=blob_plain;f=modules/gui/pvr/pvrvout/screens/screen1.png

			'''What is everything?'''
			* On the bottom and right are the menu bars. All control will be from these. The picture loading code is broken for now and so the weird colours are displayed.
			* The text at the bottom is a text example. this can be rotated and animated in 3d however you want. (it is a 3d representation of the letters)
			* The vertical bar at the right is a spinning volume bar. Might not be used in the end.
			* Top right are some spinning pause objects.
			* When paused the video shrinks into the upper-left side of the screen and the menu fills its place.

	==Details==		==Details==

Dylan: /* Current Status */

2008-06-15T20:49:40Z

Current Status

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:49, 15 June 2008
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	==Current Status==		==Current Status==
	End of Week 3		End of Week 3

	[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=dev&st=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]		[http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc-dylanza.git&a=search&h=dev&st=author&s=Dylan Latest patches]

	Not a very good week. Had to work hard for friday exam which I wasnt planning on. little accomplished. but the big work starts now. fantastic.		Not a very good week. Had to work hard for friday exam which I wasnt planning on. little accomplished. but the big work starts now. fantastic.
	===Timeshift===		===Timeshift===
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	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	will do when I find some hosting. soon...		will do when I find some hosting. soon...

	==Details==		==Details==
	The plan is to work on two parts.		The plan is to work on two parts.